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  1. Hisham_k

    DVD Etc Poll: List Your Favorite Demo Selection

    Road to perdition-(DTS): 1- When the train passes by the window of the appartment where the assasin was taking a picture of his victim. The audio was as if the traing was passing thru my living room. ( amazing ) 2- When the assasin was shooting at the car next to the diner with Tom hanks...
  2. Hisham_k

    DVD audio connection for SR7200 or sr 7300

    Hi guys : for the owners of marantz SR 7200 or Sr 7300 , by connecting a DVD audio player thru the analog inputs, to what input do you set the receiver to : will it be multichannel or do you keep it in auto mode ? Using multichannel input will require going to the menu of the receiver every...
  3. Hisham_k

    DTS & THX demo dvd's

    if you do a search on the net you can find most of these demos on french and german sites. I wonder why though. But I am trying to find a seller within the US.
  4. Hisham_k

    DTS & THX demo dvd's

    Hey guys : Do you know where I can find online demo dvd's for dts ( i.e. DTS demo # 1,2,3,.....7) and THX. Thank you in advance.
  5. Hisham_k

    Austin powers, Goldmember disappointment

    Yes Kyle. This could be a marketing gimmick.
  6. Hisham_k

    Austin powers, Goldmember disappointment

    Nobody is saying that Goldmember should have an agressive surround. So if this true why would they mix it using DTS-ES for that matter, They could have used Dolby digital 2.0 and used the extra space for more extras. Or is the DTS-ES used for attracting consumers like us who knows the...
  7. Hisham_k

    Austin powers, Goldmember disappointment

    Do not get me wrong all you austin powers fans. I watched this movie last night and it was hilarious. When reading the back cover of the Jewel case cover ( i.e DTS-ES, DD-EX) , I said to myself this will be a great demo for surround sound. But to my disappointment the side surrounds and the...
  8. Hisham_k

    DVD Etc Poll: List Your Favorite Demo Selection

    Let us not forget " Independance day " when the space ship starts shooting their weapons down the skycrapers.
  9. Hisham_k

    Bipoles , dipoles or direct speakers

    Kevin Very true. I am using two dipoles in the back center which I have set to bipoles . Using Bipoles is a step up from dipoles. But I am leaning towards changing them to direct radiators, after I auditioned the same set up at a friend of mine who uses direct radiators for the back...
  10. Hisham_k

    Bipoles , dipoles or direct speakers

    To all you guys with a 6.1 setup. After experiencing with the 6.1 setup for a while now on different movies,what would you rather use for the back surround or back center speaker(s) : Dipoles, Bipoles or Direct radiating .
  11. Hisham_k

    Progressive scan upgrade worth it?

    Does anyone of you guys know if the sony tv's equipped with DRC 1250 ( i.e in Europe ) accept a 480p signal thru its component inputs from a progressive scan player ?
  12. Hisham_k

    DVD Etc Poll: List Your Favorite Demo Selection

    Behind enemy lines has some cool surround sound and very aggressive.
  13. Hisham_k

    Panasonic RP82--One Player to Rule Them All!

    Hi Guys. Is the RP82 compatible with VCD's. Has Anyone tried it. Your comments are highly appreciated as I am debating a purchase between the toshiba SD4800 and the Panny RP82. I know that the toshiba has the chroma bug but it reads VCD's and it has photo viewer(i.e jpeg) which are both nice...
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