Recent content by Paul S

Wayne is quite correct. The MX-500 is one of the best and most reasonably priced remotes out there. By the way, not only is it capable of learning it also has the ability to program macros into it. That means that you can program it to turn on many pieces of equipment with the touch of one...

NEVER and I mean NEVER under any circumstances stack anything on top of a receiver, no matter what type of situation you have. You want to take away many years of service and possibly damage your unit beyond repair that is the best way to do it.

The rule of thumb is: IF IT SOUNDS BAD TURN IT DOWN!!! If you continue to run your equipment at excessive volume you can damage either the speakers, the receiver, or both. In short, you are most likely abusing your equipment.

Very simply check the power requirements of the speaker. All speakers will give you an operating power range i.e. 50 to 250 watts. Simply see how much power your receiver is capable of and go from there. Usually it is not a big deal as just about any receiver will power just about any standard...

Go to www.cablewholesale.com There you will find high quality cables at very, very reasonable prices.

M&K make some of the finest speakers in the business. You will have no trouble at all driving them with your receiver. Incidentally, not many people know that M&K invented the subwoofer back in 1973.

Tone controls were placed on your receiver for a reason. Each brand/type of speaker handles tone differently. There are also room acoustics to consider. If the flat position were always correct there would be no tone controls on your receiver, however, this is not the case. Rooms that are...

Adjust them to where your speakers sound best to you.

Scott, the facts have been presented to you. Whether you choose to believe them is another matter. As to audiophiles spending (wasting) large amounts of money, yes, they do. Many "audiophiles" are not happy unless they are spending large amounts of money and feel that the only way to improve...

The amps/receivers in the Hirsch/Houck lab tests were not equalized. I stand by my statement, no one can tell the difference between amplifiers. I have had more than a dozen or two throughout the years and have yet to hear one that sounded a bit better or different than the other. If you do, go...

Elinor, I am in no way intent on showing you or anyone else how clever I am. I have been in hi-fi audio since the mid 1960's. I have stated a few verities in the hopes that there might be a few people out there that will learn where to put their money effectively to get the highest quality audio...

The following is an excerp from a Masters audio archives article dated September 1, 2002: Several years ago Stereo Review magazine [now Sound & Vision] commissioned an extensive series of listening tests to determine whether those listeners who claimed to be able to discern tiny nuances from...

Elinor why don't you take the $10,000 challenge? I have posted general information for it below. You should be able to tell your superior amp from a Radio Shack every time, right? For some interesting info about the sound of amps I suggest emailing Richard Clarke - [email protected]. He runs...

Is it just audiophile people have an elitist attitude that seperates just sound better? How many people in a true blind test could tell the difference? In a single word: NONE No one to date has been able to tell the difference between amps on highly controlled double blind tests. Many...

Panasonic makes a highly reliable product and probably gives the biggest bang for your dollar. I don't think you can go wrong with their new digital receivers.