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Damn nice score!!! YOU SUCK! John

That's the first time I've heard them called "speakers"...

Re: New receiver provokes new question about downmix to ster No, once it's stereo, it's stereo regardless of the source. Optical can handle that; but it won't feel as warm and fuzzy with all those veils in the way. John

Re: New receiver provokes new question about downmix to ster I think what he's asking is more about the other sources than the TV. My guess is that in the end you probably won't hear much difference either way since you ultimately are arriving with a stereo signal from the same multi-channel...

I saw a post the other day that Roku is coming out w/ a device w/ a built-in OTA antenna. ...Hey where did Flint go and what was he mumbling? John- Who really does think it's cool that we can stream shit (oh that sounds SOOOO wrong)

Cool thread Bats. I've gone back and forth on cutting the wire many times. However, in the end, I've decided that we watch enough sports to justify it. I will admit though that if something came up and I had to free up $100/month, U-Verse TV would be the first thing to go. Also, I second...

This will be a fun project to watch indeed!! Filint has posted a drawing of his "ideal" room which is pentagonal with a sloping ceiling. You are going down the right path for sure. Enjoy! John

Congrats man!! I know you're stoked and can't wait to see that beauty on the wall. John- Who knows you suck and now knows how much...

Botch, are you in the Pauly Fan Club or what? (I am but that's just 'cuz he knows good booze...and shit) Get a real phone. C'mon man!! John

The app man, use the app. QWERTY keyboard in the palm of your hand. So much faster. John

I forgot about that. You have an Athem don't you? Yeah, I see what you mean now. Barney- Good point about the bandwidth limitation of the optical connection. At this point though I think DM is just trying to get any audio to the system. John

You can probably run an optical cable from your TV to your receiver and achieve the same goal. Now I'll be the one to make the a-hole post: If you've got $100 to spend on a pseudo device, scrimp, salvage, steel another $200 and get a newer receiver. That's what you will end up doing at some...

Creativity is more expensive than gadgetry. -John

I've played with and set up a few Sonos systems and also really like them. I especially like the way the system handles the components by letting you group them or treat them individually. This type of flexibility is nice as you can "rearrange" the system depending on the current use. For...

And then you get stuff like this: I saw this yesterday at a Fry's. I knew to be leary when it said "Mastered in 4K" and sure enough it is a 1080p disc. No 4K content at all. John

Just saw this. Man how dare you bust on my boy Tee?!? (You're right, though.) I wish the native resolution was 3840x2160, though. That way all of the pixels would be active for 16:9 content w/o scaling. Remember, the reason for lenses and sleds for 2.35:1 setups is so all of the pixels can...

I'm guessing those areas are in the heart of downtown Little Rock and/or the NW corner near some REALLY large company HQs (Tyson, Wal Mart, etc.). John

I'm not going to wade into this very deep because I'm not completely up to date. However, the front height speakers/channels that most receivers from yesteryear supported were matrixed in by the receiver. In other words, the audio on the disc didn't contain sound for those speakers, so the...

I'll argue with you on that point. Since the drivers are mechanically tied to the structure, the vibrations are transferred directly and therefore more efficiently. The trick with installing these is in decoupling the drivers from the structure. That is quite possibly also a major...

Flash back to 1995 and tell me if that if someone told you that you would ever want, need, or have this much storage what would you have said? I would have said "How would anyone ever use that much storage?" That's a lot of storage and I am very jealous. Being able to watch anything from my...