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When av123.com was having the sale last summer, I bought a pair of 4.1s for $600 and a pair of 2.1s with free stands for $400. I live in LA so I was able to pick up the speakers myself and forego the shipping fees. Before these speakers I only had the low end B&W bookshelf speakers (302s)...

Could someone please explain what "slew rate" is for an amplifier and how it effects the sound. I don't even know if a higher number or lower number is better. Maybe someone could also say what are some good values and what are some bad values. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks, Fletcher

I have the Outlaw and think it is a great receiver. But I think some of the Onkyo budget receivers everyone talks about would be very nice as well. I bought some of the Ascend Acoustic speakers (a pair of CBM-170s and a pair of HTM-200s). I love the pair of CBM-170s that I have. They are...

I have the Sony DVP-NC600B and I think it is great. I considered the Pioneer mentioned above and the Sony. The Pioneer is a little cheaper but it is also older. I figure the fact that the Sony model just came out might mean a little more refinement and the newest technology. If the new Sony...

Hmm...I guess I also am not sure what you are after. Maybe you didn't mean stereo amplifier and just meant a stereo receiver that also has a line level sub output?? I guess I am going to assume you have a powered sub. If so, you have two options here. First one is just get a Dolby Digital...

I am no amp expert but I would think if an amp is made to run with a 4 ohm load, then an 8 ohm load shouldn't be a problem. Can anyone confirm this?? Also, I have a friend who is using his car subwoofer and amp for his home theater subwoofer. He simply got a spare computer power supply and...

I am an amp newbie so what's a "discrete output stage" and what is so important about it? Thanks, Fletcher

Anthony C, What is this Vandersteen 2W you are talking about? Fletcher

Out of curiosity, how long is the warranty for? Fletcher

I was actually looking at those Banana plugs on sale at accessories4less as well! I guess one obvious difference is that the IXOS ones use the screw in the side method while the Radio Shack ones use the compression screw method. I kind of like the RS/Acoustic Research compression screw better...

Not sure exactly how much $500 canadian is in US$ but I recently bought a pair of the Ascend Acoustic CBM-170s for $360 (US$) and I really like them. They were reviewed at www.cheaphometheater.com . You can find out more about the speakers at www.ascendacoustics.com . Also...

Greg, If you go with the Divas, I highly recommend you pay the extra $200 (if you can still get the sale price) for the 4.1s as your mains instead of the 2.1s. Instead of buying the C3 for $499 for your center back, maybe you could downgrade this to the C2 or even a single 2.1 (if you want to...

I have never really listened to any dipole speakers but just to throw another possible suggestion out, you can get the Polk Dipole/Bipole f/x500i surrounds for pretty cheap on ebay. I was very close to getting these but got caught with the upgrade bug and ended up getting a new receiver and...

Don't know anything about the HK but I have the Outlaw and I have been happy with it. I guess it depends on what features are important to you. If you really want the multi-room capability, then you would have to go with the HK. A couple of things that I really like about the Outlaw is its...

I sure hope the Outlaw sounds better since I am in the same boat as Kevin C and just got the Outlaw today. This thing is heavy! I bet the Pioneer isn't as heavy. That's gotta count for something right? Anyways, I guess I would also like to hear from someone about the sound quality of this...