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  1. Dougie

    Need Advice on Room Darkening Material

    Hey Bill, I'm in the same boat as yourself. I'm in the process of building a house and we're going to have a basement home theater but it has 5 large windows on the wall. I've looked at the Lutron website and they have information there regarding blinds, haven't contacted them in regards to...
  2. Dougie

    DLP vs. LCD - The Discussion Thread that Combines Them ALL

    I just bought the 44" Zenith LCD RPTV for $2200. I like the TV but have received conflicting reports regarding burn-in and LCD:DLP comparisons. I'm getting the message that maybe the DLP is a better set in general and might take the Zenith back.
  3. Dougie

    A new amp for my classe ssp30 mkII

    Hey Rich Wenzel, you stated, "i would wait until classe comes out with more info on their new stuff and you know that the older stuff is going to be cancelled, good buys that way..." Have you seen that in the past with Classe or are you just stating this in general. The reason I ask is that I...
  4. Dougie

    ReplayTV Digital Sound??

    I'm trying to hook up my new ReplayTV 5040 to my JVC Stereo Receiver RX-7010VBK. I've tried to get digital sound and have connnected the ReplayTV digital output to the digital input on the back of the JVC. However, I am unable to get any sound output whatsoever. :frowning: Any advice would be...
  5. Dougie

    Best Turntable for under $1000.00

    Thanks for all of your input! I'll let you know what I decide:) !
  6. Dougie

    Best Turntable for under $1000.00

    I'm just starting to get into HT and higher end stereo equipment. What is the best turntable for $1000 or less, this can include new or used. By the way, can one expect a good used turntable to last for a long time and be reliable? Who has good customer service? Thanks:)
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    Looking for a good HT book for the novice

    Hey Debbie, I agree with pretty much everyone above, Bob makes some good points. However, the problem with being to newcomer to home theater and higher end audio (if that's an accepted term here) is there's a huge void between a bunch of info that's too simple and a bunch of info that's too...
  8. Dougie

    Building a new house and HT from scratch, what type of wiring should I do itially

    I'm building a new house with a HT in the basement this summer. There is going to be a den with the home PC on the main floor, the HT is going to be in the finished basement. Any advice on what I should run for wiring between the two? I'm not planning on doing much between the two (the PC and...
  9. Dougie

    Floorplan/wiring/elevation Detailing

    I'd like a copy too. Thanks,
  10. Dougie

    Question for Earl

    Hey Earl, How did the Theta Cassablanca eliminate the system you just described, I'm not familiar with this piece. Also, how do you like your Aerial speakers? How much are they? Doug
  11. Dougie

    "High Quality" 2 channel systems and HT

    Manuel, Do tube preamps work well with SS amps? What are the pro's and cons. Thanks, Doug
  12. Dougie

    "High Quality" 2 channel systems and HT

    Hey Tom, I've got a ? for you in response to "Two channel in all its glory with a HT pass through..." I'm planning on building a house with a HT and want excellent 2-channel music. Do you mean that the receiver (which runs the HT, 5.1 or 7.1) is a separate piece from the preamp? Or, is this...
  13. Dougie

    How do I get my DVD's to play in a 16:9 format?

    I recently bought a 61" Hitachi Ultravision the screen is 16:9. Here's the question: Do some DVD's have encoding on them which will automatically signal your TV to display the movie in a 16:9 format? Some DVD's I have look like they're in a letter-box version when I have the TV in the mode that...
  14. Dougie

    A burning question

    :confused: Will someone please tell me how to respond to a response to one of my threads (viz., I submitted a thread and people responded to it. How do I respond to their response so it can be viewed by everyone reading the thread?). Thanks, I'm new to the HTF. Dougie
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    Building House - Spending ~ $20K on HT - Best sound for the money?

    I'm building a new house next summer which will include a Home Theatre in the basement. Sound quality for playing music in CD and DVD format is the most important thing to me. I want an incredible sounding system but don't know where to spend the money. I could potentially spend $20,000 or more...
  16. Dougie

    Made the move to separates....long

    Hey Jason, It's nice to read that your diggin' your new amp. I'm new to HT and am an admitted novice. Why did you go to a two channel amp? Was it to get great two channel stereo sound for music? What kind of speakers are you running? Can one get as much sound with , for example, a 5.1 channel...
  17. Dougie

    Building a house - $20,000 HT Budget - How should I spend the money

    I'm building a new house next summer which will include a Home Theatre in the basement. Sound quality for playing music in CD and DVD format is the most important thing to me. I want an incredible sounding system but don't know where to spend the money. I could potentially spend $20,000 or more...
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