Oct 2012
The Sound Systems
16 October 2012 12:05 PM
I have three sound systems in my house.
One, I listen to daily as it is hooked up to my computer. It is the Logitech Z-680 5.1 THX sound system. Receiving optical digital from the Mac, I play my iTunes and the occasional DVD through it.
Two, is the Polk SurroundBar and matching subwoofer driven by an old Yamaha DSP-A1. This is mated to my downstairs TV. The display on the Yamaha is on the blink, and the receiver shuts off sometimes without warning. But this serves as a fine sound system where critical listening is not a requirement.
Three is the “big rig” in the home theater room upstairs. At the heart is the Denon 5803 A/V receiver. It’s old, but it has two sets of 7.1 discrete inputs, so I can get high-resolution multichannel sound from blu-ray and HD-DVD. As for speakers, I have a JBL N-Center (Northridge series), two JBL S120PII Studio Series subwoofers, and six JBL ND-310’s (Northridge series again). The ND-310’s are towers, and they work well for both MC music and movies. They are arrayed as left/right, surround, and surround back speakers. Thus, I have a full 7.1 sound system (and there are more blu-rays released in 7.1 sound every week, which the Oppo BDP-93 decodes).
One, I listen to daily as it is hooked up to my computer. It is the Logitech Z-680 5.1 THX sound system. Receiving optical digital from the Mac, I play my iTunes and the occasional DVD through it.
Two, is the Polk SurroundBar and matching subwoofer driven by an old Yamaha DSP-A1. This is mated to my downstairs TV. The display on the Yamaha is on the blink, and the receiver shuts off sometimes without warning. But this serves as a fine sound system where critical listening is not a requirement.
Three is the “big rig” in the home theater room upstairs. At the heart is the Denon 5803 A/V receiver. It’s old, but it has two sets of 7.1 discrete inputs, so I can get high-resolution multichannel sound from blu-ray and HD-DVD. As for speakers, I have a JBL N-Center (Northridge series), two JBL S120PII Studio Series subwoofers, and six JBL ND-310’s (Northridge series again). The ND-310’s are towers, and they work well for both MC music and movies. They are arrayed as left/right, surround, and surround back speakers. Thus, I have a full 7.1 sound system (and there are more blu-rays released in 7.1 sound every week, which the Oppo BDP-93 decodes).
Little Shop of Horrors With The Original Ending Intact!
07 October 2012 12:52 AM
When the 1986 musical version of Little Shop of Horrors was released on DVD in early 1998, it included a black&white work print of the original ending, a jaunty little number featuring gigantic Audrey II plants on the rampage called “Don’t Feed The Plants.” But David Geffen, producer of the film, was not consulted, and did not approve. So Little Shop of Horrors became the first recalled DVD, and an instant collector’s item.
At long last, on blu-ray, Little Shop of Horrors - The Director’s Cut is being released, with the original ending intact.
THe disc is supposed to be delivered by UPS on Tuesday. I can’t wait to see it in color and fully restored!
At long last, on blu-ray, Little Shop of Horrors - The Director’s Cut is being released, with the original ending intact.
THe disc is supposed to be delivered by UPS on Tuesday. I can’t wait to see it in color and fully restored!