Recent content by Derrick G

Just a quick question. Are the DACs in the Ref 50 24/96 or 24/192? Thanks in advance, Derrick

Thanks guys. I'm not far from Concord Mills so I'll give that one a try. Derrick

Can anyone recommend a good, quality movie theater in Charlotte, North Carolina. I mean one that is relatively new, has a good quality sound system and people who know how to use it. Any help would be appreciated, Derrick

Karl, I am currently using the same front setup you are. I originally had the BP1Xs for surrounds but upgraded to the 2Xs. One thing I noticed right away was that the 2Xs didn't timber match the 2006s and 2300 as well as the 1X surrounds. The 2006tls and the 2300 have 4 1/2 in. drivers...

Brian, Thanks. I forgot that you had pictures of the internals in your review. The brain comes and goes sometimes :) This unit is looking better all the time. I think it's time to take a trip to the nearest dealer.:D Thanks again, Derrick

Legairre, Just how modular is the hardware in the AVM20?? Are the DACs on a separate board? For example when new and better DACs become available could the DACs be swapped out? I realize the DACs in it now are supposed to be incredible but just hypothetically is it that modular inside...

Evan S and Legairre, I've been interested in this unit since the review in Hometheaterhifi. I just wanted to thank you guys for all the work and time you've put into check out this unit and getting info on it. I hope to go demo it myself this weekend. I think this is going to be my...

SamC, What is you budget for amps and processor? The Rotel 1095 is a good amp. You may also want to check out the B&K 7250 and the Anthem MCA 5. For pre processors, check out the Anthem AVM-20, B&K Ref 30, and the Rotel processor (not sure of the model number). These processors should...

Brad W, Some people are saying that its racists because all its shows is blacks trying to kill the American soldiers. They don't like it because all the militia are black. Since the native population of Somalia is something like 99% black, I don't know what they were expecting. These claims...

You may also want to check out www.northcreekmusic.com. They only use high quality drivers (Scan Speak and Vifa) with custom, hand-made crossovers. They're not as well known as GR Research, but they have a perfect 5.0 rating on audioreview and are highly recommended on the audioasylum. I am...

The tape on the grenade pins was there to hold the pins in better. It makes for a bad day when you crawl across some debris and hook a pin on something.;) The History channel is going to have a two hour special on the True Story of BlackHawk Down on Monday 01/21/02, 9:00 PM eastern. Derrick G

Forgot to mention about the "insight." It's hard to get the Somalian point of view because most Somalians still hate Americans. When Mark Bowden was doing his research in Somalia, he was escorted by armed men in one of the "technicals." He left Somalia without interviewing as many people as he...

Tim, Actual footage is actual footage. What does it matter who's film it was? The Somalias did rush to the battle in masses. This comes from interviews Mark Bowden (who wrote the book) did with militia fighters and other Somalians when he was doing his research. The Somalias were so used...

Kevin T, The MCA 50 has a beefed up power supply, and its output is up to 225w into one ch. at 8 ohms and 200w/ch with all channels driven IIRC. There is a tread from a few days ago talking about the MCA 50. Do a search on it and you should find it. Derrick

Bhagi, I would have to go back and check to be sure but IIRC the decision to pull the AC130 and the Armor was made by the Joint Chiefs of Staff or somewhere around that level. I'm sure, though, that there were a lot of political (i.e. civilian) influence that led to that decision. Ivan...