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  1. Lou Balch

    What Speakers Do You Own?

    Fronts: Mordaunt-Short MS-50i (modified) Center: Mordaunt-Short MS-Ci Surrounds: (4) Polk F/X500i LFE Subs: (2) PSW-650's Surr Sub: NHT SW-1
  2. Lou Balch

    Polk RM6600, Sub, and DTS/DD question

    Since most AVRs subout is fixed at 80Hz, and the RM6600 sats F3 is somewhere around 150Hz, you get a big dip in your midrange between 80-160Hz (that's an entire octave!) if you use a sub out cable. Whereas, the speaker level connection as outlined by Craig above will allow you to adjust the XO...
  3. Lou Balch

    Need info/reviews/experiences with PIONEER CLD-1010 LD Player

    Hi, I've had my 1010 since 1988. It was actually the very first LD/CD combi unit available. Think I paid almost $700 for it. Still runs great. Built like a tank (before they all turned to plastic). No, does not have S-video or digital outputs, but sound and picture are excellent. Thought about...
  4. Lou Balch

    AFI’s Top 100 Films List Forum Challenge (Part 3)

    Have been a movie buff since I was a kid. It wasn't until I reviewed the AFI list that I realized that I had seen every movie on the list in some form or another (before DVD's, I had a 1000 title movie collection on VHS and LDs). I must admit, however, that some titles, such as "Sound of Music"...
  5. Lou Balch

    Best A/V Receiver for around $1000

    Denon can sound cool and sterile it not fully broken in.
  6. Lou Balch

    Subwoofer interconnect

    Am using Monster Z-Bass cable with great success.
  7. Lou Balch

    Denon 3802 vs 4802

    IF, you're not married to THX post processing, or require the George Lucas seal of approval, AND you already have external amps (as I do), you could add an Outlaw ICBM bass mgmt unit for $250, which will provide you with even MORE flexibility than the 4802, AND still $1000 left over for Xmas...
  8. Lou Balch

    Bi-Polar vs. non bi-polar speakers

    If you're using your system primarily for music, I would use monopoles. If your primary use is HT, I prefer di/bipole speakers. Here's why: 1) In the theatrical presentation, which is what we're trying to duplicate, the surround field is created by an array of speakers along the sides (and...
  9. Lou Balch

    Denon 3802 question

    Regardless of whether you have the back surround channels turned ON or OFF, if you don't have any surround speakers connected, then you're not drawing any additional load off the power supply. Well, maybe a small amount for bias purposes, but that's hardly anything. I've owned the 3801 for...
  10. Lou Balch

    How do I tell people that BOSE is not high end??

    "No highs? No lows? It's gotta be BOSE!" Dr. Amar started with a faulty premise over 30 years ago and, with an incessant onslaught of slick marketing, has been able to convince a population of listeners, most of whom have grown up on AM radios and juke boxes, that the laws of physics simply...
  11. Lou Balch

    DVD Audio Input: "Optical" vs. "Coaxial"

    First off, the optical cable we're talking about is NOT the orignal SST optical cable. That was developed by AT&T for use in telephonic communications. The SST uses a pulsed laser as light source and high quality glass fiber optical tubing. In contrast, the pseudo-optical "Toslink" cable...
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