[Christmas DVD Wishlist]

Let me ask this question, how much better is BR from hi-def 1080 TV that one sees from the basic cable set-up? Is it even better than that?

I'm looking forward to Blu-Ray, I'm just not an early adopter and I'm still seeign way too many threads talkign about screen freezes, missing LFE information that's 10db down of you don't use HDMI etc.

In the mean time, just getting great DTS and or DD 5.1 and 720 is way more than I had for so many years that I'm still a very satisfied consumer. I'm also interested to know how much effort the media companies are going to put into to lossless PCM formats. Right now most of what comes out on BR is still DD or DTS, not 8 channel PCM.

Let's see. Firstly, television is 99% 1080i with a few channels such as Fox and ESPN broadcasting in 720p, and all of these signals are compressed. Blu-ray is drastically better. Secondly, simply avoid crap generic players if you're worried about problems such as freezing. Do your homework and buy a reliable machine. Thirdly, DVD DTS and DD are vastly inferior to lossless Blu-ray audio. Even if your equipment is incapable of outputting lossless, you will still hear the advanced DTS/DD HD cores which many people cannot distinguish from the actual lossless stream.

Blu-ray is so laughably better than DVD. Make the jump.

[Heresy or Forte for Cornwall Mains ???]

Oh yeah man, definitely five Cornwalls eventually.

I haven't tried double Heresies. I'm actually not even sure how to go about that. Is it as simple as wiring each speaker into the same center amp?

[Heresy or Forte for Cornwall Mains ???]

Hey

I have a similar configuration: Cornwall mains, Academy center and Heresy surrounds. Sounds absolutely fantastic. I've also experimented with using a third Heresy as the center channel, but it didn't make enough of a difference to warrant the logistical problems of using a floorstander rather than a traditional center. I'd love to grab some more Cornwalls down the road. []

Can't go wrong with these speakers.

[An All Heresies Heritage Home Theatre System]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't integrating a sub be cake? There's no timbre to be concerned about etc. I have a Velodyne VX-10 sub with my Corns, Academy and Heresy configuration. It's a budget 10" that performs very well.

[Would Klipsch Heresy be a good center channel?]

are there any other center channels out there that match the Heresies well?

You're looking for the Academy.

http://www.klipsch.com/na-en/products/academy-overview/

[Heresy II's and KG3's and a center channel]

Too Long; Didn't Read = closely matching center channel for Heresy II mains and KG3 surrounds?

The Academy is perfect. And welcome to blissful heritage sound.

[FRONT SPEAKERS?]

such as scalia, hershey etc...

Hilarious

[Cornwall issue]

The problem only manifests when the speaker is cold. So no, not right now, since I've been jamming for a few hours.

[Cornwall issue]

Just opened it up and found everything looking remarkably good, clean and tight. Thanks for the tips.

[Cornwall issue]

Never experienced this with the Heresy the Corn replaced.

How tight should the screws be?

[Cornwall issue]

Got a pair of 79 Corns the other day. They're great, aside from this: the right channel does not output highs at low volumes. It will work after I turn it up a bit, and will continue to work at low volumes thereafter, but I would like to know what the experts think.

[Are Cornwalls appropriate as front L/R speakers for home theater use]

I've found the sound very complementary, massive size discrepancy notwithstanding. The Academy pulls its weight well.

[Are Cornwalls appropriate as front L/R speakers for home theater use]

I just scored a beautiful pair of 79 Cornwalls. HT is thus Corns R/L, Academy C, and Heresys on surround duty. So far it's been a lot of fun.