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  1. J

    Surround speakers placement

    I had a similar problem in my TV room and bought a pair of Polk OWM3's. They're designed exactly for these sort of situations. http://www.polkaudio.com/homeaudio/surround.php#owm I put them in the corners and angled them down and they work well.
  2. J

    Trade Cambridge Audio 640C cd for Sony BD370?

    Interestingly I currently have the Cambridge cd connected to the receiver by both digital coax and standard RCA cables.  When switching between the two there is a distinct difference in the sound.  The bottom end difference makes sense - the sub is used with an 80hz cutoff on the digital coax...
  3. J

    Trade Cambridge Audio 640C cd for Sony BD370?

    My main system currently consists of a Sony 5200ES receiver with a cheap Samsung DVD player for DVD's and a Cambridge Audio 640C cd player for CD's.  I'm considering selling the Cambridge CD player and buying a Sony BD370 and then using this for both CD's and DVD's.  From what I've read it's...
  4. J

    All my stuff got stolen, please be on the lookout

    I had three of these incidents before eventually selling my house.  The only plus side is that I've had the chance to try out a few systems on Mutual & Federal.  After the first one I spent some time chatting to the detective handling the case and asked him where this stuff goes.  His reply was...
  5. J

    Those crucial audio compoments attached to your head

    Taking the thread back to its start, I suspect that the ability to enjoy and appreciate good sound has more to do with knowing what you shoud be hearing and understanding the music than having good hearing in itself.  For example, a friend of mine who is a muso can usually tell when a song plays...
  6. J

    What amp to power my Polk Rti A7's?

    I used to have a pair of these speakers which I was running with an Onkyo 9755 stereo amp.  The amp was rated at 150 watts per channel but in practice had massive power (my impression is that it had way more than the Sony 5200ES I'm currently running which supposedly has 120 watts).  I...
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