Recent content by Brian Foley

Ahh, I didn't think about that. I was just thinking that it happened near the end of the movie, just as it did on Monsters Inc. Must be a different kind of problem.

Was the layer change problem at the point in the movie that I described, when Harry's about to look at the inscription on the sword?

I just got through watching Chamber of Secrets (widescreen) with my family. Somewhere in Chapter 34 (between 2:20 and 2:21), when Harry is in Dumbledore's office, the movie stopped completely, as if I had pressed the Stop button. This happened with our main DVD player, a Pioneer Elite DV-45A. It...

I had forgotten that the AV1+'s were MTM's. I've heard lots of good things about those as well.

There are very few choices of HT speaker kits. The one that usually gets recommended is the Audax kit that Madisound sells: Audax HT Speaker Kits I haven't heard it, but I've read good things about it. North Creek sells HT speaker kits that are probably much better, but also more expensive...

Many inexpensive home subs sound bad as much because of the cabinet as because of the driver. So changing the driver won't necessarily bring about a dramatic improvement in performance.

Assuming that it is the receiver shown on this page http://djsoucek.webpark.cz/a_kenwood_kr_4010.htm then it is 35 watts per channel.

My first guess is that your receiver is not set up properly. I know on my Pioneer there's a max subwoofer level setting in the main menu, and until you set that properly, the subwoofer output is very low. Try setting your main speakers to large and plugging one of your speaker cables into the...

Keep in mind that speakers have three main components: the cabinet, the drivers (woofer, tweeter, midrange), and the crossover. All three of these are designed to work together. If you change one, you change everything. For example, let's say that your current tweeter outputs 88 dB given 1 watt...

Another possibility is to pick up a used pair of Studio 60's. They're going for about $700-750 a pair on Audiogon.com.

Does Ms. F understand that her bookshelf is not going to be very tall? Ideally you want the tweeter at about ear level while seated, which is roughly 30-36" off the floor. It looks to me like the tweeter on the Studio 40 is about 18-19" from the bottom of the cabinet, so a suitable stand would...

Are you planning on building the stands? It seems unlikely you could find a pre-made bookshelf that would both place the speaker at the proper height and satisfy her aesthetic sense. If you are going to build something, I don't see a problem as long as the bookcase is sufficiently sturdy and...

Is this void-free plywood? If not, the results are going to be disappointing. He's also going to need plenty of internal bracing for a box that big.

If you like contemporary jazz (more smooth than bop), you might want to check out some of these on WindowsMedia.com (excellent music clips available there): BWB (= Braun-Whalum-Brown), Groovin' Rick Braun, Best Of Rick Braun Boney James & Rick Braun, Shake It Up Norman Brown, After the...

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