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I'd like to participate. Thanks, Gary

How about a documentary, the best, IMO, on WWII? The World at War is on DVD. It’s a five volume boxed set and isn't cheap, but it is something you will watch repeatedly. A series made in the early 70’s by British TV, and narrated by Sir Laurence Olivier, with 26 episodes and 8 hours of bonus...

With just a quick perusing of 1999’s titles, I came up with this list: 1)Ravenous 2)The Minus Man 3)The Sixth Sense 4)Three Kings 5)The Talented Mr. Ripley 6)Eyes Wide Shut 7)American Beauty 8)The Green Mile 9)The Insider 10)The Straight Story Honorable Mention: 1)October Sky...

I’m looking forward to it. I like James Foley’s work, (well, “The Corrupter” was a bit disappointing, and “The Chamber” wasn’t very memorable either, but I think Chris O’Donnell ruined that one for me). But I loved “Reckless,” and “Fear,” though not many others did. His best work though: “At...

Oh bother, I meant to say, “.coming from Mars…” We all know by now that there was, (is?), in fact, life on Mars, albeit, probably not intelligent life, and with NASA’s focus and groups like the “Mars Society,” it seems likely that there will one day be “more life” on Mars. But my point was...

Twaddle. From Merriam-Webster: Main Entry: fic·tion 1 a : something invented by the imagination or feigned; specifically : an invented story b : fictitious literature (as novels or short stories) c : a work of fiction; especially : NOVEL 2 a : an assumption of a possibility as a fact...

How about the behind-the-diner scene in Mulholland Dr.? You know, where the one guy is describing his dream to the other, and they then go out back to check it out… Well done, dreamy suspense. Oh, and how about the scene in Hannibal where Dr. Lector serves Krendler his delicately sautéed...

Was you friend sure he had the AVR setup correctly? I.e., most AV receivers have a subwoofer on/off setting in the speaker setup menu. He needs to be sure he has the subwoofer “turned on” in the AVR.

Lots of great bass in the early Genesis stuff. Mike Rutherford created some of the most wonderful, melodic bass—and some of it gets real low. Check out esp. Selling England by the Pound. “Firth of Fifth,” in the middle and towards the end it gets real low. And there’s some really neat...

My HT room is highly problematic. One of the principal problems is that my listening position is against the back wall—bad for lots of reasons, I know, but specifically, I can't decide where to mount my ADPs. I am hoping to hear from others with these speakers, esp. those who might have them...

I have a spare amp channel. I'm using two Carver M500-t amps to drive the mains (Paradigm Studio 40s) and the center (Paradigm Studio CC) speaker. I have a third M500-t on the way, but until then, what would you do with the spare channel on the amp driving the center channel? 1)Bridge the...

My SVS 20-39Pci is on the way. I ordered it Friday morning, received an email 30 minutes later that it would likely ship that day, and an email later in the day, confirming it had indeed shipped. Wow! My old, display model [manufacturer name withheld] subwoofer is the final (and glaring)...

Hi Mike, I think my ADPs are actually setup improperly at present. First, let me say that my listening position (a couch) is against the back wall, and for personal/ aesthetic reasons, this won't change, (I don’t want to bring it into the room just to improve acoustics). The ADPs are...

Hi John, For my Studio 40 mains and ADP surrounds, I am using a Denon 3803… but I’m looking for more power. I'm happy with the Denon’s performance in the various surround modes and I like its features, but I'm unimpressed with its power, or for lack of a better word, punch. I replaced my...

I just can't believe that darn terrier won… I was blown away by the German Shepard and the Newfoundland and was pulling for either of them for Best in Show. The Shepard, esp., was amazing. But I’m a big fan of the large, working dog types—don’t go much for the poodles, terriers, and other...

Rob, thanks for your info and opinions on the Denon and Pioneer, and esp. for the tip on the home cinema site—hadn’t been there, very helpful. Gary

What I am looking for, and have found here and there, are opinions and observations from those who have listened to these, or similar, models from these manufacturers. For example, I have read (at this great forum) that the Denon models don’t live up to their power (Watt) ratings—that a 75W H/K...

I love my Bose 901s and 301s, but don’t like the satellite systems… For music, I haven't found anything better, to my ear (no flames please), than the Bose 901s. Now, admittedly, I haven't listened to many speakers (for music) over the last 15 years; there may be speakers out there that I...

Trying to decide between the Denon 3802 and the Pioneer Elite VSX-43TX. Any experience out there with either or both of these? Opinions? Positives, negatives? Thanks in advance, Gary My setup: DVD Player: Sony DVP S530D. Main Speakers: Bose 301 Series IV Surround Speakers: Bose...

Trying to decide between the Denon 3802 and the Pioneer Elite VSX-43TX. Any experience out there with either or both of these? Opinions? Positives, negatives? Thanks in advance, Gary My setup: DVD Player: Sony DVP S530D. Main Speakers: Bose 301 Series IV Surround Speakers: Bose...