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  1. Brian Knauss

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    After reading through the thread, I was getting geared up to write a bad review of the review. Instead, I went back and read through the review, and other than the CGI section which I could probably care less about (and don't agree with some parts... especially praising Minority Report), it was...
  2. Brian Knauss

    Car repairs due to bass?

    Guys, caps are band-aids for a gashed up wound. If your lights are dimming, get a better alt. Check out all the research Richard Clark has done on this subject. Andrew and Stephen also had good, informative, truthful posts. As a little side note: if you don't know what you're talking...
  3. Brian Knauss

    B&K AVP4090 Pre/Pro tweak: Need help!

    Got a scope? Go from the output and work your way back till you find the signal.
  4. Brian Knauss

    Anyone plug their ports for music?

    My thoughts: The sound might be tighter, but the enclosure is far from optimal for a sealed box. You have less chance of hurting a sub in a sealed box than a ported box. With a ported, the vent allows for higher excursion at the lower end and this might cause a problem if the sub goes into...
  5. Brian Knauss

    Internal wiring question

    Sound King 12 guage or some cheap equivalent. That's my opinion at least. 10 guage for a short run to a woofer? That seems overkill for smaller guages being able to handle the amount of current that would run through it.
  6. Brian Knauss

    Free Hollywwod Video Coupon

    They technically should allow this every day for the next month and a half. If not, since it says "one per customer per visit", it would be false advertising. This is about as good as when amazon had "buy 2 get one free" video games. Too bad the first game that shipped was the free one. Lots...
  7. Brian Knauss

    Adire Sadhara

    Sheesh Dan, do you just spend your days viewing various audio forums?? I see your name popping up everywhere I go! haha
  8. Brian Knauss

    Reading Materials

    Yea, there's a large shelf of the library taken up by AES papers. Too there isn't a way to download all the papers like IEEE (or for free at least since the school pays $100,000 a year for access to those papers).
  9. Brian Knauss

    Reading Materials

    Exams have been done for two weeks. I need my thermal overload fix... link away!
  10. Brian Knauss

    Reading Materials

    The Audiophile Project Sourcebook has some great info, but the projects are a little over the top. Only a couple have a practical use. I would just buy the amp book by the same author (name escapes me right now). A good portion of the book is on amps and the amp book is much more in depth...
  11. Brian Knauss

    Denon AVR-4802R now available from Crutchfield.

    You can get it for at least $400 cheaper at a handful of other websites. I'm sure the other places don't have the customer service of Crutchfield, but some people would take that chance.
  12. Brian Knauss

    XBOX Price Drop?

    When's the next generation of consoles coming out? I lost interest in my PS2 when it became a Grand Theft Auto and EA football machine.
  13. Brian Knauss

    For you EE freaks :P

    The 6A switches are basically overkill. You receiver is never going to put 100W out per channel (unless you clip it like crazy) Don't get the WBT overpriced binding posts. Just get the good ol PE gold plated ones. Call it a day and then look at your fatter wallet. Still lost on this whole...
  14. Brian Knauss

    Hot deal sites

    I like slickdeals. Too bad I missed the $30 MIB rebate at office max for a maxtor 80GB HD.
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    diy power cable

    As long as you're using decent cable, I have never heard or seen results from a good scientific process showing that using all high end parts will yield a better sound. I steer clear of the whole "upgrade" thing since there is such a decent amount of distortion added to the signal while its...
  16. Brian Knauss

    Maxtor 120GB HD for $90 after MIR

    I should mention my problem was about 4 or 5 years ago. Looks like they have a great operation in place now where you can track your rebate online and also call if you don't receive it by the specified date. Looks like this old dog learned a lot of new tricks!
  17. Brian Knauss

    diy computer speakers?

    If you want to use apexjr, there's a good amount of info on diyaudio.com for their amps. And you could also search the web for info. Most of those parts from Apex Jr have a design using them on the web. I'll vote to get the Dayton 10". I'm happy with my pioneer, but 45Hz fs is not exactly a...
  18. Brian Knauss

    Maxtor 120GB HD for $90 after MIR

    Great deal, and might get one for a computer I'm looking to build. Word of warning though... I bought a Maxtor drive years ago and sent in the rebate. Never saw the money. I think many people had the same problem. But this was years ago and Maxtor might be better by this point.
  19. Brian Knauss

    diy computer speakers?

    There seems to be a couple designs popping up with the pioneer 4" buyout speakers from parts express. Sometime this summer I'll have MTMs with those drivers and cheap goldwood tweeters while having the pioneer 10" buyout driver as my sub. The sub cost about $30 but is not powered. You might be...
  20. Brian Knauss

    Revolution 7.1 for $64.99

    Deal is only good for a week, so better act quickly. Waiting for replacement debit card to come in... grrrrrr..... better be here in time!
  21. Brian Knauss

    diy power cable

    Why do you need Belden cables specifically? As long as you have the same plugs at either end, you won't notice a difference other than your lighter wallet.
  22. Brian Knauss

    Comparison of Vifa AV kit to other similarly priced kits?

    Haven't heard them, but I'd like a link.
  23. Brian Knauss

    Cheap computer DIY subwoofer(s)

    Tim, Ryan has the correct driver. I think even tweeters have an Xmax of .1mm :)
  24. Brian Knauss

    Cheap computer DIY subwoofer(s)

    I built a sub based on the pioneer 10" buyout at parts express. For around $30 total cost, its really not that bad at all. Enclosure is fairly huge though at around 4 cubic feet. The sub sounds amazingly good for the cost for music. I haven't tried movies yet though, so I don't know how that...
  25. Brian Knauss

    Need a soundcard suggestion

    Nope, just means you have the capability of having a 7.1 signal sent to the receiver via the 7.1 inputs and your receiver will output too all 7.1 speakers. If you just have a 5.1 card and 5.1 movies, no worry, you'll either have sound coming out of only the 5.1 speakers, or you probably have a...
  26. Brian Knauss

    Need a soundcard suggestion

    Another option is Hercules XP 7.1 Gametheater. I believe it has the hardware decoder for DD EX.
  27. Brian Knauss

    Buying some 3D rendering software..need advice

    Unigraphics seems to be used by a good amount of professionals. I see it a lot on my results for monster.com searches.
  28. Brian Knauss

    Which causes more/faster hearing loss

    Mudvayne? Summer Sanitarium? Puh-lease... go to a Slayer concert! I know from personal experience that my ears ring after prolonged exposure to high frequencies. I was about 15 feet from a stack at a Dream Theater concert once where the guitar was blaring out of... my ears rang well into the...
  29. Brian Knauss

    DIY cabinet making.

    After building a couple boxes and cutting long pieces of MDF with a cheaper version Skil circ. saw (cuts great, but the guage for the center line is off! ugh!), a table saw might be one of the most handy things to have. Using a circular saw generally means more time sanding and routing to make...
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