Recent content by Michael Yung

I've been looking for a cheap MP3 player as well and thus far I am most interested in the Creative MuVo2 4GB MP3 player. This is available through buy.com for less then $200 right now! I know this is a little more then your budget but I think you will get more use out of a player with more...

For the price, it sounds like a great setup. Personally, I am not a great fan of Yamaha receivers. I would prefer something warmer like H/K. Another thing too, you mention that the speakers you're getting are all the "biggest" in its class. Granted that I haven't heard them myself but the...

I asked a similar question many moons ago and someone point me to Slim Devices and it seems to be a very good product. When I was researching this about a year ago, they only had a wired version but now they have the Squeezebox which is wireless and retails for $299. The thing that's cool about...

A friend of my have a HT setup with a 32" direct view TV and a HTiB. When he plays certain DVDs, the piciture shakes. I noticed this happens when there's low-frequence, like Pixar's opening animation. My guess is that the cables should be shielded but is that right? The subwoofer is placed...

This sound really interesting. I have long been intriged by the digital amp technology and this sounds like an easy and cheap way to experience it. Thanks for starting the thread.

Since you mention that you have a slight bias toward music, I would recommend starting your system with the speakers and receiver or prepro + amp first. HDTV technology is still too unstable in my opinion. The 1080i vs. 720p issue as one example and also number of DVI adaptors available for the...

Forget Klipsch, try Triangle, a French speaker manufacturer. Very dynamic and forward sounding and easy to drive too. If you find Triangle dull, then I would second the hearing check idea too.

Is there suppose to be a big difference between 480 Interlaced and 480 Progressive? I was watching a couple of DVDs on a Panny PT-50LC13 this weekend with a progressive scan dvd player and I didn't notice a big difference. Am I missing something?

Bigger is not always better. It depends on the length and how much power is provided by your amp. I don't have the scientific forumla for that but maybe someone else would jump in later with that info. The general idea is that the longer the cable, the less gage it should be. Generally...

JMLab makes some of the world's best speakers. Focal is the parent company and they supply tweeters to many fine speaker companies such as Wilson. Just this past weekend I went to listen to their top of the line Utopia speakers, the Grande Utopia Be is around $40,000 and it was unbelievable...

Hi Rob, switching your choice of sub to SVS is strongly recommened for either of your setups. Subs unlike speakers doesn't have the timber-matching issue and therefore any sub should work with any speakers. Especially a good sub like the SVS. As to the mains, unfortunately I am not familiar with...

Save the $500 and get the Paradigm instead and then use that money and get a SVS instead of the PDR-10. The SVS subs puts out such clean bass your neighbors wouldn't know what hit them. When I first switch from PW-2000 to my SVS 20-39 PCi, it took me a while to realize what bass was suppose to...

Rega is very warm sounding but if you're looking for new then it is out of your $400 price range. You might be able to find some on ebay for a used one of the older version. For something that's a little closer to your price range, you may also want to consider Music Hall MMF CD-25 that's around...

Give the Infinity Intermesso 2.6 a try. Stereophile Class A rating all the way and it's currently being discontinued and selling at a great price at AudioAdvisor.com. Great return policy as well so no worries if it doesn't workout at home. The Energy Veritas is also very nice. Another...

I was at BestBuy this weekend and had a chance to audition some of the bookshelf size speakers just for fun. I listen to Yamaha, Sony, Athens, JBL and Klipch and I was most impressed by JBL and Athens. They both had the most natural sound in the mid-range and the bass response wasn't bad either...