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I listen to a lot of music off my PC, which is downstairs in my house. I have both floors wired for sound off the PC, but have to run downstairs in order to skip or view whats playing... I also watch a lot of movies off the PC, and have to get up off the couch to pause, etc.... I know I need...

I am seriously considering buying an Infocus 4805 for a basement TV room. It will be used mainly for SD sattelite TV viewing, and some DVD viewing. I am wondering what quality to expect with a 85" image and plain old SD? I've read mixed reviews on this... Also the sattelite receiver only has...

My Bell ExpressVu 5900 PVR fails to record it's daily programmed events ONCE IN A WHILE. Perhaps 1 out of 15 shows gets missed. We're not sure whats happening here... The drive is nowhere near full, it'll turn itself on if it needs to, etc. So what could be wrong? I hoped somebody might...

I've had my LCD projector now for a few weeks, and though I love it, I do have a small problem. There is a small green spot near the top middle of the screen. Actually if you look at it closely enough, it is one dot directly overtop another, so two green dots. During widescreen viewing...

Silly me. I bought a 50' component cable to run from my upstairs sattelite PVR to my downstairs projector. Now that I go to hook it up, I see there is no component out on the PVR... Just S-vid and composite. The only available input remaining on my PJ is the second component input, So...

At what lengths will picture quality start to suffer? I saw a chart somewhere once but of course I can't find it again! Also, where can I find good quality cables 20-25' long and at a reasonable price? Much abliged!

Projector people have the Z3 priced at $1485.00 This looks like a pretty good price to me, and is also a lot lower than most other vendors... Anybody know if this is a recent sale, or if prices are expected to drop any lower this year? The savings might just make the trade-off from a...

I've been looking at the Panny 700 projector for quite some time now, but still have a lot of questions before I make the plunge.... I live in Canada, and I can't seem to find any Canadian vendors that sell the Panasonic 700, or the Infocus 4805/5000. My budget is about $2500-$3000 CAD. I...

Well I finally took the time to build at least a simple site to post some pics of my DIY projects. (BTW thanks Allen for the offer). I hope to add more in the future, and as my hobby grows! http://ca.geocities.com/paulfluet/

So at what point can we HT buffs be considered OBSESSIVE?? And, and what point does the obsessive become unhealthy? My "obsession" really started about 7 years ago, in my late 20's. A big ol' prologic system, and I thought it was good. Then the powered sub, new speakers, DVD player, new...

I've been doing a lot of research on PJs in the last while and I'm almost ready to take the plunge. I pretty much had it narrowed down to the Panasonic model, but had yet to even see a high def pj in person. Yesterday my wife and I went to see some demo models and they happened to have the...

I recently acquired a used CD. Not that you could tell by the look of it though, it was perfectly spotless. I looked closely at the layer of recording material and it was perfect. Then after I played the CD for the first time, I looked at it again. It looked different. You cloud see the...

I've just spent 2 hours converting a list of mp3 files to wav. because I read somewhere that wav. files are playable on any CD player. I burned them onto a CD but it is not playable. No sound through my CD player (and only one big long track). Won't play at all on my DVD, and through the...

I have been waiting 4 weeks for Amazon.ca to receive and ship this album to me, and now they say they cannot obtain it. I wanted one for a B-day present for my older brother, who introduced me to Kick Axe many years ago, and one for myself. This album just doesn't age for me, I still love it...

I've got an older RCA tube TV in need of a replacement power supply. I haven't looked inside it yet, but it has been replaced once before. Bright scenes cause it to flash, roll, and blackout etc. I'm sure I can do this myself if I could find a replacement part. Anybody know where I can get a...

We've just upgraded one of our Bell ExpressVu receivers to a 5900 PVR setup. The main purpose was for my wife to use it to record her soaps etc, as the VCR in her TV room was dying, and the sat receiver was also on the fritz. So far we love it and it is going to really spoil us. BUT, just...

Not sure where to post this so I'll try it here... I'm just wondering what would happen to bare MDF cabinets if exposed to higher than average humidity? Is it possible for bare MDF to swell in higher humidities?? If so, what about vented cabinets that are bare on the inside?

I am looking for a surge protector with switched outlets, such as the "Smart Strip" recently referred to here, BUT also with a time delay. I'm getting tired of the launch sequence of buttons to fire up my HT, but am plagued by the need to power up some of my components in order. My equipment...

The wife and I are planning to take our first tropical holiday in the upcoming year. We've travelled as far as Texas, but never any all-inclusive resorts. I'd like to go for 2 weeks, but the wife says we won't survive without the kids! They will be 5 years old and 1 yr. Will it be better for...

I've been really excited about audio, and to a lesser extent video, for the last couple of years now. I'm especially into DIY and home theater setup, etc. Ever since I found this wonderful world of HTF! Problem is, nobody else I know is all that interested in it. A few co-workers, some car...

I am nearly completed the basic buildup of my A/V-3 cabs, and am getting nervous before I glue the baffle on. I have not received the kit yet, but want to proceed as far as I can without it. Assumably, the complete cab should be able to be built, with all parts installed later, as prebuilt cabs...

I plan to order my A/V 3 kit in the next few days and have a few more questions I'd like everybody's opinions on... Rather then drudge up the longish thread I started a few weeks ago, I thought I'd start a new thread to keep things simple and quick. I've decided to definitely get the sonicap...

At last, I think I am able to upgrade my front speakers. I have been looking at a few kits in particular, but also want to know if there may be some kits that I am overlooking. They will be used for about a 50/50 music/movies ratio. I prefer a tower kit and size/height is not really an issue...

As always I am trying to find ways to improve what I've got. I had an idea and wanted to run it by you all to see just how silly it is! I have two old 15" drivers out of some 3-way towers. Their excursion is quite low, and their magnets are quite small as well. What if I mounted them as an...

Does anyone often plug or unplug the ports on their subs, depending whether they are listening to music or HT? I have gotten into the habit of doing this, to avoid the high group delay with my large vented Tempest. Modelling in WinISD I see that the GD is much lower, but the max power also...

I am toying with the idea of upgrading my Bell Express vu satellite system to one with Dolby 5.1 capability. I have a few questions and would like advice. 1. Are there any (Bell) DD5.1 receivers available that are not PVRs? (cost is the factor here) 2. How much programming is actually...

I'll admit, I haven't tried this yet, but is it possible to copy tracks from a DVD-A disc to a regular CD? Assumably they would have to be 2 channel stereo tracks. I am starting to collect DVD-A discs, but would also like to play their content somewhere other than my home theatre room...

A funny thing happened to me tonight... I was watching a few exciting LOTR scenes at 5 db below reference. Much louder than I usually listen, just wanted to see how the system would hold up. Everything calibrated and the sub EQ'd flat. I had the sub about 7 db hot, which is no prob for it! All...

I currently have an EBS Tempest driven by 250 watt amp. I am wondering if I build a small Infinite Baffle with two Tempests and the same 250 watt amp, will I gain much? I like punchy bass more suited to music, but also like to rattle the house when watching a DVD. I don't think "IB" and...

When modelling my Tempest sub with AVA 250 amp, what values do I use for the tab signal source - power and series resistance? Is it 250 and 4 ohms? Also, is the total cone travel of a Tempest 38 mm? Or 16.4 * 2 ? One more question to verify my modelling... Okay, if using 4 Ohms for...