I am not sure if this has been mentioned, but I was happy to see a big $1 DVD rental sign at wherehouse music today. I rented AI. It has to be returned by midnight the next day. Their selection is not as large as BBs, but I plan on supporting them. With that kind of price I figure BB will have...
I bought the Pioneer myself. All the replies here mention the elite, but the sd-643 has a better 480p DVD picture than the hitachi IMO. The hitachi produced odd spotty artifacts on faces on my showroom floor. I attributed this to the upconversion. The pioneer is more attractive on the...
On your dvd input, before you setup with avia, turn off svm, black level enhance, fleshtone, and the auto brightness. On your cable/sat input you may want to play with these options as channel quality can vary. Matt
I sit 7.5 feet away from my 53 inch. I find DVD viewing at this distance to be fine. I only get 2 'clear' channels on my analog antennae (TBS and UPN) and they are also comfortable from this distance. With other channels, the ghosting and scan lines can be disturbing. You should be good at...
Manolo, I have been enjoying the 53wx42 for 2 weeks now. I cannot imagine putting this 175 pound tv ontop of any kind of furniture. I believe doing this will mess up your direct 'eye level' view from the couch.
You may want to consider a wide A/V rack that you can put in front of the tv to...
Or which ones are not made in Mexico? My friend and I are both shopping for 2002 model rptvs. So far we understand the Hitachi and Mitsubishi are both made in Mexico. I am not overly concerned with this. But he likes to buy all his gear 'Made in Japan'. Anyone know where the Pioneer Elite...
Hi Matt, the x42 is the new Panasonic model right? It looks like a great deal shipped. Do you know if the new x42 locks into full mode on progressive video sources like the older x49 model did? I have a panny rp-56 which I do not believe scales. This is what held me back from the x49. Matt
Studio 40s and a CC may run you $1260 with 10% off.
This is what I have with adp-170s in the rear.
I have not run the CC with the monitor line up front, but the CC is an amazing center. I watched The Man Who Wasn't There last night and was in awe of the clear dialouge, cigar puffing, and...
Todd the 20s in the rear well blend great with 40s up front. And you will certainly get a nice effect using the SVS with this system.
I just picked up some 40s, a cc, a vtf-2, and i wanted affordable dipoles so I have some adp-170s in the rear. I am loving it!
Matt
Ok, If you read my post again it says I ran them loud after 5-7 hours of moderate volume (not 1st day). And this loud volume was no where near clipping. It sounded clean. I did not even discover the rattle until a week later when these specific songs made it rattle.
So basically it comes...
James, I am not going to argue over the subjectivity of break-in time and volume. But I will disagree with you stating that I misused and made a mistake with my 602s.
If they were truly misused the dealer would be repairing my old ones not replacing them with a modified design.
I am not...
Hi James, I made it a point not to play the speakers too loud the first couple days of owning them. But after 5-7 hours of moderate volume I did crank them up to 0 on my denon 3802 (goes to +10) this is no where near clipping. Any high quality speaker should be able to play at this level...
OK, I am back from my B&W dealer and he identified a defect with the 602 s3. Something is making the driver mount vibrate. It's like the screws are loose, but they are not. The interesting thing is that we got the two 601 s3 on display in the store to vibrate too!
So it seems like a...
Hey guys, Thanks for the feedback.
Matthew, I checked the posts and outside vibrations, and it is definetly coming from inside the speaker.
I have posted two mp3 clips of the songs that make my 602 rattle on my website. If you have some 602s and want to test yours out you can find the mp3s...
Hey guys, I have had a pair of 602 s3 and a LCR60 for almost 2 weeks now. I am powering them with a denon 3802. This weekend I noticed one of the 602s making a rattling noise when I played a certain electronic music song. So far I can make it rattle playing only 2 songs. It rattles when a...
I have an odd audible hum in my system that will only occur at certain times during daylight hours. The hum only affects my amplified sub and a pair of amplified monitors (vtf-2 and event 20/20 bas). The vtf-2 will stop humming if i unplug the rca cable. The 20/20s will hum with no audio in...
Yep, I'll second Mark's suggestion as well. I just picked up a receiver and a pair of surrounds off Dave at Sound and Cinema. Helpful guy, good deal!
Matt
Hey Jeff,
Check out Evolution Home Theater in Duluth. They carry paradigm, definitive, denon, marantz, pioneer, and more. Their shop/showroom is quite nice.
Matt