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  1. Wyatt_Y

    Favorite Christmas Movies/Classic Lines & Songs

    Dang Matt....you took my Badder Santa line!!!! Talk about a classic! Christmas Story: "You....used....up....all the glue on PURPOSE!!!" "Daddy's gonna kill Ralphie"
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    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: Top Gun: Special Collector's Edition (Highly Recommended)

    Well, after further review...I was unable to duplicate the lip sync problems that I saw yesterday and have amended my earlier post!
  3. Wyatt_Y

    I, Robot a must rent at least

    No awards on this film but it was fun with some couch shaking effects and an interesting twist on the Asimov line. As good as the book, no. But IMHO few films do justice to a truly good book. Ditto Michael - "Childhood's End" is an unforgettable story!!
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    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: Top Gun: Special Collector's Edition (Highly Recommended)

    NOTE EDIT ADDED Saturday evening - 24 hours later after my first post - Upon watching some more of the movie today, I was unable to duplicate the lip sync problem I saw yesterday. I don't know whether I hallucinated it or what...???!!! Anyway, the DTS was sounding good and while the movie...
  5. Wyatt_Y

    Need your advice on separates

    OK, here's my .02 ;) Night and day difference - I just went from a Carver C1000A (5 x 200w@8ohms/300w@4ohms) to a Lexicon MC-8 and Gemstone 7 x 200w@8ohms/400w@4ohms) driving 4 ohm,fairly efficient speakers. Given the similar power capabilities and discounting the 5.1/7.1 difference and the...
  6. Wyatt_Y

    Would Spock be a Tube or Solid State Guy?

    No, no, no....Spock is a dichotomy of sorts...remember the Vulcan mating/spouse ritual, etc....very primitive and not logic based.... For ship/work purposes he's all solid state and digital...but back in his cabin, off-duty and relaxing, he's doin' the analog thing to the soft glow of an...
  7. Wyatt_Y

    "Nightmare Before Christmas" SE

    By Brian: Sorry, but Ken have you tried watching this on a 16x9??? There IS NO ACCEPTABLE way to watch this wonderful movie on a 16x9 display. This is one of my favorite movies and I cannot watch it even after (stupidly) purchasing two versions of it. ....and now back to our regular...
  8. Wyatt_Y

    Toby Tyler - Never Mentioned????

    Anyone ever hear anything about this OOP movie??? It seems to be fairly popular, but I've searched this forum and can't find any reference which seems odd given the variety of nondescript titles mentioned...??? "Toby Tyler" or "Ten Weeks With A Circus" ???? I've seen the VHS go for amazing...
  9. Wyatt_Y

    It seems I am unable to drive my amps to full power with my Aragon Soundstage.

    There should be specs for your amp: 1)Input voltage required for full output. and for your preamp: 2)Maximum output voltage. To get maximum power out of your amplifier, specification #2 needs to be greater than or equal to specification #1.
  10. Wyatt_Y

    What kind of separates do you have?

    Lexicon MC-8 Gemstone Audio amp (7x200)
  11. Wyatt_Y

    DVD-Audio bass management

    I had a Denon 2900 and ICBM (B-stock, free shipping) on order...then I saw the upcoming Denon 3910 - Variable crossover BM and speaker delay for SACD/DVD-Audio. I was able to cancel the 2900 before delivery but the ICBM was alreay enroute - I received it and opened it for a quick look - it...
  12. Wyatt_Y

    Digital Coax/Composite for Audio???

    Wayne, I am completely revising my HT setup...and comparing new interconnect needs to the excess cables I have on hand. Thanks for the subwoofer answer! I also need a set of 5.1 interconnects and a set of 7.1 interconnects - and I have several of the three cable 'AV' (Red/White/Yellow)...
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    Digital Coax/Composite for Audio???

    In rearragning and upgrading my HT setup, I find myself needing additional cables: Longer single subwoofer cable - I have a high quality, 15' Digital coax cable that I'll never use for anything...will this work for that purpose??? How about composite cables (2 audio-red/white & 1...
  14. Wyatt_Y

    Poll : Best matrix decoder!

    Logic 7
  15. Wyatt_Y

    A stand alone dolby pro logic 2 unit.

    I did exactly what Stepen is suggesting - I combined an HK 320 receiver with DPL-II and Logic-7 (it has pre-outs) with my older (but much more powerful) Carver C1000A. I used the Carver directly for DD and DTS sources but feed all two channel sources into the HK for processing and feed the...
  16. Wyatt_Y

    Cat vs Girlfriend

    Oh my.........so many pluses and minuses with each...all the tradeoffs.....geeze it's a tough call! Lessee.....you can have two or three cats...that doesn't work too well with GF's....YIKES!!! :D Get the ol' coin out and throw it in the air....either way, put a door and a lock on the HT...
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    Cat vs Girlfriend

    Oh my.........so many pluses and minuses with each...all the tradeoffs.....geeze it's a tough call! Lessee.....you can have two or three cats...that doesn't work too well with GF's....YIKES!!! :D Get the ol' coin out and throw it in the air....either way, put a door and a lock on the HT...
  18. Wyatt_Y

    Looking for a A/V reciever for Bose 16 speaker system

    I would check out some of the large online/catalog merchandisers - most of them have a wealth of information about the receivers they offer. Spend a couple hours perusing specs and features. Many will have explanations of terminology to help you understand items you may not be familiar with...
  19. Wyatt_Y

    5 or 7 Channel 150w $1000

    There have been some Aragon 2007 (7 x 200) amps on Ebay...I've been drooling over....
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    What is the purpose of anamorphic 1.66:1?

    Grrrrr...... non-anamorphic 1.66:1 is a major PITA!!!! Unless you have some method to perform a variable zoom, the only way to see the whole picture is in 4:3 letterbox mode. 16:9 zoom cuts off the top and bottom - not a lot but noticable. I'd love to have an anamorphic 'Nightmare Before...
  21. Wyatt_Y

    DVDs you regret purchasing

    Hmmm....two I suppose: 1) 'The Last Emperor' - great movie; DVD transfer is so poor it is the ONLY movie I simply couldn't watch due to the transfer...tried two separate times...a travesty!! 2) 'Enter the Dragon' - which I mistakenly ordered thinking it was the Bruce Lee story... WY
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    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: Dreamcatcher

    I really enjoyed the book and saw it at the theater regardless of the poor reviews. The moment the movie started (literally!) I realized that it would be impossible to cover everything in the book within the confines of a single movie... Watching the movie, I felt it would be difficult if not...
  23. Wyatt_Y

    Desperodo : Superbit ....NO where to be found!!

    Saw Desperado Superbit just tonight while at Best Buy....
  24. Wyatt_Y

    I met Joe Sixpack yesterday at Wal-Mart

    Just gotta chime in (as I do in each such thread)...I detest anyone stereotyping ANYONE as J6P or 'stupid' or unknowledgeable when they want P&S...just as I detest anyone that thinks I'm 'stupid' for 'wasting my time' on home theater... This happens to be one of my (our - on this and other...
  25. Wyatt_Y

    Gigli to be pulled from cinemas! Could this be the shortest cinema to DVD window yet?

    OK, I gotta confess to jumping on the band wagon with the negativity regarding this movie...along with not being terribly interested in JL and/or BA..... BUT...I didn't realize it was the same producer/director as 'Meet Joe Black'...I'll have to look at it a bit more open-mindedly since MJB...
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    Gigli to be pulled from cinemas! Could this be the shortest cinema to DVD window yet?

    I have never seen reviews as bad as for "Gigli"...I'd almost think they'd want to wait a while for people to forget all the bad press before releasing a DVD...!!! The last time I checked rottentomatoes.com 93% of the reviews were negative...YIKES!!!
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    Blockbuster again bullying the DVD industry-this time about menus

    These threads always rile me up....people talk like Wal-Mart, K-mart, Blockbuster have some conspiracy to piss 'us' off... The companies go by demographics, marketing studies, etc. and most of the time they succeed in achieving their desired results...and no, it's not about making EVERYONE happy...
  28. Wyatt_Y

    1.66 widescreen?

    All I know is my darn copy of 'Nightmare Before Christmas' won't play correctly (without cutting off some of the picture) except in 4:3 mode on my Sony 51HW40. I've had the regular edition (loaned to a friend and never returned) and the DTS SE version... Looking at DVD Empire neither shows as...
  29. Wyatt_Y

    worst dvd ever

    Dennis, I looked up Outland on DVD Empire and then looked at the DVD case - both of which indicated anamorphic. I was surprised to see that...its been quite some time since I watched it and it seemed odd that they would go to the trouble of anamorphic for such a poor quality DVD...anyway, my...
  30. Wyatt_Y

    worst dvd ever

    In terms of absolutely horrendous video quality: 1) Outland - widescreen & anamorphic but looks like a homemade 3rd genereation VHS copy...had to grit my teeth to watch it. 2) The Last Emperor - gritting my teeth didn't help...I watched 30 minutes of it over a year ago and have never put...
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