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  1. rob-h

    voltage question to speakers

    FYI, DC voltage will cause the voice coil to move. Depending on the polarity appled, it will move in or out. Then it will get hot:)
  2. rob-h

    svs 20-39-isd, pb12-isd, or velo-dls5000r???

    I love to see knowledge debunk what may be considered mass fact. There is no shame in being wrong. There is in knowing it and lying to further the argument. This has ben a great thread.
  3. rob-h

    Comparison Between Axiom M80ti and Revel Concerta F12

    I have never heard the f12 but the axioms are fantastic speaker. They are not "Bass shy" as you put it but do have very detailed highs that stike some as bright. The bass is very good also.
  4. rob-h

    svs 20-39-isd, pb12-isd, or velo-dls5000r???

    Bickering between mfg's? Must have missed those posts.
  5. rob-h

    Bipole surrounds are a must in a HT.

    Personally I think there are no better surrounds then the quadpolar Axiom Qs8's. They beat the pants off of anything else I have heard.
  6. rob-h

    svs 20-39-isd, pb12-isd, or velo-dls5000r???

    Tom V., I thought all along that Velo claim by some was fishy. Could not find any comparo's to check on it though. Do you have a link to that test you quoted from?
  7. rob-h

    ARGH! I am tired of my skipping DVD player!

    I bought my first DVD player in 1997 for $900 and still have it. Not one player (even the cheap ones) that I have owned has ever skipped. I have never even heard of that before. Well, I guess you live and learn!
  8. rob-h

    center speaker placement (front projection screen) ?

    I have 2 center channels and the diffrence between them and one is night and day. I started with one below the screen but it just did not sound right. I moved it above the screen and it was better but something was off. I now have 2 centers mounted above the screen pointing towards the listener...
  9. rob-h

    $2150 SVS PB-12 ULTRA /2 vs $950 HSU VTF-3HO: First Hand at CES: Guess What!

    Arthur S has started a lot more then 3 threads regarding this!! It seems like I see a new one from him on this every week!
  10. rob-h

    Small but Powerful subs?

    Anyone tried that minivee yet? By the specs, it does not go real low but its got a thousand watts in a tiny package.
  11. rob-h

    PS2 through component

    PS@ cant do 1080i that I am aware of.
  12. rob-h

    1st FP, SP5000 impressions, living room

    Good choice John!! The recent price drop made the sp5000 unbeatable!!
  13. rob-h

    Do movie theaters 'compress' and 'level' sound?

    I think everybody feels like that. I went to the theater with my nephew and al he said afterwards was "It's not the same......its just not he same." This was the day after he watched 2 movies in my home theater. It's hard to drag my wife to the movies now. She just wants to wait till the come...
  14. rob-h

    *** Official *** XBox 360 Software Discussion Thread

    Really? I was not all that impressed by it. It did not blow me away like earlier versions on the DC and xbox. It looks good but not insanely so.
  15. rob-h

    Halo 2 Surround Problems

    Remember, Halo 2 does not run perfectly on the 360. It is about 96%. it has a few sound and graphics issues. The emulation is not perfect.
  16. rob-h

    Sony Online Entertainment, how do I make it go away?

    SIStray is nor suspicious. Have you chaeck the hklmsoftwaremicrosoftwindowscurrentversionrun and hklmsoftwaremicrosoftwindowscurrentversionrun once to verify it was not launching somethign on startup? I assume you checked the startup folder for your profile as well as all users? Those are the...
  17. rob-h

    Buying 4805 @ Bestbuy

    http://www.infocushome.com/amer/eng/...lay/sp5000.asp Actually it is on thier site for 999 with rebate now!
  18. rob-h

    Buying 4805 @ Bestbuy

    John, I saw the 5000 at costco the day before christmas for 999. Its normally 1048 which is still a bargin.
  19. rob-h

    PSP Memory Question

    FYI, they now have a 4 gig HD for the PSP! The problem is that it costs 20 bucks less then the psp itself!
  20. rob-h

    Buying 4805 @ Bestbuy

    I bought the 4805 almost a year ago and am very happy with it. It cost me 999 usd. The Screenplay 5000 can now be had for only 999! It does true HD res. If I were buying today, I would not get the 4805 instead of the 5000.
  21. rob-h

    Surround Channel Volume question

    Thats what calibtration is for. You bring all the speakers to 75db (or 85 db depending on what you use). Due to room variations and distance, each individual speakers boost/trim will vary.
  22. rob-h

    Amp question

    A grill over a sub is usually acoustically trasparent. An AC vent is going to reflect some of the bass energy back into the atic. It wont be good at all. An 8" sub is generally not good for HT to begin with, but a 5 year old HTIB sub will be pretty horrible. I will bet you that it wont handle...
  23. rob-h

    Amp question

    You are not going to get much out of 5 year old 8" jbl HTIB sub to begin with. Even less with it firing through a ac vent from the atic. If you are willing to spend up to 300 on a amp, spend 120 more and grab a SVS pb10. Place it in room and you will enjoy it much more.
  24. rob-h

    Need help with 7.1 configuration!

    My room is very similar in size to yours and almost setup exactly like your plan. I have 2 rows and use Axiom qs8 qualdpoles for for all the surrounds. I have a 4 "side" sourounds, a left and a right for each row, and 2 rears. It sounds fantastic.
  25. rob-h

    Small room. PSB Image S10 vs Axiom QS8?

    The qs8's are the best surround speakers I have ever heard. I dont think the surround speakers need to match the fronts.
  26. rob-h

    Guys...I'm not getting much bass out of my sub (SVS)

    FYI double bass is only available when mains are set to large with these.
  27. rob-h

    Buying a 7.1 receiver...need advice please

    mikeMeyerson, The reciever should match the room. An underpower amp stage is very hard to make up for with efficent speakers. You can put 91db efficent speakers in that big ole room and still feel underpowered. Whatever you do, make sure you get the reciever from a place that it's easy to do...
  28. rob-h

    difference between using a receiver and a pre-amp processor

    Like I said, clean is the problem. You will get spikes that will cause major clipping. If you like to listen very loudly in a large room, you need more power.
  29. rob-h

    Bass shaker amp... Question before I buy

    You were getting distortion from the old receiver? You mean that it was causeing a hum in your main system? Or do you mean you could tell the signal to the bass shaker was distorted? I am not real sure how that would be possible.
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