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This SURFboard cable modem uses DOCSIS 3.0 standard technology to ensure blazing speed that lets you surf the Web and view pages quickly as well as download video, music and images with ease.
Posted by: Bob1959
from Manchester, NH
I picked this up today at BB after receiving a letter and a phone call from Comcast telling me I should upgrade from my older MoDem which I've owned for something like 17 years so that I could get improved performance. I was already actually happy with the speed, but I figured, okay. In fact, previously I was getting 10K plus with the CNET speed check, and great Roku/Netflix performance. This is even faster as promised. My CNET speed test performance is double. I am a professional photographer and I just uploaded 90 high resolution photos to my gallery web site and the speed was easily twice as fast. I was getting 1.2+MB/s upload speeds
The installation wasn't quite as straight-forward as expected. After installing the MoDem I received an Xfinity software download and configuration screen. This was unexpected, so I called Comcast and their support was very good. The had to bring it live on the network.
What's great about it: Speed
What's not so great: Seems about $20 too expensive.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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5
Performance
5
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With a 5-1/4" midrange, 5-1/4" planar low-frequency woofer and 1" pure aluminum dome tweeter cone, this Definitive Technology Pro Monitor 1000 Black bookshelf speaker provides immersive cinema sound in a small package.
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5
Smooth full sound, seemless blending.
on January 20, 2010
Posted by: Bob1959
from Manchester, NH
I have 2 ProMon 1000 for the front L/R, a ProCenter 2000, 2 ProMon 800 for the rears, and a ProSub 800. My AVR is a Technics SA-GX690, with just Dolby ProLogic that I bought in 1996. I selected the 1000 for the front because I wanted the best non-floor speaker I could get for great sounding music in stereo (I have 2 little girls so floor standing speakers are a no-go). I have the fronts wired through the ProSub 800 as recommended to me by DefTech support. With this set up the internal amp in the sub still powers it, and the AVR powers the front L'R speakers. (There seems to be some confusion about this point at the sales level.) This set up creates a very nice blending between the sub and the fronts. I have the crossover set at about 85 hz, and the ProSub gain/volume control set at 11:00 which seems to match the volume level of the AVR to the fronts well. I selected the ProCenter 2000 because my wife always complained that the male actors sounded muffled with the previous speakers, so I wanted to make sure the dialogue was loud and clear -- and it is incredibly better than the previous center. The sound is very open with incredible clarity and reproduction. Subtle sounds like papers or leaves rustling etc. are very clear and life-like. In stereo for music the fronts create a very wide sound stage with good placement of instruments.
When I installed these speakers I did the rears first (same day) which are the ProMon 800s. I played some music in surround to do a comparison to my old fronts which are a very well marketed product with a passive base module, and there was no comparison. The ProMon 800 blew away my old fronts in sound clarity, volume efficiency, and lower noise -- the ProMon 1000 are even better!!
My listening area is 14 by 12 with hardwood floors, plaster walls and ceiling, lots of hard surfaces. The ProSub 800 does a good job in this environment. I prefer tight clean bass over a loud boomy thud, and the ProSub 800 delivers. I am not rattling my windows (nor do I want to), but it does vibrate the couch with thundering hoofs for example. I have the ProSub aimed toward the listeners / viewers, not toward the wall. I am happy with my choice of the ProSub 800, but if you are really into bass, or action movies are more your thing,, or you have a really powerfull AVR amp you'll probably want to get the ProSub 1000 instead.
My AVR is rated at 2 x 90W in Stereo, 20hz - 20Khz at .05% THD. In Dolby the ratings are 2 x 70W for the fronts, 70W for the Center, and 70W total for the surround (rears) 1% THD. Running the volume at about 1/4 level produces plenty of volume. My AVR has manual adjustments for the Center and Surround )rears). I usually run about -2db to 0db for the Center (compnesates for distance), depending on the material, and +6db for the rears to compensate for the lower power output by my amp to these. With this set up I have a very seemles blending of all speakers, something I was never able ro achieve before no matter how much I adjusted the AVR.
I highly recommend these. Some say they're pricey, but I think they/re a great value especially when you consider how long you'll be using them and that the speakers are the most important part of how a system will sound.
What's great about it: Sound quality, dynamic range, blending between channels in surround.
What's not so great: Nothing
I would recommend this to a friend!
Sound Quality
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