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  1. Jeff Ery

    Paradigm under attack??

    First, Paradigms are a serious player in their markey, they deserve an audition . Second ,the lack of deep discounting or readily available e-tailers, will move many bargain hunters away from them 'cause they just won't buy something that they can't get enough of a deal on, no matter how much...
  2. Jeff Ery

    Denon 1803+1805 vs. Yamaha YHT900 vs HK 325

    Soooo many issues to deal with at once , but here goes..... I don't know what rcvr is in the Yammie yht900 package but the models that would be compared (usually) to the 1803 would be the rxv630 /530 and their htr equivalents are 5550/5560(?).....in the case of the the rxv630 ,I believe it to...
  3. Jeff Ery

    Paradigm vs B&W

    Both are Great brands and are somewhat similar but, as you can see, have enough differances to make people's ears the most effective tool in this decision making process...I wiil add that what I find interesting in this thread is the lack of mention of where to buy on-line ...It is becoming...
  4. Jeff Ery

    Poll: Buy online or locally?

    My heart goes out to those in remote less urban areas and to those who have very bad local retailers, but if I had to wager the odds of not being able to find good help in any of 7- 10 specialty retailers, I would bet they were long...if every a/v salesperson you run into is an ass#o*e it's time...
  5. Jeff Ery

    best muscial sub..what do you guys think

    Ditto to Frank and Geoff, well stated....
  6. Jeff Ery

    Poll: Buy online or locally?

    I am mostly amazed by the people who are posting that "they know what they want in advance"...am I misunderstanding? you mean all you need to do is reasearch and rely on the words of strangers? you don't even want a comparative demo? you're buying on what? SPECS? MARKETING? ADS IN MAGAZINES...
  7. Jeff Ery

    Poll: Buy online or locally?

    The local dealer provides a place to audition, The e-tailer does not, putting all other service, ethical, or quality of vendor arguements aside, I NEED TO HEAR AUDIO EQUIPMENT IN A COMPARITIVE WAY WITH THE SAME SOURCES AGAINST COMPETITIVE GEAR and can't fathom buying from a company that...
  8. Jeff Ery

    What do good/bad A/V salepeople make?

    I have a good idea what my brother makes and the range of earnings amongst the guys in his store, but, for giggles ,I'm curious if anyone else has industry knowledge or just a good educated guess...I know a lot of BB guys make about $8.00 an hour (not much incentive for their good employees to...
  9. Jeff Ery

    the best tweeter for a speaker is????

    I will say that I find it important to match the speaker to the application....I have a pair of large bookshelf speakers with horn-loaded tweeters in my sitting room off the kitchen, I choose them because I wanted the potential for dynamics from a non-floorstander in a room with a lot of plants...
  10. Jeff Ery

    RS-232 Port on Receiver

    Yamaha has a program that allows for many set-up and control and preset functions to be uploaded off any easy to read windows based program(sorry mac guys) .It has all the variable features laid out nicely and can be stored in your computer as a back-up...very SWEEET and handy...see the local...
  11. Jeff Ery

    Dogg hits Ebay

    They claim to be worth $2,000 but have known people who bought the for around $200 (probably about what they're worth)..these claims are made by many on-line companies who hype and defnd to the the death (with bravado and arrogance) the value of their product.The differance is that they have...
  12. Jeff Ery

    Best Home Theater Speaker Packages

    Once again nobody seems to care to ask the dozens of questions that would be critical to know the answers to before making a quality reccommendation....just insert your decision here...oh my god!...there isn't a salesperson that I know who wouldn't ask questions like; what size room are you...
  13. Jeff Ery

    Bose advertising at its best.....

    Robert, The scary part is you can make some good money off of selling there junk but, I cant stand there stuff so much that I would rather take a smaller check home that week knowing that I sent someone home with a better product, than let them leave with some over priced piece of crap. And...
  14. Jeff Ery

    Poll: Buy online or locally?

    h-j is sincere and honest, it does not make use of auditioning services that you are not willing to pay msrp for ,yet offers the dealer the same no hassle sale that the on-line retailer gets, maybe gets you better trade-in/up policies, as well as better return/exchange/service and may help you...
  15. Jeff Ery

    HK vs. Yamaha vs. Onkyo

    Yamaha is reliable, clear ,and dynamic.....you might also check out the RXV730.....
  16. Jeff Ery

    New Mirage speakers are great

    Iam VERY impressed with the omni model 60 bookshelf speakers that I heard on stands....neat Idea, great sound ...fabulous for those who need good off-axis behavior...wide, deep, natural soundstage when listening to Bush, Fleck, O'Conner, Ma, Meyer,etc.....I haven't listened to hard rock on them...
  17. Jeff Ery

    Small (tiny) Speakers??

    Mirage Omnisats deserve an audition.....
  18. Jeff Ery

    Paradigm price fixing

    :rolleyes:, Yawn....
  19. Jeff Ery

    Denon AVR-3803 Sound Qualty vs. 3802

    So far my feeling is that the 2 are very similiar...same speakers,sources demo material: but I have been more impressed with the RXV2300 which my brother told me was a little livelier and had more control and BALLS.I have had the chance lately to agree with him!
  20. Jeff Ery

    Battle of the Klipsch bookshelves

    I own a pair of RB5'S AND AM VERY PLEASED ,I liked the mahogany finish...sadly I might have to sell them to pick up a pair of Vienna acoustic Bachs for my wife....
  21. Jeff Ery

    Paradigm price fixing

    If the business' customers value the fact that the store has a listening room, and purchase products from them because of all the wonderful things a local dealer can offer--then great! Wonderful! But if the trend is more towards "audition here and buy online", then I say that dealer ought to...
  22. Jeff Ery

    Amp/ Receiver recommendations for Sonus faber

    My brother would say "Krell", and I'd say "over-budjet" and we'd comprimise at B&K..........
  23. Jeff Ery

    Got to hear the klipsch rsw-12 today

    Geez, I should have proof read my last post...thankful for the edit feature...
  24. Jeff Ery

    Got to hear the klipsch rsw-12 today

    "... ....I've just had the in store demo of all the Klipsch RSW line, I prefer my single SVS CS Ultra to any other commercial sub I've demoed. For HT their nothing short of OUTSTANDING! ...end quote...... i doubt that most people here have done much in the way of blind comparisons between...
  25. Jeff Ery

    Receiver VS. PreProcessor as a Prepro..Which and why?

    So while they are going to the internal amps they are fine but when they are used to be sent through to external amps it's an afterthought? why? It's not like a receiver with preouts has two completely different circuits, one for signals sent to internal amps and one for preouts. ........end...
  26. Jeff Ery

    B&K Ref50 Prepro

    Sorry that I can't share mine either, but I heard that the Gucci Line wil not be a replacement for the REF's but rather a "ste-up" for the more serious hi-enders....Just like the showcase is the lower end of Krell...
  27. Jeff Ery

    Receiver VS. PreProcessor as a Prepro..Which and why?

    Good Two channel music is MUCH more demanding then good ht sound....sometimes a system will sound incredible with ht (ala processing, decoding, channel seperation etc..) but could possible sound bright, shrill or the like for two channel music..same thing with 5 channel amps versues two channel...
  28. Jeff Ery

    Paradigm price fixing

    Who (with the exception of those who live in VERY remote areas) would buy speakers with out doing extensive comparative auditions, A/B'd (preferably blind) against several other brands for referance? If you have done these auditions/comparative-listening-demo's, then you have been provided with...
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