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haha!
sure... and since the store (of course) carries Klipsch...
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hah...
thanks dougdrake for noticing...
i've actually been hiding on the 3dfiles.com bulletin board, a 3D oriented computer bb... that's because I just bought a new computer and needed some info, then I got hooked on PCs again, ect...
but now I'm back here for good, because I'm getting a job as a salesperson in an audio/video store, so I'll need all the technical backing I can get!
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I had to celebrate my return by posting to this thread...
nice going!
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Are you serious gluegun??
that is great!!
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*amateur pitching in*
You know, there are many DVDs you can rent or maybe already have (if you have a DVD player, which I suppose you do since you use 5ch. stereo sometimes, implying a multichannel audio/video setup) with the THX Optimode series of tests on them. One of the tests tests the polarity of all the speakers rel. to each other. Might be of some use.
DVDs I can think of that have those tests... Fight Club, Terminator 2 Ultimate Edition, Toy Story 2 Pack, and... My memory is failing. At 20 years old. Sorry.
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well you can always make a 6.2 system...
4.1 + 2.1 = 6.2
use two sats for the center and you're all set!
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4.1 = gaming and computer usage, one user
5.1 = home theater usage, more than one listener
so it depends on what you plan to use your speakers for.
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'cuz nobody ever said
"Pump up the treble!"
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1) if I remember correctly, the Game Theater XP puts out a lower volume than the SB Live!...
2) it all depends on your software settings; I have them set at wave=max, main sound=75%, no bass/treble adjustments.
3) people exaggerate. I was also disappointed when I first got my pros because people were saying stuff like "they shake my house's foundations" and "they make the windows shake uncontrollably" amd so on... this is of course not true, only a full blown HT system could do such things. so just enjoy the sound and forget what everyone told you. if you want to be reassured, just pop in your old PC speakers and compare them with the pros.
4) they will sound a little better after breaking in, but no spectacular improvement is to be expected.
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Dude, what was the meaning of this post?
I think you posted in the wrong thread...
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well in my experience WinDVD actually uses less cpu time (I cheked this, it uses about half the percentage of PowerDVD)
but I have found PowerDVD to have better sound. I didn't notice any difference in image. I am using PowerDVD.
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'cuz nobody ever said
"Pump up the treble!"
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first of all, you need to understand that you don't need to have your speakers and subs matched in terms of brand. it's not like there is a lot of tonal differences between subs...
but with the Quintets, which have a pretty limited frequency response, we're not really talking about speakers but satellites here. so my best thought would be to go with a Klipsch sub, since they are designed to qork with the Quintets frequency response-wise.
but don't limit yourself. listen to as many subs as you can. as for Klipsch subs, I can't give you any advice on which one is the best, haven't listened to them at all.
good luck!
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whazzup Ric??
Glad to see another montrealer here...
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yes is think it was probbly more like 499
don't mess with any bass settings in software.
you are going to get as much bass as the sub can put out by maxing out the subwoofer volume.
messing with bass in software just messes up the sound.
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Heh, someone noticed...
I've been busy with exams and stuff...
And I admit I hanged out on the 3dfiles.com bulletin board, I needed to learn about computers.
But now I'll be checking here every so often.
Did a lot of things happen while I was gone?
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peek a boo!!
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not related to the sub's temperature though.
the amp does get hot after a long time of playing.
although not as hot as you described, but i imagine you must've been exaggerating a bit...
if not, then it's not normal.
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FOP32 definitely the orb is really noisy
although it looks good
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thought about something...
is RCA the same format as coax?
because if it's different and won't fit, then i'm screwed...
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thank you guys!
i think I'm going to go with the Rat Shack miniplug to coax method, as the only reason to go with optical would be that I wouldn't have to unplug my dvd player from my receiver.
but i figure, hey, I'm not going to use the PC on my ht that much, and unplugging and replugging a wire won't be much of a problem compared to moving my pc every time...
I'll let you know if it works.
Playing games like this should be fun.
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Hey guys, it's been a long time since I've visited here... I'm sure I missed a lot of potential knowledge, but I don't think I'll go back and read all the posts I missed.
ANYWAYS, I have a question. I already asked it down in the Sound Cards forum, but I think I should ask it here since you guys probably have more knowledge about this particular case.
My soundblaster live! value has a digital out which is in the miniplug format (same as discman or whatever else).
I want to run that to my receiver. Now obviously I can't convert the digital miniplug out to an optical out, which would have been perfect, but I was wondering if I could use an adapter to convert the miniplug into digital coax.
I was doubtful, but someone told me that I could just use a regular MONO miniplug to RCA adapter from Radio Shack.
actual adapter http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CTLG%5F005%5F003%5F009%5F004&product%5Fid=910%2D0777
my question is simple: would it work?
thanks y'all!
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Get the CP-1 preamp.
it has a headphone jack.
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UPDATE! UPDATE!
I live in Montreal and I just saw today on a wall of the city, a graffiti that said, you guessed it "ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US!"
It made me laugh my pants off and everybody thought I was crazy. Still, the thought of all those innocent people who do not realize this is a sign of the oppressor... or who just stare at this while thinking "huh? am i an idiot?" or "stupid immigrants, they can't even tag for their life!"...
I will get a picture of it eventually, when my mom gets her digital camera.
-Seb
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looks cheap to me... ugly and only two buttons...
just wanted to chime in to say i'm very satisfied with my Viewsonic GS790
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yeah, the superorb may not be the best choice.
i have it, and the noise is driving me CRAZY!!!
and from what I read, it's not even the best at cooling so...
it's big and it looks good though.
Dateing my Heresy's ?
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ah man!
i was looking for a sick, twisted story about a human-loudspeaker love affair...
"Dating my Heresy's? Would that be illegal? Waht about marriage?"