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Play your favorite surround clip from your favorite DVD thru each receiver. See which sounds better thru your speakers. Let the speakers tell you which receiver sounds best, not one of us...

I have B&W Nautilus speakers, which are bi-ampable(?). My Rotel amp has bi-amp outputs. In this situation, bi-amping the speakers makes a difference. Most people don't have bi-amp outputs on the receiver, so having four wires on the speaker end, going to two wire connection on the receiver...

I would recommend a digital camera with 10X zoom, rather then 3X optical zoom. 3X is of for taking photo's of people in the same room, but if you're trying to take a nice landscape shot, and you want to frame that shot, a 10X optical zoom is the way to go. Digital zooms are always grainy, and...

I'm not sure if the board will agree with me, but I wouldn't even consider a plasma tv. I would rather get a LCD TV. These TV's have a light source that enable you to see an image. LCD's and DLP's are made, such that when the bulb burns out, the consumer can replace the bulb, as if it were in...

Yes, a modern sub will use the standard RCA style cables, to connect receiver to sub.

I have the same shakers. I used a Monster Y splitter, one male to two female. The one male connects to the main receiver's 'Sub Out'. I connected one Female to connect my subwoofer to the receiver. The other female, I connected another Y splitter, but this one has 3 males. The single male...

If you have clearance I would consider making a raised floor, and if there will be a second row, make the second row higher then the first. To the floor I would mount bass shakers, http://www.practical-home-theater-gu...s-shakers.html This really helps a home theater become a memorable...

I would think the easiest solution, would be to buy another brand TV, and not have the same TV as 1 and 2. I hope it's not to late? If you have the second TV already, manually turn on TV1, set it up TV1 the way you want, then cover up the sensor area of TV1 with a piece of electric tape...

After you connect the speakers to the speaker wire, an easy way to tell which wire is which at the receiver end, is to take one of the unknown wires, and touch it to the posts of a 9v battery. This will create a static sound in the speaker, so you then will know which speaker wire is rear left...

If I'm reading this correctly Chris, NetFlix is saying that BB has to be losing business. Speculation from a competitor, can't be a reliable source? Can it? My opinion, renting DVD's is a far better then buying them. Realistically, how many times can you watch a movie you purchased? Rent the...

Travis, Blockbuster is quite alive, and blowing NetFlix out of the water. For $18/month, you can rent three movies at a time. When you're ready to return, go to the store, and take three more movies or games out, and BB will then ship you three more movies off your list. NetFlix will never be...

Butt Kicker, or better priced are Bass Shakers. The last time I priced them you could buy a pair for $40. If you don't know what it is, they are a 'speaker' that looks like a fat hockey puck. You mount this directly to the wood of your couch and chairs. Split the subwoofer out signal out of...

I posted this else where, but I thought this was a good place to post also. Sorry all you HD-DVD owners, but I think you just bought a beta vhs player... Blockbuster will be supporting Blu-Ray, not HD in it's stores, read on... Blu-Ray vs HD, the battle may soon be over...

I see two options for you. 1. Buy matching front speakers and a receiver for $1000 now. Save up money, and later on add a sub, center channel and rear speakers. Building a HT system this way, you'll be able to buy better equipment, which will give you better sound. When you set a price, and...

It must be fun to have and play with all this equipment everyday? I had the PSW1000 sub, when I was building my HT. I worked my way up to my B&W sub. I now proudly have a B&W ASW825 sub. If you haven't heard this one yet, you should. This is the first sub I ever heard, that sings! This is one of...

Ron, I'm glad you explained your reason's for negativity with Sirius. I had XM for about 2 years, prior to switching to Sirius. I used to listen to Alt Nation, and within a four hour block, I would hear repeats. That is so wrong, on many levels. I get to listen to Sirius from 6 in the...

I have a B&W HTM1 center channel speaker. It weighs about 80lbs. My buddy built me a stand, consisting of (4) 4" pipes, 6.5 feet long (the height above my TV), which are the legs for my shelf. It's bolted to the underside of a shelf. The four feet can be bolted to 1/2 plywood, paint the pipes...

I never read the forum on TV preference, plasma or LCD, but my preference is LCD. I say this because picture quality of an HD LCD TV is as good, if not better then plasma while viewing from several feet away. LCD may not look as perfect if your inches away, but that's not how you watch a big...

Since you were able to build HT at work, and with their money, what kind of equipment did you end up with? Are you using expensive inter-connects, or standard stuff?

The wire itself doesn't care if it's plugged into red or black. What is most important is being consistent on both ends, red to red on receiver, and red to red on speaker. Some wire has writing only printed on one side of the cable. You can differentiate the two wires that way. The other way is...

I'd say it would all depend on the quality of your equipment, if it is worth buying one or not. I bought a Richard Gray 4 outlet line conditioner for my HT, and after I plugged in my system I immediately heard better cleaner sound. I would never give it up now, and after my friends heard the...

Uninterrupted Power Source = UPS Mainly used for computers, it will provide power in the event of a power outage, and give you ample time to save your files, so you can power down safely. I was getting noise from my system at one point. A very cheap fix, is to get one of those 3 prong to 2...

John, who remembers the past? I meant that sincerely when I wrote that. No hidden agenda. We might've had a disagreement in my wording of THX from another post, no big deal. You do give sound ( no pun intended) advice, and I do like reading your suggestions. Like recommending bookshelf...

As John said, and I always read your replies John, because you know your stuff, hold off on the HD-DVD player. Spending more money in speakers, will always pay off in the long run. The reason to not buy a HD-DVD or Blu-Ray player at this time, is eventually one format will win over the other...

You picked some very nice receivers to choose from. I have an older model of the Pioneer, and I'm very satisfied with what I have. I would pick the Pioneer from your list as well. You won't be disappointed.

Cool drawing, but it will sound horrible! Please understand the concept of HT is not to surround you in sound, it's to recreate a sound field, realistic to the picture on the screen. In other words, a car drives by on screen, you'll hear it from the left speaker, then the left&center speaker...

Rather then hooking up your HT system to your pc, I would buy a surround system designed to work with your pc. Something like... http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...SIN=B0002SQ0AE There are many choices. Try to get an amplified sub with this system, which will give you a better base sound.

Now you got it! It sounds like your plan on getting a 100" screen. This deserves a quality sound system, to complete the HT experience. Good Luck...

I believe the point you're missing is that you should only use one system. More then likely the surround system you have, with separate components is of better quality, then the one bundled with the DVD player. Put the bundled DVD system in your bedroom, or sell it. If, the only reason you...

I would recommend an Olympus Evolt 330, and buy it on E-Bay. I've saved thousands of dollars shopping from E-Bay. Just buy from a reputable seller. The Evolt 330 is a professional grade camera, and one of the only models offering 'live view'. A feature we take for granted on little digital...