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The best speaker you ever heard?
My Sharp boombox makes my Britney Spears CD sound so real , that I could almost feel her breasts
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What is your most beautiful component?
Have you seen Shanling CD player with matching amps in a dark room? It`s a magic
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DVD music concerts
Roger Waters the wall live in berlin and Roget waters in the flesh
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Good DVD Concert?
I loved " The Wall" Live in Berlin, what a show
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Money no object,,,,which speakers would you own???
Looks: SF Amati Homage - Ferrari of the speakers world. Appeal: B&W Prestige Nautilus
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Can I get "Great" used speakers for $1800??
Sonus Faber Grand piano
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Whats the coolest sounding movie?
Ronin, not the best , but chase scenes are fantastic
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live dvd/v concerts
The Wall - Live in Berlin , Roger Waters In The Flesh Live and Pink Floyd - Pulse. May be because I am a huge Pink Floyd fan, but these concerts are great to watch and to listen
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Best HT speaker system
1)Atlantic Tech THX series systems, if you don`t want to spend a fortune.2) M&K.3) NHT. 4) Canton.and the list goes on. If you only specified your price range
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concert DVD recommendations
The Wall Live in Berlin
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Help: Order of importance: Pre, Amp, DAC, speakers
Speakers Pre Amp DAC
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Bigger is Better...
"Contrast ratio is the ratio of luminance between the brightest white that can be produced and the darkest black that can be produced. Contrast ratio is a major determinant of. . .
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Martin logans or Dali Euphonia
I`d go with Revel for home theater set up
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Best Pre-Pro especially considering 2 channel
Who buys Bryston - Mi Casa Studios in LA and they r responsible for New Line Cinema Platinum DVD releases, like Lord Of The Rings, James Bond Warner Bro DVD special Edition ,. . .
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What can $300 do?
Axiom M22ti $400.00. I think they ship free, check out their website
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Which speaker is better
Sonus Faber
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Build a system around speakers in the $5-$7.5K
Sonus Faber Cremona
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Mcintosh,Meridian,Anthem,Classe surround sound
I second Bryston, but out of the four you are choosing from, I'd go with either McIntosh or Meridian
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SACD/DVD-A Anyone tried Yamaha or Integra?
No offence Eulogytool, but when I read - "Denon is one of the most highest regarded players on the planet", I just wanted to ask - What planet
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pioneer elite DV09 or DV47ai
Besides Pioneer line of players, for under $500.00 you should consider Philips Q50AT (under 300.00) or Philips 963 (under 400.00).They both are great DVD players for the money
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You got $10000, build a system.
Pre/pro - Anthem AVM20 - $3500.00; Amp - Aragon 2007 - $3000.00;Speakers - Atlantic Tech 270 THX system for $2800.00 +a pair of 171`s for rears for $330.00;DVD player - Philips Q50. . .
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I have a 7.1 preamp,is there a 7.1 dvd player?
I believe Onkyo SP 1000 has 7.1 analog audio out, but you might want to double check
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For HT, how important is extension south of 20 Hz?
I think it is important for the sub to go below 20, especially for movies, you can't hear it, but you can feel it. Sometimes it feels like my couch is shaking. As Bulldogger said. . .
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Finally Done?
In my opinion you `ve got a great system . I love Sonus Faber speakers, the way they sound and look. I`m just curious, What other speakers you checked out before making this . . .
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Who can modify a Yamaha s2300 Universal Player?
May be it`s to late , but if you haven`t modified your player yet, try Tweakaudio.com. Good luck. P.S. Would like to know your opinion on this unit , I`m thinking of getting one. . .
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Which 16:9, 46" RPT--Toshiba v. Sony
As you can see opinions on TV`s differ, just like on every piece of equipment, whether its speakers or CD player.It`s just like with cars , there are BMW croud and Audi people and . . .
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Help a complete vidio idiot
I`d go with Atlantic technology for all your home theater heeds.For $1700.00 you get P-2000 processor, for $1300.00 you get A-2000 amp . And for an additional $2800.00 you get . . .
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Diana Krall "The Look of Love" . SACD or DVD A?
Not the responses I was hoping to get, but, hey Diana, if you are reading this(we`ve got your hubby`s attention, lol), I want you to know, that I`d rather have you , than all the . . .
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which HT processor of these three?
I`d go with Aragon, given these three to consider. Other than that my choice would be Bryston SP1.7 ($4300 retail
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Which system? EAD - THETA - CLASSE
Sorry that I can`t give you recomendations on your system, I`m just curious to know about FINAL electrostatic speakers. How are they? How do they sound ? And if there`s a big . . .
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Detroit, Michigan
Is this thread still active? Count me in. I live in Northville, Are you guys getting together
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Looking for new TV under $2K
I second Avguygeorge. New Sony CRT is a killer. Good source, good cables and you are in videophiles heaven
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Best DVD Burner for Computer?
I agree with Sidssp. Sony 510 sure is a great unit, i`ve had it for 6 months, no problems so far.Plus it`s a universal burner and not expensive
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Home Theater speakers....what to buy? ?
Look for M&K and Atlantic Tech, you can get a great setup for 5 K
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7 or 5 speakers
There`s an article in premier issue of Stereophile Ultimate AV (former Stereophile`s guide to home theater) - 5.1 or 7.1:How many channels do you need? Hope that will help. I . . .
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Top 5 Home Theater Processors
I'd add to this list Bryston
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What are options for 7.1 PRE/PRO for around $1400
Go with Outlaw Audio- Model 950 pre/pro and 7100 7 channel amp for 1598 for both
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Think of buying a Magnepan Surround Setup
You can find a lot of info about Maggies at : http://www.integracoustics.com/MUG/MUG/. Hope that will help you
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What`s the best media player for a PC?
Thank you very much guys for your responses
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Pre/Pro choice at around $1500 new...
Atlantic Tech has a pre/pro P2000 for $1699.00 US
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running wire in walls/floor
I love your idea , Pbb
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Tell the Truth
Agree with Rjcaero1 100%. Unfortunatly we live not in a perfect world.And when I read "Disputes" I get second thoughts about buying stuff from some members. So I guess . . .
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Final System
Great system!!! I`d love to see and listen something like this in my life.Very impressive, you put a lot of thoughts in building your system.Doesn`t get any better than this, ...or. . .
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Cheap--I mean really cheap--2 Channel Starter sys?
How cheap
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Tube amp kit. Where can I find it?
Thank you everyone for help, at least now I know where to look. Would greatly appreciate any additional info
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HT Set -up for $2K????
I`d spend $1000.00 on speakers, Axiom for example, check out their website and choose setup that you need. Then for $300.00-400.00 I`d get Philips Q50 DVD player, outstanding video. . .
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Detroit metro area, Michigan
When do you guys get togetehr again? I'd love to join the club. I live in Northville
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Home theater
Thanks Cytocycle! Running the cables was a challenge, all went in walls and went under the floor and through the basement , girlfriend's request, lol
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Samsung DLP Set Up
The best DVD player for your TVset is Samsung DVD-HD931. Because right now it`s one of just a couple of players with DVI output. You`ll get amazing picture quality and it can be . . .
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Denon vs. Pioneer Elite
Thank you everyone! That`s what I thought. Alex
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Home Theater Perfecto
Would like to hear your opinion on M&Ks. I`m thinking of getting them for my HT, but i red some not so great opinions about them here on Audiogon. Anyway , I`d realy like to know . . .
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DLP...help
I had the same problem. My room is very long. The only one i was able to find was Runco and Sony. At the time Sony was around $30.000 and Runco was $20.000. I ended up buying . . .
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Which component s to upgrade?
Agree with Bpape - preamp first
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AAD C800i speakers vs. Axiom M60ti
Anybody???? Any C800i owhers? What`s ur opinion on their performance and quality
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Bravi D1 vs SamsungHD931
I have Samsung 931, the picture quality is fantastic!That DVI output really makes a huge difference. I run short DVI cable (3ft)by Monster cable.Few other manufactures make them . . .
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Videogon
Do we really need Videogon? There`s Home Theater forum here on Audiogon and it works just fine. Just my 2 cents
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