Posts by Matthew Reid

Quote:Try using an old bit of cheap speaker wire as an earth strap between the case of the AVR and powerampShould I do this for both AVR's?

Ihad a very long day of work so I won't be doing much tonight but I'll check on all this tomorrow and get back on here. Thanks to everyone for the replies and assistance! Maybe if I gain some energy I'll hop on some of this tonight...

Ok, I know there are many posts about this but without going through every single post, (which would be ridiculous to do) I'm not sure how to isolate this issue (no pun intended) ........Ok so I've tried looking online but I have too...

Quote:Originally Posted by Archaea Perhaps my favorite home theater moment was a new friend Mike's first audition of my theater, and specifically his subsequent unintended facial reactions. Mike is a DJ and professional audio...

Since 2 months after I graduated HighSchool, home theater has always drained my budget! I've been obsessed with the idea of projectors and surround sound (in my opinion creating the ultimate Home Theater). High quality audio to me has...

Quote:Originally Posted by lovinthehd So the reconditioning was on your side or your friend took care of? Have you listened to them since that work was done? When you say the tweeters have the same spec, does that mean they're...

Quote:Originally Posted by JHAz Fashion/marketing/lemmings. Biwiring and passive biamping have some currency in some audio circles. Folks around here are generally pretty skeptical. But why lose a sale if you can appeal to...

Quote:Originally Posted by lovinthehd Just don't spend $40 on two pieces of wire, that's just nuts. Do you still have the original jumper straps the speakers should have come with? No, I purchased these approx. 2 years ago as they...

Quote:Originally Posted by JHAz +1 You really don't want to use multiple main speakers in one system because their outputs will not combine properly. You'll get all kinds of unpredictable, and everchanging if you move your head,...

Quote:Originally Posted by underminded999 To recap: 2 AVRs (Pioneer VSX-D509S and Pioneer Elite VSX-21) 1 Amp (Yamaha M4) 2 sets of main speakers (Snell Acoustics Type B and JWD 12" woofers x2 in custom boxes) 1 center channel...