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  1. Fred B. Humphrey

    Subwoofer Optimizer System

    Several issues ago in Stereophile Guide to Home Theater there was a positive review of the Subwoofer Optimizer System. This, according to the manufacturer and the reviewer, acts to 'attenuate an audio system's major room mode resonance to provide significant improvement in measured and...
  2. Fred B. Humphrey

    HDTV Tuners

    Yeah, that's too bad about the Zenith 420. One thing I liked about it was a RF-Loop Out,so you could connect a VCR to it and record the analog channels. The Samsung 151 and 165 don't have that. But I guess you could hook up your antenna directly to the VCR, use the RF-Out on the VCR to the...
  3. Fred B. Humphrey

    HDTV Tuners

    Thank's for the replys. I'm suprised that the Zenith 1080 wasn't reliable. I think it got a good review in Stereo's Guide to Home Theater. Reliabilty is one thing that I definately want, so I might go with the Samsung T165. Sorry to hear that about the Zenith, since weren't they the...
  4. Fred B. Humphrey

    HDTV Tuners

    I'm looking to get an OTA HDTV receiver and wanted some advise on two models I'm thinking about: Zenith HDV420 and the Samsung SIR-T165. Anybody have any experience with these? I know they are new, so there isn't any history of reliabilty yet, but if anybody knows anything about...
  5. Fred B. Humphrey

    Sony HS10 banding fix?

    I have the Sony HS10 and have heard of this problem. What is it exactly? How do you tell if you 'have' it? Is it a subtle problem? Or does it affect only some sets? I've never noticed anything wrong with my 1 year old set. Thanks. Fred.
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