Recent content by Ten_Smith

Yes, the wife endorsement is rare and to be cherished ;-)

Thanks Darryl. Your post is well timed. The two questions floating around in my mind are the relative importance of flat screen and 16:9 squeeze. I'd love to hear others comment on them. Here is my take. Flat screen seems not so important to me. Sure it nice to be able to see the screen from...

Thank-you gentlemen. My wife beat me to the puch and showed with a smaller combo set (tv/dvd/vcr) for the kids room. I had been thinking of a new tv for the den and move the old one down to the kids room. Now, I'll wait and troll the after X-mass sales to see what I can find. Right now I have...

I'd like to hear some of you weigh in on whether I should go with a 32" conventional or a 27" HD ready TV. The two types of sets are at about the same price point at the local circuit city. I've heard it said that at this size the HD does not add much. Really, I'm looking for a new tv in the

Thanks Dave. The monsoon is a factory option that complicates things... I've found an XM focused discusion board. A good discusion of the various options is provided here http://www.xm411.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=628 And I've started a Passat thread here...

I just bought the SkiFi receiver, installed it in my home, and I'm researching the best way is to affordably install it in my Passat. I have the Delphi SkiFi Car Kit, but could return it. Is there better equiptment that costs less or a little more? I plan to put the SkiFi on the dash and the...

Man, you gotta be careful about mentioning Miles in a thread ont this board!! Y'all get carried away. Actually, its all really interesting so keep it up. I may have to give BMG kudos, they responded to the e-mail I sent a day or so before I started this thread indicating that they are...

Thanks all. Here is what I ordered. Cookin' With The Miles Davis Quintet - (Remastered)Miles Davis A Love Supreme (Remastered) - John Coltrane Blue Train (Remastered) - John Coltrane The Best Of Earth Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 (Remastered) - Earth, Wind & Fire All N' All (Remastered) - Earth...

I've done a couple of searches and come up empty. I've got a couple of scratched CDs I want to repair. What is the best gadget for repairing CDs? How about Skip Doctor? Or, DiscRx? Or, Scotch CD and CD-ROM Surface Scratch Remover Kit?

Thank you for the additional information gentleman. I'll definitely go after the coltrane. Keith, has Anyone Out There but me identified your new romantic roots. I used to listen to that with Friends Of Mine, but now its just a Careless Memory. Is There Somthing I Should Know--should I get...

Cool, thanks for the info, and wish me luck. Edit: Looking around a little more I see a bunch of other CDs (moody blues, dire straights, ac/dc, earthwindfire, littlefeat, and DukeEllington) that are clearly marked 'remastered', so I think I'll get the Miles at the local store and and get...

Thanks Mike. If the remastered versions came out a couple of years ago the probability of BMG still having them seems small. Therefore, I'll gamble and see what happens (unless I'm told that probability is expected to be high). I can always return them. I'll post results after I receive them...

I'm thinking of joinging BMG and getting some Miles CDs. I was consider the following: Miles Davis All StarsWalkin' Miles Davis QuintetRelaxin' With Miles Looking on Amazon I see they are available in a 20-bit digitially re-mastered form. How can I tell if the ones at BMG are the same...

You could also braid the wire, and I don't believe there are negative repercusions from that. I'm sure others will chime in if it could affect sound quality.. To braid, 1) fold the wire at its midway point 2) Tie the folded end of the doubled wire (as opposed to the end with two loose...

Brett, thank you. I agree with you. I bought used ARs when I was in college back in the 80s and they were great. But I was hesitant to get this pair given the complete lack of reviews or comments on them. Now I'm glad I did. And you are right about the pricing, I was taking that all off the...