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  1. Mike Main

    Happy Birthday!!! (Jan 31)

    I hope we all get some good gear Mike
  2. Mike Main

    New Rotel 1080-- now hum

    So Friday nite I purchased a Rotel 1080 amp to complememnt my cdm 7nts. But with the amp on there is a hiss/hum. I unplugged everything and there still is a noise. The amp is in a dedicated 20amp outlet. Now disconnecting the Sat wire into the sat receiver created some noise, but without...
  3. Mike Main

    Netflix- anyone use it?

    Anyone use Netflix- My coworker here uses it and says its great. There are a few others. Share what u think. Mike
  4. Mike Main

    DVD-A and SACD to work in one setup???

    I have a DVD-A plugged into my onkyo 696. If were to get a SACD player how could i do it? Could I get a preamp with multichannel input then go into something else? Someone must have this problem as well. Thanks Mike:)
  5. Mike Main

    Wanna test your sub on some music???

    I just listened to the Police greatest hits in DTS. Track 7 or 8 Invisible Sun. Damn the bass drum kick so hard and the light tapping of the hit hat is awesome too. I guess it helps playing loud and having good speakers. Mike
  6. Mike Main

    Thoughts on adding an amp

    Right now I have: Onkyo 696 B&W 7nt B&W 1nt I went to my local shop and discussed getting a 2 channel amp to improve my music listening. When I listen to cds I usually dont use surround stuff just stereo mode. The guy said "with the Onkyo you are really cheating yourself to buy a...
  7. Mike Main

    Pronto codes

    Hey anyone have some Pronto codes for The Panny RP91 or Onkyo 696 or Sony xxHW40 TV? Yes this is a lazy request TIA :b Mike
  8. Mike Main

    Component switching

    Help me with setup Mike
  9. Mike Main

    Calibration with Onkyo 696 and Panny RP91

    I hope someone can help. I have my Panny RP91 DVD component video out to the onkyo 696 reciever in the receiver out to my sony 51hw40 tv. Then I have my HD sat receiver running direct to tv (so I dont have to turn on the receiver just to watch tv). My question is I played a DVD last nite...
  10. Mike Main

    Any B&W owners have a SVS sub?

    I have the ASW2500 right now with 7NTs in front 1NTs in the rear. The bass is nice and tight but not knock down loud. Anyone have a SVS sub teamed with their setup? Thanks Mike:)
  11. Mike Main

    Running Speaker wire next to power.. ??

    For 8 feet out of 30, I may have to run my rear speaker wire right next to a power wire. The speaker wire is Monster XPHP in wall rated stuff. I cant get behind the wall and its right above a baseboard heating element. So it would be the baseboard heat, on top of this is the line circuit in a...
  12. Mike Main

    BiWire Rears?

    I will have the fronts and center biwired, but the rears. Im going to have a quite a 35ft on each side so is it worth it? If so whats a good biwired cable for this? Thanks Mike
  13. Mike Main

    SVS in NJ??

    Anyone in the Garden State have 'em? If possible could I listen to them. I need to get a sub, and have sampled a B&W, sunfire, REL, and Klipsch. If its not too much trouble. Thankx Mike :D BTW Im a normal person
  14. Mike Main

    Power Conditioners

    What surge/power/line conditioners do people use? Im looking at the new Monster HTS 5100 or the older HTS 5000. Panamax? To protect the usual stuff TV,HDTV sat tuner, DVD, Amp, CD... --Thanks Mike
  15. Mike Main

    Took the plunge (hint B&W)

    Ok last nite- I finally put my money where my mouth is. After about 2 hours of listening to music and sampling the various B&W lines, I got'em. What did I get?? 2 CDM 7NT black 2 CDM 1NT black 1 CDM CNT I'll skip a few lunches so I can buy a sub next. So for the month its a RP91...
  16. Mike Main

    Speaker reccos?

    This past January I setup my living room. Energy Encores---wife didnt want those big things near the fireplace Sony STR-945 Sony 36 kv 27 or something (not xbr ) So in a few weeks my basement will be complete and Im actively looking for my new HT setup. So Im stepping up a little bit and...
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