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Ken; I reinstalled the PowerDVD player, this time I opened up that program before the ATI DVD player opened automatically upon sensing a DVD was put in the DVDrom. I went to the audio settings for the powerDVD, set AC-3 playback, and voila Dolby Digital 5.1 surround! Seems to work great...

When playing DVD's I am NOT getting Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound. I get stereo surround ONLY, or I can engage simulated surround, which is a far cry from true 5.1 Even thought the system diagnosis says everything is connected OK, I still am not getting 5.1 surround with DVD playback. I...

I've got stereo sound, and I've tried engaging the AC-3 playback option and prologic in the Creative Soundcard's system settings. Everything is hooked up correctly and I get the correct sound located in the correct speaker (Monsoon MH-505 5.1 speaker system). The Creative Diagnostic checks...

I've just put together a new computer, and one of the features I would like to use it for is a second home theater to get the kids out of the living room when entertaining friends etc. I've got an Intel Pentium 4 motherboard based system with an ATI All-in-Wonder 7500 video card and a...

It might take a bit of looking, but any decent stereo shop should have what your looking for. I combined 10 and 12 guage into my plugs with no problem. I would give you a brand name, but I'm away from home right now, and can't remember(I'm using about 3 types, but I think the best brand was...

David I've never seen a banana plug like the one your refering to. However, I made my own bi-wire cables by purchasing the banana plugs that have 2 set screws, and inserting both wires into the back of the plug, thereby sharing the same plug on the reciever/amp side. You might be able to do...

I would stick with plan (1) and keep the 3300, and look at buying a 7 channel amp instead of the 5 channel. That way you can use the extra amp channels to bi-amp your mains, and later down the road when you want to get into 7.1 you will have the extra channels already. Buying a Sony receiver...

Kirk; At first, I talked to the repair shop about ordering me in a fan, hoping I good fix it myself. He said "try it first, I think its a little more complicated than that, anyways Denon should fix it under warranty, if you still have the receipt". So I too, tried to take the receiver apart...

Well, I was heading out of town and made arrangements to get my receiver fixed at a Denon approved repair shop. As it turned out I got the reciever fixed for free, they even covered most of the shipping to get it back home. Denon covered it all under their warranty! Although it was a hassle...

I personally opted for the PW2200, it has the ability to reach down below 20hz, which many feel is necessary for hometheater. You probably should take a look at one, to avoid "upgradeitis". Depending on your budget/waf, you could also look at the Servo 15, but at almost twice the price of the...

Todd; Thanks for the link, I'll have to give 'em a try. Kirk; If you have ordered your fan let me know how the install went. I'm going to be busy for the next month or so, so I might not get around to ordering a new fan right away and installing it. I can hear my fan kick in and out on...

If you have had the fan whine problem, and had it fixed. Please tell what you did. My receiver finally started to develope the whine problem after a couple of years of use. I would like to fix it at home, with out having to ship it out, as I live in an isolated location. But, if I have to...

Your results are quite similar to measurements done by "Audio Ideas Guide" a Canadian magazine that did a review on the PW2200 in the summer 1998 Volume 18,#2. A copy of this review can be obtained from the Paradigm website under the reviews section. They posted graphs of the subs response at...

Your welcome Ryan; That's good, at least you tried some more options. I know I used to have my speakers hooked up the same as yours are now, before I got a seperate sub. I thought there might have been a differant way you could reconfigure your system, that would help you integrate your sub...

No, you still use your coax cables for the sub-inputs on your speakers. You just hook them up to the left/right speakers pre-outs on the back of your reciever(if so equiped). Your speakers will still be tri-wired. I know on my Monitor 70P's, that this allows me to adjust the volume for the...

Ryan; I was experimenting with the settings on my Denon AVR3300 last night, the mainspeakers definitly stay as large in the direct mode. So, I changed the settings to large in the stereo mode as well. You should probably leave yours as large, but nothing is stopping you from experimenting...

Ryan; You have your speakers set up almost identical to mine, except you have the bass section set up via the subwoofer outputs. I have mine hooked up to the left/right speaker out-puts, and the only the subwoofer hooked up to the sub-out. You must have a couple y-splitters dividing up the...

EarleD,Darrin-R & Ryan I also have the setting for the subwoofer set to "subwoofer only" as opposed to "subwoofer & mains", the manual says that experimenting with these settings will have an effect on bass cancellations between the sub and mains. Ryan, What are your bass management...

Darrin R. I know the direct mode bypasses all the tone controls etc. but I'm not sure (with out having my owners manual and stereo in front of me to confirm) that the direct mode bypasses the bass management section. You may be right... I'll have to wait untill I get home from work to check...

I have a similar setup with Paradigm Monitor 70P's and a Paradigm PW2200 subwoofer. I used to run my mains as large and have the subwoofer on, but I felt the bass was quite boomey in that configuration. Now I have my Denon AVR3300 set up in Direct mode, with the mains set as small (80hz...

I also talked to a Paradigm dealer a couple of weeks ago, he also said the Monitors would go up a $100.00 or so. He didn't mention what the changes were going to be, so it will be interesting to find out what Paradigm has up their sleeve.

I use the AR subwoofer cable, it works just fine. There is no real need to use digital coax cable at all for subs, except for maybe really long runs. It would work just fine, if that is what you want. The AR's are shielded and use quality goldplated terminations, I've found them quite adequate...

Chris Take a look at the Paradigm X-30 on paradigm's website, it might be similar to what you are looking for, and maybe a local dealer will let you try one out on your system. It has the ability to be linked into your preouts and offers variable crossover from 35-150hz at 18dB/octave...

One option that was never tried but should work well, and won't cost anything but a set of RCA jacks (that you may have a spare kicking around anyways); 1)Try hooking your subwoofer RCA inputs to your Left/Right mainspeaker preouts. 2)Set your speakers to large 3)Adjust subwoofer level to...

I found some specs on the V1's; PTD Pure Titanium Dome ferofluid cooled tweeter 2- 6-1/2" injection-molded copolymer polypropylene cone bass midrange drivers, with die cast baskets 3rd order electro/acoustic crossover at 1.8 khz. Sensitivity at 92db in room. I was talking to a dealer...

Dave; I think what Eric and I are doing by recommending the Reference Series, is trying to prevent you from "upgradeitis" which you are already have with your 7's. Right now you have the option to trade in your monitors for references, with no loss in value. This gives you the option to...

Matthew I'm not aware of any products that have this feature yet. But it is definitely a good question, I was a little unsure of what you were asking at first myself. Good luck in your search.

Mike; If you can wait on the new surround formats, why not just get the amp now. It sounds like you feel that if you get a new receiver now, you will still have to get an amp later to power your 100's to their full potential. So buy the amp now, and give your self some more time to look...

Dave; It's not really clear why you want to upgrade your speakers. Are you unhappy with their sound quality/characteristics? Or just don't want to miss out on the dealers chance to upgrade. IMO there is not that big a jump from the 7's to the 9's, the 11's will definetly give you more...

There are a few ways you can hook up your powered towers, here is three I've tried with my Denon 3300 and Paradigm system. Experiment with each to find out whats best for you; 1)Split sub-out 3 ways. This will send a mono signal from the LFE of your receiver. Adjusting the sub channel will...