[QUOTE=Lexmark3200]"Here where I lack some clear understanding."

You should have your head examined a bit more often then, perhaps via an MRI.....

Since this is the food fight section, I like Kentucky Fried Chicken please.... Perhaps you should spend LESS time throwing food, and more time supporting your assertions with facts. Thats would a PROFESSIONAL reviewer would do.

"How can someone be a well respected member of an editorial team when he lacks a basic understanding of the film audio formats"
Simply untrue.

If this is so, then why don't you know what bitrate the movies you review are encoded at?

Why have you not calibrated your system yourself? You state that a audio salon did it for you. Why would you pay someone for something almost everyone here has done themself?

Is your RPTV calibrated? How was it done? Did you do it yourself?

You use in ceiling speakers(unspecified) in the rear, I use high quality monitors. How could you possible tell me what kind of detail I will hear when I play the DVD's soundtrack?

"the review system is really no better than a midfi system"
Simply untrue again, and is irrelevant when listening to these soundtracks because I get feedback from folks finding the exact same results on the discs using their multi-million dollar multi amp setups; the audio delivery they are finding IS THE EXACT SAME quality I am finding many times with regards to bass, surround usage, etc; I believe your comment of no better than a midfi system is completely out of order as my setup is beyond the capabilities of the average Joe Six Pack consumer----way beyond.


You get feedback??? Let me get this straight, your system gets the same sound quality as a multi-million dollar system? You think your single sub with MAYBE 150 or 200 watts is going to sound the same as a HIGH quality sub with over 1000 watts of power?? If this is so, then why spend the money acutally doing it right when doing it average surfices?? By the way, I think anyone would consider your system on par with the average joe's. That not saying its bad, but it ain't high end my friend.


"there is no mention of acoustical control or any acoustical control system such as eq, or no basic understanding of the age and technology of the period when reviewing older DVD's."


There sure is; I have said to you MULTIPLE TIMES that I UNDERSTAND the age that these soundtracks are coming from, and the era of recording technology, yet you refuse to listen to me and my arguments regarding WHY I feel the soundtracks----in their respective eras---are unpleasing to my ears.

So in your room(since you avoided this entirely) you use acoustical panels or foam, traps, and or eq to tame the acoustics of your listening room? If not, then your reviews sound wise are not valid to a person who's room has tight acoustical controls, and can therefore get more resolution out of his audio system. If you do take into consideration the age of the soundtrack, then why are you continuously comparing them to today soundtracks? Any older soundtrack would sound worse than what they make today, their using completely different technologies, with two different goals in mind.



"Every reviewer I know or read about has a system head and shoulder above the average consumer, and has a VERY good understanding of both the audio formats, and video technology."
Good for you; the magazines I write for have NO problem with the system Im running to review these titles; in fact they are advocates of the Onkyo line of products.

I am a big supporter of Onkyo products myself, but what does that have to do with the quality of your system? Widescreen Review reviews off a system that costs over a million dollars to put together easy. When I am going to search for an accurate review, do I go to them, or you? I wouldn't subscribe to a rag where my system could outclass the primary reviewers system. What would be the point?

"Some of the question said reviewer has asked leaves me wondering what rag would hire such person."
You dont know me personally nor do you understand my ABILITIES to review and write, even though you may THINK you do----these outfits are not RAGS, whether you call them that or not; the bottom line is your comments simply DO NOT MATTER in the grand scheme of things and members outside of yourself and Kexo and a handful of other sarcastically bombastic individuals in here are finding great informative information via these reviews which I will continue providing for THEIR enjoyment and education for buying/renting decisions.

Why would you assume that I would buy something based on your reviews? Isn't that a little pretenious? Why do you think your reviews matter, but the people who read them don't. That perspective seems a little schetzo to me. As I read the thread that follows your reviews, I don't see a overwhelming amount of traffic going to them. Whether they are informative or not highly depends on the quality of the information. Sometimes the quality is there, and sometimes your opinion is just not factual.

"I have noticed this on both this forum, and hometheaterdiscussion.com where such reviewer also set up shop."
I have set up shop in a lot more places than these two meager sites, as senior disc reviewer, I'll tell you that------ALL with NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER from the senior administration on those boards

Senior disc reviewer, where? How big are these websites that you can call this one, and hometheaterdiscussion "meager"? You have given yourself so many titles, just who blessed these titles, and where are they held? Since you mention it so much, inquiring minds want to know.