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I currently own a 2000 Toyota Avalon XLS, which came with a premium JBL 7-speaker system and 6-CD changer. For more than 5 years I've enjoyed the sound immensely. However it appears the front passenger door speaker is on its way out, as I am experiencing a vibration sound during normal use. I...

Tim, Thanks for that advice. I'll work with my wife on the phase adjustments. Of course I know she'll do it reluctantly since it will open up the opportunity for me to play my action movies even that much louder! :D Yet she still remains supportive, so I cannot complain. I'm jus thankful the...

Jamie and Tim, I've been away for a few days, and see that the conversation continued with great input all round. I can only support Tim's assessment of the receiver calibration (for distance) followed up with the speaker calibration (for spl). Jamie - Ultimately your own room acoustics...

Tim, Yes. The Aperions came with a free speaker cable package, which included 100 feet of Monster 12 ga. speaker cable, 10 banana plugs, and Monster 300 subwoofer cable, (with a "Y" connection included). It was a nice starting package, although I needed to purchase another 100 feet of 12 ga...

TimGRA - I was wondering if you were familiar with the Aperions given your location. I've been to Portland only once, but enjoyed the city very much. I'll be sure to find the Aperion warehouse if I ever make it back. I ultimately took the Internet based gamble without the in-store audition, but...

Jamie, I agree with TimGRA in having a professional first offer suggestions for the eventual speaker layout. As a follow up to that I highly recommend the purchase of a Radio Shack SPM (Sound Pressure Meter), around $49 and the AVIA calibration disk, between $40-50. It's well worth the price...

Jamie, Sounds like a good deal. I figured the cost would soon come down for the Onkyo 701, especially since they are marketing their latest lines out there. The $599 investment will be well worth it. I understand you can't go wrong a Denon alternatively, however I have always stuck with the...

Jamie, Good luck on the purchase. I can share one piece of advice since I recently set up my HT utilizing the Onkyo TX-SR701E receiver... I love the receiver and the sound it produces. I have a small glitch that I posted about earlier, but I'm not overly concerned. I think I hit one wrong...

Aperion speakers rock, particularly the 12" sub. I am still breaking mine in, and they sound awesome in my (quickly organized) HT. After the holidays I plan to take my time and fine tune the speakers as well as their placement. The 12" sub is thunderous. I was once given advice that it is on par...

Happy to help, Ramon. Good luck with the HT (storage) room. ;)

As an architect, I'll second, third, etc. the notion to consult with your local building inspector to get his/her interpretation overall. Quite often local municipalities have their own set of governing rules that supersede the national codes. Having said this - I would bet you could still...

Ken and Owen, Thanks for the assistance at both locations.

I am facing the strong possibility that I'll need to position my A/V stand and components approx. 8' from my widescreen rear projection television. I can run dedicated power and cable outlets to the stand, but would like to find something that will encase the audio/visual cables that need to...

Nice summation, Robert. Thanks. :emoji_thumbsup:

I can see going high end for the fronts. Is it necessary to do the same for the surrounds? I'm looking at a 5.1 setup. With 5-way binding posts the speakers is there a preferred or recommended cable termination?

I think Zimmer's Rock and PoTC soundtracks are very similar - basically base pounding rythmic sequences with repetitive scores. I enjoy them nevertheless. His Gladiator score was leagues above the aforementioned movie scores. Filled with a wide array of both haunting melodies and the earth...

From my theatrical perspective I'm anxiously awaiting the opportunity to test out "The Rock" and "Gladiator" for both their action sequences and movie scores (both scores by Hans Zimmer - as well as "Pirates of the Carribean") and Jurassic Park (for the bad-ass T-rex and Raptors) and finally...

Copland recorded Fanfare on the kazoo? Sweeeet! ;)

John, I'd be curious about your experience(s) with E-cost. I've seen them get ripped apart in customer reviews due to excessive delays, lack of inventory (despite what the website advertises) and general customer service. Yet they consistently seem to have the lower prices.

At least I thought I did....for some reason I don't show anything in my "outbox" Let me know, Brian if you did not receive one, and I'll issue it again. I had some other thoughts about Aperion, (thanks for the correction, btw) but didn't want to tie up the forum with them.

Brian, Thanks for the timely advice. I followed up with a private message.

I was in touch with Aperion Audio earlier today to inquire about any possibility for a future line of floorstanding models. Despite the great reviews for their current Intimus 5.1 bookshelf system, I have questioned whether it can truly compete with beefier systems that include floorstand...

Speaking in general terms how do you feel about how bookshelf fronts with a decent sub stack up against a decent set of 2-way, or 3-way floor standing models (lets say over 36" in height)? Are the large floor stand models generally meant to provide a full breath of highs and lows without the...

Bob, I hear you on the salesman issues. It appears that the Integra is only available at the high end audio stores, where the salesmen relish the opportunity to belittle B&M stores, and clients like me that visit them for alternative solutions, given my budget limitations. I also feel the...

This may be an unfair question, and certainly reliant upon those who have experienced several brands of speaker systems, but let me give it a try.... After months of research and demonstrations I have narrowed down my choice for my 5.1 HT system with the following components (that will...

Thank you, Bob. That helps a lot, especially your personal thoughts regarding the sound quality. I appreciate the help.

Ahhhh, Ernest....beat me to the punch. Great minds think alike I guess

The hell with individual components.... If money was no object I'd hire the performance artists to perform live in my house each night, and build my own THX theater in my back yard! :D

I realize that the Integra line, when compared to B&M Onkyo receivers is similar to comparing a Lexus with a Toyota. Built by Onkyo, yet with better components (so they say) Does anyone have experience with the Integra lines to offer a fair assessment of this brand of receiver? I am trying to...

Brian, Thanks for the helpful hints about the S-10. Looking ahead toward the cost of speaker cable, component connections and fiber optic cables, maybe I'll invest that extra $100 in that area instead. In my search through hundreds of possibilities for HTiB's, speakers, individual...