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I was surprised that there are no updates in this thread, so here's a post I made about Cloverfield on another forum: Just got back from seeing. I have to say I'm VERY pleased with it! I also have to say it was very different in several unexpected and unusual respects, but I think they all contribute to making it a unique movie that keeps you guessing the whole time. For about the first 15 minutes I was thinking, "Oh gosh...this shaky cam thing is making me CRAZY!!!!" Then I never even thought about it again until after the movie when I realized, "Hey, that wasn't too bad!" Like Refefer said, the shaky cam actually REALLY adds to the movie, makes it seem real, and I adjusted to it fairly quickly, even though I was really not digging it at first. The 'monster' was awesome, too. They didn't over-expose it in the beginning, kept you waiting, and then when you got to see it, it certainly wasn't a let-down. Not overdone and totally unrealistic, but also not so low-key that anyone could complain about it as some have about the 'dark-seekers' in I Am Legend. I was just really pleased with the whole thing. The way it's shot, the way the story starts, the limited view (both with visuals and the pieces of the puzzle) you get from the first-person type vantage point as the story unfolds, and the end are all very unique, at least in my movie-going experience. And I thought that though some of those approaches aren't always the best, combined together in this movie they really came together and made it an awesome movie. Oh, and I was really surprised how it all ended.

I just realized this might prove to be a good alternative... I just bought a Yamaha CDR-HD1300. It has an 80gb hard drive, and, as I understand it, you can store music on the HD in various formats, including lossless (which is the way I'll go). 80gb isn't much, especially if you are going with lossless, but I've read that it's a snap to replace the HD with a larger one, so I'll likely be doing that shortly. I should be getting it here within a few days...I can't wait! I paid just over $200 for it, and I personally know of two audio stores selling demo units for right at $500, loaded with music, so you can find them for a pretty good price. Actually, they're selling the MCX-1000, which acts a wireless server, but can be used exaclty like the CDR-HD1300/1500.

That's awesome. I wish I could experience a 'demonstration' like that. Sometimes I suspect I may be in that 'deafest' category, though I don't want to be. Though...it would be a lot cheaper if I could just be happy with a boombox...[]

Wow, that really is beautiful. I just might have to get some McIntosh equipment one day...it just looks so great.

Ok, that makes sense. Thanks for the info. How would y'all rate the vintage HK receivers compared to the vintage Pioneer SX line of receivers?

These vintage HK receivers have caught my attention. What's the deal with the 'Twin' designation? What does that mean?

So, to further hijack this thread, does/did James B. Lansing have anything to do with Altec Lansing?

Oh, yeah...glad to see you still here. [][]

Wow, I never knew what 'JBL' stood for. I guess it's 'James B. Lansing'. How interesting.

Come on! I know they're not very popular at all, but you could easily make a list of just SACD's over two pages long! Especially if you only had to list two discs per page. [][]

I don't have any experience with either of those companies, though I have heard a lot of good things about both of their products, but with such a major purchase as this, I really wouldn't be trying to rush it any. Wow, I can't believe I just said that. Me, the one who will purchase a new piece of equipment at the drop of a hat whenever I have some money burning a whole in my pocket.

You certainly can get in on tubes on the cheap. However, be forwarned; as with other types of equipment, the cheaper it is, usually the lousier it is and the worse it sounds. As you may very well know, some won't even touch cheap tubes. I just say that to say, don't write off tubes in general based on a poor experience with some cheap piece of tube equipment. audiobliss

As someone else said, I would change my source of amplification by adding a separate amplifier. I'm sure the HK is stouter and would prove to be a good piece to use on the mains for a test, but I would still look for some separate amplification at some point down the road.

I have the 83's. If I bi-amp, let's say 2 amplifiers of 175 watts per channel each, does this mean my 3 woofers will get 175 watts all together, and the tiny 1.25" tweeter will get 175 watts? Thanks. Indeed. The top binding post goes to the tweeter, and the bottom to the mid/woofer drivers. That's why it's common to biamp with either a less powerful amp on top or a tube amp on top along with SS on the bottom.

Whao. This response implies that the RF series of Klipsch speakers are 3-way speakers with a tweeter, mid, and woofer. Are they really 3-way? I'm 100% sure I've seen them advertised as 2-way speakers on the Klipsch website, and I was of the understanding that they were indeed 2-way with two woofers and one tweeter. Am I all wrong? audiobliss