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Well... I wouldn't necessarily say my musical tastes are "refined" but I'm not a fan of death metal or people like lil wayne or kanye west for that matter. Not saying you shouldn't like their music, for those who do, I'm just saying it's not my preference. I'm an average 30 year old guy...

Thanks guys, you're all the best. :o What plugins or settings do you guys use on your Foobar? Edit - no one has approached the topic of a sub - one person stated that their sub wasn't as costly as a PB10-NSD... I only need a sub that can reproduce down to 40 hertz and if I could save money I'm...

Hey guys, Thanks for all the replies. I guess I mislead you all on the re-encoding thing. It appears as though I used the wrong language. I definitely will not be re-encoding my existing audio files, I will be freshly ripping them again from the source CD's. Sorry for any confusion...

Hey guys, As the title states, am looking to setup a decent (but not bank breaking) 2.1 channel audio system for my PC. I currently have the Klipsch Promedia 5.1 system but I honestly only need a 2.1 setup so I am going to sell it. I only need the setup for music (MP3 and CD listening) not...

Hey Josten - it has been a long time. Happy new year to you, and all the rest of AH as well. Things in life have been keeping me away from posting here and from my A/V hobby in general, some of those circumstances being unfortunate roof leaking problems that will just not go away. Case in...

Just looking for someone who has a multi zone receiver and pumps music to their second zone... My Sony CD player is currently hooked up with a digital optical cable, and after learning that you can't output to zone 2 sourced from a digital output I hooked it up (redundantly) with this RCA...

Hey guys, First off, thanks for all your input and advice. I honestly was not aware that anything outside of zone 1 was automatically limited to analog only signal. One of the things I love about this hobby is you never stop learning about how everything works. So if I recall...

So I have the AVR I mentioned above. I pre-ran speaker wire from my HT room to my upstairs living room for 2 speakers so I could listen to music up there, sourced from my CD player. I have been messing around and around with it this morning for hours trying to get it to work until I had the...

Are you sure you're connected to the subwoofer pre-out and not the multichannel sub input? They look the exact same on most AVR's and often trick people. Hope this helps.

Just wanted to note - you don't need to set your digital optical output to either of those options specifically if you're only looking to process True HD or DTS HD over an HDMI cable... Those sound formats cannot be passed over a digital optical connection. However, if you still watch DVD's...

If your sub isn't a downfiring design: Step 1: Plug the port super tight with a t shirt, socks, anything to make it air tight. Step 2: Tip it over so the cone is against the ground. Step 3: Now you play the sub 20 hZ test tones for however long it takes to cook the thing If it needs...

In my opinion, your system should be capable of playing the soundtrack of whatever you're watching or listening to with as much accuracy as you can afford. If the sound mix of a movie calls for an explosion that dips down to 18 hertz and you watch your movies within 15 dB of reference level...

I rewired both receptacles and no change. I forgot to mention both receptacles that are used for the HT equipment are leviton hospital grade receptacles. I don't know if that changes anything. The circuit from breaker panel to the end receptacle I would approximate being 60 feet +- and the...

I absolutely guarantee that the second sub's receptacle and the receptacle behind the av rack are on the same circuit, straight from the breaker panel. It runs from the breaker panel, to the receptacle behind the second sub, then straight to the receptacle behind the av rack. Those are the only...

On a side note, I am wondering if the back sub having such a long sub cable could be a cause of the noise. Could it be acting as an antenna? As soon as I connect the second sub to the first with the splitter it seems to cause the first sub to hum too, at the same volume, pitch, everything. Can...

Hey Rickster, I am positive of the city water feed being solid copper. I also am extremely confident of the ground connection to it. Before I eliminated the ground loop due to improper ground, the ground clamp and pipe were very poorly put together and quite oxidized. I took the whole...

Hi Lsiberian and thanks for the reply. I am not the most knowledgeable when it comes to this stuff so please elaborate... what does plugging the TV into a different plug do for this issue? the TV is only connected to everything else via a HDMI cable and the TV can be off, unplugged from the wall...

Hey Highfigh, thanks for the reply. I'll first fill you in on the stuff you suggested that I already tried so we can eliminate possibilities. I originally did have a ground loop with the coax cable, which is why I properly took the steps to ground it to the cold water pipe that the breaker...

Hey guys... I've recently hooked up all my new equipment with a new set of cables from BJC and have been battling a bad hum between my two subs. I know this issue normally reeks of a ground loop, but I have done my research, changed a few things here and there and still cannot seem to isolate...

What's the longest run of subwoofer cable that you shouldn't exceed? I bought a 37 footer from BJC, was wondering if it will have any issues due to it's length.