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http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/27/bu...l?pagewanted=1 I found it fairly disturbing. It is clear that long term he sees advertising in significant amounts on all channels. I think this interview shows the mind of someone who is very much in the FM mind set.

Here is an interesting article on sat radio: http://money.cnn.com/2005/02/07/tech...reut/index.htm The two points I found interesting are: 1) Listeners seem not to care that much about exclusive content like Stern, Bob Edwards et. The main thing they want is no commercials. 2) The...

For those who underestimate his impact on Sirius: http://money.cnn.com/2005/01/27/news...ings/index.htm

I heard that XM now has a southern gospel station online. Has anyone heard it? Does anyone know if they will really be adding it to the regular service? I think its a cool idea for a station. Bravo XM.

OK, about 6 or 7 months ago, after reading about it here on this forum, my wife and I decided to get in to satellite radio. I did a brief audition of both XM and Sirius and chose Sirius for what is mainly (but not entirely) music listening. Here is what I now believe to be true: 1) Both...

Any warnings or advice? thanks!

http://www.audioholics.com/news/pres...ineservice.php This definitly changes and enhances the satellite radio enhancment. My wife and I are now both using the Sirius streaming at work. For us, it is one of the most important parts of the service. Bravo XM!

I recently tested the new Aperion Audio VAC center channel and thought I would share my thoughts. I have been an owner of an Aperion 5.1 system for about 1 1/2 years before trying the new VAC center. Rather than return the original center right away (like most people seem to do), I kept it...

Our friends at secrets have done it again: In reviewing the Paradigm Reference Seismic 12 Subwoofer, Secrets wrote a glowing review before they took measurements. After taking measurements comparing FR and THD between the SVS ultra and the Paradigm they look to cover their buts by saying...

In a rare case of television resurrection, the family guy is going back into production!!! http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/07/ar...ETH.html?8hpib

Who's watching? OK, so we all know the final results from the news, but I'm hoping that there is still plenty of good action to be seen. I'm also looking forward to ESPN's superior production values compared to other televised poker tournaments.

I'm upgrading some components in both my HT and 2-channel system and so I'm selling the following: Intimus 522D-C Center Bookshelf Speaker -- $120 shipped. Great condition, used at moderate volumes, no visible imperfections. In the beautiful cherry finish...

A local rental place up the street from me just added a whole wall of Criterion rentals!!! How lucky am I? How many other people can rent Criterion locally?

I was reading a thread at avsforum similar to the one posted here at HTF: http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htfo...hreadid=194936 It is by a guy who is a friend of the owner of av123 (ONIX) who made him a special one off of some rocket speakers in Oak. The poster also aluded to some problems...

I heard that the new Panasonic PT47WX54 can be had at Costco for only 999. The price of this unit at CC and BB is around 1500. This seems like a really good deal. Are there any opinions on this TV?

OK. So, I was all set to get XM (largely based upon the feedback from Ron and others on this forum). For the last few weeks I've been analyzing my hardware options but at the same time, I've been listening to Sirius streamed over the internet. While I agree that XM has better content for many...

http://www.audioholics.com/news/edit...ic_cables.html Be sure to click the link and read the whole article.

I'm looking at getting XM soon but I'm having trouble sorting through all the equipment options. I'm looking for a fairly extensive explanation of what I need to use XM in the car, in the HI-FI system, and through the computer. Some help from Ziggy, Ron, et al. would be much appreciated! Ron, I...

Latest review at secrets: http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volum...es-2-2004.html Seems to me to be the biggest bunch of bull secrets has produced since one reviewer said that the speakers he was reviewing imaged so well that he could tell Jewel got down on her knees during a song (but thats...

Thinking of building a flexi rack. I've looked through all the old posts but what's not clear to me is what simple methods do people use for finishing off the feet. Are there castors or spikes that can just screw onto the threaded rod? Or even maybe just rubber plugs that will slide over...

The literature for the new 1098 pre/pro states that it includes Rotel's own 7.1 proprietary surround format that can be used with any source. Presumably this is similar to logic 7. can anyone comment on how good it is? Also, does anyone know if the new Rotel receiver will have this included?

I'm hoping for more suggestions or reviews then I found in doing a search. Looking for a four component rack. Budjet is around 300 dollars US. I like the look of the semi-open and open designs.

With the finale of LOTR upon us, there has been a lot of talk about seeing all three movies back to back in a marathon session. What marathon viewing sessions have you done? What would you like to do? How have you enjoyed the ones you've done? Do you think you got a different perspective on a...

Just out of curiousity, why don't more people/companies use HDF to build their speaker/sub cabinents? I would imagine that the cost increase is minimal, that it would be easier to work with, and would give better results.

I happened across an APC LINE-R line conditioner that I picked up for basically free when a local company went out of business. Here's a link: http://www.apc.com/products/family/index.cfm?id=67 How would this work in "conditioning the power" for a home theater? I know it's main application...

Hi all, I have a couple AVIA questions. I am using it to calibrate my 5.1 system composed of an Onkyo SR600 receiver and Aperion speakers. 1) When using AVIA to find the "reference level" volume setting of your receiver, it appears that AVIA has a test to do this for each speaker and one...

I've noticed that the performance of prologic II on my Onkyo sr600 receiver varies widely depending on input. When playing cable TV audio (stereo content) most of the sound comes out of the center channel, with the fronts outputting less and with low volume, and the surrounds outputting even...

What play mode do you all use for movies and TV being delivered in stereo (2-channel)? For instance, say there is a good movie on TNT that you want to watch, not being delivered in any of the real surround formats. So, what do you use? Prologic? Prologic II? DTS:NEO 6? a DSP mode? plain old...