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  1. Eric Portelance

    Preamp in M-Audio Fast Track Pro

    I'm looking to connect my turntable through a phono preamp that I could connect to my computer. I'd also like this to serve as a sound card for my laptop. I've been looking at the M-Audio Fast Track Pro and am wondering if you think this would fit the bill? Are there any other products out there...
  2. Eric Portelance

    B&W VM1 vs. Mirage Omnisat v2 Satellite

    I'm looking to replace my current rears on my home theater system (Boston Acoustics) with something that I can wall mount in the back. I'm looking at either the B&W VM1 or Mirage Omnisat v2. My current setup in the front are also Mirage (FRx-Nine) and the FRx-Center. I suppose I'm leaning...
  3. Eric Portelance

    RCA Cable Polarity

    I'm posting this message for a friend who does have an account here. "I just bought a nice Acoustic Research stereo RCA cable to replace the borked one on my old Thorens turntable. I have to solder them inside the turntable, so I stripped the endings on one side, and this is what a single...
  4. Eric Portelance

    Blown Tweeter

    It was actually my parents who were watching a movie. My dad is the one who noticed that the tweeter was blown (although it was the next day). They were watching Bourne Supremacy pretty loud, but not any louder than we usually watch action-type movies. Maybe about 70/100 on the volume dial. But...
  5. Eric Portelance

    Blown Tweeter

    Makes me think a little. We had a few periods of spiking/brownouts a little while ago because of some snowstorms we had here. Would a solution be a better surge protector or what? Is it possibly an issue with the amp? It's a pretty good amp...just wondering if a higher end one would have...
  6. Eric Portelance

    Blown Tweeter

    Too little power?!?!? That's interesting... What would the solution be for this, if anything? Could it have been caused by a brownout or something?
  7. Eric Portelance

    Blown Tweeter

    The tweeters on one of my Mirage FRx-Nine fronts blew last week. I got it fixed and all but am a little puzzled as to why it blew. The amp I use is a Marantz SR5000 which is only 70 watts per channel, and I believe the speakers should be able to take up to 200 each. Also, I don't go near the max...
  8. Eric Portelance

    *** Official THE AVIATOR Review Thread

    I certainly enjoyed it very much. While I don't think it's a masterpiece, there are some brilliant scenes, some great acting, and superb direction. Dave, I'm not sure anyone alerted you...but this is a period film. It's sort of normal that there's "old-timer hokey music". I'm 18 and didn't...
  9. Eric Portelance

    What happened to 1492:Conquest of Paradise DVD?

    I've seen it in stores. It's got to be around somewhere.
  10. Eric Portelance

    My Secret And Shameful OAR Past...

    When we first got our home theatre, my dad thought that he hadn't setup something properly when he first popped in a widescreen DVD. I assured him it was supposed to be that way, but wasn't knowledgable enough at the time to explain why. He insisted it was better to watch it fullscreen, so for...
  11. Eric Portelance

    US release DVD VS Canadian release DVD

    Craig, I'm quite positive. Well, I suppose the correct classification is that it's a joint production between Canada, France and Belgium. Sylvain Chomet, the director/creator, was born in France but has been living in Canada for more than 10 years now. So in that sense, it's a Canadian film and...
  12. Eric Portelance

    US release DVD VS Canadian release DVD

    Triplettes de Belleville has the original French track in Canada, but the US one only has english (I think I heard it might have Spanish, too). The packaging is also different, as it has been stated before. And no, the Canadian version is not a PAL conversion or anything like that...it IS a...
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