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Just a quick question. Are the DACs in the Ref 50 24/96 or 24/192? Thanks in advance, Derrick

Thanks guys. I'm not far from Concord Mills so I'll give that one a try. Derrick

Can anyone recommend a good, quality movie theater in Charlotte, North Carolina. I mean one that is relatively new, has a good quality sound system and people who know how to use it. Any help would be appreciated, Derrick

Karl, I am currently using the same front setup you are. I originally had the BP1Xs for surrounds but upgraded to the 2Xs. One thing I noticed right away was that the 2Xs didn't timber match the 2006s and 2300 as well as the 1X surrounds. The 2006tls and the 2300 have 4 1/2 in. drivers...

Brian, Thanks. I forgot that you had pictures of the internals in your review. The brain comes and goes sometimes :) This unit is looking better all the time. I think it's time to take a trip to the nearest dealer.:D Thanks again, Derrick

Legairre, Just how modular is the hardware in the AVM20?? Are the DACs on a separate board? For example when new and better DACs become available could the DACs be swapped out? I realize the DACs in it now are supposed to be incredible but just hypothetically is it that modular inside...

Evan S and Legairre, I've been interested in this unit since the review in Hometheaterhifi. I just wanted to thank you guys for all the work and time you've put into check out this unit and getting info on it. I hope to go demo it myself this weekend. I think this is going to be my...

SamC, What is you budget for amps and processor? The Rotel 1095 is a good amp. You may also want to check out the B&K 7250 and the Anthem MCA 5. For pre processors, check out the Anthem AVM-20, B&K Ref 30, and the Rotel processor (not sure of the model number). These processors should...

Brad W, Some people are saying that its racists because all its shows is blacks trying to kill the American soldiers. They don't like it because all the militia are black. Since the native population of Somalia is something like 99% black, I don't know what they were expecting. These claims...

You may also want to check out www.northcreekmusic.com. They only use high quality drivers (Scan Speak and Vifa) with custom, hand-made crossovers. They're not as well known as GR Research, but they have a perfect 5.0 rating on audioreview and are highly recommended on the audioasylum. I am...

The tape on the grenade pins was there to hold the pins in better. It makes for a bad day when you crawl across some debris and hook a pin on something.;) The History channel is going to have a two hour special on the True Story of BlackHawk Down on Monday 01/21/02, 9:00 PM eastern. Derrick G

Forgot to mention about the "insight." It's hard to get the Somalian point of view because most Somalians still hate Americans. When Mark Bowden was doing his research in Somalia, he was escorted by armed men in one of the "technicals." He left Somalia without interviewing as many people as he...

Tim, Actual footage is actual footage. What does it matter who's film it was? The Somalias did rush to the battle in masses. This comes from interviews Mark Bowden (who wrote the book) did with militia fighters and other Somalians when he was doing his research. The Somalias were so used...

Kevin T, The MCA 50 has a beefed up power supply, and its output is up to 225w into one ch. at 8 ohms and 200w/ch with all channels driven IIRC. There is a tread from a few days ago talking about the MCA 50. Do a search on it and you should find it. Derrick

Bhagi, I would have to go back and check to be sure but IIRC the decision to pull the AC130 and the Armor was made by the Joint Chiefs of Staff or somewhere around that level. I'm sure, though, that there were a lot of political (i.e. civilian) influence that led to that decision. Ivan...

Ivan, I think you're trying to look for a message that is not there. This movie is based off the book by Mark Bowden, who interviewed many of the participants in that battle. He even interviewed some Somilias for the book. The movie is very true to what really happened in that battle. It...

I'm with Jeff. I thought the Austrailian sound track was easily understandable. There were only a couple of times I wasn't sure what they said. Which brings the question: Why did they dub it? Derrick G

JoelO, Depending on the severity of the clipping, amp clipping is hard to hear. Mild clipping is hard to hear unless its material you are very familiar with and notice the slight change in sound. Severe clipping sounds heavily distorted and sometimes crackles. Sub bottoming is usually very...

SamC, Yep, you can use monoblocks for every channel. Or two three ch for 6.1, a stereo and a three ch. for 5.1, four monoblocks and a stereo, three monoblocks and a 3 ch, or any combination you can think of. Derrick G

SamC, Pre/Pro is short for preamp/processor. You are correct in that is separates the amps from the processor. You will have one unit that does all the processing, switching, etc. and then a separate amplifier. It's kind of like the saying "do only one thing and do it well." In a receiver...

Miles_W, Thanks. I didn't get a chance to try them on an HT setup, just 2 channel. I'll have to try the HT setup. The MLs do have an amazing sound. Derrick G

When this whole NSync thing came out, I read the original thread with amazement. All the members of Nsync could have a full 10 minute dialogue on screen and I wouldn't recognize them;) I have no clue what they look like, don't want to know :D , and it would scare me if anybody here actually...

I demoed the MLs, not sure which model, and they are incredible. The only fault I had with them was that the had a very small sweet spot. Which brings me to a question for those of you who have an ML HT setup. Did you have a problem getting all the speakers focused correctly to your listening...

Andrew's right, you will never hear the full potential without a high quality processor. As for the 804 or the all 805 setup, it would depend on what your listening habits are. If you listen to very little stereo music the go with all 805s. Otherwise go with the 804s. For two channel music...

I had this problem with my center channel. I took cut a piece of 3/4 inch birch plywood the same dimensions as my center speaker, painted it black, put rubber feet on the bottom at the front and then put adjustable feet (like the ones on the legs of tables and desks) on the back. This is very...

Vienna Acoustics are rated 6 ohms nominal. Derrick G

Sonnie, If the HGS has balanced inputs then you can use an XLR cable to connect it to the BFD. You don't have to use balanced between the pre/pro and the BFD, to use balanced from the BFD to the HGS. You will get the noise reduction benefits on the run between the BFD and the sub, but not...

AbelM, Female would be like the coax out on a DVD player. Male would be the plug on the coax cable. I apologize if this offends anybody, but the easiest way to explain it is this: The female has the hole. The male has the tip that goes into the hole. :D Derrick G.

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The Anthem AVM-20 is provisioned for it When a standard is set it will be upgradable. I'm not sure but I don't think the Ref 30 is. Derrick G