Posts by Alex F.

I do not like Intellitext. Not even a little. I find it annoying and invasive. Plus, I write posts solely to help answer HTF members' questions and to receive answers from others. I do not take kindly to having my posts being...

Purchase a two-channel preamp or an integrated amplifier that has a home-theater bypass (also known as a unity-gain input), and you're good to go--no need to change cables around. The stereo components will drive the front left and...

Ask Velodyne: call 408-465-2800 (California).

Good news. Be aware that if you utilize too low a crossover frequency you could induce driver overload on loud passages. The "woofers" in the satellites and center speaker are rather small and will reveal audible volume limits if...

Steve: I assume that the receiver's setup menu was not set accidentally to "off," "none," or "phantom mode." If all is OK in this regard, as Wayne suggested manually increase the receiver's center-channel volume level. Set the...

I own the Polk LSi25s. Also have owned Paradigms in the past. The Paradigm Studio 100s were a bit of a letdown. I had high expectations based on what I had read here on HTF and elsewhere. They're OK, but to my ears not as refined as the...

I'll "third" the Salamander racks. Our Twin 20 and Single 40, in walnut with matching side panels and doors, are gorgeous, of very high quality, and expandable to various configurations. Without any help from me, my wife assembled...

It depends upon your bass requirements. On more than one occasion, my wife has complimented our Velodyne FSR18's deep, powerful bass during a movie, only to be told by me that the Velodyne isn't powered up. It was the LSi25's bass that...

Michael: I've had a pair of the LSi25s since early 2002. As I've posted here previously, their generally warm, mid-hall sonic signature is very similar to offerings from Vandersteen, Vienna Acoustics, and Sonus-Faber. I'm very fond...

Thank you very much for the kind wishes, Lee.