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  1. Brian Cal

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  2. Brian Cal

    Pink Floyd's 'Animals' SACD

    Nice one!!! Wonder how many people picked up on this? ;) Definitely gonna have to spring for that SACD player now.
  3. Brian Cal

    Pocupine Tree - In Absentia DVD-A

    Thanks, Dave. I hope everyone enjoys the disc as much as I have. And Kevin, don't worry about the fact that many of the guitars come from behind the listening area. The mix is exceptional, and completely convincing.
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    Pocupine Tree - In Absentia DVD-A

    While no where near as long or professional as the HFR review, my review is up at Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
  5. Brian Cal

    Pocupine Tree - In Absentia DVD-A

    I just received an advance copy of this, and all I can say is WOW.
  6. Brian Cal

    Power for Sennheiser HD580 Headphones?

    I'm thinking about buying a pair of these now that my 1-year old is waking up to noise much more easily :frowning: I just want to make sure that I will get the most bang for my buck by plugging these directly into the jack on my Denon AVR-2802, which is rated at 90 WPC. Or, would I need some...
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    Pocupine Tree - In Absentia DVD-A

    Any word on whether or not this was released today?
  8. Brian Cal

    What Would be the Best Hi-Def Station For Movies?

    Interesting. I too have Comcast, and I have the option to get HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, and Starz all in HD. I have heard that the HBO HD is not true HD, but on my ISF'd Toshiba, it looks way better than DVD... and DVD looks fantastic. No problems with darkness or pixelization here. INHD and INHD2...
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    What Would be the Best Hi-Def Station For Movies?

    I currently subscribe to HBO HD, and while I think it's great, I would like to subscribe to something that specializes in all movies. I am on the fence about whether I should switch to Cinemax HD or Starz HD, or even switch at all. My main concerns are: 1) Quality of the Movies...
  10. Brian Cal

    Quality of Napster Downloads compared to in Store CDs?

    That sucks. Oh well, I may check it out just for comparison purposes. I looked at Rhapsody, and they charge a $9.95/month subscription fee in addition to a fee for each track. How lame is that?!
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    Quality of Napster Downloads compared to in Store CDs?

    I finally got a real computer and was looking into getting my music online from now on. What I would like to do is download music and burn it to CDrs so I can listen to it on my good stereo system. I was just wondering if I will lose a lot of sound quality this way over buying the actual CD. Or...
  12. Brian Cal

    Any Reason Not to Switch to Comcast Digital Cable/HD?

    Well, DirecTV was raping me in price for bottom of the barrel basic service, they wouldn't rent me an HD box, would not offer the local stations in HD, and the picture quality all out sucked. Seemed like reason enough for me.
  13. Brian Cal

    ALIEN QUADRILOGY discussion thread (including all the glitches)

    I know this was discussed briefly before, but I just got around to watching Alien (from the 2-disc version) and was really surprised at how dark it was. The kicker was when Kane comes across the eggs and says "What the hell is this?!" (my favorite shot in the movie), and there was hardly any...
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    Any Reason Not to Switch to Comcast Digital Cable/HD?

    I just got hooked up today. I barely had time to watch, since I had to get back to work, but from what I saw, SD looked MUCH better with Comcast than with DirecTV. HD looked awesome. Not flawless like I would have thought, but awesome nonetheless. One thing I noticed was that when watching...
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    Any Reason Not to Switch to Comcast Digital Cable/HD?

    I appreciate all the feedback - lots of varying opinions here. I think I'm going to give it a shot. With HD on board, it's bound to be better than what I have right now. I really couldn't care less about SD, since I rarely watch it now. My only concern is that this is part of a "buy back"...
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    Any Reason Not to Switch to Comcast Digital Cable/HD?

    Thanks James. Does your package include hi-def for the locals as well?
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    Any Reason Not to Switch to Comcast Digital Cable/HD?

    I currently pay $43/month for basic DirecTv. No movie channels, no sports packages - nothing but basic satellite and the local channels. I just talked to a local rep from Comcast who offered me a 16-month package deal consisting of digital cable, a high-definition decoder box, all the HD...
  18. Brian Cal

    Rush In Rio is finally here.

    Just got back from purchasing the CD and the DVD. Listened to the first three tracks of the CD in my car on the way back to work. I am praying that the DVD sounds better than the CD, but I won't keep my hopes up.
  19. Brian Cal

    Collector's Edition of Carlito's Way

    Has this release been pushed back? I went to three different stores today and none of them had any clue what I was talking about. :frowning:
  20. Brian Cal

    The Thin Red Line On DVD

    I was thinking of upgrading to the DTS from my old DD version, but I was under the impression that the "Fox War Classics" version did not contain the full bitrate 1509kbps DTS track. Is the full bitrate DTS version still available, and how do I know I'm getting the right one?
  21. Brian Cal

    Can someone tell me how to identify the "corrected" DTS version of Jurassic Park?

    I live in the same area as Dan, and today I went to four major retailers including the Schaumburg Best Buy (across the street from Tower Records). ALL of them were carrying what appeared to be the defective version (black border). :angry:
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    How to Program a CP72?

    Does anyone know how to program individual chapters from 5 discs and play them on a loop? The only information I got from the manual is that I have to have Sequential Mode "On", which I did, but it still didn't work. I couldn't even get the CP72 to play one scene that I had programmed. I'm...
  23. Brian Cal

    Got a Denon AVR-2802 yesterday, I have a few questions

    Thanks Oachalon. If I wire the two 8 ohm back speakers in series I believe there will be a 16 ohm load, which I'm assuming will be okay on the amp? If I'm to understand your second post correctly, the receiver does allow for Dolby EX, but just doesn't state it as such because they didn't have...
  24. Brian Cal

    Got a Denon AVR-2802 yesterday, I have a few questions

    OK, I figured out number 1. Any ideas on 2 and 3? Particularly 2? Any Denon owners out there? Anyone?
  25. Brian Cal

    Got a Denon AVR-2802 yesterday, I have a few questions

    Thanks to an inventory screw up, I picked up this beauty of a unit for $375.00 yesterday. As most 2802 owners will probably confirm, setup is a bit tricky, and the manual is an absolute nightmare. I have a few initial questions I was hoping someone could help me with (I'm sure I'll have more...
  26. Brian Cal

    Pioneer VSX-D811S Sound Quality and SPL

    Thought I'd hear more response from 811 users. Anybody out there??? Anyway, I broke down and ordered the Denon AVR-1803. I hope it sounds better than the Pioneer.
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    Pioneer VSX-D811S Sound Quality and SPL

    Wow. Before I bought the thing I heard nothing but praise, now I'm hearing nothing but negatives. I have 10 days to return it under Best Buy's 30 day return policy. Any suggestions for a good receiver in the same price range of $299.99? I've heard good things about the Denon AVR-1803. Not...
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    Pioneer VSX-D811S Sound Quality and SPL

    I have had the VSX-D811S for about 2 and a half weeks now, and while it is a huge step above my old VSX-D498 in terms of features, I cannot help but feel like the sound quality is much more brittle and harsh. I listened to both the 498 and the 811 with all channels calibrated to 75 dB SPL using...
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