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I have an S97 connected over both component and HDMI to a JVC HD-ILA set, producing the same well-known and documented zoom artifacts when the S97 tries to zoom anything. Great player otherwise. This doesn't bother everybody due to the ubiquity of "16:9 Enhanced" or "Anamorphic" widescreen...

Serial number seems low: 09080XXX Is this an older set? BB delivered yesterday morning. Setup was simple. After about 30 minutes of playing with SD off my DirecTV receiver, I got serious with my DVE disc and calibrated... Problems: 1. Stuck red pixel near the middle left of the screen...

Have tried that, but the stores will only order what madels they officially "carry". And they do not carry the 585.

I would really rather not purchase something this expensive and breakable online, but it seems no one has this set in black (model 52Z585), only the silver. Sears, BestBuy, CC all have silver only. So, unless you guys know of a brick/mortar store to buy it from, who is trustworthy online when...

The crowd favorite (or one of them) around here seems to be the Panasonic S97. However, this player is becoming hard to find as it is being replaced in the near future with model S77. I found mine on close-out at Tweeter a couple of weeks ago. Brgds, Brian

Budget: $400 or less. Priorities: 1. Video Quality in Progressive Scanning (Faroudja still the best?) 2. Soild DVD-RW/DVD+RW compatibility. 3. Reliability, build quality. To be used: 75% on store-bought DVD movies. 20% Home DVD-RW/DVD+RW movies. 5% CD/MP3 audio. Connected to...

Does anyone have a source for a nice wood TV stand that will support a 52-inch HDTV (lightweight DLP set). Better yet, one that will also hold my components on the side? Glass and metal and plastic just don't work in my room. Forgive me if there's a better forum for this question...

I'm sure we've all got a favorite bass scene like this, but last night I was watching Matrix Reloaded and I had my first bottoming out experience (I was just a tad below reference) with my two old Boston VR500's: It happened as the Nebuchadnezzar (Morpheus' ship) was landing in Zion early in...

I have the Kappa 692.5 2-ways, and I love them. They have amazing bass response and the tweeter complaint really is subjective. Some people just don't like a metal tweet. I'm not using a sub and I rarely feel I need one with these. I also have no external amp and have no problems driving them...

I had a similar question here a few weeks ago. I have a pair of bookshelves up front with the same specs 65Hz. (Boston CR65). I found that they actually did perform to spec but I still liked my crossover set to 100 for movies, and 80 for music. I don't have a localization issue with 100Hz...

If I had your budget and room, I'd get: Boston Acoustics CR85 fronts ($350-400), CRC center ($180), and CR65 rears ($200) (although they're not di or bipole), and then use the rest for a pair of SVS 20-39 PCi's ($550 each). Of course this is just my biased opinion, being a Boston Acoustics...

Dog: sleeps through even the loudest of scenes, never complains. Woman: complains throughout the film with comments like: "I said no louder than 35!" and "How can you enjoy this?!" and my favorite: "the bass is making by ribs vibrate!" God I love that dog. Brian

I'm fairly proud of my el-cheapo HT creation: Onkyo TX-SR501 - $183 factory refurb from ecost. Boston Acoustics CR65 - $105 on ebay. Boston Acoustics CR55 - $145 retail. Boston Acoustics CRC - $180 retail. Boston Acoustics VR500 - $149 on ebay. Second BA VR-500 - $169 on ebay. wire...

I have CR65 mains with the CRC and CR55 surrounds. If I had the money to spend, I would have the CR75 up front for their better bass response, but the 65's have very nice response in a considerably smaller package, which works better for my room/furniture. The CRC is a really nice center with...

I've got two Boston Acoustics VR500 subs in my setup. One would have been plenty for my modest HT, but it was too obvious where the bass was coming from, not by the sound but by the feel of the bass. I added a second and it is perfect. I love these subs, but will buy SVS when the time comes...

Its all in how the metal "ringing" effect is handled. Many factors at play here. As a good example, Boston Acoustics uses both metal and soft dome tweeters in different product lines, but they use a damping type of device on their metal (aluminum) tweeter that controls the ringing effects...

Thanks Gene! I understood the sub modes 1 and 2. I didn't know that 3 meant large all around. I have been bouncing between settings of 80Hz and 100Hz trying to decide which I like better. Music seems to sound better when the mains are doing their best (80Hz setting) and movies seem better...

The VR500 is discontinued and does not have the bypass line-in connection, so that's why I have the crossover set all the way up, so the receiver can control the crossover. Further, rather than the small/large setting per speaker (fronts, center, rears) the reciever has subwoofer "modes"...

Anybody have this receiver that could help me out? Thanks again, Brian

Not sure how you feel about Ebay/used, but I've recently acquired a pair of outstanding Boston VR500 subs for $150 and $170. I saw one go without bids a couple of days ago just because the owner didn't offer a PayPal buying option. I have seen the same sub in questionable condition go for $300...

Hey guys, I finally have my first real HT set up and working, and I've been fiddling with settings, positioning, etc. I have the Onkyo TX-SR501 receiver and I love it, but rather than a SMALL/LARGE setting for the crossover, it has options of 60, 80, 100, 120, and 150Hz, which is nice. But...

I have a limited number of places I can place my sub as my room and furniture are tricky to work around. I currently have it placed in a corner, forward-firing (bass port in rear) between a wall and my ent. ctr. Is this location hurting bass quality and would it be better placed in the corner...

I currently have Boston Acoustics CR55 surrounds located about 6ft high and 4ft. behind on my side walls. The room is quite narrow and the ceiling is vaulted to one side (see my HT page below for pics of my room). Would dipoles be better performing in such a room or does the room have nothing to...

I doubt that most people could actually hear the difference between 48 and 96kHz audio. This approaches the levels most humans can't detect. Brian

I don't know the specific model you have, but I'd ebay the combo DVD/receiver and buy a good 6-channel digital receiver. You'll hear lots of recommendations on this site, but I can say that my Onkyo TX-SR501 has been much better than what I paid for it ($182 cosmetic Onkyo refurb at ecost.com)...

I've heard the VR1, 2, and 3 and I feel that they're some of the best loudspeakers ever produced. I am biased as I own only BA stuff throughout. Brian

Gotta place my vote for Boston as well. I have the CR65, CR55, VR500 sub, and I'm looking for a CRC. I only wish I had the dough for an all-VR system! Brian

The CR6, CR7, and CR8 are the previous generation Compact Reference speakers. Although they share the same basic specs as the current CR65, CR75, and CR85 respectively, the newer CR includes: "Unique coaxial phase plug" designed to handle heat better, improve power handling, etc. This looks...

I was planning on stacking the subs on top of each other (in corner on same wall as TV). Would placing them on opposite sides of the TV be better or worse? Thanks for the feedback!

Since the sats are rated pretty low to begin with, this might be a blessing (less chance of damage to them). Thanks for your help!