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1: Video Asylum, How Is Bass Divided Among Speakers If No Sub? (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2013-07-14, 11:07:39 (76.230.38.166)
. How is the bass divided among speakers if there is no sub in the home theater system? If a 5.1 system has identical speakers all around with 15 inch woofers and all of the speakers are set to "larg .......
2: Radio Road, Sanusi TU-X1 vs Magnum Dynalab 109 (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2009-04-24, 13:13:56 (76.246.84.62)
I currently own a Sansui TU-X1 tuner. It sounds really good. However, it is the only audiophile grade tuner that I've ever owned or heard. Also, it is about 30 years old but in great condition. Ive r .......
3: General Asylum, REVIEW: Marantz BD-8002 DVD Players (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2008-10-10, 09:47:23 (76.246.84.62)
Model: BD-8002 Category: DVD Players Suggested Retail Price: $2,000.00 Description: Blu Ray DVD Player Manufacturer URL: Marantz Model Picture: View Review by mitch4t on October 10, .......
4: Video Asylum, REVIEW: Marantz BD-8002 DVD Players (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2008-10-10, 09:47:23 (76.246.84.62)
Model: BD-8002 Category: DVD Players Suggested Retail Price: $2,000.00 Description: Blu Ray DVD Player Manufacturer URL: Marantz Model Picture: View Review by mitch4t on October 10, .......
5: Video Asylum, Anyone using the analog inputs from the processor? (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2008-07-07, 00:41:09 (76.246.84.62)
Is Anyone using the analog inputs from the processor to the analog outputs on their dvd player for surround processing? Are your results as good as or better than letting the processor decode the sou .......
6: Video Asylum, RE: Does a Blu Ray player benefit from Reon or Realta chips? (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2008-06-25, 14:32:04 (151.151.73.171)
what I meant to say was...Does a Blu Ray disc benefit from Reon or Realta chips in the player, or do those chips only make standard def dvd's look better? .......
7: Video Asylum, Does a Blu Ray player benefit from Reon or Realta chips? (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2008-06-25, 13:06:23 (76.246.84.62)
Does a Blu Ray player benefit from Reon or Realta chips, or do those chips only make standard def dvd's look better? .......
8: Speaker Asylum, Re: Room size is not that important -- where you sit and how loud you want the bass at your seat do matter (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2006-04-17, 13:04:15 (208.3.69.196)
Richard, I will be sitting aproximately 15-20 feet from the sub. Your reasoning makes sense to me. I've never owned a sub or an SPL meter. So, I have no idea of what measurment of SPL's that I would b .......
9: Speaker Asylum, Re: Is This Sub Powerful Enough For This Room? (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2006-04-17, 12:36:24 (208.3.69.196)
Stuart...I know the Betas are very capable in the bass area. I just don't want to put the kind of stress on the woofers that home theater can bring about. I used Kappa 9's in my home theater before in .......
10: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I Didn't Do My Homework Before A Major Purchase (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2006-04-14, 10:17:34 (208.3.69.196)
Over the weekend I was fortunate enough to find a local pair of pristine Infinity IRS Beta speakers for sale. I had been looking for a local pair for five years. I downloaded the owner's manual from a .......
11: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Main Outputs on a Preamp (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2006-04-14, 10:09:21 (208.3.69.196)
My preamp has two main outputs and a "record" output. The servo/crossover for my speakers is asking me to connect it to the "direct" output on my preamp. The only markings for outputs there are "main .......
12: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Imported cd's and Imported Vinyl (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2005-04-26, 07:17:57 (24.126.180.45)
Killer review. thanks Oscar... mitch .......
13: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Imported cd's and Imported Vinyl (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2005-04-25, 19:25:18 (24.126.180.45)
I just ordered the Lee Morgan "Charisma" cd from CD Connection. There were two choices for this cd: $10 and $25. The $25 choice was imported from Japan and non-cancellable. I ordered the $10 version. .......
14: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Carver TFM 35 AMP Question (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2004-02-17, 18:01:46 (64.164.63.70)
I bridged a pair of Carver TFM 45's (385 wpc @ 8 ohms & 500 wpc @ 4 ohms) to try and power a pair of Infinity Kappa 9's.....the 4 ohm Kappas sounded like an FM radio. I powered the same Kappas with th .......
15: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Have you bought the last amp you'll ever buy? (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2003-09-02, 22:51:59 (68.165.238.148)
What is the average lenghth of time a component will stay in your system before you upgrade? Are certain components less apt to be replaced than others? Do speakers tend to stay in a system longer tha .......
16: Amp/Preamp Asylum, My Sunfire sounds wonderful (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2003-07-14, 19:54:10 (68.165.232.36)
I use a Sunfire Theater Grand II for my home theater and it sounds fantastic! I have another preamp that I use for 2 channel listening, but I do not find the Sunfire offensive.....just my 2 cents. Bel .......
17: General Asylum, Re: HD/Digital Radio - The next big thing? (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2003-07-07, 13:13:46 (68.164.237.28)
Will I be able to get the digital broadcasts on my analog tuner? .......
18: General Asylum, Re: You might be an audio snob if... (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2003-06-19, 20:27:44 (68.164.119.181)
That was great.....does anyone have any previous posts of a similar list...if so, I'd like to read it. .......
19: General Asylum, Re: Anyone know the wpc of an 1977 Sansui 331 Receiver (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2003-05-22, 20:54:02 (68.164.117.232)
I owned a Sansui 771 and it was rated at 40 wpc...the 331 was less powerful. I kept it for 20 years....very musical reciever and those 40 watts had plenty of muscle. .......
20: General Asylum, Audiogon is a first rate site ....nt (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2003-05-03, 17:51:47 (68.164.119.122)
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21: General Asylum, Re: Third Generation.... (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2003-05-02, 09:55:36 (68.164.117.200)
geez man.......what an entry level system! I should have been in that family. .......
22: General Asylum, Is Audiophilia hereditary and or contagious? (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2003-05-02, 00:03:27 (68.166.8.140)
How many of you are 2nd generation audiophiles? How many of you have passed it on to your children? Females have ears too.....why does it seem to be so gender biased toward males? How many card-carry .......
23: General Asylum, speakers 20 ft apart, I sit 18 ft away from them (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2003-04-24, 23:52:24 (69.3.119.42)
my room is 70 ft long by 22 ft wide with a 22 ft ceiling....I have the speakers in the center of the long wall .......
24: General Asylum, my tuner (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2003-04-24, 18:51:53 (66.167.104.63)
Antonio, I believe my tuner is the strongest part of my system....check the reviews for the Sansui TU-X1 tuner....it has been regarded as one of the best tuners ever made. It is truly a great unit.... .......
25: General Asylum, Please give me your opinions for improvements for my system (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2003-04-24, 16:24:11 (66.167.104.63)
My system is listed in the Inmate Systems area on this site under "mitch4t". Please give me your opinions for improvements or enhancements. I won't have any cash for about 6 months to spend on the sys .......
26: General Asylum, Re: Poll for Audiophiles (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2003-03-07, 11:20:15 (68.164.117.218)
5 on the marriage scale...she's spent more money on shoes than I have on stereo equipment, so she'd better not say anything to me about my habit. I don't spend a large portion of my income anymore. I' .......
27: Inmate Systems, mitch4t - Mitch Forte setup (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2003-03-06, 19:23:25 (68.165.232.36)
Moniker: mitch4t System Name: Mitch Forte setup System Rev Date: 2003/07/14/19:43 System Rev IP: 68.165.232.36 Amp: (4) Carver Silver 9t monoblocks Preamp: Audio Research LS-10 Speakers: Infinity Kap .......
28: General Asylum, Redd Foxx coined the word "Champipple" (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2003-03-04, 21:04:55 (69.3.119.124)
Champipple was coined by Redd Foxx on an episode of Sanford and Son in the early 1970's. Drank a lot of the stuff back then when I was in college. .......
29: Speaker Asylum, Speaker Placement help (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2003-02-25, 09:07:27 (69.3.135.154)
My speakers are placed 20 feet apart with a 61 inch big screen in the middle. Seating is 15 feet away from the front of the screen. Should the main speakers be placed several inches in front of the bi .......
30: General Asylum, Re: Please help with subwoofer (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2002-11-24, 17:50:39 (66.245.32.10)
if I used only one sub, is it okay to put it behind the tv? .......
31: General Asylum, Please help with subwoofer (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2002-11-24, 11:56:33 (66.32.150.166)
I'm considering one new Velodyne HGS 18 Series II with a 1200 watt amp ....or two Velodyne F-1800 with 600 watt amps. My room is 22ft wide and 70 ft long with 22 ft high ceilings....carpeted concrete .......
32: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Audio Research SP-11 MK1 and MK2 differences (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2002-11-21, 21:52:21 (66.32.22.188)
Anyone have any experience with the Audio Research SP-11 preamp? I currently own the Audio Research LS 10 solid state preamp....supposedly their flagship solid state unit. I once owned the tubed AR SP .......
33: General Asylum, Does a Subwoofer give relief to my main speakers? (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2002-11-11, 00:21:21 (66.32.131.149)
My main speakers have two 12" woofers per cabinet and give great bass response for movies....though sometimes when the bass gets really low and powerful on dvd's (Gladiator battlefield scene), it caus .......
34: General Asylum, Re: Reel to Reel afficianados (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2002-11-07, 00:04:37 (66.32.23.100)
After running into about ten dead ends...the thought of painting the reels came into my head, and, I think that is the way to go. Thanks for seconding my emotion. .......
35: General Asylum, Reel to Reel afficianados (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2002-11-06, 10:02:31 (66.32.129.79)
Anyone know where I can purchase a couple of black 10 1/2" metal take-up reels? I just bought a black reel to reel machine and I'd like to keep the black theme going with all of my other equipment. :: .......
36: General Asylum, What causes the "wide and fat" sound on reel to reel and FM broadcasts? (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2002-10-31, 21:06:56 (66.32.154.66)
I had played a jazz cd earlier in the evening....later the same song came on my FM radio station...the FM broadcast sounded "wider and fatter"...I know that is not the proper term in audiophile vernac .......
37: General Asylum, How do you record FM radio broadcasts to cd in MP-3 format? (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2002-10-30, 20:26:01 (66.32.154.66)
I'd like to archive some FM radio broadcasts on cd in Mp3 format. Anyone with any suggestions on how to accomplish this feat? I'd be able to get 10 hours of programming on 1 cd. .......
38: General Asylum, Re: Are aesthetics and sound reproduction quality mutually exclusive? (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2002-10-26, 16:08:32 (66.32.154.66)
I own an Oracle Delphi turntable.....I've always wanted one and I finally got it this year. It also happens to sound great. I've yet to read a review on the Oracle Delphi cd player and I've nerver hea .......
39: General Asylum, Household Current (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2002-10-10, 23:48:40 (66.32.155.171)
I've seen posts here where guys have re-wired and increased their home elecrical circuits to 30 amps to accomodate their power-hog electronics. What is the typical ampere rating in a residential elecr .......
40: Video Asylum, Re: How did you intergrate the two? (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2002-09-28, 23:11:28 (66.32.132.47)
I haven't recieved the pre/pro unit yet. I bought it on Ebay a few hours after I posted my message here. I will update the post when I recieve the unit. I only paid $710 for it with 4 years left on th .......
41: Video Asylum, I bought a Rotel 985 pre/pro (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2002-09-28, 19:00:20 (66.32.132.47)
Since I made my post....I bought a Rotel 985 pre/pro to use for processing DTS and Dolby Digital. thanks, Mitch .......
42: Video Asylum, How do I merge home theater into my 2 chan setup? (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2002-09-28, 15:39:41 (66.32.132.47)
2 channel is my first love and I'm not willing to tamper with the 2 channel sound that I have at the expense of a home theater. I want to make a move to home theater and integrate it with my current .......
43: Vinyl Asylum, How old is this turntable? Oracle Delphi Mk -1 (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2002-09-27, 15:35:19 (63.251.215.134)
How old is this turntable? Oracle Delphi Mk -1. I bought it about a year ago. I took it to Brooks Berdan LTD and he completely rebuilt it and it looks brand new. I believe it has to be at least 20-25 .......
44: Video Asylum, I don't have a prjector or screen yet (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2002-09-27, 11:36:24 (64.175.98.254)
I don't have a prjector or screen. I'm trying to see if a projector is a feasible idea for my room. .......
45: Video Asylum, Can the projector 20 ft away from the screen? (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2002-09-26, 22:35:34 (66.32.132.47)
I'm considering buying a projector to use in my home theater setup. I live in a loft...my room is 70 ft long by 22 ft wide and my ceilings are 25 ft high. Ceiling mount is almost out of the question a .......
46: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Audio Research SP-11 vs Audio Research SP-11 Mk-2 (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2002-09-24, 22:53:42 (209.179.234.79)
Does anyone here have any experience with this preamp? How much of an improvement is the Mk-2 over the initial model? .......
47: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Can I bi-amp using two sets of pre-outs? (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2002-09-23, 21:04:28 (216.244.19.232)
I did it and it worked beautifully...thanks Rob .......
48: General Asylum, Has anyone listened to satellite XM Radio at home? (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2002-09-22, 16:30:46 (209.178.147.148)
Has anyone listened to satellite XM Radio at home? I am considering buying one of their tuners for home listening and I'd like to know how it sounds through a home stereo system. I'd like to know if i .......
49: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Can I bi-amp using two sets of pre-outs? (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2002-09-22, 16:03:54 (209.178.147.148)
My AR LS-10 has two sets of main pre-outs. I would like to run the Carvers to the low pass on one set of pre-outs and the Sunfire on the high pass to the 2nd set of pre-outs. The speakers have an inte .......
50: Amp/Preamp Asylum, How do you use two preamps at one time? (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2002-09-21, 09:59:43 (216.244.19.163)
I have an Audio Research LS-10 solid state preamp that has six inputs and one tape output and no phono input. I have a Carver C-19 tube preamp that has a phono input. I would like to connect the the C .......
51: General Asylum, How could you guys leave out the Charlie tuner from Sumo? (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2002-09-12, 07:50:40 (66.32.137.114)
How could you guys leave out the Charlie tuner from Sumo? .......
52: General Asylum, Home Theater (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2002-09-09, 23:58:15 (66.32.137.114)
I just bought a pair of speakers that have four 12" woofers per cabinet that I'm going to use as my rear speakers. I will not be using a separate subwoofer. When the processor is dispersing the sound, .......
53: Tubes Asylum, What Happens When a Tube Burns Out in a preamp??? (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2002-07-11, 15:00:37 (66.32.17.175)
When a tube burns out in a preamp, does the sound degrade or stop altogether? I have never had a unit long enough for a tube to expire. If your preamp has four tubes and one goes kaput, will it be im .......
54: General Asylum, XM Sattelite Radio (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2002-07-04, 11:26:54 (66.32.17.175)
Has anyone tried the new XM Sattelite Radio at home? If so, is the reception as good as or better than FM radio? .......
55: General Asylum, Tube preamp & a subwoofer (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2002-07-03, 01:01:04 (66.32.17.175)
Has anyone ever tried using a subwoofer with a tube preamp? The tube preamps that I have tried have kind of a "round" bass sound. Unlike the tight bass slam I get from a solid state preamp. I'm curiou .......
56: Tubes Asylum, Tube preamp & a subwoofer (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2002-07-03, 00:58:27 (66.32.17.175)
Has anyone ever tried using a subwoofer with a tube preamp? The tube preamps that I haver tried have kind of a "round" base sound. Unlike the tight bass slam I get from a solid state preamp. I'm curio .......
57: General Asylum, Re: Adcom GFA-5500 v. Sunfire Stereo (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2002-05-02, 20:15:17 (66.32.144.60)
There are two Sunfire stereo amps. Are you talking about the 300 wpc model or the 600 wpc Signatur model? .......
58: Tubes Asylum, What tubes to use for Audio Research SP-9 MkIII preamp (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2002-04-13, 12:06:56 (66.32.17.21)
I have never opened the case on my AR SP-9 MkIII preamp. I called the guy who sold it to me and he says that it has Sovet6922 or called 6DJ8. A pair of Simens old new stock tubes 6922 made in Germany .......
59: Tubes Asylum, Re: Audio Research SP-9 Mk-III vs Audio Research SP-11 Mk-2 (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2002-04-12, 19:56:44 (66.32.17.21)
I did own the Sunfire tube preamp to match my Sunfire Signature amp. The Sunfire just couldn't cut it. It got very thin at the higher volumes...it just would not play loud. My AR SP-9 MkIII totally ou .......
60: Tubes Asylum, Audio Research SP-9 Mk-III vs Audio Research SP-11 Mk-2 (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2002-04-10, 20:54:55 (66.32.159.99)
I have owned an Audio Research SP-9 for a short period of time and I love it. An SP-11 MK-2 is available for trade and cash. How much improvement will I experience if I upgraded to the SP-11? My syste .......
61: Speaker Asylum, REVIEW: Infinity Systems 9 Kappa Reference Standard Speakers (0.00)
Posted by mitch4t on 2002-04-06, 22:48:47 (66.32.159.99)
Model: 9 Kappa Reference Standard
Category: Speakers
Suggested Retail Price: $3300
Description: 5-way, floor-standing loudspeaker Manufacturer URL: Infinity Systems Model Picture: Vi .......
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