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Im in the same boat as you Nick. I want a 2 ch amp, with only 800 CDN to spend. I have decided to buy used. Since Amp technology doesn't change at a rapid pace, I figured used would be the best bet for price/performance. For example, I have my eye on a used Adcom 555 amp. 200w x 2, and it seems...

Does the drive work in windows? If you have two devices connected to one channel, one device must be master, the other must be slave. if all your devices work in windows, then everything is probably set up jumber wise. It's possible for a drive to not be seen during POST, and still work. I...

If your using Internet Explorer, go into the view menu and check the text size option. That may be the problem.

Check Led Zeppelin's "Going to California" and Pearl Jam's "Given to fly".

Well, don't let your friend be your ears. If you like the speakers, then you like them. Simple as that. I think JBL is much better than bose. I was told bose suck, and wanted to see for myself. When I listened to them they sounded OK, but they did not even touch the JBL's. I eventually bought...

Well, Yamaha got back to me on the color issue. I wasn't interested in asking about other different features. I am only curious about the color. This is the message I sent: I just have a question, how come North American A/V receivers are mostly black, while other models available in...

Well, I was curious with the color issue myself. I just sent a message to Marantz and Yamaha. If they reply, I'll post their answer to the different color question. I beleive Denon also has different color European models. I think I'll send them a message as well.

No problem, glad to help.

Well, I have heard of sound cards pushing a noisy analog signal. Things like hard drives can cause interference. The reason you don't hear a hum from your separate CD player, is probably because it is a cleaner source. I would try and use the digital out on your Santa Cruz and see how that...

Forgot to mention this. I made a 5-1/2 foot long cat 5 cable using the recipe from the link that was posted. I haven't had any problems with it. If I had to guess I would say 6 feet is safe. But that's just a guess.

Someone correct me if im wrong, but wouldn't the combination of low inductance and High capacitance be the cause of potential oscillation? Doesn't a combination of low inductance and high capacitance create a resonance circuit? I'm assuming yes. Also, another assumption im making is that a...

Can you hear the MP3's at all? or can you just hear the humming noise? When you say that you can play DVD's, CD's and video fine do you mean through your computer, or through separates? Also, does the hum accompany the MP3's? All I can say right now is make sure everything is connected right...

I think a Creative SB audigy2 Platinum would provide what you need. Check the specs here I remember seeing the Audigy2 Platinum on www.newegg.com for around $US 170. A little pricey. I'm not sure if you can still buy Audigy1 Platinums anymore. I know they have the front panel audigy drive...

I was having the same problems with my pioneer DVD-rom. I found out that it was actually Win XP that was causing the problems. I had windows 2000 server installed on my computer, so I decided to try playing DVD's with it, and I was surprised to find that it didn't skip. I found win XP couldn't...

In general, cordless are not the best for games. They seem to be a little inacurate because of the low sampling rate. If you want a good cordless mouse for gaming, check out the logitech MX700. It's an optical cordless and seems to work well with games(so I've heard). It comes with rechargable...

Children are amazing at learning. Don't let there size fool you, they can learn very abstract concepts just as well as you or I can.

JBL S310II for mains. Using 4 Klipsch promedia speakers for centers and surrounds until I can aford JBL's to match my mains Yamaha RX-V730 Using my PC as a source until I save more money for actual components.

I don't know how advanced he is, but I was kinda the same way as a kid. My parents simply bought textbooks that were used in higher grades. I would read the textbooks and do the problems. If he likes math, then the dry est math book should be fun-to-read. I'm just speaking from my own...

Well, it depends a lot on the sound card you have in your computer and what type of speaker setup you have(4.1, 5.1, 6.1 etc). To get simple 2 channel stereo you can use a miniplug-to-rca cable. Plug the mini plug into the analog out of your sound card on the rear of your PC (note: many newer...

Alien legacy series. All good movies, with the exception of resurrection.

Well I did a voltage measure. The readings from both the left and right channel were well under 1 volt. While taking readings, I found an inconsistency between the left and right channel. With the receiver just turned on and muted, I found that the left channel has a higher voltage reading than...

Well, all you guys have surfaced some really good points. Louis said: This is a good point too. Heck, I started my Degree program because of a Hobby ... computers ... Confusion ... this is my current mind state. I think I'll finish my current degree and go from there. But not before...

The last few months, I have become obsessed with this Hobie. So obsessed that I'm putting less effort into my studies. I'm currently a Math and Computer Science major, and lately, i've found my interest in these areas to be lacking. Right now I have a part time job programming and I really hate...

I am definitely starting to question JBL's quality control. I've gotten bad JBL product before, but that was 5 years ago and a totally different product line(Car Sub-woofers). I'm looking into this DC offset Brian mentioned. But I doubt it's that. I say this because in addition to having two...

Well Brian, I can use a multimeter to check the voltage. I'm just curious to the procedure for the test. What is the process of such a test? I know how to measure voltage, just not sure how I should set the receiver and such to take readings.

This makes me feel better. Im so paranoid about clipping. Thanks. :)

OK. My head is really spinning right now. I bought a pair of JBL S310II's a while ago with a Denon 1602. The left speaker was distorting and I was under the assumption that I clipped the speaker with the low powered Denon. So I took the speaker back, and replaced the Denon(With a Yamaha...

I have a Denon 1602, which I got for $400 canadian. It has everything you want except for the power rating, 70 x 5, opposed to 100 x 5. I didn't shop around too hard for a better price, so you may be able to get a better deal than I did. Dealers are most likely trying to sell off old 1602 stock...

Ya, I think they are cool too.