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I've always found it interesting the type of music reviewers use to evaluate speakers. Just curious what you all use when doing the same. Here is a list of a few things I find useful. Extreme Bass Tests Terminator 2 Judgement Day The scene where the 18 wheeler crashes into the concrete...

Hey I'm no huge proponent for avV Phile here and his lofty attitude at times, but this particular post seems pretty accurate. How about signing in and revealing your identity before you start slinging dirt?. I wish unregistered posts wouldn't even be allowed here. Besides what's this have to do...

Yo jj, get some 5ft component cables at www.bluejeanscable.com for 43 bucks, do an ABX test with a friend, then come back in here and brag about what you paid for those "reference" cables.

Slow down people With component video, the T.V. is less intrusive on the original signal resulting in increased quality. The difference will be most dependent on how well your television handles each connection type. With analog/interlaced sources the differences between the connection types...

This post wasn't designed to prevent you from shopping from Best Buy or any other electronics store. It was intended to inform people of what to expect, and to provide essential information for avoiding snake oil. So let's not turn this into the steam vent. Here is a portion of an interview...

Marlon Brando as Godfather Clint Eastwood as Dity Harry George C. Scott as Patton Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins Peter Sellers as Inspector Clusoe Christopher Reeves as Superman Sharon Stone as Catherine Tramell (Basic Instinct) :rolleyes:

For those who have interest in Outlaw Audio's products they will be releasing some new things which they hope to be available by years end. They will be offering a new receiver Model 1070 which should be a replacement for their model 1050. Pre prodution photos are available below. highlights...

One thing that might be added to the DIY speaker cable instructions is that you should avoid touching the exposed wire with your hands, fingers etc. The oils from your hands will cause your connections to oxidize more quickly. Yet, you have in the instructions someone twisting the wire ends with...

Best Buy employees don't have that luxury. What they willingly do, is not the same as what they are told to do. Just curious what you do tell your customers about the low end cables you sell, certainly you're not unhappy with expensive peripheral sales should they occur. How do you handle the...

Component of the month club Room acoustics will play a larger role in accuracy than any one component. I would think listening fatigue would occur most when your brain is being pounded by 2nd, 3rd, 4th etc order reflections that so many enthusiasts ignore in favor of becoming full fledged...

I would second that about Circuit City. It usually boils down to the luck of the draw in terms of who you end up dealing with in any consumer electronics place. Even boutiques aren't immune to this. Some employees are quite knowledgable, and some are on the verge of falling into a coma for lack...

compression? I think he means DVDs with Dolby 2.0 and DTS 5.1. and no Dolby 5.1, which are pretty rare, in comparison with those with Dolby 2.0, 5.1 and DTS soundtracks. I was never sure if the video/sound needed to be compressed more in order to fit a movie DVD using all 3 of DD 2.0, 5.1...

I should have posted this long ago. As a former employee, here is an insider's look at the top 5 things from the HT department of Best Buy (where I worked) that I guarantee they do not want their customers to know. 5. Barely legal bait and switch schemes. They push the limits of the laws...

Monster Money Mongers Try telling the customers the truth about how much they overpay for them to line your employers pockets and see how long you keep your job. I hate Monster...never again will I buy from them for the same reason you mention. I know you don't work for Best Buy because you...

This dead horse was beaten, but now there's not even any glue left.

Among all these pissing contests, one point has yet to be fully considered. While lies on specs sheets are something of a concern to us, I'd be more interested in coming to a factual conclusion of how much amplification power is actually required. Just how much wattage is needed to reach a level...

Hey rgriffin what have been your experiences since using powerstrip? I considered using it before, but found it's interface a bit confusing and non intuitive. Have they made improvements to that software recently?

I think it points to the general moral decline in our society as a whole. When there is the distinct availability and possibility of including all the features of a film on a said DVD in it's first offering, and then serving it initially to the public in a stripped down form, only to...

possible solution You might not be able to find a receiver in that price range that will support DVI switching, but you can use an external switcher for it to use in conjunction with the receiver of your liking. I believe they sell them at www.digitalconnection.com

guess i'll just have to throw it away Since my 563A can't hold a candle to any player that properly decodes the DSD stream, I guess I'll just have to throw the lump of dung in the trash. I guess then I'll go out spend twice as much on one for a player that can properly play SACDs just so I can...