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Does anyone have a DTS Blu-ray Demo disk they would like to sell? I see them on Ebay but was wondering if anyone here sells them. Or know of any place other then EBAY that you can buy /find them. I assume they were giving these away at CES this year?

Total Blu-ray dvd sales have now surpassed HD dvd sales as of late. Even with the higher prices and the later release Blu- ray made up ground. With more big studios backing Blu-ray I think it is your best bet if you have to choose 1. Also the PS3 is just now being released in Europe and that will only help blu-ray sales. As for buying a dual player... well the price is as much or more then buying both players outright and the reviews on the LG have been less then stellar.

Great article.

You can pick up a Panasonic Plasma for that Money here http://6ave.com/product.jsp?x=TH50PX60U. I also bought the panasonic and just like everyone else says about them, they are second only to Pioneer and its a close second. Actually from all my experience only the Sony LCD flat panels look better! And the Pioneer Elite models. Check prices on the Plasmas, Here is an authorized reseller online (retains factory warrenty) www.plasmaplanet.com (where I bought my plasma 2 years ago.) www.6ave.com (watch thier sale fliers, always end up with amazing deals on TV's) www.abesofmaine.com These guys now have a retail store in NJ, Great prices on select TV's

I have the SVS SB12 plus and it absolutly rocks, i can only imagine the much bigger PB12 plus2 would rock the house even that much more. I have heard alot of great things about the SVS so I bought one. Not a regret at all. My dad has the Klipsch sub and he likes it. JL audio has taken the subwoofer to new levels and taken alot of wind out of the SVS subwoofer market. SVS has a website that you can buy direct from here in the US. Have you contacted them to see if they ship overseas from thier online retail store? Thier retail prices for the 110V models is much lower then the prices you quoted. But of course they are not the 230V models that I priced out. thier website is www.svsound.com

This has been covered but I will just pass on this info passed on to me in older threads. Set the crossover wide open as low as it goes on the sub, let the receiver do the work or bypass the crossover on the sub if thats an option. Also I just use the right input on the sub and it works fine. You shouldnt need to use a y splitter. Refer to the directions if you still have them. The Speakers setting should probably be LARGE. The Small setting wont allow anything lower then 80Hz to go to the mains if you set the receiver to small. Most receivers will share the lower frequencies with the mains if the LARGE setting is used. Its like this on my Yamaha.

Ok so i went to "Overture" in Wilmington De. today to demo some B&W's. They were demo'd with a Rotel amp at 60 watts per channel. The Speakers model # were the DM 602.5 S3. The speakers mids sounded rich and full, the lows mellow. The highs seemed to be very muddy for my tastes. The Vocals and the guitar didnt really step up and out like I had hoped or anticipated. While the Saleman was very top notch I had a feeling he didnt agree with my ear at all, The brightness that i have come to appreciate with Klipsch over the years... well.... the saleman thought i needed to listen to the B&W's for a long period of time to "cleanse my palate" so to speak.... I did hear some nuances in the music we demo'd that i had not heard previously. And I could see how people would love the B&W's for that reason alone. I thought the highs were really muffled for me though. Anyone have some comments or thoughts?

This Pioneer receiver can be had for under 800 bucks if you search on yahoo. Ive seen at least one web retailer selling them for high 700's

Bongo, That was my thread and I have to agree with you about that level speaker in the line. Of course I am used to the vintage stuff that is set up for 2 channel and are full sound speakers. It seems the newer stuff is engineered for channeling sound to a subwoofer for the lows. I think its why they dont make towers with 12's or 15in woofers in them anymore. They rely on the sub as part of a modern home theater/home audio system. So I suggest listening to them with a subwoofer and see what you think. Its just the nature of modern audio. Although I have been told the RF-83 or the RF-7's put out some serious lows. But these are the modern TOP OF THE LINE Klipsch. And unfortunatly I have yet to be able to audition either of these speakers due to lack of availability in my local stores. Check out the highest end Klipsch and also try some of the mid line towers with a sub. Thats my suggestion.

I am bringing this back from the dead because I am in the exact same boat. I am using the Yamaha 5590 with some small speakers with a 110Hz to 20kHz range and my Receiver will crossover the sub at the 90Hz freq. I talked to Eric at SVS and he said that no matter where I dial the crossover on the sub it still wont receive anythig above 90Hz from the receivers output. So might as well just Disable the Subs crossover. I noticed the higher end models Yamaha carries have an adjustable crossover in the receiver. Will a loss between 90Hz and 110Hz be an issue for my ear? Is this something I will be able to pick up? I hate to replace the Receiver right now after just buying the Speakers and Sub.

Thanks Wuzzzer, If the Mirages go to 110Hz, then is 110Hz the crossover point or should 100Hz be the ideal crossover point?

So I just bought some Mirage Nanosats, 5 channels and a SVS subwoofer SB12 Plus. The Nanosats have a frequency response of 110 Hz to 20KHz. Should I set the Crossover on the sub to pick up where the Nanosats leave off? 110Hz? All responses are encouraged.

Your comparing resolution and contrast. On an old TV it would be the difference between the Sharpness and the Contrast. They are both important. Most of the TV's that brag of super high contrast ratios are just able to artificially darken the blacks. This technically increases the contrast between the blacks, whites and other colors as a ratio. It does not look 2 to 3x better because of it though. The Panasonic 42 inch plasma is what i own. I love it and I have compared it to many others.

Jay, I did read your post about the subs right after i had already ordered mine from SVS. I wanted to hear the RF-7 and the RF83 but I didnt find a shop that had them in stock. I just have a hard time buying anything I havnt heard before. Those are great deals. 6th ave always has great prices on thier website too for most stuff.

After looking on the used market at the Vintage Klipsch lines of Forte's and Chorus speakers, and reviewing only lower end Late model Klipsch towers that didnt impress. I just couldnt see building a vintage system with huge Forte's. If I had the room then I would do it I ended up buying the Mirage nanosat speakers. These little things sound great! My dad (who was down visiting) who owns the Forte I's agreed they were some serious little speakers. Although the subwoofer in thier 5.1 system is seriously lacking. I dumped the Mirage sub for a SVS SB12 Plus. The Sub was about the best sub under a grand and in this compact size thats on the market. Thanks for the help guys and I'm sure you havnt heard the last of me!

Here is some info about Aspect ratios and Letterboxing, Its a cut and paste. Aspect ratio <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Aspect ratio is the measure of a visual images width against its height. It is an important concept to understand, as it helps determines what we see on a display. Most standard TVs have an aspect ratio of 4:3 (or 1.33:1). If you were to look at a regular CRT TV set, you will see that the screen is only slightly wider than it is tall. This aspect ratio works fine for most of the shows that we watch. We are used to seeing our favorite TV programs on a screen like this, and weve been perfectly content with this for several years. Now, go to a movie theater, and wait for the show to start. As you look at the screen, you see that it is much wider than it is tall. The aspect ratio of most movie theaters is 1.85:1. This is close to what most films are shot in, although the exact ratio is determined by the artistic vision of the director and cinematographer. We dont have a problem with this when we are sitting in the multiplex, eating our popcorn and getting gum stuck to the bottom of our shoes. But, what happens when you want to watch the DVD of this movie in the cozy comforts of your home theater? How can we fit the image from the movie theaters screen onto our TV? Letterboxing One solution that movie studios use is called letterboxing. When a film is transferred to video, black bars are added to the top and bottom of the image. These bars fill up the empty space above and below the widescreen image. This will allow a film to be shown on a 4:3 aspect ration TV set, and maintains the widescreen quality of the original work <?xml:namespace prefix = v /><?xml:namespace prefix = v ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" /> http://www.cablestogo.com/user_training/Home%20Theater/Letterboxing.htm http://www.cablestogo.com/user_training/Home%20Theater/Pan%20and%20scan.htm http://www.cablestogo.com/user_training/Home%20Theater/Widescreen%20TV.htm Some good visuals here to explain the differences between Movie screen aspect ratios and Televisions in both standard and widescreen formats. http://www.widescreenadvocate.org/widescreenprimer.html

They are not dumping the system at all, they are in fact going to use a smaller processor thats less expensive to manufacture that provides the same performance. For me that would be an upgrade. Your twisting the truth a little here. Your context would imply the PS3 is going to be abandoned and it is fact not the case at all. While I havnt seen the figures for the PS3 sales, I know its still selling and they never meant to make money on the system but in game Licencing. Your angle here seems to be a ploy to convince someone the PS3 has been a failure for Sony. This is not the case.

I have had my PS3 for about 2 1/2 months. I have it hooked up via HDMI to my Panasonic 42in Plasma thats 720p and 1080i. The games look awesome of course, movies look good too. When it comes to Blu-ray movies though... its totally title dependant! I have the mission Impossible movies and those look good, esp 3. The older movies like Stargate dont look as good. Its not the player its the title! The transfer by some of these stuios is embarresing. The crappy codecs they have used and the poor film condition is horrendus! These studios took little effort with some of these titles. You can see the dust from the masters on your Blu-ray copy! They should have taken more care to restore thier masters and used only the best transfer methods. Its seems so rushed and careless by a few stuios. But on the flip side when you get a good transfer title like MI3 etc its stunning. And I dont even have a 1080P monitor! I wouldnt hesistate to do it again. Sony has alot of backing on the PS3 and the Blu-ray format. To say the PS3 isnt selling isnt true. Its doing well and is just making it European release now! Who cares about the game system anyways. Like you said, its a blu-ray player for ALOT less. I bought it for the Blu-ray plaer, the game system to me is just a bonus. Also mine has wi-fi and a browser. I was checking my yahoo webmail with it yesterday. I also have a Nikon SLR dig camera. I can throw my Compact flash memory stick with the photos on it and view them on my HD TV through the PS3. Bottom line is the PS3 has alot to offer and even if your not going to use all its features and functions. Its a great value. Check out Amazons reviews for the specific blu-ray title. The feedback has been good about which title has the good transfers and which dont. Good way to avoid a mistake on a title with a bad transfer.

I was hoping someone would say that.

Thank you for the reply.

Ok so I am building a home theater. I am trying to use some existing speakers i have laying around from an "All in one 5.1 system" These speakers happen to say 3ohms on the back of them.... My receiver I was planning to hook them up to has settings for 4 and 8 ohm speakers.... What should I do? Use setting for 4ohms? Is that safe for the receiver? Buy new speakers? (these speakers are lower end)

Ok so I am building a home theater. I am trying to use some existing speakers i have laying around from an "All in one 5.1 system" These speakers happen to say 3ohms on the back of them.... My receiver I was planning to hook them up to has settings for 4 and 8 ohm speakers.... What should I do? Use setting for 4ohms? Is that safe for the receiver? Buy new speakers? (these speakers are lower end)

I'm in Mount laurel, NJ

I totally agree with you. I was just trying to help him out and let him know the prices are not what they might have been when he last looked. Also You can wait forever for prices to come down on the things you like but... I happen to want to enjoy them now and not wait until they are dirt cheap. Budget allowing of course. []

When you Decide and get tired of the projection. Check out the Plasma TV's they are really dropping in Price and have Amazing Picture quality. Ive had one for a couple years. Granted I paid over 3 grand for mine. But now you can get the same TV for 1200 bucks.42 in Panasonic. The TV's have become so amazing. You only live once, enjoy High Def while you can still see! Try these sites. www.6ave.com Authorized Dealers www.plasmaplanet.com This is where I got my TV. Good service. Good prices and are Authorized Dealers so you get the US warrenty. www.bestbuyplasma.com Best price on many models but Not Authorized Dealers www.abesofmaine.com Not sure but you can ask.