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: Let’s hear it for the A/V Snob

December 16, 2007 by Brad
Filed under: WTF?

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I recently have been visiting the the A/V forums looking for both information and sometimes deals on equipment lately and I have noticed something. Even more so than self proclaimed artists, home theater and audio enthusiasts tend to walk around with their heads shoved so far up their asses that they can actual see over their shoulders, even if it is only a limited view of what’s in front of them. Secondly I have noticed that according to these people you can’t really love music if you are in love with your video equipment. Their debates on this crap is even worse than Mac vs PC or Windows vs Linux. They will also tell you if you claimed to like them both equally, that you are a confused idiot who knows nothing and should go back to watching fuzzy porn on channels you don’t pay for and load up on eight track tapes. This is my first posts on how to get the best sound out of what you have and how to buy your new audio equipments over the coming year. It will probably not be the last time I rant about the A/V snobs out there. What’s your gear?

JVC 32″ TV (NTSC)
Yamaha HTR 5960 7.1 Reciever
3 different integrated amps to power 3 sets of speakers taking the load off the receiver)

Sansui powering by 4 ohm center channel speaker
Sony Powering my mains
Technics with Graphic Equalizer between pre-in/out fed by the receiver, my PC, or my secondary receiver so I can listen to the radio while playing xbox. It also drives the rear surround speakers

Phillips DVD Player
Xbox with Hi Def Cables
Technics Reciever played through the Technics receiver
Speakers

Main: 15″ Pioneer 3 way floor standers
Center: Custom built 4 ohm Cerwin Vega built from a kit (4 - 6 1/2″ drivers and 2 hard dome tweeters)
Surround: 15″ Optimus 3 way Floor Standers
Surround Back: 12: Technics 3 Way
Subwoofer: Custom built dual 12″ Elemental Design EHQS 2ohm speakers wired for 4 ohm in series ported with 4″ flared port powered by a Rhythmik Audio 380 watt Amp in a 14 CF box (I am still playing with volume, porting and batting to get the rights sound)
Presence Speakers: Yamaha 6 ohm 2 way speakers

All speakers save the sub are fed on either 14 gauge speaker wire from Wal-Mart’s (in the automotive department for cheap) or 18 gauge lamp cord. Another post will deal with the fraud perpetrated against consumers over specialty speakers and audio connectors. get good ones, but don’t get over priced ones. Since I have been drinking don’t get me started on Bose, or as I like to refer to them, “What the fuck were you thinkings.”

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