Posts by mikeabt

If you have an old-school TV, it likely won't support a 5.1 sound on its own (few, if any, do). You will need a receiver attached to the system in order to route the sound to the speakers shown (all 6 of them). ...

Not sure what your problem is.  Do you say that the sound was emmitted from the center channel speaker.  What do you mean by base? Everything was off?  Including the receiver?  It sounds like a receiver issue,...

A couple of reasons for this: 1) you have not configured the receiver by assigning the input from the set (optical digital) to the output device. 2) if you look at page 41 of your TV owner's manual you will see that you have to...

I would like to propose the Pioneer Elite VSX-30.  It is the entry level (lowest priced) Elite model.  It is very similar to the VSX-1120-K (standard Pioneer label), but has 24 months warranty vs a typical receiver at...

Tom,   My experience tells me that the Paradigms are going to better match the sound that you will get from the Infinity rear speakers.  Although that is not the only reason I would go with Paradigms.  My front...

Paul,   I'm with you on the diminishing wires thing - simpler is better in a lot of ways - but I think technology has dealt you hand that you can't fix otherwise.      Let's take this from another...

I have seen others on this forum discuss similar problems when using DVI / HDMI connections.  I have not had a chance to encounter this first hand, however I am led to believe that the electronic "handshake" can't occur...

The fact that this is an "outside source", not the on-board DVD or CD.  I assume that is why you will need to go through page 24 to make sure that the incoming signal is able to process in.  The fact that this...

Yes, a digital optical cable is what you are looking for.    http://www.a1components.com/itemdisplayn.aspx?item=5032   Try the above link. Very inexpensive. Be mindful of the length needed between your PS3 and...

Greg,   I just went to the Sony site and looked up your receiver's Owner's Manual.  Take a look at page 30 (top right hand corner).  It says "NOTE  When a playback component connected to...