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I went through the same thing when I got mine--I ripped all of my cds at 256 vbr and ended up going with the Sennheiser cx300 and have been very happy with them. I probably could have gone up to $100 and still felt comfortable at that bit rate. The $50 was well spent in my case.

Which rockets are you looking at? I got the 550s a couple of years ago and bought the stands mostly to raise the tweeter to a higher level, but also to stabalize them better. I'm really happy with them--I'm surprised you think they'll hurt their WAF as I think they look MUCH better with them...

So it'll upconvert, but not downconvert--gotcha. I guess if I want better picture (until I pony up for a new hdtv), I'll need to get the s-video xbox connector. I picked up a toslink cable today to see if I can get better sound. Thanks for the reply

My wife just surprised me w/ a 360 (late xmas present!) so I'm trying to get it hooked up into my HT. The problem is that my older Proscan tv only has an S-video input. When I put the component cables into either of the component-in inputs on my Denon 3803 (and go into the receiver setup to...

I'm still getting used to the great sound of my new 3803 (and great price-thanks 6ave!), but am having problems when watching TV. When running either DPL 2 or Neo, sound is only coming out of the center speaker so I'm forced to watch in 5ch stereo. I can understand that shows w/ a mono signal...

That's a pretty sweet case--how much did it cost you?

Tom's Hardware Here's a performance link for card comparisons. The 5200 isn't on there, but I seem to remember reading that performancewise, it's similar to the G4 440 MX.

Sorry--I didn't see that in your first post that you were stuck w/ a PCI. Take a look at the ATI 8500. I believe it'll perform a little better than the 5200, but is a little older.

If that's your max price range, I'd say go for a 4200Ti--It'll definitely perform better than the others listed and can be had for as low as $100

I don't think the 9200 would be a big enough improvement over what you've got to make it worth it. Go for the 4200 if you're strapped or jump to the 9500 pro or 9600 pro if not. 9700 non-pro would be a really nice jump if you can swing it

eCost is an authorized Denon reseller so at least you'll be set w/ the warranty. I've seen some great receiver deals there

I know Home Depot has decent speaker cable, but has anyone tried cable from Lowe's? They have 250ft of 12 gauge for $58 which seems like a good deal unless it's junk. Thanks

I agree--Plus, when you finally get your new pc, you can put the new one in as a secondary drive.

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I found a fairly cheap 1.4 Ghz upgrade for my computer so now I'm thinking I'll get that and bump my video card budget up to $100 so my pc will last me until I get my taxes back next yr. I'm having a hard time finding anything in a pci card that's not a gf4mx so maybe I'll scrap the dual monitor...

I may end up going the Geforce3 route. I wanted the 128 mb to get a card as comperable (performance wise) to the ATI I will be getting in the new computer whenever that happens. The TNT2 is a thought, though, since my current card is a TNT and does pretty well for a little 16 megger!

I have a fairly old P3 450 w/ a 16mb video card that is in sore need of being replaced. If possible, I would like to swap out the video card with a much faster PCI card to extend its life a little and allow me to get a better machine when I finally bite the bullet. When I get my next pc I'm...

Thanks for the replies! Chris & Steve: do you agree w/ Greg that the sub that comes w/ the Onkyo setup is good enough not to need an upgrade (to the Sony sub at least)? Is the 605 the same setup as the 550 w/ a receiver and if so, would it be worth getting the 550 and getting a slightly higher...

Greg-- How is the sub on the Onkyo system? In comparison to the Sony SA-WM40, would it be worth shelling out an extra $150 to replace the included one on the Onkyo system?

I have a couple of friends at work that have convinced themselves that they want a crappy Sony HTiB as their home theater setups. They plan on buying them within the next couple of days so I don't have much time to influence them. I wasn't able to get them to change their minds on the HTiB in...

Something else to try (and this is a last ditch effort.before you chuck the drive: Hold the drive about 10 inches high and drop it squarely on a flat surface. It sounds a little extreme, but this has actually worked for me more than once to get needed data off an otherwise dead drive before I...

Thanks for the replies. I would personally go for the Diamonds over the JBLs, but if she would rather go the JBL route (if she decides she has to get them at BB), what are the best JBLs that you can buy @ BB?

I have a friend interested in getting a 5.1 system for her house to go w/ her HK AVR 120 and has some gift cards for Best Buy. Would her best bet be going for the Wharfdale Diamond series or would something from JBL be better? The max she wants to spend is $600. Thanks!

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I have a friend who's looking to use a pc that will store his mp3s and movies to view on his tv. What hardware will he need in order to do this? Will he need to setup a dedicated monitor or is there a way he can do this through the tv? Thanks!

Possibly, but she didn't think so. I'll have to get her to check up on it.

I have a coworker who just bought a JBL surround package from Best Buy (not sure about models). I know that I've read a lot about people using polyfill to enhance Sony subs and I imagine the same would work with the stock JBL sub that came w/ her system. Are there any links that you all know of...