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yeah, sort of. Analog / Digital Out (Analog Center & Subwoofer / 5-channel SPDIF Output) Line in Microphone in Line level out (Rear) Line level out (Front) / Headphone out Telephone Answering Device in

I have a new Sound Blaster Audigy that has EAX 3.0. MY speakers have several modes: Dolby Digital Quad Pro Logic Stereo Stereo x2 I have a 4.1 speaker setup. What mode(s) support the EAX games best? I am assuming Dolby Digital is best? or is Quad supposed to be the one? any input would...

Yeah, it's hard to compare because it take a cople minutes to switch audio tracks on the DVD, switch modes on the receiver and find the exact spot on the DVD to compare. By the time you do that you forget what the other track sounds like. Not like an on/off switch! ;) Thanks for the input...

I bought an Onkyo TX-NR900 and it's great. Trouble is that all the sound mosed sound awesoem and I trully can't tell the difference between them. For example, Lord of the Ringd Extended version has the DTS 6.1 Discrete sound setting, the end all of codecs, right? Sounds great yes, but I really...

Just to followup with you all. The guy came out on Saturday and played around with the cable box outside for a bit and came back inside. I told him I had a splitter in the attic, which he hooked up his gizmo to and said the lower channels had a "14 over 1" signal, meaning it was good. But he did...

Bob, leave out the splitter or the booster? I assume you meant the booster.

Get this.... I went into my attic and was going to put the 2 way splitter on when I thought I would try and just skip the splitter all together (for a test). I took the incoming line, boosted it and sent it straight to my living room. It looked just as good/bad as when it had the 5 way spliter...

Well, I did (to an extent) The source of the cable came from the attic, split to 5 areas. I removed 3 of the cables from the splitter and terminated those ends (on the splitter). The only remaining cable was one of two in the living room. One was being used, the other was not, so I capped the...

Well, so far not too much of a difference. The booster helped a little bit, I didn't notice any difference after terminating the unused connections at the splitter. I will try Wayne's advice using a 2 way splitter and if that doesn't do the trick, Adelphia is getting a call. I did check the...

thanks for all the replies. I put the amp in the attic, right before the line gets split into 5 directions. Right not, I am only using 2 of the 6 connections in the house. I'll go to Radio Shack and get the termination resistors and put them on the unused outlets and see how that works too...

I bought a cable signal booster (pretty good one) and was wondering where the most ideal placmanet would be for it? Should I find the closest point of source, near where it enters the house? Should I boost it right before it gets split? Boost it right near the TV? Thanks.

Thanks guys! I'll be enjoying some movies later this evening, knowing I've got the best setup now. Thanks.

I've read several posts about the 2 and have seen conflicting info. Here is my situation: I have a 4 year old Toshiba DVD player that has an optical output that I am using. I just bought a nice Onkyo receiver (TX-NR900) that supports practically every format out there. If I want the best...

I too have been waiting, and will likely get the Sammy DLP, when I save up enough money. A couple of you have mentioned a black bezel? I've only ever seen silver DLPs from Samsung. Do they offer one in Black?

My Mitsubishi 35" did when I first got it. I complained and a tech came out, opened up the back of the set and put glue on whatever widget was humming/buzzing/whatever you want to call it. It seemed to do the job. It went from annoying to normal. I can still tell it is on, but it was not...

I have not heard that, but it is possible, in the eyes of an audio/video guru. Technically speaking, the less cable you run a video signal, the better it will look. Although, if you use the VGA connector with your HDTV converter box, the 5 feet run I can't imagine will make a difference that...

I feel your pain. Never seems like a good time to buy with new widgets always around the corner. I plan on going to the CES in January and seeing the latest models myself, asking the manufactures questions, then making a decision early next year. My advice would be to try and find out of...

I ordered one about a week and a half ago, it is still in the "Processing" stage, and there are no phone numbers to dial to request a status or shipping estimate. Kind of lame.

I just had an electrician run rear speaker wire through the attic. Cost about $300 in labor plus the wire. I mounted the rear speakers on the wall. The front one can run along the wall/floor and be mostly invisible. Wireless loses fidelity. I'm glad I bought my house before estrogin could...

I bought some 'Digms' from a dealer in Fort Lauderdale. The owner's name is Elliot and the store is on Federal Highway north of Commercial Blvd. He'll negotiate price, so he's at least worth a try. He has some killer high end rooms, so maybe you can get him to test them on multiple receivers...

I have a set of older Paradigm 11se for main with timbre matched Paradigm center. I recently purchased 2 pairs of Paradigm ADP 170s for the rear and surround speakers. I have a Velodyne 1012 sub. I just bought an Onkyo TX-NR900 as my receiver, replacing an older Onkyo unit. I can't tell you...

Kick James butt for being a smoker, then, clean as much of the receiver as you can (which you probably already did). The remaining scent will disapear as time goes on. In a week it will be significatnly weaker. In a month it should be about completely gone. The air duster idea is pretty good...

I can't see the diagram either. Geocities really sucks and won't let you link directly to an image in a lot of cases, you have to link to an html page that has the image embedded in the page. Anyway, the front speakers being 4 feet apart is ok, since you are not too far from them. Personally...

If the pair of speaker stands are nice and match, I'd get those. Keep in mind you can get speaker stands at circuit city for about $50. I would compare them and determine the value and see if it is really worth the $100. The speaker wire is negotable as far as price goes. Any home thater shop...

I agree with the above post. The front L & R should be timbre matched with the center. The rear speakers are not as essential. I also hae a Velodyne sub with my Paradigm speakers and it sounds awesome. I think you've chosen a pretty good setup, I did something similar. Just make sure the...

I've actually read where they advise to raise the rear speakers a couple of feet above the listening area. I see no problem raising it to 7 feet, as long as you are not sitting only 3 feet from them. In my set up, they are about 8-9 feet high, but they are spaced about 9 feet aways from the...

Thanks LiorM. I thought it was a refurb or something, but after opening it it looked fresh from the factory, and it was black! :)

For example, BestPriceAudioVideo.com has great prices on their recievers, but at the end of the model number a (B) is shown. what does that represent?

Thanks for letting us know. I like the picture of the DLPs quite a bit. I had thought I would need a new DVD player. I have a nice, but older Toshiba non-progressive DVD player, so it looks like if/when I upgrade my TV to a DLP I won't need to spend any more $$$ on that. Are all the inputs on...

This would be a great Seinfeld episode!