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I was using a surge protected power strip. I'll have to look for something better. I have ML Vantages, a ML Motif, and a ML Descent sub. The Onkyo wasn't "enough" to drive the Vantages, or Motif, so I added an Emotiva XPA-2 and UPA-1 to drive them. I already have a Marantz CD player, and...

Thanks Rich. I considered that briefly. I suspect the current (not replacement) value of the damaged items (or the cost to repair, if applicable) is about $3k. With a $1k deductible, it doesn't seem worth pursuing, especially given how insurance companies react to claims. My wife wanted to...

Thanks for the advice. Next time I'll have lower expectations of our local ML dealer, and I'll be less likely to involve them.

Thanks for pointing that out. What a bizarre error. I can only attribute that to being distracted by my two-year old. Perhaps an admin can change the title, so if someone in the future is searching for information, they'll have a better chance to find this thread. You're assuming they...

The speaker is a Vantage. I did a quick check to see if I could find someone parting out a Vantage, or selling one. There is one Vantage for sale on e-bay, but the ad isn't very well written, leaving more questions than answers, so I didn't investigate further. I think the dealer might have...

I called the dealer again today. ~$1,000 to replace the power supply. That's more than double what I would have expected a repair of this nature to cost.

Could be. Time will tell, I suppose. Silly me to think the quickest, easiest way to resolve the problem was to give my local dealer the work. :banghead:

Anyone have any suggestions for this problem? Last week we had some thunderstorms that passed through the area. In addition to my receiver, my wife's ridiculously expensive coffee machine, and a pool pump, one of my Vantages sustained damage. When powered, there's a constant, low frequency...

There's been a lot of HDMI hardware issues with recent Onkyo products...including a TX-NR807 that lasted just under a year for me (about the average, it seems from reports on avsforum.com). I'm done with Onkyo...just bought a Marantz to replace it after a power surge last week fried most of the...

Nice photos.

Nice work!

:) I suspect someday I'll be looking for something similar. If I had to do it today, I'd take a hard look at Kawasaki's Concourse. I don't know if that bike and the 'busa could coexist in the same garage though. :ROFL: I'd take the BMW over a Harley though...no doubt (running for cover).

Struggling with the K1600GT's styling. Plus it's a little too "grown-up" for me at this point in time. Still happy with my Hayabusa, but I don't ride more than a couple hundred miles in a day.

The bulk of it lies between 500-1000 Hz. I haven't miked one of his blood-curdling screams for attention yet.

while "crying" himself to sleep as I carry him, produces 92 dB at one meter, as measured by my AudioTools iPhone app, does that mean he's as efficient as my Vantages? :ROFL: I wonder how many calories it takes for an infant to produce ten minutes of 92 dB sound? Any physicists here? Perhaps...

Thanks for that information. Someday perhaps the economy will improve enough that I can justify upgrading what at present time completely satisfies me. :D A content audophile. Is that an oxymoron?

Oh yeah, I'm also a big fan of buying used over new. The Martin Logan speakers I have would have cost nearly $10,000 new. I've got about $4800 in them, and I can't imagine them sounding any better if they were brand new.

What percentage of your listening will be music, and what percentage will be HT? That might help you answer your question also. Personally, my 5.1 system was built primarily for music - so I have small Polk Audio surrounds. I have a pair of Vantages I bought used, and a Motiff and Descent I...

Almost as much as I do when my front wheel inadvertently starts to lift when I leave a stop sign on an otherwise deserted backroad. ;)

I was able to go on a recreational ride last Saturday for the first time in about nine months. The pace was moderate, though I did hit triple digits very briefly once before I noticed it. Ooops!