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    Mirage OM Design Series Floorstanding Loudspeaker sale

    price is now $499 each, which is an amazing deal.
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    What are some of the better live concert DVD's released recently ???

    I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed the Ringo Starr and his New All Star Band DVD. Didn't know that he took a backseat to the other players so much and put them in the limelight. Rodger Hodgson of Supertramp(remember them) sounded great as did Howard Jones and Sheila E. My other votes...
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    Which R PTV has the best Resolution?

    You guys are correct about the color. That is the first thing you notice when you see a big screen TV. The Hitachis I have seen look very good. I understand Hitachi makes most of their own parts while the others like Sony buy from them. The Hitachis do tend to be a little green while the Sonys...
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    Which R PTV has the best Resolution?

    I have heard some say the Pioneer Elite is the sharpest. Any other opinions?
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    *** Official 'Star Wars: Attack of the Clones' DVD Announcement/Discussion thread

    Just bought it for $14.97 at Kmart. Got into my car and discovered it was fullscreen. They have no widescreen copies. Got a refund.
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    Paradigm price fixing

    Shane, It may very well be that those are is only pair of Paradigms and it will take him 6 weeks to get another pair. During that time he knows somebody will come in and pay full MSRP. What would you do? I would let him walk.
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    Paradigm price fixing

    What my dealer has done in the past is write up the sales receipt at full MSRP plus sales tax. This helps in case of theft or loss. But I get my normal 15-20% discount. I have dealt with them for 23 years though. I think Paradigm sales practice is borderline anti trust. Does this...
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    Paradigm price fixing

    A audio/video specialty store can clearly give 20% off on audio products and stay in business. If video are a large portion of their sales they probably could not stay in business very long with 20% discounts. If a paradigm speaker cost the dealer $200 and retailed for $400 and there was a...
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    Home Theater in a Box - ideas?

    I had the original Sony dream System and hated it. Sold it a year after I bought it. Most of these systems have single cone speakers with no tweeters. Although some of the newer systems are including them. There were no highs at all and the sub was boomy. Also with sub at the 0 setting it...
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    "High Current" amplification??

    This was my experience in 1980 with a NAD 3020 20wpc int. amp and a Pioneer SX780 receiver with 45 wpc. I had 4 Advent/1 speakers rated at 8 ohms(found out later 6 ohms was more accurate)with 4 speakers running there was audible distortion with no volume. With some volume there was much...
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    Would u rather get a 24" Wega or a 24" Tau?

    I have had very good luck with Sony Tv's. I have owned 7 and only one gave me a problem with it's power supply when it was 8 years old. I recently had a TV repairman tell me that Sony uses modular power supplies now which can't be rebuilt. if one goes out it is $90.00 just for the part...
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    Looking for a 2nd HT system - for about $600. Any recommendations?

    If you go the HiTB route, stay away from the lower end Sony's. I had the DAVS300. It was overpriced and the little speakers did not have ANY tweeters. Just a single cone or whizzer speaker. Plus the center speaker, which was the same as the other ones could not keep up. It was also boomy...
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    Why do my speakers hiss?!?

    Steve, There is not a lot of misinformation here. The S/N ratio was discussed early on. But having the treble at +5 certainly contributes to it. I used to own a '91 model Sony AV-650 ES integrated amp. It had a 92db S/N ratio and was dead quiet until the volume was at about 1 o'clock. When...
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    Sony ES STR-DA5ES - Good choice?

    Speaker efficiency has a lot to do with it. If you have a Klipsh that is rated at 96db @ 1 watt and a Mirage that is at 86db at 1 watt then the Klipsh's will be more than twice as loud, as will the hiss. I remember back in high school when I hooked my 200 watt per channel Carver cube amplifier...
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    Why do my speakers hiss?!?

    James, Wow, +10,+5,+5. That is some serious eq there. I will have to agree with the other posters, you are compensating for a deficiency, or you like your music over the top. Maybe you should step up to some speakers that go deeper or are boosted in those frequencies. Try putting all of...
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    Journey 20001 DVD....get it!

    In regards to the "Behind the Music" episode on VH-1. I did not like it at all. There was absolutely NO mention of Steve Smith until the last few minutes of the program. His drumming style and sound completely changed the way a lot of drummer's played. "Don't Stop Believin'" is a...
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    Journey 20001 DVD....get it!

    Incredible DVD. They have never sounded better. If you guys are into drummers, Deen Castronovo puts on an incredible display. He has incredibly fast feet and his double bass stuff sounds like a machine gun on a couple of songs. The sound is quite good, but I will have to agree with the...
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    Super VHS purchase

    Jay, S-VHS is incapable of meeting the quality of Laserdisc. Simply put S-VHS is a color under system. If you were to compare the chrominance and luminence S/N ratio of S-VHS and VHS they would be many db's lower than laserdisc. Also the quality of the prerecorded tapes is dependent on the...
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    Why Home Theater Magazine is worthless drivel

    Speaking of WSR. Just got my March edition. All 90 pages of it. Last month's was 98 pages and january's was 130!!! I didn't pay $35 for that. I am not happy. It is my most expensive subscription by over $20. Stereophile only cost $12. Also I think WSR is elitist. They never test any lower...
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    High definition vs. regular tv: comparison pictures from the Lakers game

    Check out the blonde in the audience. She is wearing a white low cut top in the center of the picture. Of course she is only visible in the hd picture!
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    Used Cars

    Rich, It was called the "Philadelphia Experiment". It was filmed in Charleston, SC. The Yorktown was the aircraft carrier. It is at Patriots POint. In Mt pleasant, SC across the harbor from Charleston. I have the movie on VHS.
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    Drummers unite!!!

    Nick, I remember when it was. December 1989. Meinl is correct. The had a darker color to them than the Zildjians. They sounded a lot like the Z Zildjians. Only worse. Nobody at the clinic liked them. I won a Ludwig snare in a raffle and Billy signed the batter head. I sold it with the Yamaha...
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    NAD 2140, Anyone know this Amp?

    Those older NAD's are great. Lots of headroom. Always consevatively rated. I have a NAD 3020 int. amp i bought in 1980 that i will never sell.
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    Drums on DVD

    My suggestions would be: Journey "2001" The drummer Deen Castronovo is amazing. Especially his foot speed. He gets more camera time than any of the other members of the band. He is on the big screen behind the singer and himself about 50% of the time. You might remember Deen Castronovo from...
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    Drummers unite!!!

    Nick_G, I saw Billy Cobham in 1989 or 1990 at a drum clinic. I can't remember which set he was playing but his cymbals were really metallic and harsh sounding. Fortunately he stayed off of them and hardly hit them all night. Maybe he didn't like them either. He was amazing. He really talked...
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    Most Overrated Music Artist

    Is this thread about which artist you don't like personally? Is it about the artist whose musicianship in your opinion sucks? Or is it about their songs or songwriting ability. Judging from the opinions exspressed here it is hard to tell. i wanted to comment on some of things said about...
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    Apex - bankruptcy?

    Sony has the most market share with 15%. The rest is divided up among all the other manufactures. Apex could very well be second. It might be at 10% though or even less.
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    Bruce!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I got the SLINYC dvd in November and was immediately stuck by how loudly it was recorded. Way past reference level. I found it to be a little edgy and strident sounding. Perhaps because it is compressed or maybe it is just the recording level. To ameliorate this problem i have lowered my...
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    Flagship receiver or similar priced seperates?

    I am late to this thread but wanted to echo some of comments about receiver manufacturers overrating power. I am surprised that the FTC hasn't gotten in on this. There is no way a receiver can do 170watts X 7. That is 1190 watts!! Even if it has a 1 KVa transformer it can't do it. What...
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    "Live Aid", the complete concert DVD release?

    Wasn't it Queen's last performance together? I am not a big Queen fan, but they were one of the standouts. Seeing a 100,000+ people clapping twice with their hands over the heads on "Radio GaGa" was incredible. How about Sting with Mark Knopfler singing "I want my MTV" on "Money for...
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