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  1. Christopher R

    Need buying advice, universal learning remote.

    Steve, I've been using the Sony model mentioned above by Vin for a few months now and love it. Highly recommended. Chris
  2. Christopher R

    watching 'Star Wars' with a 6 year old

    Reading all these posts about seeing Star Wars for the first time is giving me goose bumps, bringing back lots of memories. I was about 8 when the first one came out. I remember that admission for me was $.75, because when the movie was over, we went home, and I got three quarters from my...
  3. Christopher R

    Crummiest INITIAL sequels?

    MIB II---don't waste your money. Chris
  4. Christopher R

    trying to remember a foreign film's name

    I first saw it when I was in college and had a friend who would occasionally bring movies over to watch. I had never heard of this one, and absolutely no preconceptions about it. Yikes!! I think sometimes my favorite movie experiences are ones like that---where I have no clue what the movie...
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    trying to remember a foreign film's name

    Thanks for the help, guys! Chris
  6. Christopher R

    trying to remember a foreign film's name

    I'm hoping you can help me remember a French film I saw about 10 years ago. I am not sure of the exact date of the film, but believe it is actually older than early 90s. The plot goes something like this: a guy and his wife are on a road trip and stop at a rest station. When the guy comes out...
  7. Christopher R

    ultimate cheap-o HT headphone setup

    Thanks for dredging up this old thread... The boombox idea is a good one, though I have since bought an Onkyo HTS650 for home theater. Now I can just plug my headphones into that. :D Juan: No offense, but I assume that you are not married? If not, you'll find that there are all kinds of...
  8. Christopher R

    Onkyo HT-S650 and clicks?

    David: My 650 has worked flawlessly with the included speakers---no clicks or anything like that. I have not tried it yet with other speakers. I also don't play it at ear-piercing volumes. Hope this helps, Chris
  9. Christopher R

    $2500 to spend on HT- show me the way

    You should read the "Home Theater Explained" book: http://www.htexplained.com/ It has a lot of great info; one section that might be especially useful for you is how to set up a budget. Have fun---having $2500 to blow on a new system is a nice problem to have. Chris
  10. Christopher R

    Sources for Onkyo HT-S650

    Nope---In my research only Circuit City seemed to have this system. Bestpriceaudiovideo is a reliable internet dealer of Onkyo equipment, but, as of last week, they did not have the 650 in stock (though they offered to send it for $499, shipped, when it came in). I think this model is pretty...
  11. Christopher R

    Receiver for Kenwood HTB505

    You can see a diagram of the receiver back on Kenwood's website: Link Removed The 505 diagram is on the second of two pages. Hope this helps, Chris (someone who just finished researching this in too much depth, too ;))
  12. Christopher R

    Kenwood HTB 504/544 or 505 VS. Onkyo HTS 650

    I just picked up the Onkyo system last night at Circuit City. It's my first system, and I'm still working to get it set up properly, but my initial impressions are very favorable. The quality of the receiver and speakers are very nice, especially when compared to systems costing just a bit...
  13. Christopher R

    ultimate cheap-o HT headphone setup

    Yeah, I just tried it out through the TV, and it worked. The only problem is that I had to really crank the volume setting up to drive the headphones---should probably get some kind of basic headphone amp to drive them better. Otherwise, I just turned off the TV's speakers and had the sound all...
  14. Christopher R

    ultimate cheap-o HT headphone setup

    Thanks for the tip, Wes. I went back to the store and found the cable. I also realized, after thinking about it some more, that it makes much more sense to take the signal from the audio out of my TV and control the volume through that. Chris
  15. Christopher R

    ultimate cheap-o HT headphone setup

    Actually, I went to RS and looked for such a cable---they had every cable imaginable EXCEPT a two RCA plugs to female phones jack. Are you thinking of a two RCA plugs to male phones jack cable? I have one of those already. Or, is there some kind of adapter that will convert a male phones plug to...
  16. Christopher R

    ultimate cheap-o HT headphone setup

    I am enjoying DVDs on my new TV but find that I can't play them too loud before disturbing the wife and baby. I've been researching some surround headphones (Acoustic Research AW791, Sony MSDR5100) but can't find reliable info on how well they really work. My feeling is that these technologies...
  17. Christopher R

    Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

    Man...I just saw AoTC for the first time last night and there are already 44 pages? I can't wade through them all to see if this has been talked about, so apologies if these questions are addressed somewhere else. First off, after Anakin and the bounty hunter crash, I could have sworn that...
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