Recent content by Kevin_Wadsworth

I should mention that my musical comments on the Ref 1’s are assuming that a sub is used with the speakers. IMO, even the Ref 1.5’s (which go deeper than the Ref 1’s) do not have enough extension for anything other than pure vocal/choral music.

I have Ref 1.5’s (tower version of the Ref 1) as well as Rocket 750’s. Very different speakers, but I wouldn’t necessarily the Ref’s are “better” speakers than the 750’s. Everyone will agree that the Ref’s are more detailed than the Rockets and IMO they give a better image. They lack the...

The av123 R-DES system found here (http://www.av123.com/products_produc...s&product=31.1) would also help you out. Compared to the BFD, it only has 4-bands for equalization, compared to 12. But it does have a much nicer interface and allows you to store up to 5 curves if you like to use...

Well, the first time it needed repair it wouldn't play DVD-A discs ~90% of the time. CD, SACD, and DVD-Video were all fine, but DVD-A just wouldn't play. The most recent problem started a few months ago where occasionally the disk (any type) wouldn't spin up/load after being put into the...

I had my DVD-2900 in the shop 1.5 years ago because it wouldn’t play DVD-A discs. I think it took ~2 weeks to get it back. I was fairly satisfied with the process. It broke again a little bit ago (won’t spin up any type of disc), and to speed up the turnaround I took it to a local repair...

I was surprised at the value rating of 5 out of 5. Maybe this new type of amp really adds something that others lack. At this price point, I can get dual 12” woofers with a 1000 watt amp from SVS, or for a bit cheaper a single 12” woofer, with a 500W amp and a real wood box. Onix will sell you a...

Similar to the requests for the aspect ratio on the menu and extras to be the same as the movie, I’d request that the audio signal for these portions also be the same. Many of today’s movies are enoced in DD or DTS but still have the menus in stereo. Fro those of us with receivers that take a...

It's also too bad Tom didn't include anything from SVS or Hsu in the subwoofer review. Seems a bit odd to leave them out when they have several very competitive models in the price range of those tested.

I have a Discover credit card, and one of the things you can use your Cashback Bonus for is to get a Blockbuster movie card. It costs $20 to get a card good for 10 rentals. So for me, I would have to watch 14 movies a month to make the Movie Pass option worthwhile. While I've thought of...

I too put ketchup on steak when I was a kid. Then again, I also used to think that the $80 Pioneer speakers that I owned sounded pretty good. We all make mistakes when we're young... Maybe I'll just shove the old sub under my desk and use it for the computer. Jimi, I don't think it would be...

Over the past couple years I have purchased an SVS PC+ sub which was later replaced with an SVS PB2+. I sold the PC+ sub, but sitting in my basement I still have a JBL 110 Watt subwoofer that was the original sub that I owned. I measured the response of the JBL sub once and I believe its -3 dB...

FWIW, I have a pair of Paradigm 9SEMk3 speakers. There were the predesessor to the Monitor line, so I would imagine that they have a similar sound (I've never heard the monitors, though, so I could be wrong). I too am interested in upgrading my speakers and was intrigued by the value of the...

I'd never heard this piece before singing it 1.5 years ago, and it's quickly moved towards the top of the list of my favorite pieces. The problem is that the recording I bought is fairly poor. Does anyone have a recommendation for a good recording of the piece(in German)? A brief search on...

Rick: Easy! Can't you just let the whole thing drop? I just caught up on this thread and the number and direction of the posts over the past two days has ben amazing. A day and a half ago we had a positive discussion towards getting some real measurements (that most people on this board would...

Edwards quote: "Clearly, the internal cross sectional area of a flared and a non-flared port will be the same, and hence so will the velocity through the port." Just to point out, this isn't quite true. A flared port has a slightly lower pressure drop than a sharp-edged port, leading to a...