Posts by Nick:G

It sounds like you can use a media manager, like the Escient SE-D1. It manages CDs and DVDs in a graphical interface using an Internet connection and of course, your TV. This model at $999 controls one 777ES changer over RS232. If...

Voltage stabilizers are a huge waste of money, especially for power amps and receivers. They limit current to keep the voltage stable. Most electronics will run fine within the 105-120V range and even older houses don't have a lot of...

The Sunfire TGP-5 would also be a good choice in that price range. The Krell Showcase 7.1 controller is very good too, but it's $4,000.

Well if you have to have it now, an HDMI 1.1/1.2 audio capable receiver will support uncompressed PCM and Dolby TrueHD/dts-HD MA provided the disc player will decode the full stream (I don't think such a beast quite exists yet). If...

For the most part, bi-amping speakers with passive crossovers (almost every speaker made is passive) is a waste of time. Further, bi-amping is most beneficial when you have two separate amps doing it (i.e. two separate boxes with...

Denon has their own iPod that works with most of their iPod docks, too. But in my experience, it doesn't work as well as I'd like it to.

It sounds like your old Pioneer is a Pro Logic receiver, given its lack of digital audio inputs. There's a tremendous difference between that and a new receiver with Dolby Digital and dts decoding. But, I tend to agree that you should...

Quote: I'm ready to upgrade my receiver. It's many years old - pre-DVI or HDMI. At first, I was assuming to go with HDMI, but the more I thought about it, the more I disliked the DRM that's built-in to the format. I'm not so...

Is there a particular reason you want an LCD instead of a plasma? Despite the fact that LCDs with 1080p capability have become affordable, to me, plasma still has the best overall picture for a flat panel. Better color, deeper blacks,...

Some additions... Hero (arrow scenes) Open Range (best-mixed western film in a LONG time; particularly the rain and gun fight scenes) U-571 Gladiator Apollo 13 The Haunting (terrible film, great sound) IMHO, the best dts music video...