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If/when things go to all-downloads, I just might take the opportunity to retire from the hobby. I can't say for sure, but currently I have no interest in renting-via-download. If that becomes the model, and unless a consumer-friendly DRM scheme emerges, I'll just enjoy the thousand or so...

Um, that would be cooler if I'd ever heard of "Digital Playground.":rolleyes:

I have an HD-DVD player I bought for $150, but only 4 or 5 movies. Just a fluke, really- I've ended up relocating to 3 different towns in the last 9 months and had my HT dismantled for more than half that time. If I had all my stuff up those months I'd probably have 50 discs by now. At...

Stereo salesman aren't any different than car salesman- they get paid to push the products with the best spiffs or markup. Companies like Monster Cable pay some lavish bonuses to the stores/salemen that push the most of their junk, and I wouldn't be surprised if B[l]ose is the same way...

I'm no die-hard fanboy. There was a time when I think HD-DVD had the better mousetrap but they failed to capitalize on it. If, as it's starting to appear, the format war is almost over I'll definately start buying BluRay. Just as soon as they release a $250 player.

That video is brilliant!:D

I'm afraid I'm currently reading 3 different textbooks for school. I'm also in the middle of Stone of Tears by Terry Goodkind, and partway into The Gift of Death by Derrida.

Do you have any components now? 5.1 for even $1,000 will be tight if you don't have any gear. I'd suggest a cheap DVD player, an inexpensive reciever and a good set of 5 speakers. Although you may be better off starting with a decent reciever and a set of tower speakers, then adding the...

I have nothing against SVS; they make great stuff. As a company they're very helpful and quick to answer tech questions. At one point I was seriously considering buying their subs. But the reality of the situation is that Epik & ED subs simply have more output, especially at very low...

It's not what SVS could do, ShaunH- it's what they actually do.;) I'm sure not saying they're incapable of making a bigger, more potent sub, but right now they've been "scooped." You're certainly correct about the size, though- I suspect SVS isn't interested in going that large simply because...

Right now they lag far enough behind in performance (per the measurements & reviews) that I wouldn't care how pretty they look. I'm into performance first, looks a distant second. That said, I don't think the Epik or ED subs look all that bad. They're a bit too big to hide though!

Part of it is economy of scale- they will sell a few thousand preamps, but hundreds of thousands if not millions of receivers. Percieved value is another part of it. Receiver buyers are often more price-sensitive than buyers of separates, too. It's amazing how many 2CH guys won't even...

You might want to give the Rosetta Stone software a try.

Look at the warranty on 'em. Hsu offers 7 years on the driver but only 2 on the electronics. And that's pretty typical of the industry. The amp will very likely fail much sooner than the woofer. I don't think you could find a much worse place to mount an amp than inside a subwoofer box...

Hsu has lost me for the time being. I love my current Hsu subs but have no interest in any of their powered models. The performance of the "Turbo" sub is probably good but it looks rediculous. And on paper it looks like the Epik and ED subs crush them, for not an awful lot more money. They...

There are quite a few subs claim to go down to 16 hz, but how many can do so cleanly and with authority? Certainly Hsu & SVS make subs that will, as do: VMPS, Epik, Elemental Designs & Velodyne. I'm happy with my passive Hsus but since the cylinder subs have been discontinued for years...

I almost wish my pair of Hsu's would crap out so I could justify a Conquest!:D

This has turned out to be a cool thread...I've found some good music thru the recommendations made. Who thought it would still be going this long- the thread that won't die.:D There are probably quite a few threads about "audiophile" recordings. If you like jazz, Patricia Barber's CDs...

I'd vote for the MA Bronze B2's, but I'm the resident MA Fanboy!:D I have a pair of B2's and really love them. I used them at my computer for PC audio til a few months ago...for space reasons I've temporarily taken my Monitor Audio Gold Ref 10's out of my HT rig and have them hooked up to my...

Man, how is it that POS lived with fairly minor injuries and his so many of his victims died? No punishment that he could get would be severe enough.