Posts by commsysman

IMO the only way you will anything close to "audiophile sound quality" in an HT receiver is to get the Cambridge Audio 751R receiver, which runs $2700. It has plenty of power to drive ANY speakers with no additional amplifiers required....

$1000 is not enough money for a 7.1 system. 5.1 would be a more realistic goal, and your room is far too small for a 7.1 system in any case. You can get a Harman-Kardon 1650 receiver for under $300 from Amazon; that is what I would...

Tracking weight depends on the arm compliance as well as the cartridge. Very few cartridge/arm combinations will actually track well at much less than 2 grams, even though the cartridge itself can track at less (in theory). Tracking...

WHY in the world would you set those front speakers to only operate down to 80Hz??? That makes no sense at all. They are full-range speakers and need to operate down to 30 or 40 Hz, as they are designed. As long as you limit them to...

The RTi A5 are rated for a sensitivity of 90 db per watt. The CSi A4 is rated 89 db per watt. That is an insignificant difference. They should all be set to the same levels, and set the front speakers to operate FULL-RANGE or at least...

The center channel should be set to operate only above 120 Hz for best rendition of voices and other midrange material. Your bass should be coming only from the front L/R speakers. The RTI A5 speakers are rated to go down to 30 hz, and...

THIS TAPE DECK IS IN PERFECT CONDITION. IT HAS NOT HAD A LOT OF USE AND LOOKS LIKE NEW. LIGHT SATIN FINISH ALUMINUM FRONT PANEL. THE MECHANISM AND HEADS HAVE JUST BEEN CLEANED AND ALL 5 DRIVE BELTS ARE BRAND NEW; JUST INSTALLED! THE...

Warranty? I would want the full warranty FROM THE MFR no matter what the price. Some of these aftermarket warranties from a 3rd party aren't worth a damn because you can't get proper repairs done.

Well, I had as much money in my audio system as in my car for many years, I guess. I wanted a new Corvette for 40 years, and now that I am retired and have the money, what the hell. I can't take it with me. Quote:Originally Posted by...

I don't know why anyone would think I am insane because of my audio system. I spent $60K for my Corvette, and I only have half that much in my audio system. I spend more time with my audio system than I do driving the Corvette, so that...