Recent content by Christian Speights

Does anyone have an idea what a reasonable selling price is for a Sony Wega XBR250? My neighbor might be interested, but I don't want to gouge him. Thanks for your help. Christian Edit: It's a 32 inch set.

Folks, listen to Obi...El Oso by Soul Coughing has some pretty intense bass and its a great (and eclectic) album. Also check out To Be An Angel Blind, The Crippled Soul Divide by Tear Garden and Disco Volante by Mr. Bungle. That Tear Garden disc especially has some serious extension!

I am in an apartment and I am constantly diving for the volume control. This is communal living and you have to consider and respect the people who are around you. Don't get me wrong, I am no church mouse, but I listen to movies at about 30 db BELOW reference when Im pushing it. I have an...

I remember someone commenting on the horizontal placement of speakers a while ago. The thought was that this placement changes the dispersion pattern from vertical to horizontal (or vice versa, I forget) based on their intended orientation. Long story short, it wasn't recommended. I would...

I am running a pair of Mozarts but I haven't filled them yet. Everytthing I have read suggests that there is a noticeable benefit when you do fill them. I just don't want to add 30+ pounds to something that I will have to pack up and move from time to time (I live in an apartment). Also, I am...

How about starting a collection that George Lucas can use to hire some screenwriters. I appreciate the vision and these movies are clearly demanding, but c'mon George! Even James Cameron would be a step up in the dialog department. ;)

Bummer! I ran my mom's car into the back of a parked motorhome once upon a time. :b Oops. I too hope no one was hurt. Christian

Ahhh...to be a mac user... :emoji_thumbsup:

I guess I'm slow. I bought a Denon 3200 back in May, 1997...and I still have it. I bought a separate amp about a year ago, but the receiver only has pre outs for the L/C/R channels...and it "only" does Dolby Digital...and so on...and so on. I have been looking for a pre/pro so I can replace the...

Close...a pre/pro is a preamp that also will do all of your surround sound processing, video switching, etc. Since a pre/pro is not capable of doing amplification, a separate amplifier is needed A/V receivers with pre outs (the jacks that allow you to connect an external amp) can be used as a...

I found out that there was a Sunfire dealer near my house so I figured I would stop in and take a look...maybe they would be clearing out the Theater Grand II to make way for the III. Yeah right. Still selling the II full price and didn't know much about the III at all. Surprisingly they have...

Thanks John and Stacey...it was the protective piece on the cable. I don't feel stupid or anything. Honest. :b I guess RTFM applies to me in this case.

I have finally gotten to the point where I would like to use my second available digital connection on my receiver (got a cd player with digital outs). Problem is, connecting the optical cables seems harder than it should be. I am pretty sure I had them aligned right and everything...and I...

So I made a tirless effort to clear up the mess of cables behind my TV today in an effort to clear up some of the interference. I took Bob's advice into account and it seems to be all cleared up...literally. No weird patterns. No unsightly mess. Totally worth it. Christian

Thanks for the advice Bob. :) I will definitely give it a shot this weekend. I'll post again when I have results to share. Christian