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Ahh, I didn't think about that. I was just thinking that it happened near the end of the movie, just as it did on Monsters Inc. Must be a different kind of problem.

Was the layer change problem at the point in the movie that I described, when Harry's about to look at the inscription on the sword?

I just got through watching Chamber of Secrets (widescreen) with my family. Somewhere in Chapter 34 (between 2:20 and 2:21), when Harry is in Dumbledore's office, the movie stopped completely, as if I had pressed the Stop button. This happened with our main DVD player, a Pioneer Elite DV-45A. It...

I had forgotten that the AV1+'s were MTM's. I've heard lots of good things about those as well.

There are very few choices of HT speaker kits. The one that usually gets recommended is the Audax kit that Madisound sells: Audax HT Speaker Kits I haven't heard it, but I've read good things about it. North Creek sells HT speaker kits that are probably much better, but also more expensive...

Many inexpensive home subs sound bad as much because of the cabinet as because of the driver. So changing the driver won't necessarily bring about a dramatic improvement in performance.

Assuming that it is the receiver shown on this page http://djsoucek.webpark.cz/a_kenwood_kr_4010.htm then it is 35 watts per channel.

My first guess is that your receiver is not set up properly. I know on my Pioneer there's a max subwoofer level setting in the main menu, and until you set that properly, the subwoofer output is very low. Try setting your main speakers to large and plugging one of your speaker cables into the...

Keep in mind that speakers have three main components: the cabinet, the drivers (woofer, tweeter, midrange), and the crossover. All three of these are designed to work together. If you change one, you change everything. For example, let's say that your current tweeter outputs 88 dB given 1 watt...

Another possibility is to pick up a used pair of Studio 60's. They're going for about $700-750 a pair on Audiogon.com.

Does Ms. F understand that her bookshelf is not going to be very tall? Ideally you want the tweeter at about ear level while seated, which is roughly 30-36" off the floor. It looks to me like the tweeter on the Studio 40 is about 18-19" from the bottom of the cabinet, so a suitable stand would...

Are you planning on building the stands? It seems unlikely you could find a pre-made bookshelf that would both place the speaker at the proper height and satisfy her aesthetic sense. If you are going to build something, I don't see a problem as long as the bookcase is sufficiently sturdy and...

Is this void-free plywood? If not, the results are going to be disappointing. He's also going to need plenty of internal bracing for a box that big.

If you like contemporary jazz (more smooth than bop), you might want to check out some of these on WindowsMedia.com (excellent music clips available there): BWB (= Braun-Whalum-Brown), Groovin' Rick Braun, Best Of Rick Braun Boney James & Rick Braun, Shake It Up Norman Brown, After the...

DavidBelis, To display your little diagram in a readable form, do this: 1) On a new line, enter "[ CODE ]" with no spaces around CODE. 2) Press Enter. 3) Paste in your properly formatted diagram. 4) Press Enter. 5) Enter "[ /CODE ]" with no spaces. +-----------------------+ | IT...

You might want to check out Rick Craig's Whomp. I haven't heard it myself, but several very accomplished DIY speaker designers use it as their subwoofer, which tells me that it would be an excellent subwoofer for music. Sealed is definitely the way to go if bass quality for music is more...

Robin, There are some special considerations to be aware of when putting together line arrays. I suggest you read the white paper linked to on this page: http://www.madisound.com/cgi-bin/dis...gi?read=231158 and look for other messages on that same board pertaining to line arrays.

Boy, with that kind of budget for just drivers, I'd sure be looking at the EsG ribbon tweeters and some PHL, Focal W Cone, or SS Revelator midwoofers. For example, for $1900 you could have 2 top-of-the-line EsG1 tweeters and 4 SS Revelator 7" midwoofers. Those speakers would have an F3 of 55 Hz...

I bet he could get away with bigger speakers, and get much better sound in the process, by using good in-wall speakers (B&W, Paradigm, others).

I've seen those pictures, and I agree that it's a very cool design. I love the solid rosewood (cocobolo?) baffle. My guess is that there is some kind of gasket between the baffle and the box behind, and that the baffle is attached with some kind of mechanical fastener in such a way that a bit...

Alternatively, you might consider Dave Ellis' 1801 kit: Ellis 1801 Everyone who has built or heard these speakers raves about them (Audioreview reviews), and the Hiquphon tweeter is preferred by many DIY'ers to the Scan-Speak tweeters. Both of the drivers are rated at 8 ohms, and the kit...

From what I've read, that tweeter is very hard to deal with, and needs a carefully designed crossover. If you are going to spend that kind of money on the drivers, I strongly suggest that you consider purchasing one of the North Creek Music kits that uses those drivers. They have several kits...

Mike, I will concede that you indeed have main speakers that are capable of handling anything sent to them. Most people don't. My mains are flat down to about 45 hertz, which is more typical (and certainly not bad for stand-mounted two-ways). Paradigm Reference Studio 100's, for example...

Audio snobbery? Well, there is a bit of that, yes. But there are also a lot of knowledgeable people there, if you are willing to ignore the snobbery. Sounds like you've made a decision you'll be happy with, in any case. The standard 805's are wonderful, and I assume the signature versions are...

Your Pioneer receiver is the last thing I would replace, personally. Dolby Digital, DTS, 100 watts per channel. That's a decent receiver. In order to hear a noticeable improvement from a receiver upgrade, you're going to have to spend a lot more than $400. So I would concentrate on the speakers...

You might have better luck posting your message on the Speaker Asylum: http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/speakers/bbs.html I think there are more people there who would be familiar with these two speakers. Not so many folks here who have been shopping for $12K/pair speakers.

You might try Parts Express.

Yes, they will make quite a difference. Ideally you want the tweeter of the front speakers at about ear level, and the tweeter of the rear speakers at or above ear level. Sounds like yours probably are not, so just moving them to the proper level would be an improvement. Stabilizing the cabinets...