Mike Frankel

Please forgive my ignorance,but can this technique or one similar be applied to Dynaco Mark II's?

My set up is: Front Right and Left-Forte II Front Center- Academy Rear Left and Right- Forte II Back Surrounds- Academys I am most pleased with this setup and certainly recomend any combination of Forte II's and Academys. Mike

The cabinets that I got with my LaScalas are very beat up and I am thinking of removing the drivers and refinishing them, or I have a chance to buy cabinets that are in perfect condition, depending which is cheaper. So is it just a matter of unscrewing the drivers and crossovers and remounting them in either the refinished cabinets or the new ones? How hard is it to get to the woofer? Thanks Mike

For LaScalas, how hard is it to take out all the drivers and crossover and put thenm in a new cabinet? Thanks in advance for any help. Mike

Well, I went for the Pioneer DV 578A-S ($106.00 at Ultimate Electronics in Phoenix) Will report when I get it set up and pumping through my Denon 3805, 4 Forte II's, Academy Center and RSW 15 Sub. Thanks Mike

Well, I went for the Pioneer DV 578A-S ($106.00 at Ultimate Electronics in Phoenix) Will report when I get it set up and pumping through my Denon 3805, 4 Forte II's, Academy Center and RSW 15 Sub. Thanks Mike

I was just told by a salesman that he thought the Pioneer DV-578A has vastly superior progressive scan and picture than the newer, DV-588A-S. He said that on the DV-588A-s, they compromised the picture quality in order to be able to play divx discs. Of course he did not have the DV-588A-S in yet, so maybe he was just trying to get rid of the last of the DV-578A-S's. He said that all the manufactrureres were trying to make the players cheaper with more features, hence the compromised picture. Divx is not that important to me so should I take his word and jump on the DV-578A-S, or wait for the DV-588A-S? Does anyone have any thoughts? Or has seen the two and know the performance? Thanks in advance for any help. I am also making this a new topic on the Forum, since we have seem to come pretty far from the original postings. Thanks Miek

I was just told by a salesman that he thought the Pioneer DV-578A has vastly superior progressive scan and picture than the newer, DV-588A-S. He said that on the DV-588A-s, they compromised the picture quality in order to be able to play divx discs. Of course he did not have the DV-588A-S in yet, so maybe he was just trying to get rid of the last of the DV-578A-S's. He said that all the manufactrureres were trying to make the players cheaper with more features, hence the compromised picture. Divx is not that important to me so should I take his word and jump on the DV-578A-S, or wait for the DV-588A-S? Does anyone have any thoughts? Or has seen the two and know the performance? Thanks in advance for any help.

The Dual Layer DVD burner that I use is the one that came withn my Sony Vaio. It is designated DW-D18A. Thanks Mike

Where or what is questionable buys. i would like to get the Pioneer and dom not see it listed anywhere yet. Thanks Mike

Will any of these units play dual/double layer DVD's? I have burned a few and I can only watch them on the drive that I burned them on. Thanks Mike

Does anyone have any experience with using the 12 gauge Home Depot Outdoor Landscape Lighting Wire as speaker wire? Would like to try it it, but do not want to if it does not function well. Thanks in advance fro any info! Best, Mike

Just to clarify things: I am using a second set of Forte II's already as back speakers. I switch between them in a 5.1 MUSIC configuration with the RS-7's in a 5.1 CINEMA configiuration. The Denon 3805 allows you to do that. My question was: Should I use the two Academys for a 7.1 setup, as rear surrounds(speaker 6 and 7 in a 7.1)? Thanks for all the opinions so far. Best, Mike SETUP: Denon 3805 Front: Forte II's Rear Forte II's Center: Academy Rear2: RS-7's Sub-RSW-15 Back Surrounds?

I am trying to complete my home theatre and would like suggestions about the 6th and 7th speakers(surround back). Right now I have two Forte II's in front, an Academy for the center, two more Forte II's for Back speakers for music and two RS-7's for back speakers for movies, and an RSW 15 Sub. I want to add surround back speakers. I am powering this setup with a Denon 3805 which allows the use of two pairs of back speakers and with switching back and forth, and allows for 2 back surrounds which are the 6th and 7th speakers that I am talking about. I am fortunate to have two more Academys and want to know if this is a waste for the 6Th and 7Th back surround speakers or a good match, which I think is the case. If it is not advisable to use the Academys, what would be a a good choice for a match with the rest of the system? Thanks in advance for any advise. Best, Mike Frankel

I have two Forte II's as fronts, an Academy for a center, an RSW 15 Sub and two more Forte II's in the back for a hopefully matched, music 5.1 system. It sure sounds perfect to me. However, I also have a pair of RS-7's that I am going to use for "movie surrounds" on the side. I also have two more Academys(Got a great deal!) that I am going to use as "back surrounds" for a 7.1 system. I am powering all this with a Denon 3505 whcih allows for conncetion of nine speakers, with a choice between two sets of surrounds. When I get all this hooked up I will let you know the result. So far I just have the 5.1 system working and I love it. SACD's and DVD-A's sound great! Best, Mike