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  1. John Garcia

    Emotiva XPA-3 Gen 1

    The one thing that hasn't changed in my system since I bought this unit.:) I am the original owner. Original double box and packaging, manual, etc... Both silver and Black trim included. Smoke and kid free environment. Unit has always been in the rack with proper ventilation space. I have...
  2. John Garcia

    Micca budget bookshelf speakers MB42X and Club 3

    Haven't' seen any discussion on these little guys here, so figured I'd throw something up since I picked up these two different models from them recently. First up are the Club 3 or CB3, featuring a 3.5" long throw midbass and 3/4" silk tweeter. Club 3 - One of their newest models. The...
  3. John Garcia

    Amazon FireTV quick thoughts

    Had it for almost a week now and so far I'm pretty pleased with it. My previous benchmark for a streamer were the PS3 and PS4. They both buffered better than any stand alone player I've tried including my Roku2XS as well. The PS3, being more mature, had more flexibility configuration wise...
  4. John Garcia

    Best streamin service for movies?

    Starz left but Netflix still has a larger selection than all of the other providers combined. What that means is, if you aren't happy with Netflix, you probably aren't going to find too many other services to be a huge improvement. If you haven't looked recently, all of the major providers...
  5. John Garcia

    Best Buy to close 50 stores in restructuring. Do you still shop at Best Buy?

    Other than sales, generally on smaller items, their prices are just too high and the selection fairly limited. Frys recently started matching Amazon's pricing as well, as long as it is sold and shipped by Amazon. I mentioned this to Best Buy when inquiring about pricing of a TV and whether or...
  6. John Garcia

    Impressions of the new Cadence CSX-15 and CSX-12 subs

    CSX-15 A friend of mine who previously had a Cadence X-sub gave me a call to let me know that he had purchased one of the new CSX-15s and offered to let me borrow it for a few days to give it a listen. Who am I to refuse an in home audition? Size wise it seems pretty typical for a 15” sub...
  7. John Garcia

    Quick impression of Polk RTi-A3

    A friend has a pair of these guys and he let me borrow them for a few days to try out. So far I have only had them in my 2ch rig. to try out. I played them for a few hours with a wide variety of music. Godsmack's Other Side SACD, Diana Krall's When I look in Your Eyes SACD, Sarah McLachlan's...
  8. John Garcia

    Anime fans Jin-Roh coming to Blu-ray!

    I'm excited about this one. The only bad thing is that hefty price tag of $80 :eek:, but I am willing to fork it over for this one. I have the SE DVD and it has an excellent full bitrate Japanese DTS track on it so I expect it will only sound better in one of the new formats...
  9. John Garcia

    PS3 Firmware 1.7 available...

    Actually was available some time ago according to the site, but I haven't been on here much lately. I didn't see it mentioned, so thought I would throw it out there.
  10. John Garcia

    Quick review of NIN: Beside You In Time

    Already posted it in the HD area, so here's a link: http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/...78#post3098178
  11. John Garcia

    Nine Inch Nails: Beside You In Time BD

    Didn't see this one reviewed so I thought I'd mention it, the color is absolutely stunning with the very dark stage lit with deep purples and blues from the LEDs or with the entire stage bathed in an eerie reds. The picture quality is quite impressive, easily among the better BDs that I've seen...
  12. John Garcia

    My humble X-LS impressions

    Now that I was able to spend a few days with them, I thought I would write a little something up on them. They are not perfect, but they are quite impressive, and once you factor in price they are a solid contender IMHO. Since I am looking for some relatively inexpensive speakers for music only...
  13. John Garcia

    New Infinity Primus versions

    Figured I'd throw out a heads up on these guys since I noticed them the other day. The main difference appears to be cosmetic, though the midbass drivers look new with the different, dark color. http://www.infinitysystems.com/homea...aspx?SerId=PRI The most interesting new model would be...
  14. John Garcia

    PS3 - can it rip to the HD?

    I haven't tried it yet, but can you rip CDs directly from the drive to the HD?
  15. John Garcia

    Pics of the new room

    Salamander Synergy twin 30 custom: Mains & center: Surrounds: Marantz SR-8300, MA500 monoblocks x 2, Panamax 5100, Panamax Max2 sub. 5X GR Research A/V-2s, Adire Audio Tempest sub (15" passive, tuned to 17Hz, low Q) Denon 2900, Sony 222ES SACD, Marantz RC2000MkII remote...
  16. John Garcia

    PS3 1.51 firmware now available

    Don't know if anyone noticed it, but I saw that it was released on the 2nd. I already have 1.50 with no issues. * Users o You can now select an image to use as the User icon from [Photo]. * Settings o [Key Tone] has been added as an option under [Sound Settings]. o [Delete Backup Data]...
  17. John Garcia

    No DTS with PS3?

    I tried a few regular DVDs and last night I tried Sleepy Hollow on BD and none of them will play the DTS track. I have it turned on in the PS3 setup menu, but does it have some weird hidden option like the PS2 used to? Using optical for audio output and I updated the system to 1.32 this weekend...
  18. John Garcia

    PS3 60G NIB

    I have a 60G new in box PS3 for sale. E-mail or respond with reasonable offers. Lowballers will be ignored. $750 OBO. shipped.
  19. John Garcia

    Porcupine Tree at the Fillmore

    Saw them last Fri. (the 13th :D ) and it was a very good show, IMHO. The sound was not as good as I expected, but I'll let that slide because the performance was great. Basically, it sounded like they had it cranked up to '11', or a bit too hot, and distortion was evident in the small venue...
  20. John Garcia

    Secrets reviews Oppo 970HD

    Review here. Looks like another good review for Oppo.
  21. John Garcia

    My thoughts on the Ascend 340SEs

    This weekend I got a chance to listen to the new SE versions of the Ascend Acoustics 340s and 170s as well as the VTF-3 MkII. I had previously heard the original 170s a few years ago and was pretty impressed with them and I owned a VTF-2, so I was very curious to hear the new SE versions and the...
  22. John Garcia

    Anyone own Ascend 170SEs or 340SEs?

    I'm looking to upgrade the bedroom system, and these guys are on my short list. I have yet to see pics of the new versions, so I was wondering how different they look, if at all. The Ascend site doesn't have pics of the new versions yet. How do you like the way they sound? I'd be interested in a...
  23. John Garcia

    SACD issues with certain discs?

    Anyone having issues with specific discs? At first I thought it was my Denon 2900 that was having the problem, mainly with one disc - Nine Inch Nails The Downward Spiral SACD on the SACD layer m/c track, but I was recently listening to it on my Sony 222ES and I had the same problem with this...
  24. John Garcia

    Polk R15s on sale again...

    $49/pr at Fry's Electronics: http://shop1.outpost.com/product/329...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG
  25. John Garcia

    >>--> Svs Pb-10 Isd <--<<

    Black in color. You won’t find a better sub for the price. My in-room response showed this guy has good output down to 18Hz. I have pretty large room though, so I moved up to something larger and I don't have room to store this guy. I have the original packaging. I accept Paypal (verified)...
  26. John Garcia

    My NEW sub...

    Well, I had been talking to SVS about an upgrade path and I was looking at one of the cylinders, possibly a Plus because I have a fairly large room and the PB-10 always did well, but wasn't quite moving enough air for this room - 19x20, high vaulted ceiling, open to the kitchen (total is ~5K+...
  27. John Garcia

    COOL, check out the new SVS website

    http://www.svsound.com/index.cfm
  28. John Garcia

    Here's my room response BFD?

    For my PB-10 ISD. Hz - dB @ frequency 160 - 74.5 142.5Hz - 77.5 125 - 78.5 111 - 79 100 - 64 89 - 82.5 80 - 88.5 71 - 76.5 63 - 80.5 56 - 72.5 50 - 76.5 45 - 82 40 - 85.5 36 - 83.5 31.5 - 84.5 28 - 82 25 - 82 22 - 81 20 - 83 18 - 82 16 - 75 (correction factors...
  29. John Garcia

    Dumb BFD question

    What's the difference between these two? I see that one has 12 frequencies per channel and the other 20. http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showd...number=248-656 http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showd...number=248-657
  30. John Garcia

    Any good deals on the 3806?

    Anyone got a good lead on a good price on the Denon 3806? I need two of them...
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