knownothing

Responses from knownothing

Blu-Ray movies
"For music, the Dave Matthews/Tim Reynolds live at Radio City Music Hall is outstanding in terms of picture and sound quality."Agreed.And see:Iron Man - first flight sceneCasino Royal - the poker game sceneBlade Runner Ultimate Collectors editionT... 
HDMI Cable with New Oppo Bluray Player
Check out this product. 25AWG Solid Silver plated copper conductors with gas-injected foamed PE insulation.http://www.ramelectronics.net/audio-video/hdmi/cables-accessories/hdmi-high-end-cables/hdmi-cable-elite-series/prodHDMI.html 
Dissapointed with my new speakers
Mb9061,If you are talking about the MA Gold series - they have a reputation for being overly bright - while the Silver and Bronze series (less expensive!) sound pretty darn good. 
Dissapointed with my new speakers
I think the Denon should be adequate for use with most of the Totem models except maybe the Hawks and the Mani II. All Totems I have listened to have terrific imaging relative to other speakers of similar size and cost. I think what large floor st... 
Dissapointed with my new speakers
Interesting. Because there seemed be some concern about bass weight, I completely skimmed over the Totem Arros, but Mapman knows I am a huge fan of those. Agree on the power requirements for that speaker, but the imaging is fantastic and the attra... 
Dissapointed with my new speakers
Mb9061,Just curious, what were you using to drive the Monitor Audios? The Silver RS6 is a pretty balanced speaker - I auditioned several times with large Denon receivers which are not the last word in amplification. Sounded pretty good overall eve... 
Dissapointed with my new speakers
Another speaker that might be a stretch new but is gorgeous looking and sounding is the Quad 21L2. These little two ways look like they came out of the Steinway piano production facility and have a marvelously balanced sound to go with the stunnin... 
Dissapointed with my new speakers
Agreed. 
Dissapointed with my new speakers
Part of the problem is the Klipsch speakers are super efficient, so comparing their performance to the B&W straight across is like tying two arms and a leg behind your amplifier's back. Not trying to defend the B&W 600's, but this is not a... 
looking for performance speaker recommendations
More food for thought:Given your suggestion about the Energy brands, you could get a new Energy 7.1 speaker system consisting of two Energy C200 bookshelf speakers as fronts, four Energy C100 bookshelf speakers as satellites, Energy C-C100 center ... 
looking for performance speaker recommendations
Here are some more ideas for larger and more expensive bookshelf speakers systems. All of these manufacturers make serviceable to very good subs and center speakers to go with these great bookshelf systems. If the price new is too steep, look for ... 
Cambricge 840v2 vs NAD 372? as interim amp
You cannot go wrong on any of these - Peachtree is wonderful as well. I had similar experience as described by Johnnyb53 with their lesser model. In any case - they all deserve an upgraded power cable - nothing too fancy needed, but would definite... 
Mapleshade boards under speakers
The Mapleshade folks suggest you should use cones between speakers and platforms, and platforms and the floor = twice isolated. I would just experiment to see what works best. Instead of buying four sets of cones right away if you don't already ha... 
Cambricge 840v2 vs NAD 372? as interim amp
Cambricge 840v2 vs NAD 372 - take the CambridgeCambricge 840v2 vs new NAD C 375BEE Integrated Amplifier - would be a tougher choice. Depends on what you like - The Cambridge is going to be a little more dynamic but is very natural and neutral soun... 
looking for performance speaker recommendations
Tip, hang speakers upside down so that the tweeters are on the bottom, angled down towards you. The closer to the height of the TV for the fronts, the better as noted above.Here are some good choices for complete systems:Epos AVS 5.1 System - Wow!...