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  1. Rob Babcock

    Anyone try an Optoma HD20 yet?

    I have an older Optoma and have been really pleased with it. If the HD20 is even half as good it will be a game changer. 1080P DLP with a 3,ooo hr bulb for $999? Sounds like true HD is coming to J6P!:eek::D
  2. Rob Babcock

    The Eagle has landed!

    wOOt! My speakers showed up today!:D I found a good deal on Audiogon on a pair of Monitor Audio Gold Ref 60's and decided to upgrade from my GR20's. Since I have 2 subs I didn't think the difference would be that great but my 20's are Cherry, probably my least favorite MA finish. The seller...
  3. Rob Babcock

    Hurry- limited time Black Friday from OutlawAudio!`

    Check out these deals, guys! Some pretty hot buys. Especially mindblowing is the 970 pre-pro for $300 with free shipping!:eek: That's a lotta processor for the price of an entry level reciever. The deals are only good til Monday, so you snooze you lose!
  4. Rob Babcock

    A dangerous thought...

    Well, now that HD-DVD is dead, BluRay will get it's chance to sink or swim. I believe that it will succeed, but even if it doesn't, some form of HD will. Be it downloads or discs, the days of NTSC are numbered. So I've been contemplating a drastic move lately...I'm considering selling my DVD...
  5. Rob Babcock

    10' Pair of Speltz Anti-Cables

    Okay, I realize this is probably not the ideal place to sell cables (:p), but I have for sale one pair of Speltz Anti-Cables, 10 feet long, terminated on both ends with spades. I'd rate them about an 8 on the A'gon scale; they have a few twists or bends from being stored (they're very stiff...
  6. Rob Babcock

    Vincerò! Vincerò!

    I'm not sure if you guys have seen this yet, but if not check it out. A crappy Brit-Idol-knockoff show just featured a pretty amazing performance. The guy is a cell phone salesman named Paul Potts, but just listen to him blow the lid off "Nessun Dorma" from Puccini's Turandot!:eek:
  7. Rob Babcock

    FS: 8th Nerve Acoustic Treatments, Adapt & Response

    This in an interest check- I'm going to be trying some RealTraps acoustic treatments, and so I'm contemplating taking the leap of faith and selling my 8th Nerve stuff off. :eek: I've found it to be maximally effective with minimal size, but curiosity has gotten the better of me and I'm going...
  8. Rob Babcock

    Finally! The "Big Rig" is up & running!

    Some of you may recall that I moved into a new house at the end of April...Well, I finally got the "Big Rig" hooked up again! I sold my PJ to my sister with the idea of getting a new one once I got settled in, so that's next on my list. I think I'll build an HT system in my basement with a...
  9. Rob Babcock

    Can you tell MP3 from CD? Are you sure?

    Check out this interesting article from MaximumPC magazine. Granted, it's not a purely scientific test and has a few problems (eg- it was single blind, not double and the soundcard, while tolerable, is not really very high end) but is a fun read. Has anyone here (besides obsessive-compulsive...
  10. Rob Babcock

    So simple, even a Caveman could...get his own show!`

    Whoa!:eek: Check it out- the Geico cavemen might be getting their own show!:D The blurb here says it would be about the "living with the prejudices they face while living in 2007." Guess someone here will have their TIVO ready to go!:p
  11. Rob Babcock

    How long til we get HD-DVD & BluRay in one machine?

    I'm probably going to buy an HD PJ in a couple weeks, so of course I'm drooling over the BluRay & HD-DVD discs. Right now there's about 450 discs available between the two, with some duplication of course. Has anyone else been aggrevated by the fact that each format has an exclusive on a few...
  12. Rob Babcock

    Anyone using Vista yet?

    From what I've heard, Vista is the real deal, more stable & user friendly than XP and with much improved security features. The main knocks I've heard are 1) it's new, therefore a little buggy and 2) it's a total pig, requiring a lot more system resources. Has anyone here used it enough to...
  13. Rob Babcock

    BIG Mits PJ price drop!

    Wow! I see the the Mitsubishi HD1000U is now priced well under $1k (actually, it's $899 right now at Projector People), with the '3000 coming in just under $1,300!:eek: Man, that's a helluva lotta PJ for not much money. It's getting hard to justify keeping my Optoma H31 much longer!:D
  14. Rob Babcock

    Bookshelf as center channel?

    Does anyone use a bookshelf speaker as a center channel? We all know that the horizontal M-T-M arrangement of your average center channel is more for aesthetics than function, right? So you'd think a bookshelf speaker would actually be better (potentially) than a horizontally laid out center...
  15. Rob Babcock

    Do these Ebay auctions look fishy to you?

    Check out these two Ebay auctions: Auction #1 and Auction #2. Notice anything funny about them? Like it's two powersellers, each with perfect feedback with a combined total of around 10,000 transactions- and if you read the feedback, it's for sweaters & jackets, while the auction is for...
  16. Rob Babcock

    Pt-ae900u

    I'm not sure how many people would be interested in this one now that the reviews are coming in on the newer model, but it looks like Visual Apex is selling the '900U for just under $1300. Pretty darned good deal if the $2k for the new one is too much to swing.
  17. Rob Babcock

    The 800lb gorilla vs a 10,000 gorilla

    I have to say I take a perverse delight in the idea of Wal-Mart sticking it to Big Music. As much as people love to hate them, they're apply a lot of pressure on the industry to lower CD prices. WM has "hinted" in no uncertain terms that if the recoring companies won't lower prices on CDs...
  18. Rob Babcock

    Tower Records to be liquidated

    Interesting- I see Tower is banko and will probably be completely liquidated.
  19. Rob Babcock

    720P DLP for $999!

    Wow!:eek: Optoma has just broken the budget PJ market wide open with their new HD70! DarkChip2 technology is a bit shy of the DarkChip3 in black levels, but we're still talking HDMI & 720P for under $1k. Best of all, early reports are that it uses the same mount as the H31. If so, I'll be...
  20. Rob Babcock

    Will Denon ever release another pre-pro?

    Back in the day Denon made a pretty high end proc called the AVP-8000. But to the best of my knowledge they've never released an A/V prepro since then. I know recievers are their bread & butter, but I wonder why they haven't tossed their hat into the ring again? Is it that some of the other...
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