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    What's Your Speaker History?

    1st Samsung HTIB cost $400 including player.was crap 2nd wharfdale crystal 5.1 plus 12 inch power cube ,pioneer HTR 2nd hand cost $350 loved it gifted to my sister 3 rd cerwin vega .ve mini towers centre ,sats and theatre sub for movies -b&w 684 mains for music, denon avr 790 and project...
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    Denon AVR-1912 vs Pioneer VSX-1021? Airplay differences? Discrete amp. channels?

    i changed from pioneer to denon a few years ago and i always seem to be wishing i still had the pioneer remote even though the denon avr is great , the remote is hell
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    turntable and speakers seeks high end older model amp/ stereo any ideas on where to start please.

    i would like to seperate my turntable from my h/t so i have two setups . i have 7 channel h/t the pride of this being b&w 684s as front speakers the rest are cerwin vega v/e series . i am going to remove the 684s from my h/t making it 5 channell and use them for my turntable . i have a pro-ject...
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    Vinyl Newbie Seeking Advice

    you can buy really cheap turntables with usb ports and software for convertind vinyl to mp3 etc . this could be a budget solution i think you can copy from vinyl to flash or hd . i was given one of these they look junky but should work they have editing software too .
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    Speaker Cables

    im useing 2.5 mm braided silver plated cable , . i have a denon avr 790 in similar application it works excellant i got it cheaper online than the hardware store sells there cheapest plain copper stranded wire. try to get stuff thats well sheilded. i think thats the most important thing to be...
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    Cervin Vega?

    compared to what ? there full setups arent too bad for the price . they play load. they are hard to blow up
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    Cerwin-Vega / Front Speaker Size

    you may find theres a difference between your old speakers and the ones they make today . i have some recent ones and they are chinese made and quite budget . i like them but understand why they are not considered , high end audio , i would call them speakers for partying and torturing your...
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    Cerwin Vega vs. Paradigm

    try some music with a lot of high pitch like saxaphone and see how the cvs sound they may be slightly harsh on the high notes . i find mine a bit much after about say 2 movies and a few cds this is noticable if im by myself relaxing . if im partying they are awesome
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    Denon AVR790

    its a good receiver . i got one and are happy with it performance wise . but the remote drives me crazy , funnily enough this is enough to frustrate me to the point that my next receiver will not be by denon unless they supply better remotes by then.
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    Cerwin Vega Speakers?

    i got ve 5.1 set up . the subs a bit ratty but the speakers are good , these are my gaming / movies setup . for the price im happy with them . getting better floorstanders for music , b&w s3 when i can afford . best thing about c/v is the price, they are a hell of a speaker for the money . if...
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    total newb with basic questions...............

    ifyoure into gaming a big powerfull sub will set your system off bigtime a powered sub would be best
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    matching speakers to avr

    thanks that was very helpfull.
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    matching speakers to avr

    i have a avr thats 90rms x7.1 im trying to figure out how big i can go with my front speakers most speakers state peak power , is there a way to calculate this to rms , eg peak power minus ? % = Rms what size speakers could my avr drive well , it is a denon avr 790. i know ive got...
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    Complete HT newb, looking for advice on HT System

    if youre living space is open plan avoid sound bars they work but only in a confined room . this was advice given to me by a freind who used to be a salesman at a big department store . he also said wireless speakers are not that great . he hated sound bars completely . hope this helps
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    total newb with basic questions...............

    id say 7.1 channel reciever would have room to grow , you can run it at 5.1 and expand it later on . that way youve got something to improve on / add to if you feel like it. if youre into blasting people online like call of duty a big sub will make grenades sound pretty awesome the more...
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    Budget receiver that does analog to digital conversion to hdmi out

    denon790 as good as any in price range im very happy with mine . is 7.1 channel @ 90rms per channel , im running it as a 5.1 its pretty awesome . sounds good , will handle any inputs ill ever need . 4x hdmi in, its a good lower range receiver. it can convert more formats than most normal...
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    are cd players worth owning.

    could some one help me please .? I am trying to decide on wether or not to buy a cd player or not heres my problem . I have a denon avr 790 , i use an xbox 360 elite which i store music on plus for gaming, & getting ps3 this week which will be used mostly as a blu ray player , I have...
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