Recent content by ThucN

Have any Canadian members of this forum bought British-made speakers online and shipped them into Canada? Are there import duties in addition to the GST/PST? FYI, I'm looking to buy ATC speakers.

My SB card is the Live 5.1 X-Gamer. After spending an entire evening digging around in the AVS Forum, I believe that you're right when you say the digital out is outputting a 5V signal. In fact, it's common knowledge (at AVS anyway) that all SBLive cards, with the exception of a few models...

When I connect the S/PDIF out from my Creative SB Live soundcard to my Anthem AVM 2 pre-amp processor, the AVM does not detect a signal. It doesn't detect both Dolby Digital bitstreams and normal PCM. Before the AVM, I was using an inexpensive Kenwood receiver, and was able to receive DD and...

For starters, you can change the setting so that Windows doesn't automatically reboot after you get the blue screen. Right-click on 'My Computer', select Properties. In the Advanced tab, click the 'Startup and Recovery...' button. Uncheck the 'Automatically reboot' option. Now the next...

I've had really good luck with my AOpen CD-RW drive. It writes CDs in all of the modes (DAO RAW), detects errors, and even has "JustLink" (i.e. "BurnProof"). To top it off, it's inexpensive. As Ken mentioned, some AOpen products are just other manufacturers' products in sheep's clothing. That...

I have this motherboard, and I have 768 MB of DDR memory installed (one 256 MB module and one 512 MB module). My system seems to work OK. You're correct that the SDRAM slots are rendered useless, because you can't combine DDR with regular SD memory. I don't know why the designers bothered...

I second Rick's suggestion of Audio One. The people there are friendly and most importantly, flexible on price. BTW, Audio One is located on Steeles, south of Hwy 7. My tactic when negotiating is to let them make the first offer, by asking for a discounted price. Then I make a reasonable...

Another good site is www.neoseeker.com The computer forums there are quite good. One of their most active forums is the Computer Audiophiles forum! ------------------ TqN

Look here http://www.hometheaterforum.com/uub/...ML/044257.html ------------------ TqN

I listened to the CM2s, along with the cheaper 602s and more expensive CDM 1NTs. Here is my take these speakers, and how they compare to each other. The 602s were not as crisp sounding as the other two pairs. The midrange detail was good, but mid/upper treble was not as strong. The CM2s were...

I have Paradigm Mini-monitors (v1) and I do find them bright. For the first month or so, I loved the sound of these speakers, and didn't find anything wrong with them. As more time passed, I became more familiar with the sound of the speakers used with a wider variety of recordings. It was...

I recently auditioned the Paradigm Ref Studio 40. However, I didn't like what I heard, so I tried the B&W 602 (note: all comparisons with same dealer, same room). I preferred the less expensive 602 to the Studio 40. Being foolish, I listened to the twice as expensive CDM 1NT, and found them to...