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    FS (DC/VA/MD): Mitsubishi WT46809 46" RPTV + stand, HD-ready, ISF calibrated

    Mitsubishi WT-46809, 3.5 yrs old, professionally ISF calibrated 3 yrs ago and used almost exclusively for widescreen DVD viewing, excellent picture, fine cabinet condition (a few light scratches on top of unit). Includes matching Mitsu stand w/glass doors. Originally $2400 (+ $400 worth of...
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    playing lossless compressed audio and .wavs on HTPC

    I've messed a bit with MP3 and am contemplating tranferring all my CDs to an HTPC via lossless compression (e.g. FLAC) or as .wavs, to create a jukebox that I;d connect to my AV receiver, but something's still unclear. I'd like to keep the signal digital all the way into my receiver which can...
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    DPL II: how to set speaker levels?

    I have an H/K AVR520 powering a 5.1 speaker system. THe receiver allows separate speaker level calibration for a dozen different listening modes, including DPLII(music). I can achieve level consistency between, say, Dolby Digital 5.,1 and DVD-Audio 5.1, using the Chesky Ultimate Surround test...
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    measuring speaker frequency response?

    For tedious reasons, I want to measure the outputs each of my five satellites , across the frequency range, for comparison purposes. Among the possible tools I have at hand are a Rat Shack analog SPL meter, two Stereophile Test Discs (#s 1 and 2), Avia and Sound&Vision test DVDs, an an analog...
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    MTS stereo playback in VCR

    I'm going through some decade-old VHS tapes containing cable TV shows that I *thought* I had recorded in stereo. However, upon playback on my current VCR (not the same one as they were recorded on, which I no longer have) , I find that they aren't played back in stereo...I can only get them to...
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    Un-professional Avia calibration question

    Here's dumb question I hadn't thought of before: if one has a setup disc like Avia etc. (which I have on order) , is it necessary to run a audio and video setup on *each* component -- the DVD player and the TV and receiver? And if so, in what order?
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