This is fun thread!
Saurav - If someone posts here, then you're right - they're trying to learn the nuances of this hobby, and should be "shown the light." But for the rest of the world (including the fellows the original poster is referring to), I don't see why we need to get evangelical. Good...
Your economic logic makes sense - HDTVs will be cheaper over time, and if you don't need the capability now, don't pay for it now.
Personally, I also favor the 4x3 aspect ratio, as we watch a fair amount of cable TV. HDTV isn't an issue yet - we get analog cable (trees block getting a dish)...
From 18 guage to Monster cable? Yes.
My opinion on cables is to be practical. It's pretty clear that poor cables mask some detail in the music - I've heard it, and the difference can be dramatic. This applies mostly to speaker cables and analog coax interconnects, and to a much lesser extent to...
I've tried a bunch of different types, and I think the AR ones are the best by a large margin. I'm not sure whether they're compression or screw type - you thread the wire through the bottom half, spread it out a bit over the lip, then screw the top half down, which compresses the wire and makes...