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  1. Whitney B.

    Which 51in. HDTV should I get the Hitachi or Sony

    I am looking at both those sets and I saw a demo today with them both side by side. Neither were professionally calibrated only manually calibrated. The tosh had much truer colors and the hitachi pushed red noticably but that could probably be fixed by a professional calibration. The big...
  2. Whitney B.

    Help narrow my search for a hdtv rptv.

    I definately plan to spend the money and get it calibrated. I'll use avia and video essentials to start out with and let it settle for about 90 days then have someone isf it. Is that model a current model? I don't seem to see it listed on hitachi's webpage.
  3. Whitney B.

    Help narrow my search for a hdtv rptv.

    I have finally decided to hold off for the time being on getting a high end tv. I want to wait and see what happens with some of the newer and upcoming technologies before I purchase one. The only problem is that I want something inexpensive for the time being. Any help in narrowing my search...
  4. Whitney B.

    How does HK avr325 handle dvd-audio?

    In terms of the connection. I know it will connect up to it but I don't know if it will handle the signal without downmixing it or compressing it. I have never seen anything mentioned with this model in reference to dvd-audio or sacd. I know it isn't a feature that HK lists. I am still a newbie...
  5. Whitney B.

    DIY Speaker Kits?

    check out www.adireaudio.com they have some amazing speakers. I have their LCC center channel which is a 3way center that uses 2 eight inch drivers for it's midbass. $250. The kit 281s are a good two way main setup but i'm waiting for them to release a three way tower. I emailed dan the...
  6. Whitney B.

    How does HK avr325 handle dvd-audio?

    I am thinking of selling my Nakamichi av8 and getting an avr 325. I would love to buy something else from Nakamichi but it doesn't look like they are building anything new anymore. After I have the new receiver I will buy a dvd-audio sacd player. Please let me know how the 325 handles it. thanks
  7. Whitney B.

    Anybody have experience with Adire Audio?

    I am looking at building my own speakers from kits. www.adireaudio.com Center: KIT LCC Mains: KIT 281 Rear: KIT 81 They will be powered by a Nakamichi AV8 Does anyone here own these or have listened to them and can give their opinion? 20% music 80% movies Thank you in advance.
  8. Whitney B.

    How does this setup look?

    A friend of mine has finally got rid of his Bose system and has decided to spend $800 on a new system. This is what I've come up with so far. Reciever Pioneer VSX-D711 Pioneer VSX-D511 Denon 1603 Speakers Center: JBL S Center II or JBL N Center II Main: JBL N38II or JBL N28 Rear: JBL...
  9. Whitney B.

    difference between players: dvd audio, and dvd

    I recently went in to VideoOnly and was looking at their dvd players. Some are labeled for dvd audio. I was told by an employee that only some dvd players with play dvd audio in true 5.1 I was told that they have separate outs for each channel and a optical or coax can't carry the true...
  10. Whitney B.

    5.1 dd dvd for sampling speakers

    i'm interested in knowing what some of you feel is the best 5.1 dd dvd to sample new materials. i'm just curious as far as what dvds have the best sound quality in dolby to test out new speakers. without it being a superbit. thanks
  11. Whitney B.

    Good center speaker for around $200

    thanks for the input. i'm on my way to go listen to the vr910, vr920 and whatever else they have. would like to give energy a listen i've heard a lot of good things about them. let me know if anyone has any other ideas as far as what would suit me. 80%/20% movies/music. good quality center then...
  12. Whitney B.

    Good center speaker for around $200

    I am looking at getting a center speaker for around $200. Nakamichi AV8 reciever Cerwin Vega mains (will be replaced soon) Boston Accoustic surrounds KLH sub (will be replaced soon) Primary input is DVD with 5.1 Mainly I'm looking for quality. Any suggestions as far as brand, make...
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