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Hi. I'm interested in having audio in a few rooms, but am wondering about the best approach. I currently have 5.1 in the living room running from my Yamaha RX-V2300. Should I simply run another pair of speakers off of the B terminals and a final pair off of Zone 2? Or should I get a speaker...

This might be a dumb question, but is it ok that my audio equipment is exposed to three hours of direct sunlight every morning? The inconvenience for me is that I have trouble seeing what each piece says (e.g., what radio station the tuner is tuned to) when the sun's right on it, but I use the...

So I was thinking about this this morning. If I have a pair of decent headphones that I'm very familiar with, can I take them to the store and use them to get a good sense of the differences of how recievers sound? In other words, does how a receiver sound though 'phones accurately reflect the...

Sound and Vision review of the CR series of Boston Acoustics speakers. "Excellent sound and great value." http://webcenter.soundandvision.nets...aid,266,00.asp

Just got one of these. So far, liking it quite a bit -- and I don't even own any SACDs yet. It's a real solid unit. Heavy, and big, which I like. And it definitely plays 2-channel CDs well. My only complaint so far is that, as people have said, it's noisy when changing CDs. In fact, the...

Been reading through the past posts about building one of these racks, and I think I'm going to give it a shot. I'm not really that handy, but I'm cheap and I want to save the $$. Thinking about making mine 20" x 20". I'm wondering about the feet though. What do people put on the bottom of...

I'm hoping to pick up a Sony C222ES SACD player, mostly b/c I want a changer, but also b/c of the benefit of SACD capability. But I'm wondering, if I don't have a sub, will SACD playback be devoid of bass? I have the five other speakers, but have held off on the sub until I move into a...

I've upgraded, and now I'm wondering what to do with my old receiver, a Yamaha rx-v496. Was thinking about keeping it to build a second system, maybe in the bedroom, but I'm thinking one system's enough. So my question is, what do you think I can get for it? Retailed for $399 a year and a...

Any of you still have a tape deck in your rack? I ask only b/c I just let mine go, and could only get 50 bucks for it. It was a sweet three head, three motor sony ES model, but I simply haven't used it in like 2 years. Sure did like that thing when I bought it, but w/ CD-Rs, couldn't justify...

I've been reading this board for several months, and there's one definite constant that I've noticed. It seems like there are a bunch of people who have bought a certain brand of receiver and have then become rabid advocates of that brand, sometimes to the exclusion of rational or constructive...

This is probably a dumb question ... but my receiver, a Yamaha rx-v496, isn't supposed to be a surround receiver. Nowhere in the manual does it say that music (from CDs) will go through all speakers. And yet, when I finally hooked up my new mains and moved the others to the back, I found that...

Anyone got one in good shape? I don't feel like paying full retail. Thx,

Hi, A friend of mine is moving into small quarters and is downsizing everything, including his sound system. So he wants 2 bookshelf speakers, nothing else (e.g., no sub) but wants to find a pair with great bass. $1200 and under. I have a pair of Boston Acoustics CR85s (retail $400) and...

Hi everyone, So do any of you use "all-channel stereo" for listening to music? It's one of the features that has me wanting to upgrade to a newer reciever. Yamaha says its all-channel DSP is "great for parties," but wouldn't you want to run the music through all channels all the time? I imagine...

So everyone says to try to stay w/in a speaker brand/line to maintain a degree of pitch consistency when adding speakers. I currently have Boston Acoustics CR6 speakers, and I'm looking to buy bigger BA bookshelves for the fronts and then move the CR6s to surround duty. Question is, Boston...

So I went and listened to subs the other day (I'm looking for a smaller sub for mostly music, ~$300) and found two that seem to meet my needs: The Definitive ProSub 80 and the Boston Acoustics PV600. The Boston is $100+ more, so I'm kinda looking for an excuse to go with the Definitive, but from...

Hi, so I've decided to get a sub instead of upgrading my mains. I'm in a small living room and have been wanting to add more depth/bass to my music. Listen to music mostly, watch movies sometimes. What does everyone recommend for a small, tight sub for music? I just want it to fill out the lower...

In my small living room (12x10), I'm starting to think that I need a little more depth to my sound. I have bookshelves (bostons, cr-6) and am considering getting a sub, but is that a good setup for music? Subs seem popular for HT setups, but not sure if I should get the sub for music primarily...