It is quiet...I just did not want anyone to think it is absolutely silent because it is not.

I am tempted to find a slot loading DVD player for the unit I ordered because I am not a fan of the laptop tray drive used, but I understand that this was a cost driven decision for Dell.

By the way, I am not suggesting the unit is completely silent. I just found it to be very quiet compared to other systems I have seen. The heatsink is actally a passive heat pipe type design. However, sitting next to that is a fan that is blowing air out the back. Here at the office (quiet, but stil...

It works great for Blu Ray playback. The audio does sound great IMO. I did replace my AVR with it and am very satisfied. However, I am not sure on the True HD stuff nor how I would really be able to tell. In fact, I wonder how much different True HD would be from DD or DTS. From what I have read onl...

Wife is hooked on all those TLC Home Decorating/Designing shows. She was watching Designing Spaces the other day when a Home Automation bit kicked off and told me about it. Did some research and found this.


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There is a reason amplifiers, particularly multi-channel ones, are that big. This design looks similar to a T-amp, which if you read reviews of you will find is not ideal for movies (although very good for music on smaller speakers). I would assume that the amps is class-D (dunno what you mean by T...

While many people may very well drive their audio over HDMI or even TOS link. I think the audio out of this is certainly better than TOS link since SPDIF specs limit it to 16/44. I for one can clearly hear the difference between 24/48 over 16/44. In reality though you can run it much higher than th...

Yes, sub output is the yellpw RCA connector between the 2 channale Inputs/Outputs. Trimmed and Braised just means that I trimmed back the sheilding to expose the bare wire, then I used a Soldering Iron to coat the ends of the wire so that it would not fray or anything. Makes it like a solid piece of...

http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=Media_Live_DIVA_5.1&class=npc There is a good shot on the MSI website at bottom of the page. I am using 16 AWG. trimmed and braised. You might be able to get 14 in there, but that would be pretty tight. I do like how the block unplugs from the card...

For the record, definitely perfectly prepared to good news about this sucker. It's just that I see 'Realtek' and immediately receive negative response from the 'inner chimp'... it's the same IC that regularly throws poo at onboard audio solutions, and old via chipset motherboards, etc etc etc. That...

Frankly, I think you are discounting this before you have even heard it or seen any reviews. As a mainstream audiophile (I don't consider myself a super high end guy, but certainly can hear the sublte differences between speakers, amps, etc.). While I would not spend 5K on an Amp, I would spend up t...

Realtek doesn't have much of a name as a high quality audio solution... or at least it hasn't. Have they been improving their audio quality substantially, or is this board losing points right from go? Personally, I'd have been more impressed if they'd included via envy 24, c-media, or (sadly exitin...