Recent content by Jason Bell

I definitely agree with this part of your post. I'm a home theater fanantic but I dont make purchases lightly. For $500.00-$1000 or more I want a little assurance that I'm not going to be in possesion of a boat anchor in 12 months. If these companies would have come to a compromise I would have...

I've got a WE655, the Wegas just prior to yours. My TV also gets all scrambled when I switch from say a 480i to a 720p or 1080i channel. Only for a second though until the deinterlacers and scaling electronics gets resynced. Have you tried running the cable directly to the back of your TV...

If people are tall and thin he probably already has the DVD player set to 16:9. So like others have said there is probably a button on his remote that squeezes the image to the proper AR. Either that or there may be a setting in his TVs setup menus to turn the 16:9 squeeze feature on. I have...

I would definitely try Johns suggestion. If that doesnt work though. Have you tried just moving the main gain volume knob on the subs amp a little? I had a little 8" Velodyne sub once and it had a very noisy pot and it would make this low rumbling popping kind of noise when the volume was...

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I was in a similiar situation a few years ago. This is how I built my system over the course of a couple years. I bought a pair of bookshelves(Axiom M22s) for my Mains. Then I bought a pair of floorstanders(Axiom M60s) and moved the M22s to the back as my surrounds. Then I finally...

I would call B&K Tech support. They are very easy to reach and helpful. I'm not using the same amp as you but I have a B&K ST2140 powering my mains. When I turn it on there is a slight whooomp sound. When I turn it off there are three or four gentle whoop whooop from my speakers bass drivers...

I prefer to make big purchases locally. I just like the convienence of being able to throw the thing in my truck and take it back if I'm not happy. I havent used GoodGuys so I dont have an opinion on them. Best Buy and Circuit City have awesome return policies. They will take it back no...

Hi Jesse, I used to own the ASL AQ1003DT. I liked it a lot. Tuberolling is fun also and does have a major effect on the sound. If you do get this amp make sure you get the one with the biasing meter on the top. This makes biasing the tubes so easy. Another cool option with this amp is it has...

Hi MikeBo, I have M60's upfront a VP100 center and M22s for surrounds. I love them for hometheater. I would get the towers and the VP100. The VP100 has no problem keeping up with my M60s they sound perfect together. I was initially worried about the VP100 because it seems like everyone is...

Nathan, Thats a nice setup, especially after you add the SVS sub. That setup is good enough when you get your own place you probably would only need to upgrade the receiver for a little more power. I've tried my surrounds a couple of different ways and the way I prefer is to have them...

DavidK, That pop you're hearing when you switch inputs or surround modes on the fly is not clipping. I always turn my volume down if I'm gonna switch modes or inputs. Clipping is like this hideous distortion. The best way I can think to describe it is have you ever been in someones car...

Jeremy, I wouldnt worry about it. I also noticed some static during dialogue in this movie on my Axioms. I think that in some scenes in this movie they had the microphones either too close to the actors or the gain turned up to much. Its like have you ever heard someone yell into a microphone...

Solomon, I wouldnt buy a center channel just for the sake of buying one if you're happy with the sound without it. I dont use a center channel in my setup. I have Axiom M60s in the front set to large and about 7' apart. I love the way it sounds. Voices are percectly centered on the T.V. and...

Solomon, I wouldnt buy a center channel just for the sake of buying one if you're happy with the sound without it. I dont use a center channel in my setup. I have Axiom M60s in the front set to large and about 7' apart. I love the way it sounds. Voices are percectly centered on the T.V. and...