sogood51

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XRCD vs. SACD
I think really good sacd played on even one of the very few good sacd players out there sounds as good as any vinyl you can throw at it. To hear people talk you would think every vinyl album out there sounds like gods gift to man,lets get real peo... 
Is 5.1 Really This Bad?
I have been playing around with it on my system a little bit lately, I have dvd audio and sacd multichannel. So far I do not think most of the stuff I have sounds very good. I can not blame that on my system in anyway so far,it seems to be disc re... 
Sunfire Signature/SVS Subs and integration
Zbob, I think the reason you don't hear much about svs subs on this forum is because hometheater is just not as big around here. When I am dealing with my hometheater Q&A problems I usually go to one of the other forum sites. I am in to hometh... 
Standard Def Reception on an HDTV set
If the hdtv has a built in line dubbler (Not all do) it will make standard tv look better. If you have sat. or cable you will have a good picture anyway because they both offer digital picture, over the air and analog cable would be line dubbled, ... 
I Hate to Admit It
Cwlondon, I went to the stereo-link site and I was off on the price, it,s $149 for blue/$159 for gray, comes with cables to hook you up, has headphone jack and rca outs are gold plated. It will work well off of any usb out just fine. My computer i... 
I Hate to Admit It
You can get musicmatch jukebox for free off the internet. You need to burn your cd,s as wave files to get uncompressed music on your hard drive NOTE-wave files take up more space on hard drive so get at least 60 gig hard drive if you have lots of ... 
Good source for technical info
Nice find Sean. 
2000$ - 7y old speakers - Better speakers today ?
Speakers get old and break down, other than that their has been no big break threw in speaker design in years. They all move air one way or another. I think the biggest break threw would be lighter,faster drivers. 
HT advice
You can get a good deal on multi channel amp and pre pro processor at outlaw audio. 5-channel amp, two hundred watts per channel $1299. preamp processor $899. They have a deal going on right now at their web site - Processor+7 channel amp $2500. I... 
Please help with subwoofer.
If its only for movies then I would go with the two F-1800 set up. Thats a big area and you need to move a lot of air so I think you would do better with the two sub set up. One thing thats nice to try with two subs is to put one up front and one ... 
Recommended Carrier for Speaker Shipments
Shipped my krell amp in for rebuild a while back (150 lb.) so I used their shipper. They will not use ups or fedex. Krell is in CT. so you could call them and they will give you the # of the company they use. Costs a little more but might make you... 
Tired wiating - good Bryston/what else to get?
Try a used aragon,does every thing you want. 
What size subwoofer to get?
How big is your room? Do you have a tv or anything between your speakers? What are your main speakers-brand?What spl's do you listen at? Wood or carpet on floors? 
Bass Management ?
Your bass management does not work for analog inputs. At least most don't. 
Which components knocked you out on first listen?
There were some electrostatic speakers I listened to back in the 70's made by a man named Harold Beveridge,I think they were just called Beveridge.I think his son is trying to bring back the brand. Some of the best speakers I have listened to.