Recent content by ASmurf

Hmm...the Yamaha RX-496 doesn't have DTS, but the RX-V496 does. Doh. How much is the V496 btw? Also, what's the diff bewteen the V496 and HTR5440?? They seem like they're the same.

does dolby digital == DTS?? The sony 400D has dolby digital...if use the optical out to a DTS receiver, is that ok? If not, what DVD player should I get that has DTS??

there's a bijillion guys out there.....and they all don't post to AT :)

AT for college advice, eh? :) Dunno if $$$ is a factor, but it usually is. Both UCLA and USC are goods schools in general. Your best option is to visit the schools and ask industry people about the schools (reputation, profs, etc.). For me, (database systems programmer) I asked people in the...

Here's my current candidate: Receiver: Denon AVR-1602 (this year's model of the 1601?) ~$400 Speakers: Energy Take5.2 + S8.2 subwoofer ~$900 DVD player: Sony DVPNS400D ~$230 *Funny* number on the cc bill: $1,500 Before, I was thinking of getting the Yamaha RV496, but it doesn't have...

Ya know what....unless several ppl scream "Noooooo! The Energy Take5.2s and Yamaha RX-V496 are a TOTAL waste of your money! Hide the women and children!" er something like that, I'll just stick with that. It may be true Paradigm/Klipsch/M&K/whatever may be better, but for me it's all the same...

uh, ppl...you gotta help me out with the abbreviations: M&K? B&W? thx for all the info & links.

jonnyjack: I looked at the JBLs...they're good and all, but come on, saying a ~$300 set of speakers beats out a ~$900 set of speakers?? It's not like the Energy speakers are overpriced er anything. Just my opinion. Anyways, I'm fairly comfortable with *for now* focusing on the Energy...

Er, yeah...a mini system. I'm graduating from college in december (moving to san jose for work), so this 'mini' system is huge fer me :). Yeah, I'm lookin at the Take5.2s and maybe a Yamaha (RX-V496 seems popular) or Denon (AVR-1601,AVR-1602?) for a receiver. Since I'm spending a measly...

aww man....i'm not a super-audio-nut, but am a techo-freak (like most ppl here). Seems like asking this question is like asking 'what kind of sports car should I get?'....doh. Ok, I did some research and stuff.... the Take5.2s seems to be my pick for now. I still have some affinity for...

I'm looking to get a home theater system in a few months. I need some opinions on speaker systems + receiver. It'll be used for DVDs and music (indie rock, wohoo!). There's the obvious Bose option, which is fine with me. I'm also thinking about Klipsch as well ( I have the promedia 4.1 for my...

er...like what? proftp? I'm a semi-newbie to having Linux as a server nm...read prev posts....proftp it is..w00t!

sweet, I love 5 min replies :) ....yeah, adding /bin/false to shells works. I was a bit confused because I didn't have to do that on a previous install. Oh well, it's all good now. Thanks!

K, I have LM7.2 running on my laptop with ssh, ftp,sendmail, and apache. I read the doc (wu-ftpd guest accounts)on making a ftp-only account (editing ftpaccess,passwd,etc.). When I change the passwd file for the ftp user from \bin\bash to \bin\false (disabling ssh access), wu-ftpd rejects the...

That's what I thought...but what the hey are the 3 pins for?? Decoration er something?? :)