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Gold speaker wires? I can see a very good reason for them. It's a good way to store gold bullion. No thief is likely to find it. Lots safer than casting it into a sailboat keel.

The amplifiers may indeed be indentical. However, it's the power supply that determines whether or not they will all put out their advertised power at once.

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What is the basic difference between these two series of ReplayTV units? What technical features does one have that the other doesn't, and what are the plusses and minuses of each? I'm having trouble getting the straight scoop. Thanks a bunch, Norm Strong

The "you" is a generallized you. The most troubling part to me is the part where they can remove the commercial skip feature at any time. It's not like the Apex AD600 where Apex had to get their hands on your unit to remove the "secret" menu. If Sonic Blue is successfully sued by the major...

Did you read the legal agreement? SonicBlue can remove any feature of RePlayTV without notice and at their sole discretion. IOW, they can remove the commercial skip feature at any time, and you have no recourse. In fact, they reserve the right to alter RePlay's software in any way they...

Perhaps you'd give us something to go on other than the price. Such as, How much power into what load? Then there's things like, is a fan acceptable?

My recommendation would be for "less".

I have an Apex. I've had it for 2 years. It works perfectly. But, since I've only looked at one other brand on my own TV set, I can't really argue with the esteemed gentlemen above. The "feature" set, however, is undeniable.

The reason bass management is not added to receivers is that it is difficult and expensive, since it has to be done in the analog domain. Since the signal from an SACD or DVD-A player is only available as a set of analog signals, the receiver would first have to send each channel through a...

The only reason to match brands is to get unified remote controls. There is no quality issue.

There are excellent reasons for buying a DVD player as a dedicated CD player. They play, not only CDs, but CD-R, CD-RW, and all of them encoded with MP3. How many home CD decks do you know that will do that?

If you want to play vinyl, why did you buy a 950, which is notable for having no phono stage?

Place the amplifier on the floor. Put a sturdy chair on each side. Now lay a board across the seats of the chairs, and your amplifier has been bridged.

Buy a couple of CD cabinets that are 18" high. Put the speakers on them.

I don't see how we can help. You know all about the 2 candidates, and you have the additional advantage of knowing what various features are worth to you. If you can't make the decision, how on earth can we make it for you?

Sound quality is not related to price. More money will however buy you louder undistorted sound, better bass extension, and of course a much nicer looking piece of furniture. But it won't buy better sound.

Frequency response is quite important. It's one of the few ways to rate a speaker. And a way that doesn't require a golden ear. It has not escaped my notice that audio professionals, who make their living based on their ability to separate the good from the great and the poor from the...

Our opinions don't mean a thing to you, unless you know why they were formed. I'd buy the one with the phono preamp.

More to the point, Kevin, why do you care?

It doesn't make any difference. There is nothing idiosyncratic about Polk speakers that would indicate any special receiver requirements.

Quite the contrary. The 88db 4 ohm speaker will draw twice as much power and STILL be 3 db lower in output. Sensitivity is rated with an input of 2.83v--regardless of the impedance of the speaker. So actually you are 4 times worse off with the 4 ohm speaker. Half the output and twice the...

Why not just buy a 7 amp Variac, and when the voltage starts to go low, turn it up. Costs a lot less than $350.

The way the power output of a receiver is specified is set by the FTC. I've never come across a receiver that didn't meet its power specs as so measured. The reason for a 200W amplifier is because 100W is not enough to get the loudness you desire, resulting in distortion. You can of course...

Apparently the 2 units you mentioned are not around $100, but rather $130. I saw a Daewoo 5700 at Target for $100; it has much to recommend it.

I doubt very much that ANY CD player will be satisfactory to you. Your ears are much more delicate than the average person's. Chances are you should avoid all CD players and stick with something--anything--that doesn't hurt your ears. LP is probably just the ticket for you, and there's lots...

What complaints did you have with the previous VCR? Look for one that addresses these complaints!

You misspelled "separation".

Headphone amps are generally used by people who don't have a headphone jack on their receiver--usually because they don't have a receiver! They are also used by people that have managed to convince themselves that there is something magic in a separate headphone amplifier that simply can't...

You know what they say: Sin in haste; repent at leisure.