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kaila

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  1. I've had the MDR-7506 for a couple of years now. They are excellent headphones, work very well for all types of listening, and the build quality is exceptional- these have gone through some abuse thanks to my two year old. If the MDR-V6 is the same, it's certaintly the best deal.
  2. janko10- How do you like the whistler builds so far? Back on topic- I have PowerDVD 3.0 and have had great results with waveout and dolby surround. When Billie Jean said to use "four channel", does that mean Dolby, Stereo, ??, on PowerDVD's audio config?
  3. My guess is............Klipsch engineers design, and accountants scrutinize the production costs. As long as they ("efficiency experts") don't compromise the build quality and internals of the speakers, I can deal with the inferior wire.
  4. I went with 16 gauge wire and four Radio Shack (part #274-868) solderless 1/8" mono plugs. Unscrew the shield off of the plug to reveal the + (inside)and - (outside) terminals and the tiny screws to attach the wire ends to. One tip, throw out the plastic tube/insulator found when you unscrew the shield off. Another tip, spare yourself madness and trim about half the wire end off to fit around the screw terminal. These really weren't meant for 16 gauge diameter wire. I then insulated the ends with electrical tape and was just able to screw the shield back. I can tell you that I had used extensions for the rears, and the 16 gauge wire really made a big improvement. The fronts are less noticable, but it did seem to help them too.
  5. Good luck with the T-bird. Whatever fan/sink you get, if you are at all worried about heat (or have a hot vid card) get a case fan. It really helps out the cpu fan, and keeps your whole system cool. You DO realise you are trading in the most stable m-board (CUSL-2) ever made........
  6. I would have to say that on a scale of 1-10, the different wire pulled it up a full point. Now that my ears are a little more discriminating, I'd give my system a full nine out of ten now. I have the v.2-400's and I admit, the fronts improvements are not very apparent as far as I can tell. The rears are an entirely different story though. The extension wire that I had used were 1/8" plugged that I added to the ends of the rear wires. As I realize now, they were total crap. Based on your experience, if I didn't used extensions, I doubt that it would be worthwile.
  7. But then again, I had an extension for each of the rears and one of the rears needed over 35ft!! The v.2-400's really kicked @ss before but now (especially the rears) are much cleaner and balanced. It has really brought them out, and I find myself turning down the surround more often now. Midrange flaws are not any more noticealbe, and only occasionally at that- tweak the eq. There must have been quite a bit of resistance through all the wire length. Well worth doing, especially if you have any sort of extension. Here is what I used: 100ft 16 gauge wire & four gold solderless 1/8" mono mini plugs (Radio Shack part #274-868). The plugs really aren't meant to be used with 16 gauge wire, but if you trim about half of the bare leads they will fit around the screws securely. I also threw out the clear plastic tube (used as an insulator) and used electrical tape so there is more room for the plug cover. The absolute maximum this should cost would be around $30.
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