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  1. RobertJohn

    Buying Decision on Receiver

    I have about decided to pull the trigger on an upgrade to a Denon AVR 789. My rural location does not have a quality store so buying local is not an option. It can be bought with shipping from some on line sources for about $470. Or the licensed Denon retailers have it for $600. How much risk is...
  2. RobertJohn

    What Speakers Do You Own?

    Mains: Very old and mellow McIntosh ML-2M's Center & surrounds : Sony (sigh) Sub: I'm actively shopping...what do you think of the Dayton 12" ?? (I smell a Christmas present in the offing) BobB
  3. RobertJohn

    Sony DVP-NS70H - Mini review

    After the demise of my ancient DVD player, and after reading the combined wisdom on these pages, I purchased the Sony DVP-NS70H. I brought it home and eagerly hooked it up to my Sony KDF 55WF LCD projection TV. I hooked it up with an HDMI cable and after breezing through the quick setup steps...
  4. RobertJohn

    Buzzing Sound

    John, I hope this isn't too stupid a question, but if I connect an amplified subwoofer to the subwoofer pre-out terminals of my Onkyo recvr, how will the McIntosh spkrs on the main channels know it's there and what is to prevent them from continuing to buzz/rattle ? I understand how a dedicated...
  5. RobertJohn

    Buzzing Sound

    Gentlemen, thanks for the replies. Jack: We were listening at a comfortable listening level. I will occasionally listen to music very loud, and my tastes run from rock to classic. The speakers seem to have had no damage. But when listening to movies with dialog, I listen at "reasonable"...
  6. RobertJohn

    Buzzing Sound

    Over the weekend, we rented "The Incredibles". During some of the passages, perhaps when there would be an explosion, There would be an annoying buzzing or rattling sound from one or both of the main speakers. The receiver is an Onkyo TX-SV727 capable of 80 W per channel, and the speakers are...
  7. RobertJohn

    Receivers with Equalizers

    Okay, Question for those of you recommending a graphic, or parametric equalizer. How would you hook it up to a majority of today's receivers that only have pre-out jacks, and no tape mon. loop. BTW I really only need to equalize the front L & R main speakers.
  8. RobertJohn

    Receivers with Equalizers

    I've noticed that some receivers have built in equalizers. Which ones have the greatest buck / boost range? And while I'm asking, is there a good reason why you couldn't increase the relative boost at a particular ( low) frequency by setting it to increase (say plus 4 db.) and then setting...
  9. RobertJohn

    A Question for you 1014 experts

    As stated in an earlier post, I need to run an equalizer for my vintage front left and right speakers. Could I take the preamp outputs for the front left and right of a Pioneer 1014, route them to the equalizer, and then to a separate stereo amp, for instance the Onkyo M-282 ? If configured this...
  10. RobertJohn

    HT Receiver suggestions needed (unusual requirement)

    John, I have been researching the same topic. But my speaker problem children are two McIntosh ML-2's , 1970's vintage and designed by Mcintosh to be used with an equalizer. Each unit has two 12" woofers and these over-damped speakers are totally flat to 30 Hz if you apply about 10 db of low...
  11. RobertJohn

    Equalizers and the Pioneer 1014

    I am seriously considering buying the 1014 after reading all of the rave reviews here. But I have one question. My main front left and right speakers are vintage Mcintosh ML-2M's with two 12" woofers in each. The speakers are designed overdamped, and needed to be used with an equalizer having...
  12. RobertJohn

    New Receiver Advice needed

    I'd like some advice from the knowledgable folks on this forum. My 12 to 14 year old ONKYO TX-SV727 receiver has recently started acting up in the surround sound mode. After it's been on for fifteen minutes or so the Dolby Surround sound starts cutting out, and you have to switch to bypass. Now...
  13. RobertJohn

    Need Center Front Advice

    I'm new to this forum and would appreciate some advice from the experts who gather here. Many years ago ( mid-1970's ) I acquired two Mcintosh ML-2M speakers. They were professionally refoamed about 15 years ago and sound as good or better than when they were new. I'm upgrading my home theater...
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