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Elemental Designs Says There's Life after MDF
Audio Junkies BlogYesterdayMDF has been the most popular material for building speaker cabinets for several decades - and for good reason. It's effective, easy to work with, and most importantly, cheap. Cabinets made from stacked birch plywood, solid aluminum, carbon fiber composites, or Wilson's "X material" offer better Add A Comment »
Energy RC-Micro Speaker System
Home Theater MagazineNov 17, 2008Energy has always taken satellite/subwoofer sets seriously. The Canadian speaker brand, recently acquired by American-owned Klipsch, got into the sat/sub game early with the now legendary Take Five package. As successive Take products became steady bestsellers and proceeded through multiple generations Add A Comment »
New Mid-priced Receiver
Home Theater Forum4 Hours AgoI am a long-time Onkyo receiver owner and am in the market for a new receiver. I've been looking at the Onkyo TXSR706 and TXSR806 for the last few weeks and am having a difficult time getting a good review that compares and contrasts the two. Obviously the 806 has more watts/channel, an extra HDMI Add A Comment »
Klipsch speakers are bad don't buy them
Home Theater ForumTodayOkay, okay, so you might say no they are a great brand, but hear this first. I bought some 250 watt speakers from BestBuy about 3 weeks ago. They were Klipsch speakers. I took them home sooo because the guy @ bestbuy said I was going to have the best sound for my computer on the block! Well, I when I Add A Comment »
Help with furniture! Need advice on TV stands and Audio racks.
Home Theater ForumNov 13, 2008So right now my entire home theater is setup on one large coffee table, and one small end table. Well, the time has come to where I need to put the coffee table back in front of the couch, and the end table back on the end :D So what I need, is a) a TV stand, and b) an audio rack to hold my equipment Add A Comment »
ipod classic as audio source - sound quality problem
Home Theater ForumNov 16, 2008hi guys. i use ipods as audio source, for music listening. i have tons of cds and i need a device which can help me put everything only in one place. 3 years ago i bought a 60gb ipod. my gears at home: monitor audio gold signature gs10 and gslcr, with svs pb10isd and denon avr2802. and then i needed Add A Comment »
New house - first purchase
Home Theater ForumNov 18, 2008Hello, We just purchased a new home in a small town in Arizona (Casa Grande). We are in the market for an entire entertainment system including TV, receiver, amps, DVD (maybe Blue ray) and speakers. After price comparing, we are considering Best Buy, Fry's Electronics or Circuit City. The determining Add A Comment »
Connection trouble with Fios HD receiver
Home Theater ForumNov 14, 2008I just switched from Direct TV to Fios and I'm having trouble with my component output. My set up is as follows: TV-couple year old JVC 32" tube with component, composite and S-video inputs HD receiver QIP 6416 Receiver-Yamaha RX-V863 DVD-Panasonic combo VHS/DVD recorder Speakers-fronts PSB alphas Add A Comment »
Luxman M-800A power amplifier
StereophileNov 17, 2008Founded in 1925, Luxman has long been one of Japan's most highly regarded audio manufacturers. Throughout the 1970s and into the 1980s, Luxman's tube preamplifiers and power amplifiers occupied the top shelves of high-performance audio retailers, and to many older American audiophiles, the Add A Comment »
Kenwood VR 5090 issues
Home Theater ForumNov 18, 2008Hello Gents. I'm new to your Forum. I would like to know if any of you out there, own and have had issues with your VR 5090..I have owned this receiver since new, for 5 years now. { I only use my system on weekends }Never had an issue until about 1 month ago, I went to watch a regular dvd, had no Add A Comment »
$750 Middle Atlantic 23u Pull Out Rack with accessories DFW
Home Theater ForumNov 13, 2008I have a almost new Middle Atlantic 23U pull out rack system for your viewing pleasure. This was pulled out of a very new installation to allow a larger installation to move forward. Here is what you will be receiving for $750 1 x SSAX-23 pullout rack, with 1 rack frame, 2 triple hinged cable carriers Add A Comment »
A Theater for all Reasons
Home Theater News on Home Entertainment MagazineYesterdayIn downtown Chicago, one family's home theater brings life to the term "mixed media." When the family of one well-known TV broadcaster returned to Chicago, the city they loved most, it was inevitable that their new digs include a state-of-the-art media room. Working together with Jeffrey Smith Add A Comment »
Paradigm speakers
Home Theater ForumNov 14, 2008Hello, I have decided on purchasing paradigm speakers for my HT. I have one set of ADP100 surrounds, Phantom v3s, paradigm powered sub- PDR 8, and would like to get a center and rears to complete a 7.1 system.. is my assumption correct in that all should be v3 to be matched so to speak? I am planning Add A Comment »
Looking for some advice please
Home Theater ForumNov 13, 2008First off, thank you for accepting me into your community. I've been looking for a nice and friendly home theater forum and i'm glad that i found it and can be a part of it as well :) I'm looking to get a complete home theater system, including an AV receiver, speakers, wires, and maybe Add A Comment »
Onkyo606 A/V component vs HTiab HTS6100
Home Theater ForumNov 18, 2008Hi, I've been going back and forth between a component A/V receiver like the OnkyoSR606, along with these polk speakers 2)Polk Audio PLK M10 2-way bookshelf, 89db 2)PLK M20 (amp power recom,20-150w) or M50 Floor monitor, 1)PLK Center CS10,and 1)PSW Sub 10" (8ohm all nominal impedance) 5.1 set up Add A Comment »
Questions regarding Onkyo TX-SR605
Home Theater ForumYesterdayHi folks, my name is Dan. I am new to this whole forum thing, and I need some help from one of you experts. Here's my problem. I upgraded from my old Yamaha Dolby Digital-DTS 5.1 receiver to the Onkyo TX-SR605, mainly because I wanted the 7.1 surround capabilities. I also had to upgrade my old Yamaha Add A Comment »
Help with Pioneer Elite vsx-92thx
Home Theater ForumNov 14, 2008I purchased demo Pioneer Elite 92 form 670 @ BB 4 days ago. I currently own a Pioneer Elite 55thx. Why did I spend this money and I do not notice a great difference on music or movies. What am I doing wrong? My setup:Rotel 980 bx 120 watt amp preamping the front speakers.(Kimber Cable) Def Tech 7004 Add A Comment »
wts: Mitsubishi XD520U Projector Like New!
Home Theater ForumNov 16, 2008I have a Mitsubishi XD520U Projector that has a custom paint job, Its in perfect working order and has around 50hrs usage on the bulb. (They run around 3000hrs to a bulb) I bought this bran new and need money now so your gain. i bought it for $1,000 and am looking for around $500 BUT im open to offers Add A Comment »
Out of Thin Air Home Cinema
Home Theater News on Home Entertainment MagazineNov 14, 2008Building a home theater out of thin air requires both adaptation and flexibility. When a hip, young Los Angeles real estate developer/entrepreneur decided to add a home theater to his Los Angeles-area home, he knew exactly what he wanted—right down to the color scheme and seating configuration Add A Comment »
Network Receiver Battle - Denon 3808CI or Pioneer Elite VSX-94TXH?
Home Theater ForumNov 17, 2008After a nauseating amount of online research of looking for the latest affordable network receivers will next-gen capabilities (4 1.3a HDMI inputs, video upres, Wi-Fi, iPod) and audiophile power & quality, I'm down to these two bad boys. I also looked at the Yamaha 3900 but its just too expensive Add A Comment »
