$75.00 Sharp SD-EX111 : SOLD OUT

TIC · « **Reply #120 on:** 12 Feb 2005, 03:14 pm »

Passive Chappy,

If you are using CABLE TV Service to provide the signal to your TV and you get hum when connecting your TV to your audio system, that is likely a different problem. You will need to isolate your CABLE TV coax from your system using a "cable isolator" like the Modial Magic Block. They sell these at AudioAdvisor, but I think there are less expensive alternatives from companies like Radio Shack.

Enjoy,

TIC

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #121 on:** 13 Feb 2005, 06:30 am »

Quote from: TIC

Passive Chappy,

If you are using CABLE TV Service to provide the signal to your TV and you get hum when connecting your TV to your audio system, that is likely a different problem. You will need to isolate your CABLE TV coax from your system using a "cable isolator" like the Modial Magic Block. They sell these at AudioAdvisor, but I think there are less expensive alternatives from companies like Radio Shack.

Enjoy,

TIC

Passive Chappy,

This was awhile ago....but you might check with byteme and see if he has any...... http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=7417&highlight=tv+hum[/list:u]

TIC · « **Reply #122 on:** 18 Feb 2005, 03:15 am »

WTF?!

The price is now up to $84.99! There goes that whole supply and demand thing again! Well, I might just buy one anyway. It still seems like a great bargain.

Enjoy,

TIC

Bemopti123 · « **Reply #123 on:** 18 Feb 2005, 04:20 am »

Believe that these Sharps will be the next SI. They are unbelievable for the price, the finish is more than decent.

eric the red · « **Reply #124 on:** 18 Feb 2005, 05:07 am »

I believe I had something to do with driving our prices up (6431 views and counting

) Thank you for shopping at overstock.com

dave_c · « **Reply #125 on:** 18 Feb 2005, 05:13 am »

I'm glad I got in at $74.99.

eric the red · « **Reply #126 on:** 18 Feb 2005, 05:22 am »

FWIW-AA had PS Audio Speaker cables on sale last week for 75% off retail. This week they're 40% off.

JeffB · « **Reply #127 on:** 18 Feb 2005, 06:34 am »

I was at Fry's Electronics today. They want $499 for the Sharp unit. I tried to get them to deal on a JVC RX-F10. They're asking $299 and wouldn't budge. J & R had them for $229 till they ran out of stock.

KT · « **Reply #128 on:** 19 Feb 2005, 05:29 pm »

Eric the Red,

You're not getting kickbacks from Overstock.com are you?

If not, you should be!

Seriously, if it weren't for your post, I would have had no clue about the Sharp. I think Bemopti123 may be right about this one. We'll see.

Yeah, I was upset when the initially raised the price to $79.95. That was $5 more that the original Overstock price. Funny how context plays such a big part of this since the performance is, IMO, worth way more than the $85 that they're now asking. Pissed me off when I missed out on the origial price for my second one and had to pay the additional 5 bucks, though.

Best,
KT

eric the red · « **Reply #129 on:** 19 Feb 2005, 07:46 pm »

Considering that the original retail of the Sharp was 500.00 and that most people who bought the unit from Overstock bought one for 75.00-85.00, simple math tells me that you saved over 400.00 thanks to my original post. It seems logical to me (since I saved all of you so much money) that I should reap some kind of small financial reward out of all this. I would be more than satisfied if the 6800+ viewers of this thread would each send me one dollar. That seems like a small price to pay to someone who discovered cheap sonic nirvana in the Sharp and passed it on to his fellow AC audio geeks. This thing was written up in STEREOPHILE, remember? You can all PM me and I'll send you my mailing address

rosconey · « **Reply #130 on:** 19 Feb 2005, 07:51 pm »

nice try eric-
i turned half the world onto the toshiba 3950 and stll havent seen a penny-
i have recieved a few emails thanking me though,thats about all you can expect from the cheap bastards we hang out with

Vinnie R. · « **Reply #131 on:** 19 Feb 2005, 10:49 pm »

Yup, nobody knows more about how it feels like to NOT get a finder's fee than Rosconey.

Quote from: rosconey

nice try eric-
i turned half the world onto the toshiba 3950 and stll havent seen a penny-
i have recieved a few emails thanking me though,thats about all you can expect from the cheap bastards we hang out with

Luckily, he isn't bitter about this and still likes to hang out on these forums

lyapunov · « **Reply #132 on:** 20 Feb 2005, 04:15 pm »

Hi,

My Sharp sd-ex111 died in it's first hour of operation. No response anymore except for a clicking sound when attempting to turn the unit on. Resetting does not work either. Can anybody provide me with some insight? Is there hope for the little machine or should I send it back to overstock?

Thanks!

slurve · « **Reply #133 on:** 22 Feb 2005, 01:45 pm »

Can anyone tell me if this Sharp unit has a sleep timer?

Thank you

KT · « **Reply #134 on:** 22 Feb 2005, 02:13 pm »

Slurve,

The Sharp does have a sleep timer.

It also has a wake-up timer, too, so you can wake up to your favorite radio station. It might also start up a CD that you have in the CD player, but I can't remember if it does this.

Both timer functions are a really nice touch.

Best,
KT

batmanslc2 · « **Reply #135 on:** 22 Feb 2005, 03:35 pm »

This sharp has been a great bedroom system.
Paired with some michura speakers I picked up from Rosconey,
the sound is nice.

Last night I feel asleep to Patricia Barber singing in my ear!!!!

Enjoy...

ZooDog · « **Reply #136 on:** 22 Feb 2005, 11:44 pm »

I have had the Sharp in my office for a couple of weeks hooked up to some Ascend HTM-200's and a cheap Velodyne sub and I couldn't be happier with it. Well, I guess I do feel the urge to try out some different speakers with it. I'm thinking maybe NHT SB-1's or Epos ELS-3's.

F-100 · « **Reply #137 on:** 25 Feb 2005, 04:44 pm »

There is a $8 OFF $80+ coupon link from www.gotapex.com and www.mrrebates.com. I'll pick one up for the kid's bedroom

KT · « **Reply #138 on:** 26 Feb 2005, 03:37 pm »

How do you delete a post? Can the moderator delete this one? It got repeated below.

Thanks,
KT

KT · « **Reply #139 on:** 26 Feb 2005, 05:15 pm »

In case people are still curious, here's the deal with the timer functions:

The Sharp has a sleep countdown timer.

It also has a separate timer that turns the amp on at a specified time, and then turn the amp off at another specified time.

The cool thing about this timer is that it allows you to select the source it starts upon power up (AM/FM radio AND a specific radio station preset, CD from the built-in CD player, or the AUX input), the time of startup (of course), and the volume at which the music is played.

This last feature is cool because if you're listening to loud music at night and only want really quiet playback in the morning, no problem. Also, since you can specify the radio station preset at startup, you can listen to one radio station at night, have the amp turn itself off via the sleep timer, and then wake up to a different station in the morning.

Very cool.

Navigating the timer functions isn't terribly intuitive, however, but if you can figure out a surround sound amp, then you'll be OK.

These are neat features that I haven't run across in a good-sounding amp before.

Best,
KT