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I have a Harmon Kardon AVR 325....2 problems. 1. While watching dvd's/cable/HD/SAt....it randomly goes off....this can happen every 5 minutes or every hours. Its so annoying. Anyone know whats going on? 2. I cannot watch HD with my "rogers HD terminal" because there is no...

my rig and i'm a complete newbie: Kardon 325 pioneer 463A DvD JBL N24 - surround JBL N26 - back JBL N38II - front Ok, my room is set up very BAD and there is nothing i can do (girlfriend is the boss). In my sitting position my SURROUND RIGHT is 3 feet away. My SURROUND LEFT is 7 feet...

Ok, If this is confusing i'm sorry. I'm running a Kardon 325 and a velodyne 10". I really don't feel the bass is very good. It feels just like my old $200 Yamaha, anyways.... I have the sub set at 80HZ on the kardon receiver. On the sub itself i have i set at "direct" and i turned the...

My sub has the following on the back: X-OVER from 0-240 PHASE either 0 or 180 switch INTERNAL X-OVER or DIRECT switch To my understanding i should let my Kardon 325 do the x-over so the actual "X-OVER" knob is useless then. Doing this i set the "INTERNAL X-OVER or DIRECT"...

I have 3 spots in my room i can put my sub. I know your suppose to put the sub where you would be sitting then walk to those 3 spots and wherever it sounds best...put it there. Well i don't know what to use. I only use my set up for MOVIES, but any movies with bass....i can't really notice a...

What did i do! When i watch HDTV i put it about + 20 DB or so. When i put it on digital or regular cable i cannot hear it at all with this level. I need to crank it all the way to the highest my Kardon 325 will go to hear digital/normal cable. If i switch it back to a HD channel without...

My HT is finally set up and running. I have some CRAZY rattles when i watch movies though. Whats the best way to get rid of them? I notice my lights in the basement are really bad and so are the fixtures in the ceiling that the lights go into it. Its almost like the roof is caving...

How do you tell if a game is in 108i or HD besides reading here hehe? Does it say somewhere in the menu or....

Hi all, I have a Harmon 325 receiver. When watching movies i can only watch them in DTS NEO-6, i don't have an option to put on DTS-Matrix or DTS-discrete. When i go into my receiver i can only switch my DTS to Neo-6 music and Neo-6 movie. To my understanding Matrix and discrete is...

Hi all, I'm doing my sound calibration with video essentials.....but i cannot change the speaker DB's with the remote while being on the DvD input (colorstream 1) I can go into my OSD and change the speaker DB's, but then i'm not on my DvD input anymore......so i can't hear the test tones...

Can i have Rogers HD receiver and also a Bell Express vue HD receiver at the same time? Can it be hooked up at the same time or can you only have one or the other? I think i must be out of comp video slots....X-Box, DvD, Rogers HD receiver then the moniter.......could i possibly hook a Bell...

Here are some links to my room, with my speakers installed. I installed 2 extra speakers for the fun of it. I think my room may be too small for 7.1 as its pretty cluttered. I just wanted to throw them up there for fun. I would test it myself, but i have such a bad ear for this sort of thing...

The frequency of my front speakers(JBL N38II) is 45HZ-20kHZ so my x-over on receiver should be set to 45? Also i can do a triple x-over with my Harmon 325 so i can set the x-over on each speaker... My center is listed as 80HZ-20kHZ so i should i should set my center x-over to 80? Then...

Hi all, When i watch TV, i need to keep switching things on my receiver to get sound, its awfull. There has to be a way for it to switch it itself? So if i watch HDTV, my receiver will say "Video 3/Coax 1". If i watch digital/cable tv i need to change the input on my TV to "video 1"...

Hi, In the settings for the x-box where you choose "540, 720 and 1080....i have then all selected as "YES". Does it automatically detect the best one for the game your playing? Thanks all

Hi all, I have: Harman 325 JBL N38 Tower speakers JBL N 26's and the satalite 24's. Velodyne 10" sub 1. Do i set my sub to "SUB (LFE)" or "SUB LFE + L/R" on my receiver? Which will sound better? I have also been told to set all my speakers to "small" even though my tower speakers are...

Hi, It would be great if someone can tell me what settings the following should be: 1. ALS ( on/off) 2. flesh tone (on/off) 3. cable clear DNR (auto/off) 4. SVM (on/off) 5. color temp ( cool/medium/warm) Thanks guys. The manuals are all mumble jumble to me :)

Hi all, I have: Harman 325 JBL N38 Tower speakers JBL N 26's and the satalite 24's. Velodyne 10" sub 1. Do i set my sub to "SUB (LFE)" or "SUB LFE + L/R" on my receiver? Which will sound better? I have also been told to set all my speakers to "small" even though my tower speakers are...

I just bought a Velodyne 10" sub. The guys who sold it to me told me to NOT to use the x-over at all on the sub. They said the only knob i should be touching is the volume knob. So the switch for "phase and internal x-over", i put it on "phase" and set it to "0". Setting this to...

A few qestions: 1.When watching regular TV from my digital box, should i watch it on my component video cables or my S-video? I watch my HD channels with my component video, but i was told when watching regular TV that the S-video looks better then the component....any thoughts? 2. When...

Hi, Right now i have: Harmon 325 Receiver with JBL two N26's, two N24's and one N-center....not sure if this other stuff matters but, also: 65 Toshiba "HDTV HX Pioneer 563 Velodyne 10" How much of a upgrade is the Polk RTi38's and the center CSI40? My friend at Future shop can order...

Hi all, Just wondering how i would go about Calibrating my 10" Velodyne Sub. What do i set the following to: Knob 1: Low pass Crossover - goes from 40hz to 120 hz Knob 2: subwoofer volume Then there is also the "phase" and "internal x-over" Also the "high-pass crossover" which is...

I'll post this here: Is there HUGE diffrence between N26's and ND310II? I see the size diffrence of the speakers is CRAZY, but will i actually notice the sound diffrence "big time"? I have a pretty bad ear when it comes to things like this and i'm just wondering if it will be worth it or not...

Hi all, First i will say, i completely understand if nobody answers here because i'm asking a lot. But if someone is bored at work or something, and want to kill some time.... I have never hooked up a home system and move into my new house on Friday and i'm getting all my stuff delivered...

I just read the NEWBIE FAQ on speaker calibration, but i wanted to double check in "laymans terms". I put the sound reader at my ear level and start with the left speaker....i turn it up until my sound reader stays on 75 DB....on my receiver thats number "58". I leave the receiver at "58"...

Hi all, I've been searching but can't find what the best viewing distance is for a 57" and a 65" HDTV. Also what distances can i "get away with" with both sizes? My one wall is only 11 feet....so with the 2 foot width of the TV, i would only be 9 feet away. I may be pushing it with a...

Hi all, Today i bought a Velodyne CHT-10 10" Subwoofer. I just want to make sure i made the proper decision. My friend who works at future shop is storing it there for me until i move into my house in 7 days so i have the option of getting the 12" if i'm not sure about the 10". I just...

Hi, My current system is all brand new: Pioneer 563A Yamaha HTR - 5650 65inch WS HD Toshiba 57HX83 and about $1500 in wiring/cables. except my sub and my JBL speakers are 2 years old. My sub is a Yamaha SW-2, 120 volts, 50 watts, 60 HZ. Does this sub compliment this system? Or is...

Hi All, I just upgraded all my componets to the following, EXCEPT my speakers.....there about 2 years old. I'm just wondering what people thought of the JBL Northridge N26's? Are they worth keeping around or should i upgrade them also to get the full potential of the rest of my system...

I'm looking for a movie list for the best sound and quality for DvD's. I just recently bought a 65 inch widescreen HD TV with a Yamaha 6.1 receiver and pioneer audio DvD player, not to mention the $300 monster powerbar and about $1500 in cables. So now its time to get some kick ass movies...