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  1. Tony Richardson

    First Blu-Ray titles not encoded with new audio codecs

    Fact #1 Until we actually see a real player with real software to play on it, no one knows what BD will actually do. Just look at what happened to the PS3 player specs or the dual layer BD discs at launch! Need I say more. If you trust Sony to actually do what they say they will do. Get...
  2. Tony Richardson

    Toshiba HD-A1 HDMI Issue

    The problem with the HD-A1 with the Samsung HLS series over HDMI is a know issue with the player, It's been discussed on other forums and according to Toshiba they are aware of the problem with this model. I was told it should be corrected with the firmware upgrade do out soon. That was this...
  3. Tony Richardson

    JBL's - Here's what I want to do. Opinions?

    I would also recommend the EC35 as the center. It matches perfectly with the E50's and looks much better as a center. I have 6 E50's and the EC35 as the center and the sound is unbelievable? You won't be sorry!
  4. Tony Richardson

    JBL Northridge

    I've had my JBL's for about a month now and love them. I have the E50's all the way around (6)and the EC35 as the center. My room is fairly small 18'x14' and the speakers fill the room without any problems. I also have an svs sub so bass is great as well. When playing music, I don't use the...
  5. Tony Richardson

    Pionee 1014 - remote codes?

    I just got mine today and I'm trying to get the remote to learn the code for my Directv H-10 HD satellite receiver. There is no preset that I can find to work. It's made by samsung. When I try to get it to learn the individual buttons all I get are errors. What a pain! Any one else...
  6. Tony Richardson

    O.K. Superbit where's Godzilla (Mathew Broderick Version)

    I must have exceptionally bad taste. I own the film and enjoy it for what it is. Popcorn summer movie. Certainly not Oscar caliber, but still a fun movie. At least in my uneducated opinion. But what do I know, I just watch movies for the pleasure they give me, not some critic who thinks...
  7. Tony Richardson

    Your Guilty Pleasures in film

    I can't believe no one has mentioned Strange Brew yet. One of the funniest movies ever produced. If your drunk and wasted all the time that is. Not really. It's just really, really bad Canadian humor. Also, I was glad to see Ice Pirates mentioned , I love both of these movies. A few years...
  8. Tony Richardson

    I just saw GLORY for the first time.

    Glory is a great film. Pure and simple. I thought Matthew did a good job with his role. He is a better actor than he is given credit for in my opinion. Denzel and Morgan both gave excellent performances and I agree that the film itself should have gotten the oscar.
  9. Tony Richardson

    Attn: LD people - how does widescreen look zoomed on a 16:9 set?

    Brett. I have the same set as yours and I watch laser disk on it often. My player is a Panasonic Prism, it was top of the line in 1991 when I bought it and it's still going strong today. Most laser disks look much better than satellite or cable. The colors are more accurate and the resolution...
  10. Tony Richardson

    Do you use the tone control?

    Steve, I hear ya about the wife. Mine thinks a boom box is high fidelity sound. When I bought my last receiver she almost had a heart attack when I told her what it would cost and she could not understand why it was worth it to me. I also agree that striving to achieve accurate reproduction of...
  11. Tony Richardson

    Do you use the tone control?

    I use the tone controls on my receiver to adjust the treble by 2 decibels. I don't see this as a problem or bastardizing the original recording. The chances that my room match the acoustics of the recording studio where the music was recorded and then mixed is zero. So claiming to destroy the...
  12. Tony Richardson

    Do DVD players really need to be cleaned?

    Timon , I agree with you, if you smoke or in a dusty invironment cleaning is needed over time. I have an old Toshiba 3006 that I bought in March of 97 and it began to have problems playing my dvd's and it would not play my cd's at all. I opened it up and cleaned the chrome rods the pickup...
  13. Tony Richardson

    Dying Toshiba SD-2108?

    Paul, I had a similiar problem with my old Toshiba 3006. I removed the cover and cleaned the laser pickup lens with a q-tip and distilled water and the player worked fine after that. I do this about every six months and have never had a problem since. Hope this helps.
  14. Tony Richardson

    Problems with VR509 remote

    John_E I was having trouble with the rf remote to. I changed the rf channel to (2) on the receiver and left the remote on channel (1) and it works perfectly now, go figure.
  15. Tony Richardson

    Best Sounding Non-Action Movies

    Give a serious listen to "The Ghost and the Darkness" it has amazing ambient sounds.
  16. Tony Richardson

    Kenwood opinions needed

    I own the VR-509 and have never heard any dropouts or any other problems with the reciever Don't waiste the mooney of the 510 they would be very pleased with the 509 just as I am.
  17. Tony Richardson

    My sonosub makes a farting sound

    Chris I sounds to me that you have a leak in your sub somewhere. I would check the driver seal and caulk all the interior seems very well, including the port. I used a whole tube of caulk on my sonotube interior seems and used a high quality gasket on the driver and it has never given me a...
  18. Tony Richardson

    Kenwood VR-509 or VR-510?

    Bill, I recently purchased the VR-509 at CC and this is one hell of a unit, in my opinion.I don't care for the sound of THX so the money saved was great. The remote that comes with the unit is very nice as well. It is RF and IR and is easy to program. The only problem is that is not backlit...
  19. Tony Richardson

    My view on PEARL HARBOR audio

    Yang, Are you saying inorder to hear the dolby headphone track properly,I need to set my receiver to stereo mode instead of dolby digital to hear it properly thru the headphone jack on the receiver? I have the Kenwod 509 and it downmixes the DD track to stereo for headphones. They claim it...
  20. Tony Richardson

    Terminator 1, will not load!

    Thanks for the responce guys. I tried the disk in a friends player and it won't play in his Pioneer either. Got a bad copy, back to Best Buy!
  21. Tony Richardson

    Terminator 1, will not load!

    I tried to play Terminator in my Toshiba 3006 last night but it freezes when it gets past the MGM opening logo. The other side with the special features plays just fine. Has anyone else had this problem? It may just be a bad disk but I was wondering if this has hapened to anyone else. This...
  22. Tony Richardson

    Is there a significant difference to warrant a "electrostatic and mechanical focus "?

    John, I recently did both on my Toshiba TW65H80 and the difference was amazing. I have had the set since 98 and have done all the usual adjustments and convergence to fine tune the set. But the best tweak I have ever done was trim and mechanical focus. It is really simple to do and you will...
  23. Tony Richardson

    box or tube?

    I agree with Pat on the sonotube. I recently built a sonotube sub and it could not have been easier to do. The sound is fantastic and I think it looks cool as well. I built mine out of 16" tube with a shiva driver. It stands 48" tall with legs. I thought I had heard and felt base before this...
  24. Tony Richardson

    Over 20 New Home Theater Images

    Mario, Very nice graphics! I am also a graphics artist and it is a joy to be able to visualize your projects ahead of time. I do all my DIY projects in Max and it makes a huge difference in the finished project. When you can see it before its actually built and make changes as needed it can...
  25. Tony Richardson

    Just installed shiva, but........

    Thanks John for you reply but I don't think it is the sub amp as I thought. I found that my son had set the receiver to +10 on the LFE control. It is normally set at -10 with the amp at just below the half way point. This setting has been the only way to calibrate at 5 db above the mains. With...
  26. Tony Richardson

    Just installed shiva, but........

    I just installed my shiva driver into a 142.5 L tube tuned to 18.1 with the adire 4" flared port but the thing is making a terrible noise at about 102 db. My room is 25' x 16' x 8' It is not the klanking sound people have described when a driver bottoms out but more of a very distorted sound...
  27. Tony Richardson

    Shiva in a thre way speaker?

    I am curious if anyone has ever used the Shiva in a three way front speaker. It seems that they would be ideal if you prefer to run your speakers in the large setting with the sub for the LFE and rears only.
  28. Tony Richardson

    Just Did the Fidek Fix

    Brett, you forgot to mention your fix!!!!
  29. Tony Richardson

    Audax, speakers for home theater, opinions?

    Ken those are probably the best looking DIY's I have ever seen! Absolutely beautiful!!!!!!! Are the mains done the same way?
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