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  1. Jerry St.Marie

    Sunfire Ultimate Receiver vs. Denon 5803

    After you hear the prices for these upgrades you won't be as impressed. I found the best way to find out about the operation of different brands is to get hold of an owners manual. Either download or call and order to really learn about the features and operation. I got hold of six manuals...
  2. Jerry St.Marie

    Im in Skiing Heaven!

    Want something different try Zermot Switzerland where the beginner slopes are on the top of the mountain and you can ski into Italy. The way to get there cheap is to go to a ski show and join the ski club that's going there with the best price. I skied a week there and stayed in a room that I...
  3. Jerry St.Marie

    B&K Seperates or Denon 5803

    The reason it could take a little time to set up the B&K is because it's very flexible and has a lot of options. Download their software and take a look at it and you'll see it can actually be a lot of fun and not very hard.To me user friendly means I'm given more choices as the user.
  4. Jerry St.Marie

    What kind of cables to connect pre/pro and amp?

    Stop worrying so much. The stereo cables will work just fine and the only difference between the red and black is the color. Actually since they always come in pairs I'll bet everyone has at least one spare cable. I know I do.
  5. Jerry St.Marie

    Sunfire III vs B&K 50

    I've always seen the B&K as being much more flexable. Instead of just looking at advertizing download both owners manuals and do a little reading. I ended up with ten manuals from ten preamps and it still took me a couple of months to decide on the B&K.
  6. Jerry St.Marie

    what's the name of the 12 volt trigger cable?

    You can get the whole cable at RS. Look for a mono cable with mini phono jacks. They came in various lenths.
  7. Jerry St.Marie

    4 ohm or 8 ohm

    You're right.
  8. Jerry St.Marie

    B&K REF 50 Processor Noise?

    I'm a little curious. Can this noise be heard with any active source material or only with an unactive input? If I can't hear it while listening to music or a DVD why should I care? Either my REF20 is totally silent or I spent to much time in an arti base camp in Nam.
  9. Jerry St.Marie

    Multi-Room/Source IR Receiver

    Actually you have to use the connecting block and power supply. The Xanteck receivers have a 3 conducter cable because the have a talk-back led in the receiver. Just run the Xantech receiver cable to the connecting block and then run a cable from one of the connecting block outputs to your...
  10. Jerry St.Marie

    How many of you were vaccinated against smallpox?

    Had the smallpox shot and a bunch I didn't even know what they were for. Before I went to Nam I got so many shots that I couln't raise my arms over my head for a week.
  11. Jerry St.Marie

    Bass peak setting?

    Keep on turning it up until it starts to distort and then turn it down a db.
  12. Jerry St.Marie

    Old question.........new member!

    Unless you spend $2500-$3500 the owner of that store won't be able to buy a new car. Listen to Ted and you can get a nice system for about $1500 and keep your wife happy. After a while you can start sneaking in upgrades when she really starts to enjoy it.
  13. Jerry St.Marie

    B&K finally on Web

    B&K finally has their web page finished showing all their products. They also have all the manuals and software available for download.
  14. Jerry St.Marie

    Bose 3-2-1 system...anybody tried it?

    I'm curious why none of the Bose units have the DD or DTS logos on them.
  15. Jerry St.Marie

    IR Interference from Receiver

    Take a look on the Xantech web page. They have a problem guide and a customer service phone number.
  16. Jerry St.Marie

    Is there a way to build my room so that changing the wiring won't be so hard...

    Smarthome's latest catalog has 3/4" and 2" flexible raceway tubing in 50' length for the larger and 100' for the smaller. It looks like just what you need.
  17. Jerry St.Marie

    B&K Ref 50: NEED INFO PLEASE!!!

    Thanks for the link to the owners manual Jerry. I never would buy anything without studying the manual first.
  18. Jerry St.Marie

    1st time HT setup. Need advice.

    You just need to connect the composite from the DVD to the TV aux input and the digital to your receiver. To watch a DVD just switch the TV to the aux input and turn on your receiver. To play a CD just play it through the receiver like a DVD. You can connect the DVD to the receiver then to the...
  19. Jerry St.Marie

    12 volt trigger cable

    My mistake,I didn't know the Rotel was a receiver. I downloaded rear views of your Rotel and a Panamax 5100 and what I said before still holds true. Just run the mono mini phono cable from the Rotel to the Panamax. When the Rotel is powered up it sends 12v to the Panamax to power up the switched...
  20. Jerry St.Marie

    12 volt trigger cable

    The only question is the type of 12v connections there are on your Rotel and Panamax. I've got a 12v connection running from my B&K to my Monster Cable power conditioner that powers up my amp and other junk. If yours is the same as mine it's a two conductor cable with a mini mono phono plug on...
  21. Jerry St.Marie

    Burglaries

    Do you notice everyone is afraid of being sued for defending themselves? I would rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6.
  22. Jerry St.Marie

    Can you lay a bookshelf speaker on its side?

    If you lay them on their sides have the tweeters both facing either towards your TV or away from it. It will probably sound better if they're both on the outside.
  23. Jerry St.Marie

    Anyone replace a fuse on an Adcom Amp?

    If I were you I,d give Adcom a call. A fuse should be easy to replace. Notice I said should,not is. I've got a 7500 so tell me what you think about it.
  24. Jerry St.Marie

    Hum/whine in tv speakers...help!

    What I'm trying to find out is it could be a radiation problem. If the units are powered on but have no physical connection (no cable between the TV and the cable box) and still makes noise it's a radiation problem from the box. Then try it again with the TV and the box connected but no signal...
  25. Jerry St.Marie

    Connection question.......

    That's what I do so I don't have to turn on a receiver just to watch the news. Just press mute when you want to listen through your separate speakers.
  26. Jerry St.Marie

    Hum/whine in tv speakers...help!

    Does the cable box have to be connected or just turned on? As far as AC circuits go, try running an extension cord. We were having problems with main frame disk drives once losing data until someone noticed a radar station a block away. Had to cover a wall with metal foil and ground it, so...
  27. Jerry St.Marie

    Hum/whine in tv speakers...help!

    That high pitched whine you hear doesn't come from the speakers but from the high voltage circuits and if it's there the frequency is over 15k. The best way to find out where the noise is coming from is to start unplugging things to see if the noise is still there, and since you suspect your TV...
  28. Jerry St.Marie

    Is Martha Stewart the worst investor of all time?

    I think the problem should be with the person that gave her the inside info. If someone in the know told me that a stock I had was going to drop I think I would find it a little difficult to just sit there and watch it happen. She herself was not an insider and she just acted on info that she...
  29. Jerry St.Marie

    Ref 30 Upgrades....where are they????

    Don't bother sending E-mails since I think they fall into some bit bucket and you will never get an answer. Just give them a phone call and they will be happy to help you.
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