If this is the same guy that sold you that pile of junk Monster Cable, I'd
stay far far far away from anything he has to say.


"Roger" wrote in message
...
I have JBL satellite speakers currently connected to my Sony STR-DE945
They are rated at 120 watts. i have a 250 watt JBL sub.ran by a high end
Monster sub cable (25ft.) I have had this setup for about 2 yrs . While
I was at a high end Audio Video store (Ovation) I was told I would get
better reception from my satellites IF I connected them to my sub
instead of my receiver and I would notice considerable difference
especially while listening to CD's or for that matter anything! ........
Any thoughts on the matter or should I leave well enough alone? MY
fear is the sub amp.might BLOW the sats.





bodyaThese words are from "THE VOICE OF ROG~"

Jeremy Gillow wrote:
Heh I have no intention to buy one, I just know that equi=tech is
reputed as
being one of the best for ultra-high end systems. A while back I
watched
several movies in a friend's home theater that used equi=tech and
wouldn't
hesitate to buy from them IF I was looking for that class of product.
As
things stand, I would certainly upgrade other components before
focusing on
power delivery, since it would seem wasteful to spend more on a
conditioner
than on the sum of all the connected devices ;)

Jeremy

Thanks for the clarification. I suppose I just could have assumed that
was your plan, but I didn't want to put words in your mouth!
I have no experience with line conditioners of any sort, so by default,
I am skeptical of their value in all but the highest-end systems. A
sort of uneducated opinion, I guess. Just like a lot of other hi-fi
tweaks, some seem to swear by them, some claim they are snake-oil. The
truth is probably somewhere between the 2 extremes. : )

Jeff

Bill wrote:


If you want real improvement, go to your local computer shop and buy a
$200-300 online sine-wave Uninterruptible Power System (UPS). It will do
everything the fancy line conditioners do, plus add backup power during
brief power failures, for a lot less.

I've got an $50 APC 500KVA that has separate filtered outlets and
battery outlets. My TV and receiver are on the filtered outlets, and
Dish PVR, VCR and DVD/R are on the battery. I've got commercial power
filters I tried, but couldn't tell any difference in performance since
even the most average consumer gear has good enough filtering in the PS.
If you're going to spend the money, get a balanced power conditioner.