This year I made some changes to my audio setup. I decided to replace the desktop computer in the living room with a notebook computer. I bought an Apple iBook and an Airport Express Wi-Fi device with audio output. The iBook is the ultimate remote control for my music library because I can use...
Are you sure the cable from the dish is properly grounded? National Electric Code approved grounding points: http://www.dbsinstall.com/Whatis/Whatisgood-5.htm
The dish mast and cable shield must be grounded to your house grounding electrode system. If a separate ground rod is used for the antenna, it must be bonded to the house grounding electrode system, becoming part of that system. This prevents a difference in ground potential between dish ground...
A Dolby Digital decoder can decrease the volume based on a soundtrack's dialog level parameter, but the decoder can't increase the volume. If your receiver displays a Dial Norm value of +4 dB, that means the soundtrack is 4 dB higher than the target level, so your receiver's Dolby Digital...
Most players produce identical sound unless you use digital signal processing such as equalization, dynamic range compression, volume leveling or "enhancement" effects.
That depends on whether your receiver has enough power to drive your speakers at reference level, at your listening distance, without clipping. The Denon AVR-2803 is no slouch. Sound & Vision magazine test report: http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/art...&page_number=1 If the Denon AVR-2803...
Why is 0 dB near the high end of the volume scale on some receivers and processors? In digital recording, 0 dBFS (decibels full scale) is the peak level that can be recorded before digital clipping or overload occurs. Full scale is the level at which the binary number describing the signal is...
Work in progress. Corrections and additional information welcome. I have to increase the volume control on my new receiver to get a normal listening level compared with my old receiver. Does this mean that my new receiver is defective or lacking in power? Not necessarily. It probably just...
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I suggest ripping your CDs to a computer using lossless compression. I have over 300 CDs ripped to a 160GB hard drive in the Windows Media Audio Lossless codec. I use Windows Media Player 9 to rip and automatically tag the tracks with song title, artist, album, composer, genre, length, release...
Dolby Digital dynamic range control is performed by the Dolby Digital decoder. If your receiver is performing the Dolby Digital decoding (if you are using a digital connection between your DVD player and your receiver) then use your receiver's dynamic range control. The DVD player's dynamic...
Consider ripping your CDs to a computer instead. I have over 300 CDs ripped to a 160GB hard drive in the Windows Media Audio Lossless codec. I use Windows Media Player 9 to rip and automatically tag the tracks with song title, artist, album, composer, genre, length, release date, etc. I use the...
S-Video is better than composite video from any source that has native separate chrominance (color) and luminance (brightness) signals (such as satellite receivers).
HDMI has the potential to provide better picture quality, but if HDMI is not properly implemented at the source and the display, component video can be better.
I suggest careful consideration to determine whether changing images are appropriate for a particular web page, unless your objective is to annoy people. :)
I rarely buy DVDs at Best Buy anymore because too many new release titles are out of stock. On one occasion I asked for a rain check, but they wouldn't give me one because they couldn't find the SKU number. I was told they would honor the price anyway, but when I returned the next week the girl...
The DirecTV receiver with TiVo records and plays back the bitstream as it was received from the satellite with no loss of quality. It's just as good (or bad) as the original signal.
I use a credit card with software that generates a unique credit card number for each online transaction. The number on my credit card is never revealed. You can use a web-based service or install PC software. Discover Card has a service called Deskshop: http://www.discovercard.com/deskshop/...
If you use your receiver's or processor's bass management it's generally better to use a digital connection from the player to avoid the extra Analog to Digital and Digital to Analog conversions.
Work in progress. Comments and corrections welcome. I have to increase the volume control on my new receiver to get a normal listening level compared with my old receiver. Does this mean that my new receiver is defective or lacking in power? Not necessarily. It probably just means that the...
The small setting engages the crossover for a particular speaker or pair of speakers. The large setting sends the full range of frequencies to a particular speaker or pair of speakers.
No, the infamous ticking noise comes from the speakers. My Onkyo TX-DS898 makes a noise like you described. I suspect it's something expanding or contracting inside the receiver due to temperature changes, or a relay.