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vasia, Another thing to consider is DVD-A and SACD. You might want to think about the ability to enjoy those formats. Obviously for 5.1 music you'll need a 5.1 set of speakers. I'm not sure if your current setup would support those formats. Just something to consider.

Allan Jayne, I really like your idea of an external ground wire. I'll certainly look into doing that. Thanks or your great suggestion.

Chu Gai, thanks, I will read your posts, they are very helpfull. I think I understand your point now, which is to use both approaches: whole house protector coupled with individual surge protectors.

Thanks RogetMt for the number. I gave them a call and they'll get back to me. With regards to the whole house surgeprotector, i found this quote: "Also, be aware that a whole house protector allows more voltage through than a point of use protector, this is not good for computers and home...

Take a look at the H/K 7200 and Denon 3805 in this price range. They're both very capable receivers.

PaulT, thanks for your suggestion with regards to emailing the manufacturers. I have tried sending email to Exact Power before posting, but somehow they are over their mail quota !! so my message bounced (it's amazing to me !!). Chu Gai, thanks for your help. I will look into installing a...

Hello and thanks in advance for any advice. We moved into an older house which unfortunatly has ungrounded outlets. The house itself is grounded, however the outlets are not (there is no ground wire, only live and neutral). Ofcourse, i don't want to do any major renovations $$, if i can avoid...

Remote controls, m-audio soundcards, Parasound amps

It's a non-issue to me as well, you literaly have to put your ear right next to the speaker in order to hear it.

Thanks JohnnyG for your clarification with regards to the FL8380. Where does one find out about the CES ? Do they have any websites where one can check out the new products from different manufacturers ?

I don't see any discussions concerning the H/K DVD players like the DVD 25 and FL8300. Are these players any good ? I can't tell much from the reviews at audioreview.com since there is very few reviews of them. The wife likes the look of the H/K DVD players and they do appear to be more...

Question from a newbie: Does upsampling really make a difference in the sound ? I mean if your source (CD in this case) is only 16 bits 44.1khz, how can you improve on the source ? Where are the extra bits coming from ?

I received this email from B&H photovideo :

Where is a good place to find dvd-a or sacd titles online for a decent price ? Amazon.com doesn't seem to have many titles. Also is there any sites that reviews dvd-a & sacd releases ? thanks...

I also prefer DTS. A nice disk to compare both DD5.1 and DTs is Diana Krall the Paris concert. The DTS track is breaktaking IMHO

Is it even possible to get Prologic out of my AT&T "digital" cable box ? The box has only composite RCA outs. I have the audio-out hooked up to my rcvr which is setup on Prologic 2,i have tried HBO, Starz and other "digital channels" but i never get anything out of my surrounds. It's...

How can i get prologic out of any of the cable channels ? I have my rcvr set to Prologic 2 but i never hear anything out of the surround speakers. I had the cable box set to Pearl Harbor on Starz (all the zeros flying by... still nothing out of the surrounds). I've been messing around with...

Does anyone know if AT&T is planning to upgrade to DD5.1 ? I also have digital cable and my cable box has neither digital Audio outputs nor s-video !

Bruce, Right-on... I like the onecall-sucks.com idea :-) Is there anything else that we can do other than the call the 800 number, ship it back etc.... Is the better business bureau or anything like that going to do anything worthwhile. At least we can prevent other innocent people from...

Don't order it from Onecall, they seem to be dumping the buggy Jan2002 AVR8000

Bruce, It seems to me from their return policy on their website, that you should not have to pay ANY shipping:

I guess our fears have been correct, it certainly looks like onecall are trying to dump the Jan 2002 defective units on us. No wonder they extended the sale for another day. Very shoddy and unprofessional if you ask me. And to think that I've always held them in high regard.

Daniel, How can you tell if it's a Jan 2002 ?