Posts by David Judah

Your question, Marc, brings back memories of the heated Dolby Digital vs. DTS threads that were very common in the earlier days of the HTF. I spent many a late night at the keyboard participating in those seemingly endless debates. ...

I've wondered why the Sony receivers don't get more love, as well. I always hear, as Jeff said, that unless it's an ES, don't bother, yet the higher strdg models seem to be very similar to the lower end ES models--on paper,...

Paradigm makes some mounts in black or white--model MB-60. They are about $30-$40 a pair. Good luck, DJ

1. I'm not thrilled with the limited selection of players and the lackluster reviews they've been getting. 2. I'm going to wait until I get a new TV with 1080p and HDMI 1.3, even though I understand both kinds of players will work...

If I remember correctly from an article in Twice magazine, Neil, the Sony is scheduled for an October release.

Quote: Kevin, accepting for differences in power ratings, how can a given piece of electronics, be it a separate amp or an A/V receiver, "sound better"? I would think anything in the signal path has the potential...

They've built enough exceptions into it so that it could potentially be a long time before they shut-off the analog signals.

Yes, he was wrong to have you use "other" because everything would be stereo or pro-logic decoded, but he might of meant for you to temporarily switch it to help diagnose the problem. At any rate, keep it on "Dolby Digital." If there...

Look and see if one of the red and whites(should be labeled left and right)has a "/mono" next to it. If so, hook it up to that one. Some manufacturers recommend a y-cable(sub cable goes into a single female that splits out to two male...

You want to set the box's output to 1080i and the digital audio setting to Dolby Digital(assuming you have a digital coax or optical cable running from the box to the receiver). If you are using an optical cable make sure it is...