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tillmbil,

Doh!

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Congratulations. "Being your own man" means as much in audio as any other part of life. Who cares what you are running as long as you know you have learned how to "critique" equipment. Hey, you could change your name to DiscerningBusa.

Very cool and unique speaker. Wouldn't a nice old Heathkit or Eico mono single-ended with matching tuner be great with that find?

Oh, great and shining Moon, "no." But seeing YOUR efforts to achieve a real home theater experience, would you say this poster's arsenal even nears your labor of love? Home entertainment is not the same as home theater. Though I think some entertainment systems can sound as nice as, if not better than, some real theaters, I think the distinction should be made. BTW, I simply Googled up "home theater" images only and I got plenty of entertainment centers also. That is just the way this stuff is marketed. But if you talk to a home theater installer, he would probably side with my perspective. If not, he is more interested in selling you gear with at a margin of markup rather than building you the real deal.

Okay, I have gear envy. But that is not a home theater. That is nice gear, yes. Home theater, no. I don't want to sound like a snob because you have some nice stuff there - nicer than what I have. But if you want home theater, you will need to build, well, a HOME THEATER. (sample) I don't have one. Many, if not most posters here, don't have one either. I have home a entertainment center as you do also. The theater experience just is not there. I know I will get criticized for this, but so be it. I just think the distinction needs to be made to distinguish those who are fortunate enough to have the means for the full blown home theater experience from those of use who are just trying to have great sound and video equipment with which to enjoy movies.

Headphones.

What is your listening level? If you are after "live" sound, it may be hard to achieve with your small room dimensions. Almost everyone lives with a compromise or two unless you have a devoted listening room. (The only "devoted room" I know of is at PS Audio.) Check with http://www.decware.com/acintro2.htm for some tips. Your rear wall may well play a major role in ruining the sound if there is no sound absorption on it.

A-B tests are difficult with speaker runs. One thing that holds true is the length of run from your amps to your speakers - keep them as short as possible. You just have to find out what your ear can hear. Nothing else matters.

Not even for one of these?

These people would!

DeanG, how about briefing him on compounding interest? Settlement, huh? Injury and he thinks this is his compensation for his P&S? That could be a tuff one. I think it would be cool to have a vintage 70's system at his age. It might even appreciate! Get a big ol' Marantz or Pioneer and maybe some real walnut Large Advent or ESS speakers until he learns something about electronics. I bet if he joins this forum and puts out a "want list," he could collect a cool system from our closets and make a few friends in the process. And it might still even sound better than your system.

Look again. They are mostly singles - DJ cuts. That's hardly a commitment to vinyl.

Without seeing some kind of diagram, can you move the quartets to the sides and put your new rs-7's on the rear wall? You won't hear much behind you except what bounces off the side walls anyway.

Bruce, what are your plans with the Yammies? I have heard them play music and wonder what good they are in a private audio setup. Just curious. You got JBL L56's? I had a pair up until last year. Very nice speakers. The buyer said they sounded better than his L-100's. I thought the bass was a little muddy, though - probably the rubber surrounds were a little dryrotted from age. I just landed a pair of L15's that I may use to replace my (sold) kg-4's. Now I need a good (i.e. small) sub.

Try the "Gladiator" soundtrack. Engrossing scores always help in appreciation of the music and/or the equipment. If the music grabs and holds you without fatigue or irritation, then you can get more analytical about the source and your components. Good listening.

Could you repeat the question?

$0.50/lb. Couldn't resist.

At least they are too heavy for her to put on the curb for Goodwill. "Has anyone seen my Santiagos?" "Why, no. Where did you put them last?"

McIntosh 275 $100 in Pennysaver today. Just kidding. But I'm gonna be checking from now on.

I know that Polk has had some gems in their line over the years. I once had a pair of the Monitor 5 that used to grate on my ears mercilessly. It was those horrible metal tweeters. Talk about shrill! Even acoustic guitar sounded like nails on the chalkboard. And, depending on your gear, horns can do the same. I even had a pair of their SDA2. They were intereseting but I could not affort the 600+ wpc they needed, so they went via eBay. There is one guy on these forums who had an HF-81 firing a pair if bookshelf Polks and praises them. The listener is the judge.

I wondered why my Polks did not sound right no matter what amp or source I hooked up to it. So I looked inside and know what I found? A pig! So I got rid of the pig in the Polk and eventually got some Klipsch.

Check your manual for possible conflicts. Doublecheck that there is not a selectable source (analog/digital) on your receiver. Did you pull the analog RCA cables from the player after you hooked up the digital cable? (stupid question?) Always make sure your equipment is off, or better yet, unplugged, when running cables. Just thoughts.