Wow … there are very helpful people here, and then there are troublemakers such as yourself. You don’t know when to quit, do you? I was quite excited as probably a lot of people here when I got my new toys. To save time, I TOOK A SHOT … threw that question out there. One measly question. If someone helpful could easily answer it, then great! If not, no big deal. I didn’t expect to get flamed!
You come out of the blue saying I made a mistake, saying I’ll post a lot if I don’t read the manual, and then ending with your sarcastic toaster comparison. Nice response!
Although I didn’t like having to explain myself, I did and also let you know that I viewed your response as negative, not positive.
That should have been enough. But here you are at it again, going after me. So, I’m going to respond to a few points.
““From the wording of your post "I have every intenton of reading the manual". it looks like you haven't done it even yet:” -- So what’s your point? How do you know I didn’t read it? And even if I didn’t, I would read it on my terms, my timeline, and not yours. So if you’re unhappy that I haven’t read it in the last 48 hrs, that’s your problem.
“but to come on here asking for help while simultaneously bragging that you didn't even bother to even check the manual is a bit too much” How was that bragging? Bragging is speaking with excessive pride. There was no pride there … since I was too anxious, it’s more like admission of guilt.
“So, had you taken two minutes to look at a wiring/connection diagram in the owners manual, you would have answered your own question in less time than it took to post your initial question” – I already explained to you that I didn’t have access to the manual, and hadn’t read the manual when I posted it the very next morning.
“so much for that intuition of yours” – I said the MONITOR was intuitive. It was. Even the Denon website describes it as an “Intuitive Graphical User Interface”. But the user interface didn’t go into every detail.
“But, sumptin' tells me that you won't bother. Rather than do a little reading and research on your own (it's too much work!), you'll just barge in and ask another question that, odds are, has been asked and answered a million times before.” -- this says A LOT about YOU. Just a pure ahole response. You know NOTHING about me. If I started a lot of threads, asking dumb questions, then maybe I would deserve the flaming. But not even close! I’ve done a TON of research and reading here ad nauseam and on other websites when trying to choose my speakers, sub and receiver. I read a lot, posted little, and asked little. In fact, before I began this thread, I had given more thank yous than I had posts. It’s because I appreciated the helpful posts that I read out there. I ask one measly question and you assume you know me and proceed to flame me. And it’s not just about wiring. There are lots of tricks that are NOT in the manual, with my specific setup … that I’ve READ about. Like overriding Audyssey and choosing small for all speakers, not choosing the receiver’s crossover setting and going with 80, turning dynamic range off, etc. I posted this question also asking others for other similar suggestions with my setup … all of which AREN’T in the manual either… more from people’s experience with my (or a similar) setup than straight out from any manual.
Yes, you’re right. During all of my reading here, I have come across the same questions that have been asked a million times before by others. And they keep coming. The same helpful guys keep answering and answering … they are the ones that make this a great website. Since you seem to want to police these boards for people who ask questions without doing their research or reading the manual, good luck … you have your work cut out for you. Spend your time how you please.
I stand by what I said earlier. This is an awesome forum. It’s awesome because of all the helpful people and posts out there. Your posts were not positive, but very negative. It would have been better if you hadn’t have posted at all. I’ve wasted enough of my time responding to you. This forum shouldn’t be filled with useless arguments like this so I’ll end it here. Feel free to have the last word. My gut tells me you will respond, and you will have that last word.
From the wording of your post "I have every intenton of reading the manual". it looks like you haven't done it even yet.
Sorry you feel that way but to come on here asking for help while simultaneously bragging that you didn't even bother to even check the manual is a bit too much. And, I'm glad that one of your other enabler buddies was able to spoon-feed you the answer you were too lazy to look up yourself.
Now, if you had bothered to read, or even skim through some parts of, the manual you would have known that you need to plug the wires into the side surrounds instead of the rear surrounds. I think the speaker connections are labeld similarly, no? They might even have pictures to lessen the burden on you.
So, had you taken two minutes to look at a wiring/connection diagram in the owners manual, you would have answered your own question in less time than it took to post your initial question.
...so much for that intuition of yours.
And, you might want you check out my (and other peoples) posts to others who really need some guidance. You might learn something in spite of yourself. But, sumptin' tells me that you won't bother. Rather than do a little reading and research on your own (it's too much work!), you'll just barge in and ask another question that, odds are, has been asked and answered a million times before.
