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Getting ready to build or upgrade a home theater system? Here's a handy guide to dozens of articles and videos to help you choose, install, tweak, and enjoy: Plan Your Room The components you need for home theater Choosing your TV's screen size and placing your TV in a room Choosing a wall-mount...
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Jim R
on Wed, Aug 5 2009
Filed under: home theater, TV, surround sound, speakers, receiver, Blu-ray, HDMI, DIY installation
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In part 1 , I offered some gift suggestions for the dad who's into (or would like to be into) the iPod. So what to get the dad who's into movies and video? As a Crutchfield advisor, I'm asked that question a lot. Here are some of my favorites. Samsung BD-P1600 Blu-ray player $249.99 Does your dad have...
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Chad
on Thu, Jun 4 2009
Filed under: home theater, Harmony remote, Chad, Logitech, Onkyo, Sansung, Blu-ray player
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I have a Sony 65" 1080i DLP and Onkyo 7.1 TX-SR506 connect to my HTPC under WinXP, it is not the best of the word, but pretty decent sound when i play BR disc in my HTPC... I really want to hear DTS-HD 7.1 sound with my Onkyo, but i think I got a problem with my HTPC of supporting DTS-HD... I have a...
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Hey kalexan3, I know this post is old....but just incase you haven't got the Mirage Nanosat's yet: Another option to consider would be to get two floorstanding speakers for upfront and a new center channel. Nothing too big, maybe the primus 362's up front - or something w/6.5" woofers. And for a decent...
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Bob, I can see why you need help/are confused. I found the manual online for and it is the most uneccessarily complicated thing I have ever seen. In the future, get an Onkyo. The setup is wayy easier. IF you had an Onkyo for instance, all you would have to do is press "setup" until "spkr config" showed...
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hey, I have the whole beta line-up (minus the CSW-10 ) and they are powered with an Onkyo 674 receiver. I think the Onkyo's are easier to set up and navigate through the menus compared to Denon's line-up. Denon makes some nice products, but under $1500 I'd stay with Onkyo. $1500 plus, go to an Integra...
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When you work in an industry that's part of the retail world, you frequently feel that tug-of-war between prudent family finance, and wanting the latest cool thing that your company makes or sells. So, you know, clothing designers always have the coolest clothes, and Rolls-Royce salespeople are presumably...
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Julie
on Fri, Mar 6 2009
Filed under: BDI, center channel speaker, home theater, furniture, TV stand
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Like a lot of people, I've been watching what I spend lately. Luckily, it's been easy thanks to our home theater system. My boyfriend and I made the investment, and put together a nice home theater system about a year ago: a high-def TV and home theater receiver , a set of surround sound speakers , a...
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I'm at a standstill trying to determine the best 7.1 receiver that has at least one additional sound zone capability for a price point of around $1,000. My hunt so far has pointed me towards (3) potential units, although I am not opposed to any suggestions for other receivers from someone. The line-up...
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I am setting up a small home theater for our family room for six kids. It has a Samsung LCD, and I am considering the Onkyo 706 as the receiver to run components through. These would include: a Nintendo Wii, a PlayStation 3 and an older DVD/VCR player. The question, do you think the Onkyo Tx-SR706 an...
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Hi everyone. I am hoping you can help me out. I just bought a 40" Sony XBR flat panel TV (KDL-40XBR2), Sony Blu Ray (DP-S301), Sony ES series home theater A/V reciever 7.1 channel (STR-DA5300ES) and am having trouble finding speakers to round out a h/t. My wife wants me to get some of the small, palm...
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Blu-ray Disc™ can deliver great sound in addition to a great picture, but how Blu-ray players handle some of the new audio formats like Dolby® TrueHD and DTS-HD™ Master Audio seems to remain a mystery to many people. Do the players decode them internally? Do you need a receiver that decodes them? And...
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LorenB
on Thu, Apr 3 2008
Filed under: home theater, surround sound, Blu-ray Disc, high-def, high-definition, LorenB
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Naturally, people around here are always talking about the latest, greatest electronic gear. I have a long list of things I hope to own soon, and I sometimes wonder what my friends at work would love to have. Thanks to a recent informal, open-ended poll we took at Crutchfield, I was able to find out...
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Chris E
on Wed, Mar 5 2008
Filed under: HDTV, home theater, digital camera, universal remote, digital SLR, camcorder, gaming system, navagation system, speaker, multi-room music system, receiver, iPod adapter, Chris
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I've become something of an ambassador for surround sound. Having enjoyed it for four years now, I simply can't let any of my friends or family upgrade their TV without also upgrading their sound. And invariably, when I'm halfway through extolling the virtues of multichannel sound, how it makes movies...