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Ok those of you who caught my last thread, I appreciate it. The TV's at work are now displaying DISCOVERY HD and the HD receivers are outputting in 1080i. Just a few questions I have to get cleared up so I can answer questions about HD programming. 1. Why do the EDTV plasmas look so...

I work at a new Sears essentials store in Michigan. We have lots of HD and ED TV's setup with Dish Network. On the TV's we have ESPN HD displayed. However, on every TV when I push "Info" or similar, it says the signal is in 480p. Correct me if I am wrong but shouldn't it at least be in 720p to...

Last night I broke in a pair of Hi-Vi M6a's after having measured the resonance and it was much higher than the spec sheet. I broke them in for about 3 hours each and today the resonant frequency is still too high. I have tried two methods, both doing about the same thing. I measured for a peak...

Can someone suggest a good frequency to break in a 6" driver with? My book says a sine wave of 25Hz but I don't know if that sounds like a good idea to me.

I like the look of the finished Parts express cabinets as they come with real vineer and bracing. Just wondering what I could do to adjust the volume to be a bit more on target for what I want? lets say my speakers come out to a box size of .88 cu ft or something(just throwing out a number) what...

Will a HK 335 or 435 be able to handle driving 4 ohm speakers decently loud? Anyone have any experience with this? If you visit the DIY forum you already know that this question would be in regards to a MTM design bookshelf I would like to build.

I am about to be on spring break from college and might want to occupy my time by beginning to create my speaker project. I have the drivers picked out but I won't own them until I get them this summer. Is there anything I can work on in the meantime to get a really good start? I am reading The...

My friend's dad is looking for DLP's so I told him I would ask to find out some of the good brands as I am not even close to being in the market for one of these. He just wants some options with $3000 being top end.

I was just looking at the backs of the 2105 and the 2805(Denon) and I noticed a difference in the binding posts. Would it be right to say that the 2105 needs either bare wire or spades? I am not familiar with these types of connections as my current receiver has spring clamps

What is the difference between a normal video out and a monitor out? I'm just confused why they use different terms

I am just wondering, is I build a dual woofer vifa 6.5 fiberglass driver design(w D25 tweeter and ported) what would be the approximate level of quality when compared to commercial speakers(assuming all is done right...)? Am I gonna miss out on anything because its not a commercial speaker?

Just wondering what the general consensus is between Harmon Kardon and Denon receivers. I like the look of HK(Is that a fair reason to like them lol?) but they seem to be much lower powered and the component bandwidth is half that of the equivalent Denon. At the same price point, what are the...

I am trying to get some ideas for some receivers that are worth looking at in the $200-500 price range. Obviously this is a big range but I really want to stress that I don't need anything amazing as I own a Kenwood VR-606 and it covers pretty much all of the bases pretty well. I am just looking...

I was playing music through my computer to my receiver via analog 5.1 connectors. I actaully got the receiver to light up "clip" on the display which means it is clipping. However the sound level was so quiet. Even when I turned it to nearly inaudible it said it was "clipping". My speakers don't...

Just curious. I have a Kenwood HTB-505 setup. Modest, but nice. It is the one with dual 4" in the mains with a tweeter MTM design. If I were to replace these with a dual 6.5 vifa Fiberglass and tweeter speakers DIY, would I want to set these speakers to large? Considering I have a 8" powered sub...

I want to use a D25AG tweeter from vifa's classic line. Aluminum dome. I would like to use the dual chambered design as the lower resonance is really nice. However, this design does not come in a shielded version. If I was to get a bucking magnet from partsexpress how much of the magnetic field...

Where are all the pictures of the theaters?! They are all broken! Or am I just crazy!?

I am reading an artical that says that he always uses active crossovers with his speakers. However, I don't think I have ever seen a non-subwoofer speaker with an active crossover. Can anyone please help explain to me what the advantages are and when they are generally used?

I am debating between a single 6.5" Vifa MG18(fiberglass cone Magnesium basket) and a Vifa D25 Aluminum tweeter combo or adding in a 4" midrange for a pair of bookshelf speakers. I am not familiar with total crossover cost. So what would be the rough cost of these speakers if the prices are as...

I am interested in building a pair of bookshelf speakers for my first time. I was wonderinf if anyone could point out some reference material that would be helpful in learned all the details that are important to make good sounding speakers. I have the programs/spreadsheet unibox already. I am...

ok, I just hooked my computer up to be able to get positional audio from games and I sampled some DVD-audio music that came on a disc with my sound card. However my brother tells me that he owns a simple plan CD/DVD that had 5.1 audio on one side. He says he can play this on his CD/DVD...

Ok, so here's my dilemma. I bought 3 y adapters(no cable to it just an adapeter that converts 3.5mm to 2 female RCA. So I can hook my computer sound card up to my computer via 5.1 connections(I want positional audio) but theses connectors are too large and can't be placed in spots right next to...

Here are the speaker stands I made out of solid oak and walnut wood. Only a coat of polyurethane to protect it. Total cost was around $100. http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~rleemhui/Other/P1011065a.JPG http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~rleemhui/Other/P1011063a.JPG...

Is it ok for me to use my subwoofer cable as a digital coax and a digital coax as a sub cable? The lengths are more appropriate for what I need. Both cables are AR Pro series I cables. The sub cable is directional if that makes a difference...

I was wondering what deal at accessories4less.com would be best for 5.1 connectors. I was looking at the pro II AR composite cables for 9.99 or the dig. coax cables? I was just wondering which would be the best to carry the signal?

I want to hook my computer up to my receiver. I use to accomplish this by using the optical or dig. coaxial out to my receiver. The motherboard with these connectors had NVIDIA's soundstorm which did Dolby digital processing. The new motherboard I am using will have dig coax out but no...

If I was to get the Axiom M22ti's what would be a good center channel to go with them. budget

I see there is a Samsung widescreen 26" set, a Panasonic 27" set, an Advent and a Zenith too. What are the opinions on these sets? I am curious because I bought a 24" Tosh about a year ago and now kinda wish I had an progressive scan set to take advantage of my RP-82. Any review links or...

Do people buy Bose just because of the name? It seems to me if they were REALLY bad...people would realize this and not buy them anymore. I know they have a niche with the tiny speakers market...is this why people buy them. Just wondering why they are so often thought of as being "the best"...

Ok basically, if you had a $400 budget would you get a HSU STF-2 or get a set of Axiom M22ti's. Both would replace generic Kenwood HTiB speakers(505). Just looking for some input. EDIT: Lemme add to this the Velodyne CHT-12 12" Subwoofer.