Recent content by Steve_L

+ 1 on the first reply, don't skimp and get the Klipsch of the same series... Refernece, Synergy etc. some of the older ones can be found on eBay. If your current Klipsch are pre-HT era and don't have specific center channels, match it as closely as you can with the same vintage/series if...

Denon and Harmon Kardon are both top contenders in that price range. Pioneer, Marantz, Yamaha, Onkyo also make great receivers in that price range and lower. There aren't a lot of wrong answers here. Since you aren't immediately going for HT, then the processor modes and lots of audio and...

The great thing about the Pioneer VSX-1015TX-K is that you are getting the industry leading home theater speaker equalization MCACC, all of the latest and greatest Digital Signal Processors, an excellent pre-amp/amp, and excellent component switching capabilities. You don't get some of the...

Chuck, there are a plethora of receivers that fit your budget and requirements. Denon and HK get great recommnedations. Pioneer, Yamaha and Onkyo have some receivers that are also very impressive in this price range and even lower. Panasonic has the new all digital technology XR55 that is worth...

I hear ya!! :frowning:

Also think about the Pannasonic XR-55 all digital unit. I would also be taking a strong look at the Pioneer VSX-1015TX-K

Tom, I'd be thinking about what percentage of budget will be targeted at speakers, receiver and then DVD player and cables. If your budget is $2500, I'd be thinking about ~$1800 for speakers, (more if you can) and then $~400 for a receiver and then $300 for a DVD and cables. With your...

Auto Detect is important to find for convenience sake. So learn how to do that. In many cases, DVDs (maybe games I don't know) will give you a choice of DD5.1 (Digital Dolby 5.1) or DTS. They are both 5 channel plus sub-woofer soundtracks, and most of us here lean toward DTS as the...

Here's two definitions of efficiency plucked from the Home theater Glossary of Terms. http://white.hometheatertalk.com/glossary.htm#e Efficiency - The ability of an audio device to turn mechanical energy to electrical (microphones, phonograph cartridges) or vice versa (loudspeakers...

>>> That would be a speaker's sensitivity, which is not the same as efficiency.

I went to electronics school a long time ago, but I remember the basic rule that maximum power transfer and efficiency was achieved when the output impedance of one circuit and the input impedance of the other were matched. Amplifiers are designed to drive speaker loads that ideally present a...

I've had both, because the 1014 got toasted by a lightning hit to the house. BB replaced it with a 1015. No reason that one is priced different than the other, unless it's a different store or they bought them different. Given the choice, I'd go for the 1015 just based on the extra set of...

Seperate cable. I kind of wish it would super-impose right over the video that I'm watching so I could make manual fine tuning adjustments while still watching the video, but it doesn't do that. It doesn't tell a lot about what it is doing when it is going through the process either.. you...

Good to hear you're enjoying it Summy. To be sure there will always be some really great higher end systems out there, and the new digital amps are very exciting, but bang for the buck right now, and this Pioneer 1015 is an excellent deal.

I doubt it's a power issue, but on the other hand, can't imagine what it might really be, other that your imagination. (not trying to be a wise guy) I'd suggest you play one of the recordings you have that you are very familiar with and "know" exactly how it used to sound and see if it...