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Hi Hyun, I'd recommend staying away from the PA stuff. Active PA speakers, although very accurate at medium to high SPL, are not designed to reproduce low level signals with much accuracy or detail. The drivers used in most PA speakers are primarily designed for durability; to handle a great...

Hi Ric,

Hey guys, In case you missed it, this new spec allows for the audio as well as the video to be digitally passed to the receiver. Wouldn't it be cool if TV manufacterers started to put firewire interfaces on their boxes; a completely digital audio/video signal path. This could really get...

This is definately a welcome announcement. http://www.highfidelityreview.com/ne...snumber=402660

Hi Ric, Very well stated post.

Thanks for the reply. "But I have also heard some pretty terrible DVD-Audio discs supposedly made from recordings with some PCM inherent in the recording chain. Hootie and the Blowfish comes to mind. I have now listened to that disc 3 times, trying to find where I may have been at fault in my...

Hi guys, The consumer electronics industry being what it is, I thought I'd relay some info that might be of some help. Let's consider that almost every professional recording system, tape or virtual, of which I know uses a linear PCM format, the majority of those being 24/96. Obviously...

Hello everyone, There was a bit of controversy about a month ago concerning conflicting information regarding the possible discontinuation of Paradigm's Active speaker line. Sadly, I've just visited their recently updated site and the Active's are, indeed, canned :confused:. Why would Paradigm...

Hi Chris, 6.6 Ohms should not be a problem. I'd be a bit concerned with any load under 4 ohms when bridging the amp. Anything between 6 and 8 ohms should be well within the amplifier's operating load when bridged. You may want to ask the seller about the owners manual. I recall that it was very...

Hi Chris, I used a BGW 750 in my keyboard rig. It served me well for many years of heavy road use. Never had a problem with it. Plenty of clean power and they're built like a tank-you could probably weld with damn things ;-). If you have only one sub, you can run it "bridged" and increase the...

Randy wrote: "And the albeit scant anecdotal evidence from the local Audio Society members suggests that the industry MAY be mixing these "high-resolution" formats differently from CDs so that consumers "can tell" there's a difference. Not good....." Hi Randy, I assure you that there exists...

Phil wrote: "What's so magical about a digital cable? The bandwidth is such that an entirely new digital connection would have to be developed for this. Everyone would have to buy new receivers and decoders to accomodate the new digital formats. I keep reading that people think that DVD-A and...

Hi Mike, Actually, my previous post was directed at Mike O'Connell who responded quite graciously (as have you). You wrote: "Personally, I will consider the DC-2 and seperate stereo pre-amp before the MC-1..." I partially, agree. The MC-1 has "broadcast quality" video switching, but the...

Hi Guys, Personally, all this negative talk I've heard over the past couple of years about the MC-1's 2-channel performance is really getting tiresome. No offense, Mike. That was a fine review, but I respectfully disagree with your conclusions. I prefer to listen to stereo sources in 2-channel...

I've just received a reply from Gary Takeda at Paradigm. "Hi Greg I have not seen any information indicating that the Active Series is being discontinued - we are still manufacturing them. I do appreciate your taking the time to express your views on this Series of speakers and, as is usual...

"In fact, I spoke to my local dealer again this morning who had called Paradigm directly (apparently, dealers usually only communicate with their immediate distributors and not with the parent company itself). The information he got was that Paradigm is aware of this rumor that's been floating...

"I noticed that both you and Craig are located in PA. Could the two of you have gotten your information from the same dealer?" Hi John, Yes, it's possible, but PA is a big state and I have no idea where Jamison is. John, I'm starting to get a bad feeling because you have to wonder where the...

Hi guys, I haven't heard from Paradigm yet, but a rep at my local dealer, Hi Fi House in Broomall, Pa., did inform me that Paradigm "is in the process of discontinuing the Active line". That decision, which apparently was made in September, was supposedly due to less-than-brisk sales. Seems...

This afternoon, I posted a letter to Paradigm requesting a confirmation and/or additional information (no offense, Craig). The longer I consider this, the more puzzled I become. Consider the Active 40. It is a completely unique design with performance characteristics unmatched by anything twice...

Hi Tony, Yep. That'd be the one. Sorry. I got my numbers all caddywompous. Yes, they are a bit less than the Paradigms, but you're not getting the beautiful wood veneer either. Also, the Mackies, like the Paradigms, feature active time correction. Since the Mackies are essentially designed for...

Hi Craig, If your info is accurate, this is a complete and utter dissapointment. I have a Paradigm Active system and the price/performance ratio is virtually unmatched (with the possible exception of the Mackie HR845 active monitor). I commend Paradigm for having the courage to stand as a...

Hi Bob, I'm using a Lexicon MC-1. It's a fantastic unit, however, it (probably) will not be able to accept a DVD-A Digital output (ASSUMING THE PARANOID INDUSTRY BASTARDS EVER IMPLEMENT ONE!). Sorry, it's a touchy subject for me :-) There are expansion ports on the back of the MC-1, but they...

Hi Bob, You wrote: "I mentioned on this board previously the thought of using recording monitors for HT and the general consensus was that I shouldn't. Stating that it would sound worse because they are designed as near field monitors and if I used them further away it wouldn't sound as good."...

Hi Bob, I have a Paradigm Active system consisting of the 40's, 20's, CC and Servo 15. I'm completely enamored with this system. They offer a level of performance unsurpassed by component-based systems costing far more than most mortals could afford. Most people in the consumer audio industry...

Hi Epsen, The URL you posted doesn't seem to work. Can you elaborate or provide any addl' info on this procedure? This would be of EXTREME interest to me as I am having problems with my 7700 that noone has ever experienced. Any info you could provide might possibly save me from an ultimately...

Hi John, There is no actual "limit" with regard to the lowest frequency a human can "hear/feel". I'm sure anyone that's been through an earthquake will readily agree. The common misunderstanding is that humans perceive sound between 20 and 20,000 hertz. As most of us know, this is a gross...

Thanks for the replies, guys. Cliff, My MC-1 is at Lexicon, as I write, for this exact problem. I posted this problem here and on several other forums over 9 months ago. At that time, all 7700 owners who responded reported no problems. Therefore, my attention was turned toward the Lexicon. Last...

Hi Everyone, Has anyone experienced problems when playing the DTS tracks on the following discs? Moody Blues at Royal Albert Hall Barry Manilow Live Ultimate DVD Gold and platinum I'm getting a high-pitch buzzing that sounds like undecoded data is being mixed with the soundtrack. It happens...

Hi everyone, Has anyone every experienced any problems playing the DTS tracks on the following discs? "Moody Blues Live at Royal Albert Hall" "Barry Manilow Live" ("Yeah, OK, I like his stuff. Don't kill me) :-) "Ultimate DVD Gold" and "Platinum" The problem consists of a high-pitched buzz...

Hi Tom, I own a MC-1 and can unreservedly state that there is NOTHING wrong with the 2-channel performance of the MC-1-it gives exactly what it gets. Most Lexicon owners will question why anyone would want to listen in "2-channel" mode (as it's called), with such outstanding processing modes...