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well, after 3 missed UPS delivery attempts, I finally tracked decided to camp out at UPS and not leave till I had my SVS in the back of my SUV... and now... after over a month of waiting... it's finally here... nice snug and comfy in it's new home... and OMG!!! I think my walls are going to give...

Just surfing through all the classifieds for used amps and I was thinking, does a good amp ever go out of style? I mean how much has amplifier design and construction changed over the years? The reason I ask is that I see some amps on the used market that had an MSRP of over 3 or 4 thousand when...

Anybody here use anything besides a calibration disc and an SPL meter? For the cost of some of these measuring and calibration devices, I know I'd be much better off just hiring a professional to make my room acoustically and sonically great, but I'm just curious what the tweakers and diyers do...

Has anybody tried diy speaker cables? I need about 8 meters from my equipment rack to my front two speakers and would like to do better than 14 gauge home depot speaker cable, but can't really afford to spend 500 bux on a pair of 8 meter speaker cables... I'm taking a look at the UBYTE, FFRC...

I need to get some banana plugs, anybody have any recommendations?

I just got through reading an interesting article on the bryston website... To make a short article even shorter, the author leads me to believe that: you can find the full article here

My patience is running low... Received order confirmation on January 12th for one PB1-ISD in black. Received an email from Tom on January 12th that a PB1-ISD should ship in 1-3 days and a PB2-ISD will take 1-2 weeks. Still have not received the sub. I have called once a week every week...

I just had a chance to audition the 9B SST mated to JMLab Cobalt speakers today and all I can say is WOW. subtle presence with very deep sound stage, exceptional clarity, detailed imaging and many more superlatives... So I checked on audiogon, and every single Bryston SST that was up for sale on...

does anybody own any Parasound Halo gear? Have you auditioned any halo gear? Can I get any feedback on the products relative to other gear that you have auditioned? I currently own a Denon 4802 that is driving B&W CDM NT series and at near reference levels with all channels driven, the AVR is...

I was considering getting a used Parasound HCA2200 MK2 for around $600-700... but this opportunity popped up... is it worth considering?

I currently have a Denon AVR 4802 and I want to upgrade to seperates and would like to take it one step at a time and invest in some good amps first, then a real pre/pro further down the line. I'd like to get a hefty 2 channel amp for the mains, and add another 5 channels or another pair of...

if you're a cold play fan it's great... if not it might be too much noise... has anybody else watched this concert in all of it's DTS glory?

I have a pair of Canton Ergo 90 that I picked up many many years ago... I know they're not the greatest value, but man I love the way they sound w/ 2 ch music... They pull a heavy load being 4 ohm speakers, but really warm and inviting? Can anybody else share any experiences with canton speakers?

Let me first qualify by saying the more I read about SVS, the more I am leaning towards the PB2-ISD, but having said that, I must admit that before I ever heard about SVS, I was really interested in the sunfire line of subs... I try not to fall for the marketing hype around audio components, but...

After a long break from any spending on HT, I finally decided to build a dedicated theater and turn my current theater/loft into a pool/gameroom with it's own 5.1 surround system for the kiddies to play games. Pictures are at Have a look and let me know any thoughts... I'm really excited...

Please just name the time and place and I'll be there with anything you want from starbucks. :) Johnny

Hello All, I haven't posted for a while (i know it sounds crazy, but money has been going to things other than HT) the SVS is $599. I can get the DefTech for $650. Room is fully enclosed theater 13 x 15. Ceiling slopes from 7 foot front to 9 foot center and back down to 7 feet in the...

Hello all. I've checked out the SVS site and read some good reviews here and there... but I really would like to hear these subs before I place an order... Anybody in/around the houston area that would be willing to do a demo for me?

Denon - $899 Pioneer - $799 Before you read any further, let me get straight to the bottom line, there really wasn't a clear winner... With all the numbers and specs in favor of the Denon it really did not outperform the pioneer in all that many respects... My ears are better than my eyes, and...

I put down half the of the 899 that I will be paying for it... It should be coming in this weekend and I'll be mating it up to my brand new 60 inch Grand Wega II. I'll try and schedule an ISF calibration for next weekend and then I'll post a full review... in the meantime, I need to get some...

I've been listening to less pop,rap,r&b,electronic dance music and listening to more laid back music with real instruments lately and have just totally rekindled my desire for high quality recordings. Makes me wanna get vinyl even. Anyhow, can anybody recommend any high quality recordings...

With all the talk about DVD-A vs SACD, have we forgotten about DTS Multichannel music? I know sonically and on paper the DVD-A and SACD titles definitely have the advantage, but has anybody on this board had any experiences or opinions about DTS Music they can share? One thing I'd like to...

Toshiba = $238 shipped JVC = $243 shipped both have progressive scan both play dvd audio. The toshiba does not play mp3 encoded cd-r. Any opinions??

After much consideration and debating on what features I need and don't need (willing to pay for)... It's come down to just this. I don't need 6.1 in my small room because: 1. no room for rear speaker 2. dvd-audio and sacd are 5.1 3. if i'm putting together a budget system, i can't justify...

We're always comparing receivers based on the standard cookie cutter stats/features like power, dpl2, channels... How about some real personal input into why you love your very own receivers so much? Is there a specific feature that is out of the ordinary, exclusive to your brand/model, or that...

Anybody have any feedback on this receiver? It goes for $299 on J&R's website and it looks perty. It's about in the same range as the Denon 1602 and JVC RX8010VBK which I'm also considering as a bedroom receiver...

Well seeing as how the speakers post was so popular... I'll start this one off In Order of Purchase Pioneer Elite VSX-99 Denon AVR 4802

I've already answered the question in the general case when I bought my 4802... but now a more specific case. I've got a fairly small apartment in LA and I need a fairly small system. Within the year I will move this system out of my apartment and into my bedroom back home so I don't know if...

I ran into the infamous "two guys in a white van" today... This wasn't my first encounter with these guys and I've read all about them on the internet... Anyhow they gave me the usual story of how they were on their way to an install and had an extra four speakers... they wanted $850 each I told...