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thanks guys ! @sky2xblack: yes i could stretch my budget a hundred bucks or so more :) ... any suggestion for something under $250 ? @BoredSysAdmin: ok, i will try switching speakers as well as adjusting crossover and see how it goes

hello, i currently have two definitive technology promonitor60 and a def tech prosub60, running off a marantz sr5600 (they were part of my previous home theater setup). my source is my mac, with an optical link to the marantz. i'm considering replacing the monitors with two pioneer sp-bs22-lr...

thank you for the advice, grador !

hello, im currently driving my polk audio monitor30 series speakers out of zone2 of a denon avr-3312ci. the source is my hackintosh connected via optical spdif. the question is ... would the sound be improved if i switch to an usb dac, let's say in the $400, $500 range ? thanks in advance !

thanks macddmac and Nomo ! i understand now. any suggestion on how to drive the monitor30s, other than going through my receiver ?

hi, i have two polk audio monitor30 series ii (purchased them at the end of 2011). they sound great. currently, im connecting them to my denon avr-3312ci, as the output for zone2. Zone2 source is an optical connection originating from my mac. so, now i see emotiva xda-2 usb-dac and im...

Question 1: What are the most important features to you in a subwoofer? Choose all that apply: Auto Room EQ Wireless Connectivity iPhone/Android Remote App. Dedicated LFE Input Question 2: What comes to mind when you hear the name SVS? Cost-effective yet impressively sounding...

i'm a man. a grown-up man. and as such, i never cry. ever !. period. but ... after receiving EMP Tek E55Ti (mains) EMP Tek E56Ci (center) EMP Tek E5Bi (surround) Rythmik FV12 (subwoofer) and calibrating them ... and playing ... at reference level ... the first 20 minutes of...

eddie, great ! thanks. this is what im officially getting Emptek E55Ti Tower Speakers ($795) Emptek E5Bi Bookshelf Speakers ($250) Emptek E56Ci Center Channel Speaker ($450) Rythmik FV-12 ($499 on sale 'til 3/3/12) i will eventually get a second sub thanks again for the great...

Gene and GranteedEV, thanks for your input ! i made my first home theater purchase based on input from this forum. back in 2005, i got a marantz sr5300 + def tech pro cinema 60, and it worked awesomely. i recently purchased a denon 3312ci and an emotiva xpa-5, so i desperately need a...

thank you GranteedEV ! well, after some investigation ... im considering this now E55Ti Tower Speakers ($795) E5Bi Bookshelf Speakers ($250) E56Ci Center Channel Speaker ($450) Emotiva X-Ref 12 Subwoofer ($599 with coupon code) i'm going over budget (this will set me back about...

hello all, im in the market for a 5.1 tower system , around $1500 to $1800. i've found this emp package: emp e55tir tower system II i was wondering if you could suggest a better one in this price range

my center speaker was having problems, i knew it had to do with the cable (diy loose connections), but never got around to buy some cable with nice terminations. then i made my mind and buy recommended blue jeans cable, finding on their web page, they were selling ready-to-use terminated...

guys, thanks a lot for the replies, you have made me research quite a bit more than i previously did :) the most important first reaction is to drop JBL from consideration altogether (as mike mentioned and everybody else added to it or implied the same). the next thing that happened is...

Thanks Mike ! that's the feedback i wanted to get. what speakers did you buy, i'd consider them even if presumably i will go over budget. also, i've been offered a mirage nanosat set, but for about twice the price of the jbl :eek:

hello, i'm kind of in a budget so everything looks like this is the setup i'll have to plunk down a couple of hundreds for. do you have any comments good or bad before i go ahead with this ? would really appreciate your feedback.