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Hey I have a couple paradigm atom speakers that I want to mount on the wall. I'm in an apartment so I don't want to put any large holes in the walls but small ones are okay. Also, I don't have any mounting brackets or anything and the atoms have 2 holes on the back and a little sticker that says...

Hey guys I'm looking to get a new pair of headphones. I've had the Grado SR-80s for a couple years and they've really broken down. I've been satisfied with them, but I'm looking for a new pair that doesn't have the open-air design but still sounds good. I don't like disturbing people when I...

Hey I got a pair of paradigm atoms, and I have my receiver back home (I'm at college) and was just wondering if there is anyway to hook up my speakers straight to my PC and use my PC as an amplifier? Thanks Eric

Hey guys I just noticed today that my receiver (Panasonic SA-XR50) has two terminals in the back for "B Speakers" and you can choose to turn them on or not in the front. What would these be used for? Thanks Eric

Hey I have a pair of crappy headphones and I plan to use them for a project I'm doing, but I need the cord to be about half as long. Would it be easy to just snip the wire and reconnect the plugin? Is there any instructions on this, because it would seem like a pretty simple procedure but maybe...

Does everybody here buy their cds new from amazon and best buy, or do you guys shop around on ebay or another place that lets you get cheaper cds? I'm wondering if there are some better alternatives to the typical music seller (amazon). Eric

Hey guys this is a weird question, but I'm not a member of any Arts and Crafts forums so I'd figure I would ask it here before I go through a whole regristration process for one question. Anyway, my question relates to a hat that I have. I didn't like the iron on patch on the front of it, so...

Hey guys I have my bed right next to my 5.1 set up. I was thinking it would be awesome to wake up to a song playing in 5.1. Is there anyway to auto turn on my receiver? Thanks a ton Eric

Hey this is a really off-topic question, but I figured there are a lot of smart people on this forums. I have a large shower (it is handicap sized) and I was wondering is there anyway I could like plug the drain and somehow turn it into a super small bath (like 6 inches of water maybe??) Is this...

Alright, so I purchased this receiver type box off ebay and it is missing an antenna to coaxial adapter of some kind, because I know the cable connection is supposed to go here. Can anybody tell me what type of adapter I need? Thanks a ton Eric

Hey guys, I'm not a huge music listener (mostly movies and video games), but I'm looking for some new artists to listen to. I'm a huge rage against the machine fan, and I love their guitar riffs and vocal style. I'm just wondering if anybody knows of any similar groups or another group with...

Hi guys, I had my surround sound system all setup perfectly and everything was working until I rearranged my room and now for some reason my subwoofer is incredibly quiet. It is a velodyne CT-120, a very boomy sub normally, but now when I output sound from my computer to my receiver it is quiet...

Because I have a super cool 4th period teacher and it's finals week, the 4 people in my stats class (all the seniors had graduated) were playing Halo on the school projector. Now I was looking at this cheap, old projector, and I got to thinking that there is probably a way to build one that...

Hey guys, I love listening to guitar, especially electric guitar, and I always die when I hear a great guitar solo, so I figured I would try to pick it up this summer since I have nothing better to do. I don't have a lot of money to spend (about 150 on the guitar itself), cause I'm saving for...

Hey guys I was just curious about sound quality as far as mp3 players go. Would the sound quality improve if an mp3 player had a 1/8" stereo jack? Is there mp3 players out there that have a larger jack to put out better quality sound? On the actual mp3 player (yes I know headphones are like 90%...

Hi all, I have direct-radiating rear speakers (paradigm atoms to be exact) and I know that I need to do some experimentation to figure out where they should be placed, and what direction they should be pointed. My question is, what type of sound (movies, music, exc.) should I be playing, and...

Hey guys, I have almost all of my system calibrated except for my subwoofer. I have an SPL meter, and my first question is, how do I calibrate my subwoofer using an SPL meter? I have the rest of my speakers calibrated to 75 dB. Do I want my subwoofer also at that level? The other issue is...

Hey guys I'm very satisfied my system and I've been calibrating it successfully. The thing is, how do I know if it's reaching its full potential? I'm not an expert in high end stereo equipment by any means so I really have no idea. I'm assuming there are only ways to tell if it isn't at its...

Hey guys this is basically a question for my sister. I myself, buy my cds, but my sister is in the pre-teen pop stage where she loves the latest pop hits. She has been having some trouble, because she only wants to buy a cd for one song, and she doesn't want to spend the 16 dollars. What would...

Hey I just unhooked all of the cables that connect to my receiver. There are just soooo many of them that I always feel like it's a complete mess. I'm one of those perfectionist organization freaks, and I was wondering if any of you guys have a good set up strategy to keep cables organized...

Ok I have my creative sound card connected to my HT receiver through a coaxial connection. Previously (like a week ago) I was getting 192 khz and my receiver said that it could use left right center surround left surround right. Now, I can only get 96 khz and my receiver only uses Left and Right...

Ok so I have: Sharp 27 inch tv 27F543 Paradigm Center 170 Ikea magiker stand http://maplewoodonline.com/classifie...E093588_S4.jpg My first question is, where do you guys think I should put my center speaker, either on top of my tv or try to find a small shelf and put it between the...

Alright so I'll tell you guys my ultimate goal here: To be able to play music through my 5.1 system from my PC, while playing video game sounds through my tv speakers. I would also sometimes like the video game music/sounds on the 5.1. I have multiple systems, so it would be a pain to...

Hey I have a sharp flatscreen 27 inch tv, and I would like to use the composite input in the front permanently. I don't like the cable sticking out of the front, and I was wondering if it would be possible to take off the flat panel frame and run the cable just inside the frame so that it sticks...

I'm getting really frusterated right now. My receiver has great front speaker speaker terminals (the normal twist the knob kind) but then for the surround speakers it uses the little lever type speaker terminals and I just cannot get the speaker wire to fit in the super tiny hole. Is there a...

Ok so I have a good 5.1 set up and I am very pleased, except that my subwoofer really shakes the entire house, even at low volumes. My parents complain a lot, and its fine if they're not home, because we live a good distance from any neighbors, but when they are home it can be a hastle. My...

Hey just a quick question. My subwoofer has two inputs, both a right and a left one. This means that I will need a Y adapter with my subwoofer cable, correct? Is there another way to hook it up without a Y adapter, or is that the only way to utilize both inputs? Thanks a ton Eric

Hey so I got my subwoofer and I don't have a subwoofer cable yet. I would like to be able to figure out where in my room I should put it and buy a cable about that length. Should I buy a longer cable now and if I want to place my subwoofer next to my receiver just have a whole bunch of extra...

Hey I have an opportunity to get a velodyne ct-120 subwoofer. I can probably convince my friend to go fairly low, like under 150 or maybe even lower. My system so far is fairly entry level, because I'm 16 and don't have a lot of spare money, and it includes: paradigm titans mains paradigm...

I'm in the process of buying a laptop and I am very confused about the differences between all of these processors. What I have seen so far: Intel Celeron Intel Pentium M Centrino Intel Pentium M Intel Centrino Intel Pentium 4 Intel Pentium 4 Mobile What is the difference here?! I'm...