Posts by BigMike66

Quote: Originally Posted by m. zillch You can assign a specific HDMI to be passed through when powered down or you can tell it always to select the "last" one that was used when powered up. Only one will pass...

I've searched, and searched, and searched. I've seen many posts mentioning HDMI pass through, but none discussing how to do it. I've got the manual, but for the life of me, cannot correlate zones to HDMI pass through. Can someone...

Quote: Originally Posted by ox1216 I believe I have GREAT clean power as is. How did you determine this? Do you have the appropriate test equipment (for measuring AC) or is your comment based on the...

Quote: Originally Posted by tkbryant I have really high hopes for the 7005 which is now officially the 7006 according to the official Marantz site. I was just at the website and found no SR7006 (receiver) or AV7006 (pre)...

I found several threads that address the "bookshelf vs floorstander" debate. Still doesn't answer why a shop plays "flat" a large floorstander, unless they purposely want you to look at a sub. I never said I was an...

Quote: Originally Posted by coytee What were the speakers? If they are "Brand A" then it's possible they simply suck. If they are "Brand B" then it's possible they were simply setup poorly? Studio 100's.

Quote: Originally Posted by diamonddelts 7" inch drivers are not exactly bass monsters. From this comment, it's assumed that if you want any bass, you need a sub. If that's the case, why spend 3500 on floorstanders (plus a sub),...

So I walk into a showroom with these 4 foot tall, 80 lb floorstanders. There's 5 drivers, with 3 of those being 7" bass. In my mind, this thing outa be rattling glass when paired to a 140 wpc amp in a modestly sized room. The high...

Quote: Originally Posted by MichaelJHuman I have yet to find a dealer who's done enough for me to want to continue to buy from them vs the internet. Is this what we're doomed to? Maybe the average buyer out there doesn't warrant...

Quote: Originally Posted by Kensmith48 I've been down that road twice this year with my local dealer. I've told him what my internet price was and he's matched or beaten it. I've always told him that if he didn't I'd...