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I usually pick based on size, reliability, price. This has some good real world reliability numbers for various drive sizes and manufacturers.

I have owned both KEF R700s and PSB Imagine T2s and a bunch others for both home theater and music. I currently run Ohm Walsh Talls all the way around (5.2.4 system) and would take them any day of the week over their predecessors at the house. My non-discerning wife even commented on how...

I have one at the PC. I looked into making my own from some elbows but by then I was getting so much grief from the wife about the HDMI issues I ordered the detectkiller. Once I hooked it up that was the last I heard of any HDMI issues

I haven't had any HDMI handshake issues after installing it. Actually I haven't had any issues with the PC/receiver/TV HDMI connection at all since this went in the mix.

you can also use this http://monitordetectkiller.com/. Cheaper than HDMI Doctor and works just as well.

I gave up on emby theater about 6 weeks ago. I still use emby as my meta data manager, Andriod client and roku client but I front the HTCP with Kodi. there are several skins that are emby integrated or you can just have kodi read all the nfo data emby writes. WAF went way up when I went to...

I would say pick any Denon from Accessories4Less that matches your requirements. Use whats left to get at least two towers and sub. fill in the center later. given your budget I would look at these speakers http://elac.us/speakers/...

I run something similar to what you are asking for. No old people but I do have two kids (8 and 5) who can operate their setup with mostly zero assistance now. -TV tuning and DVR functions Silicon Dust Homerun Prime Tuner (Comcast cable card)...

+1 for the prime. Mines been rock solid so far. It replaced a Ceton that was nothing but issues. I use WMC for my DVR but the HTPC also runs XBMC and I use the WMC.pvr plugin for XBMC to pull the recorded TV and live TV from WMC so Ihave 1 interface for everything I also run...

ahh Ive not done the full cord cut yet as Im trying to wean my wife off her cable channel surfing. I am baby stepping her down by cutting the cable channels a tier every few months. Ill end up at basic cable since its actually cheaper for me to bundle cable internet/basic HD channels than...

I use Aeon MQ5 as my current skin since it gets the highest WAF. Aeon Nox also got a thumbs up but MQ5 has better views imo. xbmc has its own internal player is uses for tv/video. it does a decent job for most video. I also use mpc-hc with madvr as an external player for my higher...

I dont have any pay channels to verify this but my understanding it that only WMC can view/play copy once content. I dont believe mcebuddy will process them. I think it stops when it sees the flag

I use wmc as my tv backend for xbmc, I use mcebuddy to cut the commercials https://mcebuddy2x.codeplex.com/releases/view/116426.

I use XBMC to watch live TV. I have a silicon dust HD Prime and a cable card from comcast. My XBMC box also runs windows media center 8 as my TV/DVR back end. I use the wmc.pvr plugin from XBMC to connect to the WMC backend. Once thats all set up I watch all my comcast channels in XBMC...

any image editor works. You just have to crop to the dimensions you need. I use Photoshop for most of my stuff but this is probably the best free editor I use http://pixlr.com/editor/

If you already have windows media center set up somewhere the wmc.pvr plugin is super easy to get up and running. If you dont want/need to mess with wmc then I would suggest NextPVR or DVBLink. I have used both with good results. The HD prime by silicon dust makes an excellent ethernet...

1) Can a sub smaller than 12" actually get down to 25hz? The HSU can easily hit that especially in a small room. The SVS more so. 2) Is impossible to get a sub that can get down to 25hz for less than $250? I doubt you would find a sub with any usable extension at 25hz for 250$. If...

http://www.hsuresearch.com/products/stf-2.html These are cheaper but not as good. http://www.outlawaudio.com/products/m8.html http://www.orbaudio.com/supereightcustomsubwoofer.aspx

Boxes arent the only way to make speakers and and handle room interactions. http://www.linkwitzlab.com/LX521/Description.htm http://ohmspeaker.com/ http://www.emeraldphysics.com/

Take a look at the the Sony MDR7506 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000AJIF4E/ref=asc_df_B000AJIF4E3080847?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&tag=pg-523-100-20&linkCode=df0&creative=395097&creativeASIN=B000AJIF4E I would put them up against any of the other big names at that price.

cool. let me know what you think after you have some time to listen to it

There are "high end" PC speakers. They're just not easy to find and wont be at the local big box and may or may not be on amazon. They are usually called multimedia but they are designed for the desktop space for the most part...

take a look at the subs here http://www.accessories4less.com/make-a-store/category/spksubwoofer/speakers-stands/subwoofer/1.html there are a few good choices in your price range. Ive bought stuff from this site before and never had any issues.

http://www.psbspeakers.com/products/headphones/M4U-2-Headphones

Take a look at these two subs in your price range http://www.amazon.com/BIC-America-F12-475-Watt-Subwoofer/dp/B0015A8Y5M http://www.parts-express.com/dayton-audio-sub-1200-12-120-watt-powered-subwoofer--300-629 If you can stretch at all look at these. they are just above your budget but...

The PSB Alpha B 1's are great speakers especially if you can get them for 200$. I used a pair on my PC for years. You might want to check out these http://www.wavecrestaudio.com/products/hvl-1-two-way-loudspeaker-pair A friend of mine picked up a pair a few weeks ago and they are very...

Its usually best to stick with things you know very well. That being said these are some tracks I find to be quite revealing The Stanley Clarke Trio with Hiromi & Lenny White -- Jazz In The Garden -- Global Tweak Arne Domnerus & Gustaf Sjokvist -- Antiphone Blues -- Nobody Knows the Trouble...

There is no single best set up you can copy. The myriad of options and customizations is what makes an htpc attractive to a lot of people. I personally use directvobsub and have no issues with forced or embedded subtitles. Plus it has an easy interface you can change on the fly while the move...

Go to the manufactures web site they will have a dealer locator. Plug in your zip and they will give you a list of dealers. You can always call and see what models they have to demo. Take a few of your favorite CDs and Blurays to listen with. When you go listen take a notebook. write...

The audo/video quality doesnt really take much in the way of hardware to get good qaulity. Your audio would go out HDMI as bitsrteam to your receiver anmd the decoding gets handled there. your source encoding would be more important than the hardware in the PC. If you want high end...

http://www.assassinhtpc.com/

Cambridge Audio still makes silver receivers. I dont know anyone making white

Try using this http://www.mediacentermaster.com/ to handle your metadata. Does a good job on both movies and tv shows. You might want to consider http://www.mediabrowser3.com/ instead of XBMC or Plex. I moved to mediabrowser 3 from plex about 6 months ago and never looked back.

Look at aperion audo they make a nice powered 2 channel set http://www.aperionaudio.com/product/Aperion-Zonareg-Wireless-Speaker-System,258,88,789.aspx plus add one of their wireless subs. They also have 5.1 ansd 7.1 wireless setups but they wont be wall mountable

Thats a good deal. If you are happy with the klipsch sound I would do it

+1 for the PSB recommendations I would replace the panasonic with something like a HK 3390 which should be more than enough for your needs and leave you with enough for pair of PSB Alphas as you can find B stock bookshelves for a little over 200

This one is a little more than the HRT unit http://www.audiophileproducts.com/usb-audio but a friend of mine ended up keeping that one when he compared the two.

You didnt really list a budget so choices in different price ranges I am familar with Benchmark DAC 1 around 1k new more for the fancy models. Failry easy to find on the used market too but they hold value Firestone Libby about 700$. I was impressed when I heard it at a friends Icon...

A decent dealer should have both for you to a/b in a listening room with and without a sub. Unless you hear an obvious difference between the two I would say go with the alphas. While you are there you might want to listen to the more expensive lines for comparison purposes. The Imagine B...

For that price I would put Mirage on the short list. Besides the Best Buy Magnolia stores sell them you could probably get a decent listen to them. The Behringers should be at most guitar centers or pro recording shops. Go to PSBs site and find alocal dealer. Then go listen to all...