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    New to home stereos and Amplifiers, having problems

    HT receiver Vs stereo receiver Hi : Go back to the store that you bought it from and explain that you wanted a Home theater receiver not a stereo receiver and the sales person sold you the wrong thing. Read up on basic Home theater requirements. Good luck and...
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    $2,500 Recommended 5.1 Surround Sound System

    The $2500 5.1 system Hi Guys/Girls : The pioneer system is an O.K. entry level system for someone who knows very little about audio equipment. The electronics(Emotiva processor and amp.) Would typically be used with much, much better speakers. I would go by this or rule of thumb 25% to...
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    Most expensive speaker list

    best speakers Hi : I just posted this same post a few minutes ago. We must have been on this site at the same time check out my post Best speakers in the world. Incredable Norm L
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    Some of the best speakers in the world

    Hi : I was surfing the web and came across what is most likely the best Hi End audio dealer in the world. At least that is what I believe after viewing the site.( When I say the best I am refering to the product offering and not the company as I know nothing about his/her dealership) I...
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    $3-5k, floorstanders or monitors?

    Elite Plasma's Hi : I think you may be correct. Although I wish that I had waited one more year to by the 1080P version. I think right now Panny does a fair job with there VT series the 65VT30 is a great set especially for $2400 on Amazon. The thing is our sets have lasted a long time and...
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    $3-5k, floorstanders or monitors?

    Fireplace CC speaker placement Hi ; Nice set up. Yes the center channel speaker is on the left side a little but I hardly notice it to be honest. I do have a cc stand for the speaker as well and if I have company over I set it up on the fireplace harth. But very seldom I am to lazy and my...
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    $3-5k, floorstanders or monitors?

    Fireplace Hi : Nice setup miine is a little bit different. I put stone tile over the bricks in the fireplace then mounted the TV direct onto the tile. I do not have a mantel. On the left side of fireplace I made a custom shelf 4 tiers loaded with gear. Top shelf. Pioneer Elite vsx-52...
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    $3-5k, floorstanders or monitors?

    Your welcome Hi : Your welcome. i have a wife as well she often wonders why i need 8 speakers in our living room. As well as a pioneer Elite over the fireplace. which often displays Oppo on the screen. You can't go wrong with any of the speakers that you selected. i am just a Focal...
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    bare wire or banana plugs

    Bunch of bannanas Hi : Electronicly there is no difference between straight wire and bannana plugs. If you use srtaight wire on your amp end make shure there are no stray strands of wire that could cause a short circuit if they touch another wire or ground(the back panel is ground) i used...
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    $3-5k, floorstanders or monitors?

    Floor standing Vs Monitors Hi ; If your looking for monitors there is a pair of used Focal Mini Utopia's for sale on Ebay for adout $2700,00 You can probably pick up the stands for them from the same person for about $200.00,They way about 80 lbs so shipping will be about $200.00. That is...
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    Bookshelfs for 2 channel system

    Bookshelf speakers Hi : Focal makes a bookshelf speaker. The Electra 1008 Be that has a low frequency point of 41 Hz and a low frequency response of 46 Hz. These are excellent speakers and they of course have the Utopia line which will more than fill your requirements but to expensive for...
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    Who Makes the Best Performing Subwoofers?

    Best Subs Hi : I selected Rythmik. Although I think they did not put one of the best subwoofers around is Rel Accoustics, Especialy for music on the list. Most of the best subwoofers are made by companies whose primary business is making subwoofers. Full line speakers companies just don't...
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    Sell me on a real 5.1 system VS AiO kit.

    5.1 sys. Hi ; There is a Focal Sib 5.1 speaker system on sale at ebay for $250.00. Focal is a very high end speaker company that has trickle down to there lower product offerings. this system sold for about $1200 when it was new. I think it only has a day or so more so check it out. You...
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    Sell me on a real 5.1 system VS AiO kit.

    5.1 sys. Hi ; There is a Focal Sib 5.1 speaker system on sale at ebay for $250.00. Focal is a very high end speaker company that has trickle down to there lower product offerings. this system sold for about $1200 when it was new. I think it only has a day or so more so check it out. You...
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    Upgradeitis

    upgraditus H : Good luck in finding a new front stage. I am a huge Focal fan (A French speaker company). I have a focal 7.1 system. The other thing I would like to mention is Ebay. You can find some really graet speakers for about half the price. names like Vienna Acoustics , Quad ...
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    New member from FL

    New member Hi ; Welcome to the forum. i am fairly new myself. only a few months. i see you have some axiom gear. How do you like it? I always wanted to listen to there speakers. It's difficult to audition on line speaker companies. Although there forum is not to bad and there engineers...
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    nOOb needs Buying HELP

    Speakers for $1500 Hi: Since this post is a few days old I do not know if you are still looking. Oh well You may read it. Have you thought of used speakers. Ebay has some interesting buys. For example. There is a Focal set 2 fronts 1 center and 2 surrounds for $950.00 For these...
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    Help with selecting rear speakers 5.1

    Help in selecting rears Hi : Don't know if you found some rear/side speakers yet. But let me try and clear up a little confusion for you. Your 5.1 Pioneer receiver has only so many amplifyers in it (5) That means you can have 5 speakers connected to the A channel. 2 fronts, 1 center and 2...
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    HT system help

    Need help Hi : There is a ton of used Klipsch speakers on Ebay.. Pick out the ones you like at Best Buy and buy similar used on Ebay. I do it all the time. You can save a lot of money. In my mind buying and paying retail is not the way to go for speakers. I like the higher end but the only...
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    new to audio HT systems

    new to audio and video Hi : It sounds like you do not have a lot of cash. Go to Ebay and check out some used stuff (as you would say) For example there is a 5.1 Focal speaker system for sale for $250.00 That is 2 front speakers 2 rear speakers and a sub woofer. These are small speakers...
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