Recent content by Andrew W

Well, the digital signal got decoded in the receiver rather than the output device. If the DAC in your receiver is a lot better than the DACs in your components, it could sound better.

The sound difference was very apparent at mid to med-high comfortable listening levels. Just muddy and ughh sounding. That's why I like to test stuff on my wife. She's got a good ear, but has no idea what I'm tinkering with, so I can A/B test on her and get honest feedback.

Well, I know there is a difference in sound quality even between equally rated receivers. When my 444ES was in the shop we borrowed a different 5x120W receiver and it sounded like mud. At first, my wife didn't know it was a borrowed receiver and thought they had "broken" ours. (roughly same...

OK, so a 125W per channel may be fine if that's enough wattage to sound loud enough already? If I don't already have the receiver at full gain, do I need to worry about clipping?

So I've currently got a Sony STRV444ES that claims to give me 120W x 5 channels at 8 Ohms. When I use it to run my new Rocket 850's/RSC/250's I get enough volume to be "too loud" before the 444 is cranked all the way up. In fact, it usually shows the volume to be -20dB through -40dB depending on...

A couple of front views A look into the corner left rear behind the sectional sofa Old stuff (Infinity SM-120, SM-Video, etc...)

My wife and I have been looking to replace our existing Infinity 5.1 speaker setup with something better. We really like the look and reviews on Rockets, so we ordered a pair RS250's to audition since they guarantee satisfaction with money back shipping. If we liked them we would pick up the...

I just got my SVS PB-12+ which is a much better sub than I had before. I'm wondering how I should set my ICBM and Receiver crossovers. I've got speakers with the following +/- 3db rolloffs: Center: 44Hz Ft: 36HZ Rear: 48Hz My Sony 444ES has all speakers set to small and all...

The woman agreed to have and hold, honor and obey, cleave unto the husband, all that stuff. When she fails to put out, the contract (marriage vow) is broken. Once the first party breaks a contract, it's broken. It doesn't take a disallowed action from both sides to invalidate the agreement.

In the ocean, in my wetsuit. In the middle of a dive, you don't have much choice. There's an underwater procedure for #2, but thank goodness I've never needed to try it.

The ink mfgs have this figured out. You have to print a lot or else your print heads dry out. So you buy ink if you print a lot and you have to buy new catridges if the head drys out. either way, you lose.

Keep in mind that these numbers are not real resolution which is pixels/inch. The dpi advertised by inkjet mfgs is dots of individual colors. It may take from 9 - 12 dots to be equal to a pixel. Try and compare effective resolution which is going to be in the 300 ppi range. Here's a decent...

Agreed, if the total cost of the loan is the same. But I can finance $30K for five years at 2% or pay 10K down and finance $20K for 3 years at 4% and my loan will still cost $292 less. But the longer loan will increase your cash flow and allow you to save away some money for unexpected...

Well, I'm here to give you a short financial sermon. Part of your problem is that you financed your car for much too long and now you plan to roll that into another loan and you'll be paying for this car for the next 15 years. You need to put enough down so that you can pay off your car in 3...

Oh thanks... Now I know why I can only get the cooking channel. ;)