I have a Sony Blu-ray player. The sound is low when playing discs and I have to turn the volume up high. Then, it is too loud in an action scene but too low for just talking. It is connected via HDMI to an LG TV – I do not have surround sound but surely

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I’m trying to decide which LCD TV to get. I’m looking at the Sony Bravia 40in but I’m kinda stuck on the LG 42in. The picture seems better with the LG, but Sony is a more popular brand. Any opinions? Comments for Sony Bravia or LG LCD TV? Which Is Better: Hi Although Sony has

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I have recently purchased the Canton Movie 80CX 5.1 speaker system and a Sony STR-DH810 AV receiver. Knowing nothing about subwoofer crossover points I ended up trying to research the subject using Google. I came across the following quote “Try aiming for a crossover point that’s around 10Hz above the lowest frequency that your smallest

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Hey, so I have the DiVinci white van scam surround sound system and it worked fine all up until one day I turn the amp on and there was this loud hum. It only stops if I turn it off, and changing the volume does not affect the loudness of the hum. I got a

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I can’t match my center channel speaker to the right and left channel speakers. The center is a different brand and I can’t buy the center in the same name as the right and the left channel speakers. How would I know if the center speaker that I have is close enough in timbre? Comments

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Can you set up a surround sound system using speakers with different Ohms? i.e. 4 and 8 ohms? I’d be very interested in the answer and thanks for any help anyone can provide. Comments for Mixed Ohms Speakers in a Surround Sound System: Hi Yes, you can. The important thing is that your AV receiver

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I have a Bose Cinemate 1 and an LG LV5500 TV that only allows for a digital optical audio out. My Bose interface takes only RCA cables. I also have an Onkyo TX SR302 av receiver that I could run the Bose through but don’t know how to set it up. Could someone give me

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Can I use my older JVC DVD player 5.1 sound system with my new Sony Blu-ray? The older JVC DVD home theatre system has great sound and I would rather use it than buy a new home theatre system. The problem is that the chord from the DVD to the back of the subwoofer is

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I have set up a Samsung 3D Blu-ray player using a 1.4v HDMI connection to an ONKYO TX-SR308 receiver and used the HDMI output of the receiver to connect to a Samsung 46″ 3D LED LCD TV, again using a 1.4v HDMI cable. When playing either an audio CD or a DVD there is an

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I have an ancient Philips FR965/FR966 amplifier system. This offers an optical connection for home cinema and also six jack type connections for 5.1. I just bought a Samsung BD-C6900 3D player and I am unable to hook my Philips amplifier to the Blu-ray player – either from the optical connection or with the six

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I was wondering if anyone can help me. I own a pair of Jamo dynamic d5e speakers. I’ve had them for 11 years. I was thinking about selling them but I’m not good at this sort of stuff. I was wondering if someone could tell me how much they might be worth. Regards, Mike Comments

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A bit confused here. I’m not sure what the setting on the Sony Blu-ray player should be if I want to set the player to bitstream – so that the A/V receiver should do the decoding and not the Blu-ray player. Can you advise, please? Comments for How to Bitstream Sony BDP S370 Blu-ray Player:

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Sorry to sound really thick but we’re a bit confused about the sound system needed for our cinema room. We’re thinking of getting a projector and screen, my son will also want to play games from his PS3 on the screen and we’ll have a Sky box too. How do we set up the sound

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Can anybody recommend a htib system that has wireless rear speakers? I don’t want the headache of running cables all around the room, and I think a wireless system will be much easier for me. Thanks for your help. Comments for HTiB with wireless rear speakers: Pete I’ll jump in here. I’ll be honest; I

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I recently saved some money and I finally decided to buy my own full-fledged home theater system. Besides buying an HD TV, I also bought a receiver and a set of 5 speakers. This is my first time dealing with a home theater system, so I barely know how to do the many tasks required

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Do I need to upgrade my AV receiver to a new model? I currently have a Kenwood AV surround receiver VR-209 but am thinking about buying a newer receiver. Comments for Is My Kenwood VR-209 AV Receiver Too Old: Hi Well, it depends on what you want to use it for. Many people use older

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I have just bought the Jamo a102’s speakers and currently have the front ones at the same height as the centre speaker – and they are tilted upwards towards the listener along with the centre speaker at the same angle. I know they should be ear level, but I have nowhere else to put them

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I have a new Pioneer VSX-921 receiver and a Toshiba Blu-ray player, also new. The receiver is not picking up the DTS and I do not know why. HDMI between the two, bitstream turned on in the Blu-ray… but everything comes across as Dolby Digital. Any suggestions would be great. Comments for DTS Audio Not

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Regret to say I’m really dense about this stuff. I have HD Direct TV, Vizio Plasma TV, Panasonic Blu-ray DVD player, and an old Pioneer Tuner/Amplifier which does not have HDMI, and some surround sound speakers. I have HDMI cables for the TV, Blu-ray player and Direct TV receiver. Can someone point me to a

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I was wondering if someone can help please. I have bought a surround sound system SPEAKERS AND SUB ONLY, and am now trying to find a second-hand amp to run them. The only trouble is, the sub is the same as the speakers {i.e. has two wires to run it} and not the normal RCA

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