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Quote: Originally Posted by KEW When you say 80% to even be heard, do you mean to fill the room, or literally to be able to hear and identify the music? 80% is a bit of an exaggeration...but 50-60 is not. 60 might be ok if the furnace is not active. To fill the room, though, requires 80-85. Quote: Originally Posted by KEW What are you using as a source? An Onkyo CD player via digital coax. Quote: Originally Posted by KEW Have you tried other...

Unfortunately, I have not been to a headphone convention lately. Is the HD800 the same molded plastic of the past units? Or is the frame made from cast/machined metal alloy(s)? I just wonder -- for that price -- I would expect metal alloy and other high quality construction - not a silver painted plastic. Then again..... Sennheiser used PLEATHER - not leather - on their top of the line super expensive Orpheus headphones.....and it was not even...

That amp is pretty light (45W), but 90W will only get you +3db. Given that amps shouldn't have any sound, and that tweeters use little power, have you considered the possability that wattage isn't your main problem?

Found someone selling this receiver, http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PU...-D811S.Support , on CL for $100, I could probably get it a little cheaper, not a bad find Has anyone had experience with using bookshelves/satellites for nearfield listening? I don't think I can afford a receiver and passive studio monitors (found some online but they are more than I had hoped), so my next best option would be a receiver and some normal speakers.

Quote: Originally Posted by fightinkraut That is too funny...sometimes Amazon reviews crack me up. I remember reading some good ones for the Pride and Prejudice and Zombies book a while ago. I'm quite happy with my HD555...for $90 they have a sound I enjoy. I made a thread in the steam vent. Post any funny Amazon comments you find in there.

They are at the same end. One poster said that by running 2 subs or perhaps because they were connected using a splitter into the one sub input, that they would tend to cancel one-another out. It does sound like they do this as the combined volume doesn't sound as loud as when only using the one? I prefer the two, as the bass sounds smoother and more balanced using the 2 subs...well.. to my untrained ears anyway...obviously it is all in...

Before I got my new reciever this summer with HDMI, I connected my blu-ray player using the optical digital audio connection. Sounded great to me. When I went from the lossy codecs over optical (e.g. Dolby Digital, DTS) to the lossless codecs over HDMI (e.g. Dolby TrueHD), I didn't notice any huge difference. So, my vote is for the optical connection.

Quote: Originally Posted by Adam Before I got my new reciever this summer with HDMI, I connected my blu-ray player using the optical digital audio connection. Sounded great to me. When I went from the lossy codecs over optical (e.g. Dolby Digital, DTS) to the lossless codecs over HDMI (e.g. Dolby TrueHD), I didn't notice any huge difference. So, my vote is for the optical connection. Thanks Adam

My pleasure.

One option worth considering is to go to Emotiva separates. Currently, you can get the combination of the USP-1 and the UPA-2 for $600 plus $43 Shipping. You may have a specific reason for wanting an integrated, but these are low cost, low profile, and well recommended. http://emotiva.com/usp1.shtm http://www.emotiva.com/upa2.shtm Enjoy the hunt! Edit: note that the USP-1 has no tone controls if that is important to you. It does offer bass...