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Excellent! I am always pleased to see someone reject the dark side and join us in the light!:)

No, I am not ready for some football. Thank's for asking, though.:)

My typical master volume setting is -26dB, but I have no clue what that translates into in actual loudness. It is not too loud, though (I like talking to sound like talking, not yelling.)

Yes, but that doesn't work either.

I use my Denon 557 as a CD player. According to the owner's manual, if a CD contains more than 10 tracks, I should be able to go two a particular track by entering the 2-digit number (with or without pressing ">10".) This does not work. It always goes to the first digit I press. Any track above...

Now, perhaps, you understand why I don't own an SPL meter. I use my ears to calibrate because it is my ears that will appreciate (or criticize) the result.

Because I have heard plenty of speakers that have high impedance, high sensitivity, and excellent sound, I don't really see any reason to build one that lacks these characteristics. Why spend more on an amp when you can get equivalent performance by choosing different speakers (within any given...

The list of his impeachable offences is a long one, but what upsets me the most is the idea that he somehow "represents" the US. I am an american, and he very definitely does not represent me.

I said that low impedance is an option for high-end speaker designers, not something that they necessarily choose. I would be far more surprised to see a budget speaker with low impedance.

All donuts are sweet, of course, but Krispy Kremes are just too sweet for my taste.

Also seriously, major-league expensive. Correct?

I have BP10 fronts and BP8 surrounds. It is a great sounding system. I am particularly pleased with the huge, immersive soundfield it produces. I don't feel the need for a sub, either, because the BP10s produce plenty of bass in my 10' sq HT room.

Designers of relatively high end speakers can accept low impedance as a tradeoff for other desireable characteristics, because they know that their customers can afford the required high-current amplification. Designers of budget speakers generally aim for 8 ohms (and high efficiency) because...

The fact that GWB is Republican certainly doesn't win him any brownie points in my book, but it is not my main reason for hating him. Mostly, I despise him because he is a smug, self-satisfied @$$hole who refuses to consider advice from anyone. He is also a war criminal. His "I am better than...

Towers will let you ditch the sub for music, but not for HT unless they are unusually bass capable (not likely in your price range.) They will definitely let you set the crossover lower, though, which helps with blending and preventing the sub from being localizable.

Bare Studs? Wasn't that a porno flick?:p

I trust very few sources of information, but I trust the White House least of all.

'92 Toyota 4Runner. 130K miles,and very well maintained. I hope to get another 200K miles out of it. (It was my mom's, and she gave it to me when she bought a '99 Civic. Hard to beat that price!:))

I decided to get UFOs at the Zoo by the Flaming Lips because I am a fan of their music. The show itself was great, but the music was recorded relentlessly, painfully loud. I just kept turning it down and down. By the time I got it to a tolerable level, I was 9dB below my usual setting, and the...

Why do you say that? I don't see any indication that the general public is in a hurry to adopt new technologies. In fact, people are staying away from HD and Blu Ray in droves. I expect that DVD will still be around in 50 years.