Posts by runnin'

Quote:Originally Posted by MUDCAT45 The owners threads on AVS can get heated if one makes a negative comment and is not a owner. Some owners will report you and you can get suspension even if you are being honest. I've not heard of...

Chaluga, I've got two blu ray players, a Sony and an Oppo. They both tell me when a new firmware update is available and ask me if they can go ahead and update themselves. This UMC update process is waaaay too complicated regardless...

I guess I tried to control the past er, the present, um, what I mean to say is I got booted too and got absolutely no warning or anything. I mean it's their sand box, but I think their sand has some hidden surprises from the...

Quote:Originally Posted by Bill Mac I certainly have no ill will towards Emotiva. Although it would have been nice if the staff member who disabled my account had given a reason why. My last posts on the Lounge were in the UMC-200...

Wow, I wouldn't know the first thing about modifying circuits and such. But there are maybe a couple more options, depending on your budget. Both Emotiva and Outlaw Audio sell an entry level processor that has more options than the...

Bigun, I'd say you have acquired a fair amount of knowledge and your instincts are right. Take your time as receivers a collection of compromises and the entry level ones have more. You'll get a lot of good and bad advice around here...

I know that some Onkyos run hot, I've owned 2 of them, but not that hot. If that were the case there would have been a class action suit long ago. I've got a fan on mine too, just about 5 years old with no issues.

That is a tough one, some of the models in question are long out of production and hard to get info on. I recently owned an HK PM650 from about 1982, so I can say the models from that era are very well built and with lots of power for...

The thing is, he only gets sibilance in the voices, which makes it sound like a center speaker issue, but he is adamant that the speakers are fine. I still wonder if the tweeter in the center channel is defective or damaged.

Quote:Originally Posted by rob80b From what I’ve been reading the XSP-1 has been so far regarded and appreciated as a definite step-up from the USP-1 . I’ve yet to get word when the XSP-1 will be re-released for international...