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  1. JoeCW

    DirecTivo "Pop" or "Snap"

    Just started noticing an intermittent crackle or pop sound, almost like a static discharge sound, on the directivo audio (digital optical out). I've got a Philips DirecTivo Series 1 receiver running through a Marantz 7200. In particular, I notice this frequently on the DirecTV's local channels...
  2. JoeCW

    Hybrid SACD Incompatible With DVD Player?

    I recently purchased the hybrid/2-layer Beggars Banquet SACD, but don't have a SACD player (was just interested in the remaster of the album). Plays fine in the car, and in my older Sony discman. However, my Yamaha DVD-CD900 does not recognize the SACD. Neither does my computer DVD drive (uses a...
  3. JoeCW

    SVS 25-31PCi Review

    Steve- I've got a Marantz 7200 set to -8 (out of 15) on the sub level. I'm running it at about 78db using the Marantz internal tones, taking a reading about 3-4m from the sub.
  4. JoeCW

    SVS 25-31PCi Review

    elMalloc: I just received my sub (25-31, tuned to 22) less than 48 hours after leaving the SVS shop in Ohio. Of course, I'm only 2 states over, so it's not like it had that far to go. On a completely different topic, but also related to the 25-31, does anyone find that the recommendation...
  5. JoeCW

    Sattelite Dish Covers - good or bad?

    As far as snow goes, the easiest solution I've found is to fill a super-soaker-type squirt gun with hot water and hose down the dish if it gets covered with snow. Involves going outside in the snow/cold, and only works if the dish is somewhat accessible, but it's a cheap & easy solution. As with...
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