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I got a B-stock Marantz 18EX from Cambridge Soundworks, last one they had. All the literature I found on Marantz website specifies 18EX as having 192kHz/24-bit decoding. However, the manual that came with my unit lists "96 kHz/ 24 bit decoding for highest possible fidelity and bandwidth, and...

When I change volume on my Marantz 18EX, both by rotating the knob and by using the remote (which does not rotate the knob), I hear audible pretty high-pitch clicks in the speakers. They stop when I stop changing the volume. Most noticable when I change volume fast. Is this something known...

I live in an apartment, so of course it may change in the future. I have a relatively large living room (but probably relatively small by house standards..) My front speakers can be 6 ft apart and somewhat away from the wall. The situation for the rears is worse. The couch is all the way to the...

Hello, I've been listening and cross-comparing speakers for my first home theater setup. I think after auditing KEF Q's, Dynaudio Audience, Monitor Gold series, and B&W's I'm leaning to B&W's CM series (CM4 floorstanding) - not as high-harsh and much more bass than CDM1 NT, yet seems like...

I'm clearly observing this and I cannot come up with a good explanation. I am hooking up a JVC 3910 SVHS VCR to my (digital) HS20 Wega via cable, composite, and S-Video outputs, trying to compare between them. The signal into the VCR is just a decent enough quality analog cable. What I see is a...

If I get an S-VHS VCR (i.e. JVC 3910), plug normal analog coax cable into it, will it a) pass the signal to my TV via S-Video, and b) record tapes in SVHS format from cable? Or does it require S-Video input from some S-Video-out-capable device to record SVHS (seems to make sense..)? In which...

Hi, I'm going from store to store, usually one per weeknight, listening to a few CDs I bring (acoustic jazz, trance/techno), trying to pick a semi-entry level system for myself ($4K for a set of 5 speakers + a/v receiver is my top.) I find it really hard (not to mention time-consuming) to...

I'm wondering if the new Sony HS20's are the equivalent of the XBR400's, which are being replaced by XBR450? Wondering if I should buy a 32" XBR400 for $1800 from GoodGuys right now, or wait for a new 32" HS20 which may start at that price if not lower... I'm planning to buy a 3:2 progressive...