Thank you for the advice (and for the clarification on the fact that the lower the number, the thicker the wire - I guess that shows how much of what I read I actually retain :)). I decided to leave the TV and couch where they are, (for the reason you mentioned) run the wires under the TV stand...
All, Thanks so much for the quick responses. Bob, after reading your advice, I will likely keep the speakers/subwoofer until I have a permanent place that's a bit more HT-friendly. I will look into upgrading the TV and DVD player. I considered switching the placement of the TV and the...
Hi all, I recently moved to a new apartment and would appreciate some advice on how to best set up my home theater equipment in the living room. I have attached several pictures to give you an idea of what I have to work with. As I said, it's an apartment, so wholesale changes just to...
Thanks for the help. I read the article from the PolkAudio web site and further investigated the issue. I can't locate the manual for my subwoofer (as I mentioned, it's about seven years old, so...) but Energy's web site has the manual for their ES-12" subwoofer available. That model sounds...
Hi all, I have a set of the old Energy Take 5 speakers as well as the Energy ES-10 10" subwoofer. I bought these as a package back in 1998 but I've yet to replace them because they still sound good and all I currently have is a 10' x 12' living room to work with, so the speakers' size is a...
Thanks for the assistance! A 3' component video cable can be had for only about $10 at one of the sites you suggested, but if the difference is truly that negligable, I suppose there's no point. :) Thanks again.
Hello all, I have a brief question about connecting my DVD player to my new TV via a component video connection. Most of my equipment is dated, as I have a Kenwood VR-407 receiver from four or five years ago and I recently bought a Toshiba 27" 27A45 flat screen for my room. The TV and my DVD...