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Don't know how many of this forum's users also browse AVS Forum, so I wanted to share this developing thread on a topic that I think we've all wondered about at some point during our pursuit of this hobby. http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...13#post8164713 Page 5, Post #142 is a...

Which of these specs is more important? Is the resolution only important if you plan to hook your computer up to the display? I will be using it 90% for DVD playback, no cable/sat or Tivo use. This Samsung Plasma (SP-R4212) boasts an amazing 10,000:1 CR but a relatively low 852x480 PR...

Have only found one detailed review of the S12 but it seems to be compared to the Hsu STF-3 a lot, which is supposed to be one level above the PB10, which is supposed to be slightly better than the STF-2. Do I have all the hearsay correct? :) If it's true, I love the idea of getting the...

I was wondering what you guys thought about the pros and cons of having 2 (10") Hsu STF-2s vs. 1 (12") STF-3 or VTF-3. In a 6000 cubic foot space would the two STF-2s provide more even response, greater coverage and SPL? I am willing to sacrifice the extra 5Hz or so of bass extension in...

Under 1 year old, original remote, box and manual, black model. Original retail was $600, am asking $300 + shipping. Very light usage, like-new condition. Unlike most receivers these days they have honest-to-goodness power ratings so you truly get 90 watts per channel out them. Also , among...

I'm looking at: Hsu STF-3 or VTF-2 SVS PB10 or PB12 Outlaw LFM-1 and was also playing with this idea: 2 Outlaw LFM-2s, or 2 Hsu STF-1s, or 2 Dayton 12" subs It seems like opinion on these boards is equally divided as to whether having 2 subs is a good or bad proposition, but then...

http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/1/160136.html (the "Hallelujah!" moment comes on during the September 11th posting.)

1. How many of you leave your amplifiers/receivers on all the time? I read somewhere that this prolongs the life of your gear. I take it that if there's any advantage to doing this, it doesn't apply to other components like your cd player, tape deck, etc. Funny, I always thought it was...

1. Are most subs either better for music or for HT, rather than being equally good for both? 2. What qualities/specs/features would you look for in a music-oriented sub? 3. What qualities/specs/features would you look for in a HT-oriented sub? 4. I get the impression there is some sort...

Lately I've been noticing that whenever I watch movies that have strong soundtracks, especially jazz and classical but normal rock/pop too, that my speakers (Ascend 340s) really SING! Am I imagining things, or do movie soundtracks sound much richer than Dolby II Music or Neo:6 Music or Stereo or...

...well, not quite upside down, just turning a forward-firng sub into a downward firing one, as seen in the second photo from the top! They used hockey pucks, which I thought was very original plus a cheap experiment at 99 cents apiece. I'm wondering how this will change the output if at...

I just got a 19" Viewsonic LCD, absolutely love it over my old 17" curved CRT especially since it pivots 90 degrees for a vertical screen! Question: would I really see any significant improvement in picture quality if I upgrade to a DVI connection? My applications: web browsing, MS Office...

My Marantz SR5400 will on rare random occasions have audio dropouts: about a half-second of silence in the middle of a DVD or CD. The most it's ever happened was twice within one DVD I was watching---nothing hugely annoying, but still makes me wonder. I've heard some people say that digital...

...if 95% of my TV viewing is watching DVDs using a component video input? No video games, no cable or local TV. My DVD player does have progressive scan which supposedly produces a better picture on a HDTV...my question is, just HOW MUCH of a better picture? Is it really noticeable enough to...

I'm trying to figure out if the screen image of a letterbox DVD played on a 26" widescreen TV (16:9) is equivalent in size to one played on a 32" normal TV (4:3) or if I'd have to go to a 30" widescreen TV in order to match that. Surely there must be a website somewhere with an equivalency...

Here's the situation: the only time I ever watch TV is maybe 3-4 Netflix DVDs a week. I have no interest in cable or local TV watching, other than the occasional weather forecast or news broadcast. Am interested in upgrading only because 90% of Netflix DVDs are now letterbox only, and though...

Based on your own experiences, Are tower speakers really much better at "filling" large spaces with sound than bookshelf speakers, if both are: 1. used with a subwoofer 2. set to "small" 3. used with a competent receiver/amp? By "large spaces" I mean 500 square feet and up with high...

Most Internet-only speaker manufacturers claim that by cutting out the middleman, they can offer a much better quality product for the same or better price as retail speakers. Just an informal survey: is that just an advertising cliche, or is it really true? Someone on another thread...

They retail for about $500-700, but I can get them for about $300 shipped. Does anyone here have them? I was thinking of buying them from Best Buy to audition, then returning and ordering online if I like them. I know that there are better towers available in the $400-700 range but how...

Before, my little Mordaunt Short bookshelves were 15" off the ground, sitting on my horizontal entertainment center. Now, for a measly $33 shipped, got a pair of el cheapo 21" Techcraft MDF stands, put them on my entertainment center for a total of 36" off the ground---and OH MY GOD!!! It's...

I keep hearing that tower speakers would do me good in my cavernous living room, but at the same time I wanted to keep my budget under $350 for the pair. Want them mainly for music listening SQ, to fill up the large space. Was looking at the Wharfedale Diamond 8.3 and the Mordaunt Short 902...

I am looking at some speaker stands and want to figure out what would be optimal for my tastes and speakers. I have a pair of Mordaunt Short MS-05, tiny bookshelf speakers. With a JBL Northridge sub, and a Wharfedale center. Running on an Onkyo 601. Application: 40% DVDs, 60% CDs. Music is...

Does anyone own these, or ever heard them? They're selling at steep discounts right now, about $200 a pair since Infinity seems to have discontinued them. The other tower speaker I'm looking at is the Mordaunt Short 902, also in about the same price range. Would be used as front mains, 60%...

I've had it for 6 days now, have 8 more left on J&R's return period and can't decide if I want to trade up for the Marantz 5400 or not. I don't have any huge complaints about the 601 but couldn't honestly say that I'm bowled over by its music SQ, and from what I keep hearing, the 5400 is...

I have an IKEA Oppli media shelf, it's 59" wide x 20" deep x 16" high with 2 rows of shelves underneath. (I'd post a link to the Ikea photo but am not allowed to in this forum until I've had at least 15 postings.) On top of it is a 20" TV and a Sony compact system, in between 2 small...