Recent content by ColinM

My turn! This is today's version of my very first HT - (Nice, too...I wish for a return to simpler days sometimes...) http://harmanaudio.com/search_browse...0235-Z&status= http://www.velodyne.com/velodyne/pro...V&sid=442l685w http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/it...ures/539813201...

If you want room correction, Behringer has a few models to look at, complete with calibrated mic, around $400. DEQX, $2000. Rives, $4000+?

You'd have to question their fidelity, they weren't made with audible transducers in mind. Not to say they aren't good for audio, just that they were built to move a slug.

Seems there are a lot of positive reviews. Speakers are HIGHLY subjective. What I like, you may hate. And so on. Therefore, pick based on looks and features - what works for your application. But if it were my money, I'd at least give the Velo's a shot. Why? I love small 2-ways and a good...

Just saying that the receiver is too nice for those speakers. They'll work, but how long will it take before you want to upgrade, and take a hit on depreciation? If you can find them locally, buy and try. If you feel, after a good solid week, that they are less than you hoped, return them and...

I love my 504. Always looking for movies. One record store had a box out, said "free" on them. Could barely give them away.

That's a lot of receiver for $400 worth of speakers. Have you found any reviews? Do you like the way they look and feel? Seen them in person anywhere?

Velodyne.com closeout 5.0 system for $199+, add the best $250 sub you can find, viola. http://www.velodyne.com/velodyne/pro...V&sid=768c601j http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/it...ures/539813201

I've just recently added outboard amps to my similarly-rated HK 325, and while not night and day, I can definitely 'tell' there's a difference, for the better. I added an HK PA2200, rated at 100 per side. I also tossed my sub amp in, just for fun, a 250w/8 AB International, and didn't gain any...

Do you know the rep on these sets? Weak power supply, I guess. Matter of time.

I figure I could sell off my entire HT kit, and my little vintage kit, and wind up with enough dough for a really good (used) 2.0. Say used McIntosh or an AR rig. Anyone done anything like that and REALLY regretted it? I've been listening / watching in 2.0 - 2.1 for about a month now...

Print that, make three copies, and hand one off to three HT installer / dealers in your area. Let them ask questions, answer them truthfully, listen to / write down their offers. Then come back and we'll tell you if they're full of BS or not. $10K is wide open, and you'll get dozens of...

Desperate to try HD, I grabbed the single-wire FM antenna off the back of my HT AVR. I wound up getting every single HD channel available in my area, with only one that flakes out occasionally. Granted, I live in a first-ring suburb, and the tuner in the TV (LG) seems better than the HP /...

I've noticed that I like to get a bit more slam in the 60hz area when listening to rock videos - Cream, for example - there's quite a bit of bass guitar mixed into the center. Granted, it's great with them XO'd at 80, but bring it down to 40 or 60 and a bit of the slam and thwack returns...

Go for it. Audio cables don't need to be a specific make. Charachteristics may alter the sound somewhat, but not in your application. Not likely, anyway. I've used 25 foot Composite vid cables, short Coax digital cables, both of which are supposed to be 75 ohms, also used standard audio...