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Tuyen T.

Tuyen T.

Joined on 08/28/04

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Most Favorable Review

Great sounding Center Channel !!

Polk Audio CS1 Series II Center Channel Speaker (Black) Single
Polk Audio CS1 Series II Center Channel Speaker (Black) Single

Pros: I purchased this center channel speaker with a pair of Polk Monitor 70 and an Yamaha receiver. I'm quite please with the powerful sound it produces, the dual 5.25" mid range drives makes a big difference, the high also crisp and detailed. Built quality is above average.

Cons: As others might have mentioned, this center channel is BIG. You might want to make sure you have enough clearance before consider buying: It's 18Wx7Hx9.5D and weight around 17 lbs. But I guess the sound quality is more than made up for the size.

Overall Review: It probably even sound better after broken in. For the discounted price I paid for, it would be very hard to get anything better than this one.

11/12/2010
Most Critical Review
Polk Audio Monitor70 Series II Floorstanding Loudspeaker (Black) Single
Polk Audio Monitor70 Series II Floorstanding Loudspeaker (Black) Single

Pros: Impressive and substantial look, well built speakers. Looks nice with the grills off. Will play VERY loud with good amplifer to drive them.

Cons: The sound is not as good as I expected.

Overall Review: I bought these base on the possitive reviews here, along with Polk CS1 center channel and Yamaha RX-V66BL receiver. My initial impression as a total disappointment, they don't sound as good as the way they look. The sound is somwhat dull, bass is present but you definitely need a sub for watching movies. Perhaps I expected too much from these speakers. Hopefully after breaking them in for a few weeks, they'll sound better.

11/10/2010

Excelent center, but pricey!!

Klipsch Reference RC-52 II Center Speaker, black ash wood grain vinyl Each
Klipsch Reference RC-52 II Center Speaker, black ash wood grain vinyl Each

Pros: Just looking at the speaker without even listening to it (Klipsch built quality shows), you could tell this center speaker is very special, it is impressive in appearance. Its performance is equaly impressive, my first impression was how crystal clear, dymamic and efficent this speaker is. The more I listen to it, the more I notice how it created the sense that "you are there". If you are into home theater, where some 60% of sound comes from center channel, please give this a test drive. You might be pleasantly surprise.

Cons: Expensive. It's up to you to decide if it worths your hard earn cash. For me, it's worths every pennies. (If money is no object, you might want to look at the RC-64 II).

Overall Review: There are many good center speakers out there. If you could, do a side-by-side comparision so you can make an informative decision. I thought I had a very good center channel until I replaced it with the RC-52. Now I have an used "very good" center channel speaker that I don't think I ever want to go back.

11/18/2010

Cute, cute and cute !!! and they work well too.

ADATA Theme 4GB Kissing Octopus Couple Drive (USB2.0 Portable / Light Pink ) T806 4GB PINK
ADATA Theme 4GB Kissing Octopus Couple Drive (USB2.0 Portable / Light Pink ) T806 4GB PINK

Pros: What can I say, this is the CUTEST USB thing on the planet. I ordered 4 of these - 2 blue, 2 pink - just for the look but they turned out to be decent USB drives, the speed isn't that fast, but fast enough for general usages. They feel soft yet durable. The magnet at the end (snout) let you stick it on your computer desktop or inside your locker.

Cons: I thought they're pigs but pigs because of the snouts but they turned out to be octopuses (and pigs don't have 8 legs). Still cute !! I now have to hide from everybody since every one who have seen it asked me if I want to sell it to them. I'll have to wait for the sale to buy more.

Decent all purpose graphic card.

BFG Tech GeForce 8500 GT 256MB GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Graphics Card BFGE85256GTE
BFG Tech GeForce 8500 GT 256MB GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Graphics Card BFGE85256GTE

Pros: I got this card today, intalled to my DELL Dimension 9200, replacing original Nvidia 7300LE. I then downloaded the latest driver from Nvidia site and 10 minutes later, everything works perfectly including the dual view monitors (23" Apple cinema display and 22" Viewsonic). The fan noise was acceptable, not as loud as others suggested. This card increases my Windows Vista experience index from 3.1 to 4.7, almost as high as the 512Mb ATI Radeon 2600XT in my other system. In general, I'm very happy with the purchase. As always, Newegg shipping is lightning FAST !!!!

Cons: Run on DDR2 memory, but is expected for its price class. Rebate is doubtfull, copy everything you sent just in case.