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Quote: Originally Posted by ZIPPO That 905 is a beast. I'd prefer it over the 989. Check for heat damage! heat damage? really... i will do that, but how do i know? thanks

Quote: Originally Posted by fireman325 Thanks I'll keep that in mind in case I have a similar issue. I think the thing that excites me the most is that I'll have the new receiver set up in time for the blu-ray release of Star Trek on the 17th. I have heard good things about the PQ/AQ for that movie from other members. Believe it or not, but I have been reading a lot about Sunshine in the Polk Speaker Thread, and it seems like a...

First you shut everything down and unplug the receiver. Next remove the jumpers from your speakers. These are the metal pieces that connect the upper and lower binding posts on the speakers. Connect the front left and right speaker connections from your receiver to the lower set of binding posts on your speakers. Now connect the surround back speaker connections on your receiver to the upper set of binding posts on your speakers. Go into the...

Quote: Originally Posted by ryan4blu heat damage? really... i will do that, but how do i know? thanks Sorry, Onkyo heat joke

Quote: Originally Posted by ryandubbz Hi guys im sorry i did search this but i must be a little slow, but I have an onkyo 706 and just got my new Polk Monitor 60's to add to my 5.1 setup. I dont know if i should but I was wondering how to bi amp or bi wire these speakers? I dont have any external amps just the onkyo 706. Do I just go from the amps front right positive and the amps surround back right positive to the positives on the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Zman2k2 One thing I forgot to mention, is to make sure that your receiver has plenty of "breathing room". Even if it's not running full power, it will still get hot, so you want to make sure it has enough space around it to dissipate the heat. I made that mistake once, a long time ago, and won't do it again. that actually was another question I had....and now its answered, thanks

thanks for the info... if i have any difficulties setting it up i will be back here to ask you guys about it ha!

Quote: Originally Posted by Maggot I have an older non-HDMI $2000 Marantz receiver and I'm looking to replace it. After looking at Marantz's website, it seems they are a little behind on their selections. The AVR I want is the $2000 SR8002 with it's 125Wx7, but it's an older receiver and amazingly hasn't been updated. Marantz has updated the 5000/6000 line, but not the 7000/8000. I think the 5000/6000 line is a little...

Quote: Originally Posted by ryan4blu thinking about pulling the trigger for the pio elite vsx-23 tonight from amazon. they have it for $569 with free shipping. so help me out, good deal and worthe the buy?? also the pio elite fd23 blu ray player, $399 ??? worth the upgrade?? see my sig for what i got now. thanks in advance Depends on your need. The 23 has a few luxuries over the 21, notably more HDMI inputs and outputs.

Quote: Originally Posted by Noodleman The only problem is that my system can't play transformers 2 in any 5.1 format which sucks so i have no choice but to stick with pcm 2.0 and missing out on the lfe effects in transformers... the only one that works is spanish and i believe french that are both in DD 5.1. Wish they could include DD 5.1 in future movies that seem to be only using dts hd. Also from what i know my receiver is outputting...