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  1. I'm using a simple Rotel RSP1066 with 1075 preamp and amp combo as the main components. The source components that I use are Toshiba HDA1 and PS3, and watch mainly movies. I'm still in the process of adding acoustic treatments within the room and all cables are by Tara Labs(known to be more revealing). I understand that I can get some cables that does more of timbre shading, but don't think the difference will justify the cost of other cables. Maybe absorption panels will hide some of the sibilance that I'm hearing with the RC64.
  2. I am currently running a new Reference series setup consists of RF82s and RC64 and RS52. I find that the dialogue and voices coming from the RC64 is very siblant on moderate to higher volumes. Recently I've had the chance to talk to someone that have owned the older reference series with RF7s and RC7s and he told me that he still prefer the older series for the clarity that the newer series cannot touch. He also mentioned that the RC7s doesn't have the problem that I've experienced with the RC64. He is running the older Reference, but he have had the RC64 also, which he sold recently because he felt the same way about the RC64 like I did. Can someone with more experiences with Klipsch shed some light on this matter? Is the older Reference series better than the newer? If so, please give more details in the particular ways that it's better. If not, please let me know the advantages of the newer reference. Thanks.
  3. that omnimount will fit the keyholes on the back of the new RS 42, 52, and 62 perfectly? If so, I think I might have found my mount for my 52s.
  4. I'm looking to upgrade them to the RF63 and maybe the RF83. I'm more of a HT guy, so the additional benefits of going with RF83 compare to the 63 won't be too noticeble for my application. Not sure if my dealer will offer a upgrade program because he's more of a custom installer compared to normal retailer. spkrdctr: I hope you are just joking.
  5. Like the title suggests, thinking about selling my pair of RF82s in black, how much will they go for in the used market? They are less than an year old and never been driven hard because I've had them in a small room. Now that I'm moving my equipments to a bigger room, want to get the bigger Reference towers. How much they go for and anybody interested in them?
  6. I'm looking to buy one of the SVS wood finished boxed subwoofer, but not sure which finish matches the cherry finish of Klipsch the best. I noticed that SVS has a Oak and Cherry finish, but which ones matches the Cherry finish of Klipsch's new Reference cherry finish the best? I know that there are some users that has the SVS subs here, so any inputs from you guys would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
  7. I haven't heard the Sunfire combo mentioned with any Klipsch speakers, but personally think the build quality on them is top notch. Have you tried listening to them with Rotel stuff as well? Sunfire makes a 400 watt by 5 and 7 channel version of their amp, but I'd still lean towards the Rotels because of their design.
  8. Yes, I've had my Toshiba HDA1 for a few months now, kinda bought it toward the later of its shelf life. Thinking about selling mine for a newer version. Yes, the LG universal player does look tempting, but if you add the price of the HD DVD player plus a PS3, you will still likely be leaning towards the HD DVD and PS3 side with less $$ and still have an extra console to play games with. I personally don't care who wins the war, I just want more HD movies.
  9. mas, you really need to take a look at your original post with your original opinion towards HD DVD. Calling me "non-sequitar"? Gotta love your analogy on digital cameras, if you follow your original post towards studios and manufactures' supporting HD DVD, shouldn't your analogy be along the lines of "digital cameras with higher resolution only offer slightly better image detail, and not worth the cost of manufacturing and advertising over lower resolution cameras?" If you look again at your previous comments about HD DVD, you even used the words that I quoted from your post, and replied by calling it "complete and utter nonsense". I don't want to be rude but, are you getting enough sleep over there? Please stop bringing the article that Dvorak wrote about compatibility, because I can prove that HD DVD has no compatibility issues what so ever, so stop digging yourself into a deeper hole that you cannot fit! I think it's pretty safe to assume that Dvorak does not have a home theater setup. The more you try to explain about all the details about possible compatibility issues, the more everyone is just thinking to themselves "what the hell is this guy talking about?" Film can resolve as much resolution as up to 4k of horizontal lines, regardless of what year it was shot. Stop telling others about something that you have no first hand experience with, especially if the issue that you speak of is not effecting anybody at all. Yes, I agree that the PC side of multi media can be affected by the issues that you speak of the most, but is anyone buying home theater system really concerned about what they can or cannot watch on their 20'' monitor? Come on, lets be real here, how often do you really watch a movie on your PC's monitor? Even if you are running a HTPC setup, this still has nothing to do with whether someone should buy a HD DVD player or not....Like you said previously, HD DVD is not about passion (maybe not for you or the movie studios, but it is for me) it's about business and profit, and if that's the case, do you not see the potential for movie studios to make more profits by offering the SD and HD version of the same movie? As an added bonus, studios can make profit again on older movies that's been out for years, by offering the newer HD version.
  10. reply to another poster, yes, I am one of those that picked up the Harry Potter Goblet of Fire from UK and it played flawlessly. Not really into the genre of the movie itself, but wanted to build my HD DVD library so I paid for it. Easily one of the best HD DVD transfer that I've seen so far.
  11. Thanks mas, for helping me understand more about the prerecorded HD content, you obviously know much more than I do than what's just on the surface. I understand that early adopters also gets it the worst than those that have more patience, but I have been waiting for about 2 years for HD DVD and BluRay to come out, so I bought into it after a brief research on it. I also apologize for misinterpreting your post, guess I took your comment as completly agains HD, but you were simply stating that it's too early for major companies to put in tons of money on a format that are not certain will be around. Regardless, every consumer will spend money on something that they feel is worth the money, and HD is worth it IMO. Anyways, have a good weekend guys.
  12. I don't have the Xbox360, but the Toshiba HDA1 and have noticed the same thing. I read on the other forums that you need to increase the subwoofer volume close to additional 10db to get it closer to DVD volume levels.
  13. damonpayne, I feel you about those big movies being withheld, and Matrix, Lord of the Rings and Star Wars trilogy are some of my favorite movies, and had a great influence on getting me into the Home Theater hobby. I just ordered Harry Potter Goblets of Fire from the UK, for some reason UK is already releasing it in their HD DVD market. I'm really excited for it to show up at my door step, it will be my first Epic HD DVD to help me build my HD DVD library. I've seen a lot of articles regarding HD DVD leading the format and that BluRay will probably never catch up due to HD DVD favorable advantage in timing, price and cheaper cost of transition, so who knows the war might end sooner than you think. We'll get a better idea of the outcome of the format war by the end of 2007 IMO, but who knows, both format might just coexist for some more years to come. Either way, I really don't care who wins the war as long I can get more HD content, might even pick up a PS3 to use as a BluRay player when the prices drop closer to its regular retail price. mas: My projector is actually HD complaint, not sure what you are getting at about compatibility. Like I said before, I do own a HD DVD player and never had any problem with it. The only issue that I saw was HDMI compatibility issue and I do agree that it's useless and if I had a choice I'd rather have DVI because I'd like to keep my audio and video on separate paths anyways. You asked if my player is HDCP complaint? To be honest with you, I'm not sure but why would I want it to be HDCP complaint? It plays all my HD DVD movies just fine, and I'm not going to support any pirated version movies anyways. It is actually currently region free...I love Home Theater experience and I'd never buy a pirated DVD simply because the original version looks and sounds better. I can see what advantages HDDVD or BluRay (especially BluRay with it's higher storage), but if read my original comment, I was not knocking HD DVD or BluRay, actually quite the opposite. You were the one stating that the new formats are not worth spending massive amounts of money into, and that "IMO, there is absolutely no compelling reason to invest big bucks in a state of the art video system in a market where SOTA has the life of a Mayfly, and where all the pieces of the system chain are not yet fully compatible with each other, nor with the established standard that is simply in hold prior to implementation!" Remember this thread started by damon asking how come there's no big movies available yet in HD, and you telling him that there's no reason for major manufactures to invest large amount of money in something that won't last, and then start asking me how I can't see the possible advantages that HD with higher storage can do to the computer market. Regardless, you sarcastically mentioned that I should do more research before making my comment about the longevity of early HD formats, but let me ask you this, do you have any first hand experience with a HD DVD player? If so, what exactly are the compatibility issues that you are talking about? I personally have a HD DVD player, and I know for certain that it will work with just about any form of TVs/monitors on the market. I have actually seen a forum member from a different forum that were able to install the HD DVD drive from a HDA1 and a BluRay drive into a HTPC and he can watch both formats through his computer. After all, we are all here on this section of the forum to learn more about home theater related things, and I'm always willing to learn new things about the industry, what form of monitor or TV is the HD DVD player not compatible with?
  14. There's really no downside to the RC64 other than the size, weight, and cost of it compared to the 62. The 64 does sound better than the 62, so if you are willing to pay more for better performance, I think that most people can overlook its larger size and heavier weight. The 64 weighs about 60lbs, and it feels even heavier than that when moving it around. I personally don't mind bigger speakers at all, and I love the way it produces the movie dialogue.
  15. no offense to anyone here, but what makes you think that someone from PC mag has any kind of authority or passion about high quality home theater products? Sure, the technology is new and not yet mature, but it doesn't mean that it's useless. If you are speaking about the HDMI compatibility issue, you can always fall on the good ol' component connection, and it can handle 1080p of video resolution w/o any problems. Other than the HDMI input issue, I see no other " compatibility issue" that is within the system chain that you speak of. Can you elaborate more on your statement regarding that no major company have produced a product offering where all the pieces fit together? I have owned my Toshiba HDA1 for about 4 months now, and I have yet to have any compatibility issues, other than installing a firmware update that took no more than 5 minutes. Even prior to the firmware update that Toshiba sent to me for free, all the HD DVD movies that I had played flawlessly. I own about 30 HD DVD titles, and have netflixed just about any other titles out there. You also stated that you see no reason why companies should invest big bucks on a format that you don't believe will last, but most studios and hardware manufacture's have already picked a format to support or support both format, the original poster was simply asking how come the bigger movies are not out yet? Not how come there are no software coming out at all? Bottom line, HD contents will bring us one step closer to better home theater experience. I have not read the article by Dvorak, but I am not on a computer forum, and given the trend that computer is going today and the Ipod nation, I honestly don't care for what PC mag's writter has to say about something that he/she has no first hand experience with. It's like asking someone that has a front projector with a 5.1 setup why he's not buying an IPOD nano in baby blue and downloading iTunes?
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