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Best processor/switcher/scaler for new ht system ?
Thanks Mike, I gotta say I love your room! I posted on avs under htm450mb there the same time I posted here but no reply.This is all kinda new to me I was really loving sacd ,phono and just now starting to embrace HT. I was looking at the Ruby and... 
Best processor/switcher/scaler for new ht system ?
Thanks Mike,That is a great idea to break it up,but I think Crystalio11 though looks awesume, might be a little over kill considering my hd70 wont output 1080p and the price should come down buy the time I upgrade the projector.Whats the best scal... 
What sub for B&W HTM1d and 802ds?
Thanks those are great suggestions. Does the 855 or the 825 have any Kind of parametric eq ? I like the idea of all my speakers having the same Rohacell woofer ,but man that Gotham could move concrete LOL. If I could only find a deal on one of tho... 
What sub for B&W HTM1d and 802ds?
VTL 5.5 and and a Sony TA-P9000Es This preamp is a very pure multi channel analog preamp that allows TWO sets of 5.1 analog inputs I am using the oppo 5.1 outs and the sony sacd outs.It does allow for an HT bypass of another set of 5.1 inputs AND ... 
to wall or not to wall?
Well today I took out a storage closet and it makes the whole basement look a lot bigger. I opened the vtl 450 mono blocks and was pleasantly surprised by the new design . I didnt know they had changed it. They have a cool glass closure . But afte... 
to wall or not to wall?
The carpenter came but the electrician no showed so I can make some adjustments like douglas suggested maybe returning the 5 inch cans for some 4inch , my rafters are 9 inches deep what do you make the soundproof boxes out of? I went to the electr... 
to wall or not to wall?
Thanks for the quik posts , I went to home depot last night and bought the biggest solid door I could find my deciding factor was a new baby is due in 4 months and I don't want him getting near all those tubes from the monoblocks(Safty factor).My ... 
Opinions on VTL preamps
no problems in last six months.It will make horrible noises if i forget to turn the rest of the system on before the amps.may be they where loaded up or something.they work fine now and keep getting better.I figured it was the speakers polarity.It... 
Opinions on VTL preamps
Found the problem, we had my listening chair delivered on friday. And My wife said they unpluged one of the speakers by accident, when I put it back i connected the neg to pos.So nothing wrong with the 5.5 ,classe or st150.still a little buzz for ... 
Opinions on VTL preamps
Just blew up the classe guess its the 5.5. 
Opinions on VTL preamps
I have a 5.5 and a st150 that I was bi-amping with a classe ca 300 on the bottom driving b&w802n's .loved it so much thought i would get rid of the classe and got the phono 2.5tp and 225t90 mono blocks last week. I have had no problems until h... 
best speakers for tubed sacd 5.1
for mutli channel the 777 has a seperate dac for each channel and the 9000 is just a volume control.I dont want to commit serious money to sacd untill its the proven winner.and i may not even like multi- channel. since sony and phillips invented s...