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The room depth in that direction is only 11'. I was thinking if I put it on the window then I could have the sofa about 2 foot off the back wall (the room depth is 13.5' in that direction) to help with acoustics and allow people to walk around the going in front of the tv. If I put it on the...

I'm moving into my new house and can't decide how I want to layout my 5.1 speaker setup. The room in the attached file will be the dedicated media room. I'm thinking the tv and floor standing speakers are either going to be on either the wall with the window or along the wall on the right when...

Basically, when I try to stream files from my mac to my windows pc, windows ignores files with characters like "?" in them. Someone recommended to setup Filename Transliteration but I haven't found a good tutorial. Can anyone help?

I had a feeling that would be the case. I should have looked into it more before purchasing. Luckily it was only $25.

I am trying to figure out: 1) If this sound card can send bitstream (not decoded) 5.1 audio? 2) What cable I need to connect the sound card to the receiver? The link to my sound card is below: Creative Labs SB0570L4 Sound Blaster Audigy SE Sound Card...

I ended up setting up network sharing for my music folders and then installing foobar on the PC connected to my home theater. Works perfect, better than boxee as far I'm concerned bc I don't have to mess around with it's UI just to play music. Nothing wrong with their UI but it takes a lot...

I decided to install boxee on an old desktop that we weren't using anymore. So far so good, looks like it will do exactly what I want. I think I'm going to install a graphics card (currently uses integrated graphics) and a sound card. Below is what I'm thinking about getting. Graphics Card...

I'll try to rephrase what I want to do as simply as possible. I have flac files on my desktop. I want to play them through my home theater system without any flac to mp3, etc conversion. Without any cables connecting my desktop to my home theater (since they are not in the same room). I have...

Looking into it, it doesn't look like the boxee software can be loaded on to the new apple tv. And I'm not looking to spend $199 on a boxee box. I've got an old PC laying around unused. Would an old PC be able to do the trick?

I'm wondering if there is a good way to wirelessly stream my flac library to my a/v receiver? I was thinking maybe a jailbroken apple tv might work? I don't want to use anything that would convert the flac file to a compressed audio file in the process. Any suggestions on how to get this...

http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=101&cp_id=10110&cs_id=1011002&p_id=4088&seq=1&format=2 This is what I use and it works perfectly. And it only costs $30. I would never consider paying $500 for something so trivial as a switch. There is no way you could tell the difference...

U2 has been, and always will be, boooooorrrrrriiiiiiinnnnngggggggg

Isn't phantom just 2.0? Or do you mean turning the receiver into Phantom mode?

Dirty Projectors - Cannibal Resource http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4he_jgJrMCk Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULjCSK0oOlI

Absolutely not. I didn't say that at all.

Don't get intimidated and change your mind just because someone on here rudely insults your opinion. I see nothing wrong with ripping the CD and later selling it. If it was so important, they would make it so that the CD couldn't be ripped at all. They already got your money. I could care less...

Have you listened to The Flaming Lips DVD-A albums? Specifically The Soft Bulletin and Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (At War with the Mystics is a let down)? The DSoTM surround mix? I would hardly say they use "goofy" effects. It's not like the mix engineers just move sounds around the room...

You're right. The Beatles - Love is a perfect example of music which wasn't made with surround sound in mind but is still excellent. It all does depend on the mix. It's just I find a lot of SACDs under-utilize the surround speakers. I find my Bob Dylan SACDs to be a bit on the boring side as far...

I should have mentioned this before. If you're looking to get a new DVD for whatever reason, it might make sense to get one that is SACD and DVD-A compatible. I know the Oppos are and don't break the bank. Just might as well get the most compatibility for your buck.

Depends on the mix really. If the 5.1 mix is just sending the ambient part of tracks to the rear and vocals to the center while the rest is in the main 2 stereo speakers, it's pretty lame and boring. Stuff like The Flaming Lips and The Super Furry Animals, with really interesting and crazy...