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Very strange problem. I have a Denon 3000 DVD player, and a Denon 2802 A/V receiver. I have the DVD player plugged in to the switched power receptacle on the 2802, so that when I power the receiver it auto-powers the DVD player. I've run this config for over a year with no problems. Earlier...

Hello, A friend of mine just bought me a laserdisc player off eBay for my birthday (I've been complaining about not having a way to view Star Wars or Indy digitally, so he thought this would be a solution for the time being). Anyway, the player arrived and is in great shape from what I can...

One of my favorite mags to flip through is What Hi-Fi from the U.K. But, it occurs to me that I'm not clear on alot of different amp definitions, since I have no idea what some of this equipment would be used for. Can someone give me some basic clarity? Here are my questions: I own a Denon...

Ok, me and a friend are debating the best way to take his $1K and get the best set of front mains and center channel. He is planning to use an SVS 20-39 for the sub. He is driving it with a Denon 2802 receiver. The goal is to get the best sound & quality, paired with this sub, within his price...

Does anyone know how to toggle through various Dynamic Compression settings on a 2802 without going through the visual setup screens? In the middle of a movie at night, the last thing I want to have to do is switch my video input so I can walk through the screens to adjust the setting. Since it...

A friend of mine is looking for a very simple 5.1 surround system for his family room. He doesn't want anything spectacular (they don't watch a ton of TV), but something nice for a Friday movie rental. He is buying his kids a PS2 for a game machine, and wants to use it as a DVD player (for his...

Thanks for all the help and feedback from members here in the forum. I got my wife to give final approval, and hopefully by this time next week I'll be giving it a workout! I increased the wife acceptance factor by going with the 25-31PCi, which should give it a profile that will fit well with...

I was having lunch today with a few friends, and we were discussing the relative merits of why DVD has had such great acceptance by general consumers. One obvious point is that price points are close enough to VHS, but the discs usually also contain bonus features (whether they are used or not)...

I'm trying to help a friend pick new speakers. He gets a discount from our local Tweeter store, so he wants to focus on the products they carry if possible. I'm not up on most of these brands, so I was looking for some feedback. The brands are Boston Acoustics (which I do own a BA center)...

Ok, maybe I haven't perused enough of the 2nd Season set, but were are all the interviews and bonus materials? I put in the disc, get the spinning heads intro, then promptly get a menu only listing episode titles. No bonus features, no nothing. I admit I haven't gone through all 4 discs. Where...

I'm considering buying the SVS 25-31 PCi sub to replace the piss-poor sub I have now. I have a couple of questions, because I know there are alot of SVS fans here: (1) The WTF - Wife Tolerance Factor. I've already shown my wife a picture of this from the SVS site, but my wife is a smart...

I'm trying to write my Senator today regarding the Hollings copy protection bill (she sits on Holling's committee). To make sure I can back my arguments, I need published DVD sales figures, in particular DVD vs. VHS sales figures. I saw on DVDFile that they said the VideoScan numbers just...

My friend has quite the dilemna. He's has had his new 16:9 Mitsubishi 55" HDTV for about 2 weeks, and yesterday discovered a moth that looked like it was sitting right on the protective plastic shield. On closer inspection, the moth somehow is inside the TV, sitting right in the prime focus area...

Is anyone else having issues with the bass levels on Sting's "All This Time" DVD? The concert would otherwise be wonderful, but on my system it seems they mixed the bass at such a high level everything gets drowned out by bass. My system is: Denon 2802 receiver Denon 3000 DVD Infinity...

Well, I just finished watching the trailer for Sum of All Fears at quicktime.com and I fear that they've absolutely butchered this Clancy novel. Maybe I remember reading the wrong book, but I could swear the book had the conflict originating from the Middle East (Israel/Palestinians). What...

My friend is about to buy some RF-3 II and RS-3 Klipsch speakers, but before that I'm helping him wire his living room by running all speaker wire through the attic. I'm not familiar with these exact speakers, and I couldn't find any info on the Klipsch site on whether these supported bi-wiring...

Not that this is a high-quality HT device, but the principle looks extremely interesting. Basically, any flat surface can be turned into a speaker (table, window, etc.) They are rolling this out at CeBit this week; I believe it will be in stores in April. I have no idea on price, but their web...

I notice their web site doesn't appear to have been updated since December, and their upcoming DVD titles are looking pretty slim. Is there anything to be worried about? Rich

I was having dinner with a friend last night, and he told me he was going out today to pick up a pair of Bose 701 speakers. He recently bought my Sony STR-DE915 DD receiver after I upgraded to a Denon 2802. He wants to pick a nice pair of mains, mostly for use with movies. I successfully...

I recently replaced my receiver and did some housecleaning behind my A/V cabinet, and I'm curious if I should be concerned about (and what could I do about) various speaker wires that are running along side or over power coords and surge protectors. I'm running Monster XP wiring for all of my...

After disconnecting my old receiver and hooking up a new receiver last week, I'm fed up with binding posts. Can someone describe for me what I need to attach banana clips to the ends of my speaker wire? Rich

I demoed center channel speakers last week, and walked away with a Boston VR-910 center. The basic specs of this speaker are solid, and match my system very well. However, I'm confused on one aspect of this speaker I haven't run into before. Boston describes this as having: 1" aluminum tweeter...

I have heard this term for years, and never really thought much about what it really means. So, what exactly is "reference" level? In a related (maybe?) question. I just upgraded my receiver to a Denon 2802. Unlike my old Sony STR-DE915, the Denon manual actually tells me what to calibrate my...

Please help. I'm trying to hook up and calibrate my new 2802, and my local Denon dealer has no clue on this issue. If I run test tones through the 2802, everything works fine and I can balance my speakers through an SPL. My center channel plays the tone perfectly fine, and I can balance the dB...

I'm on the verge of a purchase, and after reading and re-reading specs and features I'm wondering if I'm going overkill on my new receiver. I had pretty much made up my mind on the Denon 3802, and I'm very impressed with it, but I'm wondering if it is simply too fancy for my needs. As far as...

I'm curious if the 1983 movie 'The Survivors' with Walter Matthau and Robin Williams is anywhere in the queue for DVD. Not a particularly great film, but funny as all get out. Does anyone know what studio holds the DVD rights? (this was a Columbia Pictures movie when released.) Rich

I have the opportunity to upgrade to a 3802 at a very attractive price, but have a couple of questions I couldn't readily answer simply by viewing the PDF manual on Denon's site. Any help appreciated! For reference, my setup is a Toshiba TW40F80 16:9 tv, Infinity RS-5 mains, Infinity center &...

I've trained my wife well! The other night she went shopping and ran across the DVD version of "VeggieTales: The Ultimate Silly Songs Countdown" and picked it up. I thought I'd post a quick mini-review of the disc. For those of you unfamiliar with VeggieTales, it is a computer animated family...

I just noticed something very odd with my DVD collection (yes, it's late, I'm bored). I don't have a large collection, maybe 100 discs or so. However, I noticed that 99 of my cases have the DVD case edge titles/text reading from top to bottom (i.e. left to right, rotated 90 degrees clockwise)...

From a.m.r. I found the following link at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...698637-6150222 It appears the Rush - Chronicles video collection will be released in Region 1 on 9/25. Does anyone know what videos are in this collection (I assume a VHS version has been out for quite...