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I am building a HT in my basement, and am contemplating adding acoustical insulation in the interior walls and ceiling. Since this is the case, do I need a vapour barrier in the ceiling? Obviously, the exterior walls require a vapour barrier, but I am not sure about the ceiling and interior...

I have to set the audio input level to -8 db in order to avoid clipping as evidenced by the "pink" graph, when I run my Linn cd player anlg-dsp into the cd inputs on the avm. This seems odd, as one would think that most cd players have similar outputs. Why would I have to set the input level to...

The AVM-20 warranty is more or less standard for the industry. There are exceptions though. I bought my Bryston amp used. It is one year old, and I have 19 years left on the warranty as it is fully transferrable. The best warranty coverage I have is for my classe audio dr4 preamp. It is...

If you want to buy a functional, cheap stand, and save for your sub, buy a "Quest" audio rack. They list for $200 around Calgary at A and B and Soundsaround. They come in black or silver. The best price I found in Calgary was $160 at general audio. They also sell Paradigm products--you can...

I think Mirage speakers are tremendous. I have had a pair of M5's for over ten years and have been very satisifed with their quality and sound. I have recently transformed my stereo set up to HT and the M5's have become the surrounds. I now have om7's up front. I was skeptical at first of...

So you have a pair of M5's? Awesome. I bought my m5's ten years ago and when I recently transformed my stereo to HT I could not get rid of them. I now use my m5's for the surrounds, with om7's up front, along with a bps 400 sub and omc2 centre. As for amplification, I ended up with a Bryston...

I have just skimmed over these posts, but I used separate pre's for music and ht by utilizing the distinct balanced/unblanced inputs on my byrston amp. I run the outputs from my processor to the unbalanced inputs on the bryston amp and concurrently run balanced lines from my preamp to the...

Yes, I am very satisfied with my system: I have Mirage speakers all around--om7's up front, omc2 centre, m5's for the surrounds, and a bps400 sub. Anthem avm 2o processor, Classe audio dr4 preamp, Bryston 9bst amp, Linn genki cd player, 47" panny and a cheap panny dvd player. The movies are...

I recently converted my stereo set-up to ht. The cheapest component I bought during this process was a Linn Genki cd player, and it had, by far, the greastest positive effect on the sound. It is a great player. I bought one piece at a time as I converted to HT, and each component made a...

My processor (Anthem AVM 20) has a "bass peak level" feature which allows the user to set the maximum output level of the sub. To set it up, a test tone is run through the subwoofer and the user adjusts the level until distortion is heard. Once this level is reached, you back the levels off a...

I am a big fan of the Mirage sound. I have owned a pair of m-5's for 11 years and they have provided a great deal of enjoyment. Recently, I have put my m5's to the back of the room for use as surrounds. I have om7's up front, with an omc2 centre, and bps400 sub. Awesome! The HT is great, and...

I have a white splotch on my panasonic rptv. It is about 2 inches by 4 inches with irregular edges, and is centred on the screen about one-third of the way from the top of the screen. Initially, I thought it was a reflection on the screen, as I first noticed it only during daylight hours with...