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I am thinking of building a sub, but I'm not sure which driver to get. I want to use the amp in my current sub for the time being, but may pick up the 250 watter from PE someday. My current amp is 125 watts, so I need something that will work well with either wattage. I have confirmed with the...

My current dvd player is starting to freeze on me, so I'm in the market for a new, upconverting model. First a couple of questions. My tv is a Panasonic PT-47wx53. Can I get the 1080i signal through component inputs, or do I need to go dvi? Which is better, 1080i or 720p. It's worth it to...

The remote for my Dish DVR is dying on me, and I need a universal. It's hooked up to a 7 year old JVC dvd player, and an 8 year old JVC pro logic receiver. What remote should I be looking at for $30-40? It needs to be just as easily used as the Dish remote or my wife won't like it. Any...

I have spiders in my basement theater. My wife and I are considering using bug bombs, but I want to make sure it will not have an effect on my electronics. Am I being paranoid? Do any of you know anyone that has had problems after using bug bombs?

I came home from vacation to find my HTD subwoofer had an amplifier making a slight humming noise. I was in contact with HTD via email for a week or so, and a week and a half later I had a brand new amp in my hand, along with a label to return the defective one. I figured I'd be purchasing a new...

Greetings, I have a small, 10" sub and am thinking of trying it in a larger enclosure to improve performance. I downloaded WinISD Pro, but it asks for more specs than I was provided. Can anyone give me a hand? The specs I received are as follows. Revc (OHM) 3.59 Fs (Hz.) 28.432 Sd (m...

What are your thoughts on these speakers? I may be matching 2 sets with the RC 25 center. I can get the RB15 for about $170 per pair. Is this a good deal? I like the clarity of the sound at the store, but it seems no bookshelfs produce bass in stores. I can also get deals on JBL, Polk, and...

I received an invoice in the mail a couple of weeks ago from a collections agency saying I owed $84. I had no idea what it was for, so I gave them a call. Turns out some phone sex place says I made a call in 97, and it has now been turned over. They were able to give the originating phone...

I'm just curious as to whether anyone here has Dish Network and HDTV. What hardware do you need, and what is the cost of the hardware/programming?

I have a widescreen tv, and dvd's look great, but I have a question about shows that are widescreen or movies shown in widescreen. I also have Dish network. When watching dvd's 1.85:1 movies completely fill the screen. When watching widescreen movies or viewing widescreen tv shows (ER) through...

I have a Panny 47wx53, that won't turn on. I just finished my basement a week or so ago, and moved it down then. I had not had anything but my Dish receiver hooked up before last night, when I hooked my dvd player(via component video) up and moved the sat receiver(switching coax cables). Now...

Hey all, I'm not sure if I'm allowed to offer these here (they don't exactly go in hardware for sale), but I have 2 tickets to the Busch series race here in KC that I'm trying to get rid of. They are approximately 20 rows from the track. Let me know if you're interested. ~J

I will be having my new rptv delivered tomorrow, and want to get it set up quickly. What are the options to change first, contrast, color, brightness..... In case you need to know, it's a new panasonic 47incher. Any one with Panasonic, feel free to tell me your settings. Thanks,

Greetings, My brother has a job lined up at the new Nebraska Furniture that will be opening soon in K.C., and they are having a friends and family day on the 1st, when we get his cost. I am going to look at TV's (widescreen rptv), but he hasn't been able to find out his discount yet. Does...

Hey all, I'm going to have my basement finished shortly, and I'm going to be getting new speakers. I want to buy main speakers at around $200, then buy the center/surrounds to match. Already on my list are the paradigm Titans, and the JBL S-series. Can anyone suggest others I should audition...

Hey, I was just wandering around the parts express website, and noticed the Quattro 12. I plotted it in WinISD, and it looks quite comparable to the Adire Shiva, but costs $50 less. Has anyone used any of the Quattro drivers?

My wife and I are finishing our basement, and are thinking of building in a shelving unit/entertainment center across our entire wall. We want to build the middle large enough to house a 40-50in. widescreen tv, and have approximately 12in. wide sheves on either side. Have anyone here built...

I think I'm going to be buying some wheels for my Toyota Tundra from a guy offering them on another forum. I thought I'd ask here since many people buy/trade equipment. They are stock alloys, so they are $200 and approximately $60 to ship. He does not have a PayPal account. What is the best way...

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Hey all, we're all going to have to be thinking of taxes soon, and I have a quick question. We had a baby in April, and I was wondering what tax situation will be like this year. Any tips? Here's a little background. We will have owned our home for 2 years in April, and we make a little over...

I'm just curious as to how you interpret the specs of a subwoofer driver to determine whether it would be decent for home theater. I know about the Tempest, Shiva, and a couple of others that are supposed to be good, but what specifically makes them good? ~Jason

I'm thinking of building my first sub, but have a question regarding direction of sub/port. What differnce will the sound be in a down-firing as opposed to a front-firing position? Also, should the port be on the same baffle as the driver? Thanks in advance for your help. ~J

Hey all, I've got an old JBL 12in. GT subwoofer, and I'm thinking of using it in a home theater invironment if possible. I downloaded WinISD, and it gave me the following analysis. Excuse my nubie-ness, but would this be good? Driver : JBL GT122 Project by : CN031 Project for : you --...

I just purchased the Kenwood 507 receiver, and I'm having problems hooking up my dvd player and cd player. I have two input options, cd/dvd and dvd/6 channel. I am using an optical cable for the dvd player, and was trying to use the analog inputs for the cd player. The only thing I have had...

I'm going to finally upgrade from DPL, and was wanting opinions. I think I'm going to keep it between the following 3. The wife usually doesn't like it too loud, so volume isn't really that big a concern. I'm mainly interested in clean amplifiers. I'm choosing between the Onkyo 494, the...

I recently installed a new soundcard on my computer. I thought I should have my Gravis gamepad installed through the port on the card instead of the port on the motherboard as it previously was. Anyway, I uninstalled the drivers, and tried to install it while using the soundcard port. I got no...

Hey all, I'm in the market for a new receiver, and want to keep the cost around $300(for the WAF) I'm looking mainly at the Onkyo 494, and the Kenwood VR-507. I figure these are about the only ones at this price range with DPLII. Crutchfield also has the VR-409 on sale for $229, which sounds...