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  1. JohnA

    Help me choose a receiver. Budget- $300

    Pioneer has some good ones: Pioneer VSX-523-K 5.1 Home Theater Receiver 250-635 Pioneer VSX-823-K 5.1 Home Theater Receiver 250-636
  2. JohnA

    How to Use A Speaker Selector for Multi-Room Audio

    Revel's speaker wire size list is a joke... they say 12 ga is only good for 22 feet... 14ga and 12 ga are standard for residential single phase electrical runs... 12 ga can handle 2,200 watts at 110V, that is overkill for a home audio system, now prosound is a different beast.
  3. JohnA

    Cedia 2013

    Denon was not there.
  4. JohnA

    Olive Media

    Maybe this will help: Olive Media Products Inc. Phone: (877) 296-5483 (Phone) (415) 908-3870 Fax: (415) 908-3932 55 Howard St # 1, San Francisco, CA 94105-3014
  5. JohnA

    When is a new bookshelf speaker out dated?

    The main issue that could arise is if the drivers use foam surrounds, they can deteriorate over time.
  6. JohnA

    Bass dead zone

    Can you just move the sub?
  7. JohnA

    2013 Fathers Day Electronics Gift Guide

    WOW, I am shocked to see a Pyle item on the list... They have very poor reliability, and their stuff tends to fail within a week or two. Was that sound bar even tested? Or was it picked because of price and "features" only? For the same price range you could have put in Zvox Z-Base 555 or the...
  8. JohnA

    Dedicated 20 amp outlet

    But just because there is a 20A receptacle does not always mean it is on a 20A breaker. Check the breaker that it is on.
  9. JohnA

    The Insanity of Marketing Disguised as Science in Loudspeakers

    Has anyone evert thought about doing a DBT using the same speakers and see what the results are...
  10. JohnA

    Oklahoma, Kansas, Illinois and Iowa Tornado. Blue Cross Info.

    My close friend and his family went through that, they are all safe but the house is gone.
  11. JohnA

    Poll: How much $$ do you have invested in system?

    Well...invested: TV: Samsung 51" Plasma <$500 Speakers: Vandersteen C1 $FREE Receiver: Yamaha, don't recall the model # $40 (garage sale find) Roku: $49 Wii: $199 DVD player: $79 Harmony Remote: $FREE I'm at under $900 ;)
  12. JohnA

    Angled LCR Ceiling Speakers - Review Help

    If you want to go with a speaker bar, I would have you serious look at LEON Speakers...they make some amazing speakers and they custom make the speaker bars to match your specific TV. Leon Speakers :: Custom Built High-fidelity Home Theater Speakers
  13. JohnA

    Small Bookshelf Speakers ~300

    These are also some nice sounding speakers: BIC Formula FH-65B 6-1/2" 2-Way Bookshelf Speaker 175 Watts 303-434
  14. JohnA

    New to PC gaming - advice wanted

    Sign up with steam. I bough Skyrim through there because it was on sale for 50% off retail, they have daily sales on games.
  15. JohnA

    Yamaha CD-N500 Network CD Player Preview

    Why not use an OPPO DVD player...
  16. JohnA

    DIY Loudspeakers: Can You Build "Better" Than Professional Designs?

    For those who think DIY can't compare to "mainstream" speaker companies as far as fit and finish go all you need to do is look at the Speaker Project Gallery at Parts Express: Speaker Project Gallery Some Examples of those poorly finished DIY speakers:
  17. JohnA

    ETHEREAL ESP601R Power Manager

    You could get one of these: Tripp Lite SMART1000LCD SmartPro UPS 1000VA 500W 8 Outlets 125-024 and get battery back up too :D
  18. JohnA

    Help With Roku 2 XS

    Sorry the channel is called MainSqueeze, you can load it right from the roku channel listing, you will need to download the squeesebox server from logitech for your computer
  19. JohnA

    Help With Roku 2 XS

    There is a slingbox channel, that will stream audio, you have to also install the slingbox server on your computer. I'm not 100% sure that it does wav :confused:
  20. JohnA

    FLAC etc

    In the manual on pg 45 it says: "note that some file formats are not available for playback although they are listed as playable file formats."
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