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  1. bbristol

    Help me pick our next US vacation - 5 weeks away.

    Door County, Wisconsin Ephraim/Fish Creek just named the #1 destination in the Midwest by Midwest Living Magazine. Beautiful scenic vistas overlooking Lake Michigan. The sheer bluffs of the "Niagra Escarpment", which in places are hundereds of feet high, follow the western shore of the...
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    The Best Bumper Stickers

    "When all the trees are gone you can wipe your ass with a spotted owl" Loggers bumpersticker
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    Earnhardt vs. DEI

    That would really be something to see Jr in #3. I agree with you completley, Dale Jr is DEI without him I dont know how they will make it. Possibly merge with another one or two car team. Jr absolutley held all the card and to me Theresa made no real attempt to come to an agreement. I came...
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    Earnhardt vs. DEI

    What do you think about this split? I have to say that I am with JR on this one. There obviously is a problem at DEI, they were never a dominant force but there was a time when DEI was winning most of restrictor plate races. There are only a few of these each year, but it was something to build...
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    Jeff Gordon vs Tiger Woods

    Good point, OK how about the two sports individually. One can make an argument at this point (though premature IMO) that Tiger Woods is the greatest golfer of all time. If you compare Tiger and Jacks careers side by side, up to the age of 30, I believe he his. Can you say that about...
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    Chainsaws - Husqvarna or Stihl?

    Jonsered or Husky, Either will be more than enough for your application. I have always been a believer in buying something that lasts. My dad builds log homes for a living, not lincoln logs or some kit you can order in a magazine, but real cabins from real trees, Using a chainsaw. On average...
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    Jeff Gordon vs Tiger Woods

    Yes, nascar is a team sport. Yes, tiger does pick and choose which events to play. But, the fact remains that his winning percentange, regardless of the nature of the sport, is incredible. Ok it is hard to compare athletes, and even harder comparing them when the two sports are polar...
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    What Speakers Do You Own?

    2.1 and happy Paradigm studio 100's SVS SB12-Plus
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    Jeff Gordon vs Tiger Woods

    I just read an article at ESPN, where the writer compared tiger woods to jeff gordon. He made a case for gordon being the tiger woods of nascar,,even though gordon has been around longer,, which is not my point. OK yes they are both great champions of their respective sports, but gordon is...
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    Basic frequency rolloff question

    Believe me I did not mean to make it sound like this would be easy. I completley know that a great deal of tuning will have to be done on a case by case basis, based on room acoustics, and sub placement for example. My intention was simply to get the right starting point / settings, collect a...
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    Basic frequency rolloff question

    Mike I think you are kind of asking the same question I am. The slopes of the rolloff of the mains and the sub(with the filter set) in a way mirror eachother. So on paper if the two lines do not meet at the top of this curve there will be a concave hump ( if the filter is set to low ) and a...
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    Basic frequency rolloff question

    How much would a SPL meter run? Are they worth it? Where can a guy pick one up?
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    Basic frequency rolloff question

    2.1 setup, mains fed a full range through a stereo reciever with a rca subout, the receiver has no additional sub control or crossovers that I can tweek.
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    Basic frequency rolloff question

    I know this question is probably quite basic but I just want to be sure. It is in regards to the setting of the low pass filter on a sub. My mains frequency begin to roll off pretty sharply at around 50Hz. This is obviously where i want my sub to engage...??? The question is where do I set the...
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    35-42

    The time to upgrade from my 27" tube with a single coax input is long overdue and this post is the first step in my upgrade. My viewing area is not huge, I am only 8-10 feet away so I really do not need a monster set. I am looking to stay within a $1,000 budget but we will see. I would like...
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    SVS

    Thanks for that info Max. Does that fact that my receiver is not DTS or DD make a difference. I have a 2 channel NAD Stereo receiver with a sub output. therefore i cannot control the frequencies sent to my speakers. The towers recieve the full spectrum. That is why I asked the question of...
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    SVS

    My reciever has a low pass filter at 100HZ. So as a lot of people have mentioned I will need a sub with a low pass filter of its own. Now, my speakers are full range so to avoid both the sub and my towers from both being fed the same range of frequencies I would have to set my sub low pass at...
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    SVS

    SVS confirmed that the PCi 25-31 would work with my application. I did not know that it was a cylindrical sub. I really did not even consider one, but now that I think of it, it may actually work out better size wise. Looking at some threads about whats in everyones personal HT it seem like a...
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    SVS

    I kind of had the feeling that this was the case. I unfortunatley cannot afford any of those other models from SVS. What would you recomend from HSU?
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    SVS

    The HSU website shows there subs with a numerical level and recomended room size ( very large, large, medium, etc..) What do they consider large? Can a sub be too large for a room? I would think it would be better that to small...
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    SVS

    12' X 20' X 8' (height) Thanks for the quick response. That would be great that last website I was at made be beilive that they wouldn't work for me.
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    SVS

    Well I just did my taxes and was lucky enough to get a refund. This means i can continue piecing together my growing stereo. I say stereo because I am currently am aiming at putting together a nice HT geared towards music. The next step for me is a Sub. I have never owned a nice subwoofer and am...
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    CD player help

    I recently have started piecing together my first HT. I got a set of Paradigm studio 100's and a NAD Stereo receiver. Yes wich is use primarily for music. During college most of my Cd's got destroyed, were lost, or stollen so most of my music collection now is in the form of Mp3's on the ipod. I...
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    And yet another "help!" for choosing the right speakers

    Paradigm Studio 100's Amazing Speakers, I just bought a set two weeks ago. Very happy with them.
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    With apologies to Janis Joplin

    Oh Lord, won't you buy me speakers for my boat? With the one's in there now, Beyonce sounds like a goat. I should not complain I mean at least the thing floats So Lord, won't you buy me speakers for my boat?
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    Break in phase

    Hey fellas. I bought a set of Studio 100's last weekend and have been listening every night for a few hours. I havent really pushed the envelope volume wise to date, but they still sound amazing. My question is this; How long should I wait to start pushing them a little harder? Do I have to...
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    bananna plugs

    I just kind of came to me that this could have been my problem. I knew I was missing something simple when cussing up a storm. Thanks man..
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    Wire Help

    I have attached pictures of the bananas I currently have. Whats my problem here? Am I just an idot? I am wondering now if the plugs had never originally been screwed on the wire, thus expanding the prongs, if I could have just inserted the plugs and screwed them together after it was already...
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    Wire Help

    I just bought some new heavy duty speaker wire this weekend for a two channel bi-wired setup. My question is this, are there different sizes of bananna plugs? The ones that came with the wire look like they are high quality but they wont fit no matter how hard I push. The plug itself screws on...
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    bananna plugs

    I just bought some new heavy duty speaker wire this weekend for a two channel bi-wired setup. My question is this, are there different sizes of bananna plugs? The ones that came with the wire look like they are high quality but they wont fit no matter how hard I push. The plug itself screws on...
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