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Nothing you can do on the hardware side short of upgrading your equipment. However, you can Replaygain your music files so they play at the same level as your other songs. Google it for details.

Kick in an extra $25 and go for the Panasonic XR-45 which has all the decoders you need including DTS 96/24. Otherwise, you could save some money and go for the XR-25.

If you liked the sound of your Diamonds but want a more forward sound, then check out Wharfedale's Pacific Evo line. Specifically the Evo-10 and possibly the Evo-20 which should be in your price range. I have a pair of the Evo-10 bookshelves hooked up to a Panasonic XR-45 receiver and a Dayton...

This should turn out to be quite the interesting article. But let me add one suggestion. I think you should include a model from a major non-internet vendor (such as Paradigm) in each comparison bracket as a reference. Since you're supposed to get more bang from your buck buying online, this...

You already have a very capable sub, so you won't have to worry about lack of bass without floorstanders. If it were my money I wouldn't hesitate to choose the Paradigm setup over the other two choices.

Why don't you try encoding some music using various bitrates and codecs and see for yourself? Really that's the only way you'll truly find out how transparent music encoded to MP3 or other lossy codecs sound to you. It varies depending on your listening ability, equipment, background noise...

I forgot to add, if you're dead set on going 5.1, then look into picking up the JBL NSPII speaker set for around $200. They're black and not that pretty but you'll be hard pressed to find anything sounding much better at that price range. That'll put you a little over budget but not by too much.

Congrats on the decision. Post back and let us know what you think of it! :D

You're really asking for a whole lot from that $500. Basically at that budget you're looking at HTIB or separate components on a similar level. Spreading that money over a 2.1 setup would net you better sound and the ability to add on to your system without junking anything. Here's one...

Go for the Dayton.

Well, I've done a lot of research the past few weeks on subs and the $2-300 price bracket for subs seems to be sort of a grey area. There really aren't any stand out finished subs in that price range. IMHO you'd be better off saving a few bucks and going with something like the Daton 10" or...

All of those subs you listed retail for significantly more than the Dayton or even $200 so you're looking at a different class of subs altogether. I haven't heard any of them personally but I'd guess that any of those subs will equal or outperform the Dayton (most likely the latter). Hop on over...

What particular models are you looking at in comparison to the Dayton? Regardless, if you can find one of the current model Hsu subs for $200 shipped, I'd hop all over that. In fact, I'd be happy to return my Dayton and pick up a Hsu STF-1 (or any Hsu) for $200 shipped if you could just point...

Forgot one thing. You could also connect your DVD player to the receiver using a 5.1 analog connection and you might get the sub to stay on. That is if you don't mind the hit in sound quality you'd take using analog over a digital connection.

Well, there's only one thing I can think of. Use the Y-cable to connect to both RCA connections on the back of the sub and set the sub level to "MAX" on the receiver. Other than that, I'd look into getting a new sub with auto-on-off settings. As you may have noticed, there's very little noise...

Edward J M, that does sum it up nicely. Frankly, I had no idea that my friend was bringing over this SVS sub. Hell, I didn't even know he had one. I was under the impression he was bringing over a JBL sub, so imagine my surprise. ;) stevenn, you're right all 4 subs together did sound pretty...

Option 4: Screw the home theater and spend more money on the Gix? :D Seriously, after hearing just how powerful an SVS can be, I'd go for #2 and upgrade the surrounds later on.

If anyone's interested, I posted the results of my little comparo in a new thread. It just took up too much space to post here. And one small correction, the SVS is actually a 25-31 PC+, not PCi as I assumed.

Well, based on the rave reviews found on this and other forums, I ordered the Dayton 10" 100 watt downfiring sub from Parts Express, aka Tiny Mity II, to round out my system. I haven't seen any detailed reviews on Tiny Mity II (as opposed to Tiny Mity I) so I figured I'd write up my impressions...

I noticed an increase in sharpness when switching from the bundled S-video cable that came with my Radeon 9600 graphics card to a Parts Express branded S-vid cable. ww.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&User_ID=17866956&St=9574&St2=-52689421&St3=75370848&DS_ID=3&Product_ID=4356&DID=7 Not a...

Oh Happy Day... I got my Dayton 10" today as well! :D So far, I'm super pleased with what I got. Some of my friends came over to listen to my new setup (Wharfedale Pacific Evo-10, Panasonic SA-XR45, Dayton 10") and they brought some subs along to compare. So far, I have a Sony SA-WM20, Sony...

At that price range, you could step away from the budget Wharfedale Diamond series and move up to the Wharfedale Pacific Evolution series which is a totally different ballgame. For example: Mains - Pacific Evo-30 $695 Surrounds - Pacific Evo-DFS $295 Center - Pacific Evo-Centre $295...

FYI, if budget is a big concern you can pick up the Hsu STF-2 at your local CompUSA for $350+tax.

No one is patronizing you. BUT IMHO you're questions are so basic it shows that you've done little to no research on the subject. If you go to your local Best Buy or Circuit City and persuse what they have, I believe you'd have the answers to most of your questions. With that said, here's the...

Stretch the budget to $150 and you could pick up a Sony SA-WM500 or a used Sony SA-WM40. I think those and the Dayton are your best bets in the sub $150 category. I would avoid any KLH sub like the plague. I made the horrible mistake of buying a KLH sub when I was around your age and always...

1. I'm sure you'd notice a difference between those two subs. Personally, I don't think the difference warrants dishing out almost double the price of the Yamaha. 2. Doubtful. There may be a slight change but nothing in the neighborhood of what you're probably looking for. 3. Uh, how the...