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  1. Alan Wise

    Boston VR-M50's in Cherry

    Up for sale is a pair of the much sought after Boston Acoustics VR-M50 bookshelf speakers in dark cherry. This are in beautiful condition and were only used as back surrounds in 7.1 system. I have gone VR-M60's all around. Price is $ 350.00 plus shipping from 03060. Digital photo's on...
  2. Alan Wise

    Denon 3805 w/Mic.

    I have upgraded to separates and my beloved Denon 3805 is now going up for sale. I bought it new from Tweeter in May of 2005 and it has spent it's life in a non-smoking, no pets, no children home. It comes with the optional calibration Mic. Also, the original touch screen remote was never...
  3. Alan Wise

    Lex RV-8 or Sherbourn 7010A/2100 Sep's

    It is time to retire my trusty Denon 3805 and upgrade. My local Home Theater/Audio dealer has two demo systems that I am intersted in. The first is a Lexicon RV-8 receiver for $ 5K, and the second is the Sherbourn 7010A processor powered by their n2100/7 amp for $ 4K total. Both systems come...
  4. Alan Wise

    Temporary Burn-In on LCD-RPTV?

    Here's a crazy one. I have noticed that my Hitachi LCD-RPTV suffers from temporary burn-in. Most specifically, after watching local (Boston area CBS for instance)news in high def with letter boxing. I watched the news for about 30 minutes and then changed to STRZ to watch a non-letterboxed...
  5. Alan Wise

    Grills on? Grills off?

    What do you you prefer, the sound of your speakers with, or with out the grills on? The other night I read in the Infinity Beta 10 review in the current issue of Hometheater Magazine that the reviewer (forgot his name) prefered the sound with the speaker grills off. This got me wondering...
  6. Alan Wise

    NAD response for Prologic IIx

    Sorry, I inadvertantly put this in the "speakers and subwoofers" section. I need to look better before I click. Anyway, here is the response from NAD to my inquiry regarding the upgrade of the T163 Pre-Pro to Dolby Pro Logic IIx: Thank you for your recent request via the NAD Electronics...
  7. Alan Wise

    Response from NAD re: Prologic IIx

    Here is the response I received from NAD regarding my question to them about the upgrade to Dolby Prologic IIx on their current T163 Pre-Pro: Thank you for your recent request via the NAD Electronics web-site. We are currently investigating the possibility of upgrading the T163/T763/T773...
  8. Alan Wise

    Help with Denon 2900 setup

    Because I was not born with much in the way of patience, and the fact that I find Denon's manuals lacking in the way of user friendlyness, I am requesting help in setting up my Denon 2900 player. I have it connected to my new Denon AVR-3805 receiver as follows: Red, Green, Blue component...
  9. Alan Wise

    Polk Lsi's or Boston VR's with Denon

    I am interested in hereing the opinions of which of these two systems are better suited either a Denon 3805, or 5803 receiver (I plan on buying one, or the other on Saturday). The two 7.1 speaker systems are as follows: Polk: 1 pair LSi-9's for front mains 1 Lsi-Center = Front Center 2...
  10. Alan Wise

    Upgrade Time, Denon, Pioneer Elite, Etc..

    To those of you who might remember, in Febuary I put together my first real home theater system. Well it's been a few months and I want to use the Tweeter Etc. trade in/up policy. I plan on returning my Yamaha RX-V640 receiver to get the $ 399.99 that I paid and put it towards something with...
  11. Alan Wise

    New High End DVD Chipset?

    More news from the Far East. Will this be competition for Faroudja (spelling?), and Silicon Imaging? 33) Sunplus to Enter High-End DVD Player Soc Market in 3Q, Likely To Push Market Price below US$10 Wednesday 28 April 2004 Katherine Chiu, Taipei; Steve Shen DigiTimes Sunplus Technology...
  12. Alan Wise

    Service Menu for 57"Sony RPTV?

    Can someone please tell me how to access the "Service Menu" on my Sony KP-57WS510 RPTV? Thanks, Al. Wise
  13. Alan Wise

    Boston Acoustics anyone?

    Does anyone here have Boston Acoustic CR75 speaakers? Also, how about the matching CRC center channel? Any views and opinions would be welcome. Thanks, Al. Wise
  14. Alan Wise

    40 XBR openbox deal at local CC

    All, I also posted this thread in the Display section of this forum. Heres the deal: Circuit City in Salem, NH. (remember tax free)has an openbox 40" XBR with stand for $ 1859.00. The phone number there is (603) 898-6334. I found it last night while shopping around Super deal! Best...
  15. Alan Wise

    40"XBR Open Box at Local CC

    All, I was in my local CC store in Salem, NH. last night, and they had an openbox deal on a 40" XBR. It is priced at $ 1859.00 and includes the stand. This is an awsome deal on an awsome TV for anyone in the area. It still includes the full Sony waranty(spelling?) as new. The phone number...
  16. Alan Wise

    Paradigm vs. JBL decision

    Hello All, Thanks for the help selecting a receiver. Now it's time for the speakers. I am considering Paradigms (Titans front, Atoms Suround and rear center, C-170 front center) or JBL's (5-N26II's and one NCenterII) What are your opinions for 90% movies, 10% music? My other components...
  17. Alan Wise

    Yamah RX-V640 or Denon AVR-1804

    Ok, My search for a new receiver has narrowed down to two, and I am stuck in battle with myself. I need the sage advise from the Forum to help me end it. I have even considered the ever democratic coin toss (it worked on the play ground as a kid). They are both on special at my Local...
  18. Alan Wise

    Help in selecting receiver.

    Please help me. I am in the midst of upgrading from a HTIB that I bought over two years ago (Pioneer HT-510). I am in need of a decent receiver to replace the CD/DVD/Receiver all in one unit that came with the HTIB. Here is what I have done in the past three weeks: Sony KP57WS510 HD ready...
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