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Thanks for the replies so far! Mike, the trouble is that I don't *know* how much money I'm willing to spend, because I don't know what that money will actually buy me. It's safe to say that I won't go much over ~$150 for cabling. But I'm not just going to buy something because it is more...

I'm trying to figure out a new stereo for myself, including determining what the budget is. In my search so far, I have been rather impressed with NAD equipment, especially given their price point. I am likely to go with a c160 preamp, c270 amp, and either the 521i or 541i cd player. If I need...

The NAD 521i and 541i are about $200 apart from each other. The value-add of the 541i seems to be a 24-bit Burr-Brown DAC and HDCD decoding, as opposed to just at 20-bit Burr-Brown DAC. As I own about 4 HDCDs, and it doesn't appear that HDCDs are ever going to be very popular, it isn't a major...

Dave_P: Do you find that the quality of the >80Hz signal is degraded at all in 2 channel mode? I am somewhat befuddled on this, as I consider purchases. I am realizing that I will probably use whatever I buy for music a good amount of time, so it will probably be a 50/50 split between music...

Tim, I'm most interested in your take on the VP150 when you get it. I was planning on getting a VP100 along with M22Ti's for fronts and M3Ti's for rears (and an Adire Rava sub), but I've been reading that the Woofer-Tweeter-Woofer arrangement causes "lobing" off-axis, which is is audible...

Thanks for the link! That should help me out some...Those are rather nice stands.

The outlaw 1050 was actually my original choice, but a lot of people have been saying that dolby pro logic II is pretty nice. And if I'm going to be investing money in 5 speakers, it would be nice to be able to hear out of all of them, if it turns out that I like that. ;-) If Outlaw put out a...

I am planning my first HT setup, and right now the big variable is which receiver to buy. For speakers, I am planning on Axiom M22Ti's for mains, then M3Ti's for rears and center, and an Adire Rava subwoofer. I don't have an HDTV, but I would like to purchase something that will last for a...

I'm planning on my first HT purchase in a couple months. I am most likely going to get Axiom M22Ti's for mains, and then M3Tis for rears and the center. Rather than buy stands, I thought that I might try making them with my carpenter friend. However, I don't know what characteristics matter...

1. Fight Club - Excellent movie, great audio and video, and amazingly good commentary 2. Unbreakable - Excellent movie, cool use of multi-angle features with the train station scene bonus 3. Godfather Collection - Amazing movies, great extras

could any Rava owners comment on how it performs? Or possibly compare it to the VTF-2? Thanks for all the information so far...including the interesting Center Channel tangent!

I'm looking into purchasing my first home theater/stereo system, and I am getting a little stuck on which receiver I should think about purchasing. The speakers I am planning on getting are Axiom M22Ti's for mains, Axiom M3Ti's for rears, and an Axiom VP100 for the center. Sub is still up in...

Thanks for all the replies so far! It seems like it would be wise for me to go with either the SVS, Rava, or VTF-2 from what people are saying so far....I'd prefer to avoid the "boomy" subs. I'd like good musical reproduction if at all possible. I'm interested to see what SVS is coming out...

I am currently looking into purchasing my first home theater/stereo. I am a college student, so I am on a relative budget. However, I am the sort that would prefer to spend a little extra on something that is good quality, and will last me a while. I'd like to have what I purchase last me a...