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    Steamed Cheeseburgers!

    Aren't all white castle burgers "Steam Grilled" to begin with? http://www.whitecastle.com/_pages/menu.asp "Steam Grilled on a bed of onions"...yummm
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    SPL Speaker Calibration: subwoofer on or subwoofer off?

    Do you/he have a dedicated LFE channel on the AMP connected to the sub? (Usually an RCA jackRCA Jack) What you describe is having the sub being fed by the speaker level outputs, and then out from the sub to the l/r mains. In 5.1 test tones, each test tone is specifically targeted at one...
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    Hi-Rez MC Sound from the Grave - Sinatra at the Sands

    That reminds me, I noticed a Richie Valens in the SACD section of Be$t Buy...on SACD. Anyone have this disc? Any good? Don't know if he approved it though...
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    Are "boomers" the key to high resolution audio? I think so...

    I don't care if U2 makes me gain a year in age...release it on SACD and do it properly, and considered it sold!
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    Are "boomers" the key to high resolution audio? I think so...

    I recently purchase the Barenaked Ladies CD "Everything to Everyone". Then, I was walking past the music department in Target and noticed a different version of it. One with DVD-A on a seperate CD along with some other bits. I purchased that one, sold the other on half, since the two-disc one...
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    Getting rid of Spyware

    You may also want to download this: http://spybot.safer-networking.de/ Spybot Search and Destroy. Chances are, if you had one, you might have others.
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    DVDs are fun, but no repeat value?

    If I think I am only going to watch a DVD once I will usually still purchase it, although it will usually be on sale. I figure it this way. If I buy a DVD "blind" for around $15, when newly released, and I hate it, I put it on Half and sell for $9 or $10. Someone usally buys a new release at...
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    Need help with speaker placement in a cluttered room

    I would say that if you want "true" 5.1 in THX fashion, your rears should match your fronts and be slightly higher, in position C. But yes, those Paradigm Surrounds (170's?) are nice, but they wouldn't be the same as the Atom's. If you go Atom, I would put them more towards A, maybe even...
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    A new "Midnight Madness" release!!!

    Hey Melio, he said "Fagabeefe"
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    Confessions of a DVD Junkie - TY Jeffrey Kern!

    Yes, I must admit, I get like that sometimes as well, but if I miss out on the Sunday paper for whatever reason...I head over here: http://www.salescircular.com/nj/software/dvdmop.shtml (They have other US States as well) The walk up and down the aisles isn't as fun after reading that...
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    Secretary cover

    In a word, yes. I had some problems with the disc not playing in a sony or a pioneer player. Returned it for another and it played, but only in the Sony. Anyone else have problems with the Secretary DVD?
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    speaker placement question

    [SIZE=2]Which HTIAB do you have or are you purchasing? Do you already have the receiver or is this a complete package? If you already have the receiver, it may have some settings to help you with this:
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    Rating the great steakhouses

    And if in New York, and you don't want just a plain steak, try Lucky Strike for a steak au poivre... 59 Grand Street New York, NY 10013 Telephone: 212-941-0772 12-4AM - a great after drinks, I'm hungry place....
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    Philly Cheese steaks...

    Some guy in one of our local papers did a whole series on them... Have a look here: Link Removed And this is just for Central NJ!
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    Rating the great steakhouses

    Score another vote for Peter Luger...whoa!
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