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I've got a WDTV Plus hooked up to my system downstairs, and a lot of music and movies on hard drives upstairs. The music plays perfectly through the WDTV, and avi and mkv and wmv files also play fine. But rips of DVDs tend to have problems. They pause, as if buffering, every 30 seconds to couple...

Let me stress that I wouldn't mind a player that actually outperforms my system, which is to say, I'm planning on upgrading my receiver and speakers eventually, too. However, I'm sure (even with my current set-up) I can get more out of my CDs and SACDs from a player with higher-end DACs and/or...

I currently have a Denon 1930, which I like, but it's a bit noisy, and the difference between CD and SACD is not dramatic. I'd like to upgrade to a better player. DVD playback is unimportant to me. I'm only interested in higher quality audio. The Denon 2930 is appealing, since it's $500 off...

hi I've got a Denon AVR-2807 that I don't know how to set-up in terms of the speakers. I'm outputting to Front L&R: B&W 601 (lows to 70Hz) Center: Infinity C25 (lows to 80Hz) Surround: Speakercraft AIM (lows to 78Hz) When I listen to CDs and SACDs from my Denon 1930 I get crisp nice...

So what do I do? Actually, does it really matter? I'm looking at a test signal that should be displayed in the same way and is being calibrated based on its own background reference. Forget the color controls. How can a test signal through blue, red, green filters differ from one source to...

Makes no difference. SD side of DVE Calibration disc looks the same on the HD DVD player. Something's awry with my HTPC or the HDMI input I'm using for that source.

No. I've tested it with all kinds of different other settings on and off just to be sure. I just don't get it. How can an identical test pattern show completely different results? Again, if it's a matter of HD vs SD then why would these two patterns produce such divergent results. That...

I've been having trouble properly calibrating my Toshiba 46LX177 LCD. I'm using the Combo disc version of Joe Kane's DVE's High Definition disc. Contrast and brightness are no problem. When I use the HD side of the disc in my HDDVD player to calibrate colors I can get the 75% Bars, Grey Ref...

Thanks, John. My Denon 2807 is new, so I'm only getting used to all its incredibly detailed features. I've done an initial calibration, setting distance, and so forth. The levels seem to be right. It's the darkness vs brightness that's the main problem. I've played with the frequency level on...

Can anyone advise me on how to adjust the output to the center channel to counter its timbre difference? My Denon 2807 allows for adjusting the frequency of a given speaker, but I don't know where to set it: it can go between -20db and +6db. I don't even know what one end of this range to the...

I bought a 3 foot-long Monster cable for 6 channel surroundand I need it to be twice the length (so as not to be ugly). I paid about $15 on ebay for this but can't find a 2-meter long set for cheaper than around $40. Is this normal? I have some other cables to get and wanted to go through...

Yeah, it's out from the behind the TV. And yes, I've calibrated it, and it does seem to sound better, but it's still significantly different. Nothing's blown: the tweeter is outputting, but it's just far less than what the 601s can do. Not sure what to do. If I could adjust the treble on the...

Well, to save money I got a used B&W CC6, figuring this would at least be close, but I'm very disappointed. It sounds totally different than my front 601s. It's much, much lower, sounds almost muffled by comparison to the bright 601s. Why would these speakers sound so different? What would...

Indeed they did. I bought them in 1997. I'm not going to find just one, though. Is shielding necessary if my display is an LCD? I'm bidding on an LCR60 on ebay, but it's probably going to get too high. Any online places that sell B&Ws for discounted prices?

I placed it above, perched atop some older speakers and it sounds much better, but still... The difference between a mono film soundtrack coming through the center speaker as opposed to be spread to the front L & R is astounding. Totally different worlds. This shouldn't be the case, right...

I've done this. I even set it right next to the right speaker and ran a few sound tests (pink noise) on it to see what differences I could hear. It was remarkable how different it sounds. I'm just not sure how much of a difference invensting in another center speaker would make, and if I could...

My front L & R speakers are B&W 601s that are a little over 10 years old now and sound wonderful. I just got new rear L & R speakers to compliment these: wanting to save money I bought a pair of Infinity SAT-1100, which sound nice. (I have an Infinity PS-28 sub.) My center speaker is causing...

What, and he would gain something by sitting closer? I'm itching to get a 47" LCD and plan to sit about 6'-7' from the display: wouldn't one notice a difference here?

I'm deciding between the Toshiba 47LZ196 and the Toshiba 47HL167 and the only difference I can see is that the LZ196 (besides being about $500 more expensive) also has a "3D digital" comb filter, whereas the HL167 seems to have none. What difference does a comb filter make? What is it and how...

I understand that it really doesn't matter how much you pay for an HDMI cable--digital is digital. Buying a $100 Monster cable isn't going to get you anything more than a $10 radio shack brand. However, I understand that not all HDMI cables can transmit 1080p. Unfortunately, in shopping around...

This feature is listed on quite a few of Toshiba's LCDs. What is it and how does it work? Does the TV actually recognize the different between 1.33, 1.37, 1.66, 1.78, 1.85, 2.35, etc.? and display them properly? What happens with non-anamorphic DVDs?

I was looking at the 2307. Can you explain what it means to "apply bass management etc .. to an LPCM source" and why I might care about this capability?

I've looked into the Sony and found this: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=748779 I'd stear clear of it for this potential problem alone. I'm looking seriously at the Samsung LN-S4696D and the Toshiba 47LZ196

I heard that the Sharp has banding problems. I'm also looking for a 46"+ LCD and am thinking of going for a Toshiba, maybe.

bump: updated original post: I'm looking for a good cd or DVD player that can play SACDs and that has a headphone jack. This is assuming I can listen to 2-channel SACDs through the headphone jack. I would prefer it to be a single-disc machine, though this is not necessary. By budget...

I'm looking for a good cd or DVD player that can play SACDs and that has a headphone jack. This is assuming I can listen to 2-channel SACDs through the headphone jack. I would prefer it to be a single-disc machine, though this is not necessary. By budget has changed since I first posted...

And such players and receivers must be very expensive, no? But do they sound better than any of the others? Oh, and what's "time alignment"?

I'm a bit confused. From another thread I understand now something I pretty much always suspected: just about every CD player is going to give you the same sound (it's the other parts of the system that make the difference). But this seems not to be the case with SACD players. Why? I'm...

Scavenging the Net for info I've found that most audiophiles say there's basically no difference between CD playes in terms of the actual sound you get. True? If so, how about SACD players? If I want only to listen to SACDs on a 2-channel system (my Onkyo doesn't have proper inputs for 5.1...

For years now I've basically been playing my CDs through my PC, which is hooked up through an optical cord from my sound card to my Onkyo receiver. Will I really hear a difference if I upgrade to a stand alone CD player? I'm finally investing in a set of audiophile headphones (probably the...