Recent content by David Kel

Wanted to let you all know how it went: I'm a first-timer so setup ended up taking two days, but now I've got everything hooked up. All I can say is DAMN!! That sounds good. I've tested it with the opening scene to Saving Private Ryan and a few scenes from Star Wars Ep. 1 and it just sounds...

Hi gang. I just purchased my first HT system and would like to entertain comments on it. I bought the Sony STRDA1000ES for $475 and the Paradigm Cinema 70 satellites with Cinema CC Center and PDR 8 Sub. I got all of the Paradigm speakers for $650. I really can't wait to get home and set all...

Well, thanks for the comments. I went ahead and ordered the PC101. I really hope I'm happy with it. I'm probably just more nervous than anything else with making such a large purchase, especially after reading some reviews on the web about Sony's questionable service. Anyway, I'll be looking...

I hope this is the right place to ask this, but I want some opinions from someone much more knowledgable than myself. I'm looking at purchasing a Sony digital camcorder and think I have it narrowed down to two models. I'm looking at the DCR-TRV840 and the DCR-TRV33. The 840 is Digital8 while...

I've been facing sort of the same situation you are facing. I will have my main theater setup in the living room with speakers on my patio outside. I'd like to be able to play both at the same time and not necessarily playing the same thing. To do this, I will need a multiroom/multisource...

I'm new to all this as well, but I think I can answer your question. From what I've read on other posts people route all components as possible through the receiver primarily for convenience reasons. Routing through the receiver allows you to easily switch between components using just your...

I've read on a few threads here that when purchasing speakers for a HT that they should generally be the same brand so that they are all 'timbred' alike? Not sure I quite understand the concept, but does this also apply to the subwoofer? If I buy JBL speakers, do I need to necessarily spring for...

My future setup is this: Surround sound in my living room and 2 speakers on my covered patio with a wall-mounted volume control for the patio speakers. My goal is to be able to play surround sound in the living room and still be able to listen to the radio on the patio, and I've been told to...

Hi everyone. This is my first post here at HTF and I have a question I am hoping I can get some advice on. I'm in the process of building a home and have already prewired my living room for ceiling mount speakers in the rear and 2 speakers on my covered patio. I also wired in a wall-mounted...