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Are these "alternatives" in the same price range as Paradigm? Or are they 3X as much? Also, I know of no place in the Seattle area that I can demo these much less purchase them. I'm not sure what your definition of a "well oiled marketing machine" is, but I've only met one person who has...

On my Yamaha 3300, which is obviously a bit older model, "pure direct" (or the equivilent) means it bypasses the tone controls. If I want 2-ch stereo with sub I just hit the "effect" button on the remote. It switches you from the DSP to 2-ch stereo. Of course the sub will be on or off depending...

Not sure what you're trying to do. You cannot match your speakers crossover with the receivers settings. The only control you have is for the the subwoofer, or LFE if you will. I would suggest you set the sub (LFE) output of the Denon to 80Hz, set the speaker size(all of them) on the Denon to...

I've enjoyed almost all the reviews I've read here. Objective & thorough. I went back & read the "Speaker faceoff" series again to refresh my memory. I thought AH tastefully destroyed the Alon speakers in SF III. They were exposed as Blows wannabes but it was clear that AH made some efforts to...

I acknowledge that RL................sorry if I came across a bit harsh. I agree that hi-fi should be way down on the list of things to argue passionately about.............nothing life or death about it.

I wouldn't take the critcisms of Blows products personally. If YOU like them, that's all that matters. Write the rest of us off as uninformed,blithering idiots if it makes you feel better. I,too, once thought Blows was THE name in stereo speakers but derived that strictly from name recognition...

I have actually had two of the amps go bad in the time I've owned the car. The 2nd time I tried to get it repaired by a buddy but he couldn't find the schematics anywhere(go figure). I considered trying to replace the speakers but found out that you can't replace part of the system, you must...

Wow........what a cop-out. Will they offer a 30-day free in-home trial like many other "high-quality speaker products available today" ? Or is that also a "poor customer tool for comparing two speakers" ?

$8000 just for a center channel!??? :eek: Thats it!!............I quit. I'm taking my ball & going home :mad: Wait..................do you think they'd ship me one & let me audition it? :D

Thanks BMXTRIX.................I dug this thread out rather than start a new one. You answered my only question in that your experience with a full time FP wasn't the best. Now I'll use this + all the other good info you & others have shared here to go find the best deal on a big DLP :)...

I wanted to bump this thread to solicit some more responses............... I haven't decided entirely which way I want to go as far as upgrading to a HDTV. Does anyone here who owns a front projector & screen watch a lot of regular TV i.e. sports,sit coms,etc. ? I currently have Directv...

I have a '95 Maxima with the same(?) setup, only a single cd player though. When you say "head unit" you talking about the individual amp for each speaker right? I bought the car used & had to replace one of the rear amps after 2 months..............the dealership would have nothing to do...

If the TV has at least 2 coax connections on it (I'm assuming both of your sources will be connected via coax) you should be able to switch back & forth by using the "input" selector on the remote. I.E. the cable would be hooked to "input 1" & the antenna would be "input 2". In that case it...

Thanks Clint............I've been patiently shopping for a HDTV & will be interested in reading your review.

Hey,if you're happy with the 901's more power to ya...............I've heard em before & they are certainly capable of filling a room with sound. But that is all Blows seems to be interested in. My BIL bought a Blows surround set a while back & was quite proud of it at 1st. It is some 6.bla...

Try listening with the receiver set to "5-ch stereo" or whatever the units equivilent to that is, & see if the surrounds are producing good sound. If you try to listen to a stereo production in a 5.1/DD format you won't get much if anything from the surrounds. Be aware that even when watching a...

Any word on the prices for these units? Also,if you will excuse my ignorance, what current sources are there that provide a 1080P signal? IOW, is HD from the CBTV & dish companies set at 720P right now or have we just been limited to 720P/1080i by the existing lineup of HDTV sets available...

If the 901's are that special why do you need equalizers & a tape monitor(?) to make them sound good???? I guess if you "treat" any speaker enough it'll sound decent...........

Any lower powered receiver (cheaper) that has all the options you want(including pre-outs). For an amp, try the B&K REF 200.5...........I just picked up a demo model for $1700 which is about half of the MSRP depending on where you shop..............an excellent amp for the $.

I once did the same thing many years ago to some cheap speakers & it was the speaker that gave out..........actually the main driver(they were 2-way speakers). I think I drove them so hard that I separated the voice coil or something. When I turned it back on it played but started making a...