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| Samsung TV, Bose GS 321, and Cable Bx HDMI | 8/3/2009 |
Q: I recently bot a Samsung LCD with 4 HDMI ports. I have the cable box using one of the hdmi ports, ...
A: I don't think i've ever seen an HDMI out, which really isn't necessary. HDMI carries audio and ...
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| long wire runs for outdoor speakers | 7/13/2009 |
Q: I have an older Sound Craftsman Pro Power 10 amp in perfect condition, 4 channels, 200watts at 8 ...
A: Do not use low voltage lighting wire or the 12g solid 4 strand. Speakers need speaker wire. In ...
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| Audio receiver turns on, no sound? | 7/12/2009 |
Q: My name is Mike and I am also an expert over in the optometry section. This is more of a repair ...
A: Mike, Honestly I'm not a repair man. A few things i would do to islolate the issue is to verify ...
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| Gateway HD Plasma TV | 4/10/2009 |
Q: We have a 6 year old HD tv and now have a problem. We turn it on, picture plays for about 3 mins, ...
A: Your best bet is to find a local repair guy that will come to your house and for about $50 tell you ...
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| Connecting an amplifier to AV receiver | 3/30/2009 |
Q: I have a home theater system (5.1) and have added 3 sets of speakers outside the viewing area (yard, ...
A: Your amp probably has a "tape out" or "cd out" you can connect that to your amp w/an rca cable. ...
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| ipod to stereo | 3/29/2009 |
Q: I have a sony CMT-CP101 and i want to connect my ipod to it, what kind of cable do i need, any clue? ...
A: I'm a big fan of the pocket dock. It utilizes the line out functions of you're ipod (this is what ...
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| what kind of receiver do I need? | 2/7/2009 |
Q: Hey, I recently got a Sony PS-LX250H turntable and SS-B1000 speakers but was told I need a receiver ...
A: Well w/out knowing what application you would be using this for or what other equipment you will be ...
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| Hum in speakers | 2/7/2009 |
Q: I own a vintage solid-state electronic organ that I have completely rebuilt & restored over the last ...
A: I found your question in the pool so let me start by stating this is definetly out of my expertise ...
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| Connecting my Dell Mini 9 computer to my HDTV | 2/4/2009 |
Q: I have a Dell Inspirion Mini 9 computer I just bought, I have a Sharp Aquas HDTV I just bought. Can ...
A: You will get the video to your tv w/a VGA cable and you will get the audio to your tv with a 3.5mm ...
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| Home audio set-up using car stereo? | 2/3/2009 |
Q: I know you aren't interested in car audio solutions, but I thought that this problem may be ...
A: I don't see any disadvantages to letting the power supply run constantly, people leave their ...
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| Humming | 2/2/2009 |
Q: I think that my av receiver has developed an permanent fault. I have a constant humming on my front ...
A: Have you isolated the issue to the receiver and not the speakers? Try connecting speakers that ...
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| connection to a receiver | 1/31/2009 |
Q: I have a Sony audio receiver and I want to connect my tv and Direct tv receiver to the Sony audio ...
A: By "optical" sound I assume you mean digital audio via an optical cable. Digital audio is ...
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| interconnects basics | 1/29/2009 |
Q: I am quite new to HiFi components. I am currently researching Hifi components and would like to know ...
A: Garry, You must be real new to hi-fi. Mostly because that term hasn't been used since the late ...
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| audio | 1/6/2009 |
Q: I am considering a micro system JVC ex-A10 (they call it "theater " system...) . However, at the ...
A: 1. Yes you can watch tv on your plasma monitor and have the audio go through your receiver. This ...
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| TEAC Receiver "Protect" | 1/3/2009 |
Q: I have a TEAC ag v8525 audio receiver which periodically flashes "protect" and stops working. This ...
A: You can't fix it. It's doing what it was intended to do. Sonically you don't want to blast the ...
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| tape to pc recording | 12/28/2008 |
Q: I know I am going to appear completely ignorant, but I am just that! I hope you can bear with me. I ...
A: Yep you need a new tape deck. you can probably find someone to pay you to get rid of theirs for ...
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| watts | 12/28/2008 |
Q: I'm buying an audio system for a small to medium sized house. I've seen everything from total watt ...
A: What application are we talking about. Is this house music (background music) or is this a ...
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| Harmon Kardon/Bose | 12/27/2008 |
Q: I have a 7.1 harmon kardon receiver and a Bose acoustimas 16 which is originally setup for 6.1. I ...
A: A) The Bose speakers were designed for the be used w/the sub so I would keep that in mind. B) The ...
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| home system | 12/27/2008 |
Q: my mhc-gx450 home system was on the other day,when i turned it up it shut off and wont come back on ...
A: Can you give some specifics? When you say it shut off, do you mean no audio, no leds? How long ago ...
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