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About a month ago Philips had a press release stating that the copy protection on the new The Fast and the Furious soundtrack which makes the disc unplayable in most computers, did not conform to the standards they had established for the CD format they own the rights to. Philips presented it...

There have been several posts about which sub is better for music and how to set up a sub so that it integrates more seamlessly with the main speakers. I recall a while ago coming across some information about the frequency range of rock music instruments. What suprised me was that the bass...

Some how I went to college during the late 80's and never got turned on to the Cowboy Junkies. I bought the best of CD, but I have a feeling I'll be checking out their other discs. Any suggestions?

I use my DVD player to play CD's. It is setting on a wire rack shelving unit that vibrates pretty significantly when I turn up the volume. I got a hold of some scrap, closed cell insulation at work. It's about a 1/2" thick and feels kind of like those gel filled wrist pads for keyboards. I...

Late last week my in-laws decided that they would like to have both of our kids for the weekend. First thing I thought of was all the tweaking I could do and reference level viewing that could be done without a 4 year old and an 11 month old in the house. Then I realized I needed to carefully...

Not sure if this was posted in any of the other forums, but you might find this interesting. In fact it is pretty damn funny. Link Removed

Do you pop in a DVD and go straight to play movie or do you do some foreplay to get in the mood? The reason I'm asking is I don't always feel comfortable going straight into a movie with the volume near reference. I sometimes put in a CD and listen to a few songs at a fairly loud volume to...

I made a rather suprising discovery last night. I like Elvis. The Fox Movie Channel was showing one of his performances and I was wonder if that preformance is available on DVD? I checked the TV listings last night, but this must have been a last minute substitution.

Just noticed that Godsmack has a DVD out and I was wondering if anyone pick it up yet. What I really want to know is if this is a straight through concert or if it has those annoying interviews sprinkled over the songs. Comments on the audio and video would also be appreciated. Thanks

check out Furthurnet.com (no www). They have a napster type program that lets people trade bands that allow recordings of their live shows (read as legal, legal, legal). The search function forces you to select from a drop down box with all the bands who allow taping. The usual suspects such...

Should I pull the trigger on a factory refurbished pronto ts1000 for $150 or spend the extra on the tsu2000? Are there significant improvements with the tsu2000? I would be using the software to program it, so the fact that the newer model has a codes database doesn't matter that much to me.

The SVS give away is a great idea, but the winner is selected by the luck of the draw and really doesn't have any lasting impression on the rest of the members. I suggest HTF conduct a contest open to all members who have HT web pages listed in the members theater section. A panel of judges...

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A few years ago Edwin McCain had some radio play from a song called "I'll Be". I picked up his new album a few weeks ago and I can't stop listening to it. One review called him the "Springsteen on the other side of the Mason-Dixon Line". I agree, but I would add a little Mark Knopfler. The...

MTV and commercial radio are lost causes. So where do you find those gems? Jambands.com has a good selection. Mostly phish/grateful dead type bands, but they also have a lot of rocking jazz bands. Anyone else have a suggestion?

My video adapter and modem are sharing IRQ 11. I found out that the "IRQ table has errors". How do I fix this problem if it truely is a problem. IRQ 11 also has "holder for PCI steering". ------------------ HT pictures

I still have cable and not very good cable at that. This concerns me because I have read that poor cable looks even worse on the bigger, newer sets. My problem is how do I evaluate this at the store when most do not have cable or if they do it is much better than what I have? Could I use a...

Aliens have taken my wife and replaced her with a replica. I had pretty much settled on getting a 46" mits for cost and size reason, until this weekend. While discussing up coming major purchases I mentioned the 46" mits. I was just trying to grease the skids when she replied, "Is that the...

I was enjoying the latest from Tool and was wondering how they got that kick ass drum sound. They have a fullness that makes them sound big and fat. How did they do it; EQ, compression, effects. I've read about using two mics for each drum and processing each channel differently and them...

I read some place that changing the phase of the tweeter can sometimes make an improvement to speakers. Has anyone tried this and what were the results? I have speakers that I can bi-wire so it isn't that hard to do, but I want to see if it's even worth my while to try it.

I want to spread out the blow to my bank account so which should I buy first? An HDTV or a HDTV/mini dish receiver. Buying the receiver first will allow me to drop my cable service, but the HDTV capability of the receiver can't be used until I buy an HDTV. If I buy the TV first, I will be...