5/5

posted Jan-24-2008

I just wanted to say I'm very happy with my experience ordering from the fine folks at theaudiovideosource.com.

I was looking for an Infinity Beta C360 center channel speaker from an authorized dealer & was searching google & ran across The Audio Video Source, their pricing was great.. so, I checked Infinity's web site to make sure they were, in fact, an authorized dealer, sure enough, they are.

I was going to place the order online but I had a couple of questions so I just called them. I placed the call & after about four rings & polite, professional sounding gentleman answered the phone & quickly answered all of my questions. I thanked him for his time & told him I would be calling back a little later to place my order. I called them back about an hour later to place my order but the gentleman that takes the orders was on his lunch break, they took my name & info & said the gentleman that takes the orders would call me back in about ten minutes, after about an hour waiting I finally called them back, I had given them the wrong number.. not their fault! lol

Anyway, I placed my order (01-20-2008) & was told the exact amount I was going to have charged to my CC & was thanked for placing my order & that was that.

I got home later that evening & checked my e-mail to find a UPS tracking number (shipped the same day & well after noon.. Nice!) & expected delivery date of 01-23-2008. Sure enough. as expected at about 1:30PM the UPS guy shows with my new speaker, boy is this center BIG! I did a quick check of the box (looking for damage) & opened the box, the speaker is brand new & was in the original manufactures box. The speaker is in perfect condition & looks very impressive & sounds absolutely amazing!

Now I just have to build a suspended shelf above the TV to put this monster on! lol
If you are looking for a professional authorized Infinity dealer with great prices & fast shipping.. look no further!

I plan to order from them again & have absolutely no problem recommending them. Great company!
Later, Phil B.

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5/5

posted Feb-19-2007

My AVADIRECT.COM Custom PC Review.
I placed my order on 01-25-2007, the system shipped on 02-07-2007 & arrived at my home on 02-09-2007. Not bad for a custom build!

Here is the system I ordered.
GAMING PC, Core 2 Duo SLI Gaming System 1 $1712.56
INTEL, Core™ 2 Duo E6600 Dual-Core, 2.4GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 4MB L2 Cache, 65nm, 65W, EM64T EIST VT, Retail
SERVICE, Overclock This Rig
eVGA, nForce 680i SLI 775 Mainboard, LGA775, nForce 680i SLI, 1333MHz FSB, DDR2-1200 8GB/4, PCIe x16 SLI, SATA 3Gb/s /6, HDA, Gb LAN /2, FW, ATX, Retail
OCZ, 1GB (2 x 512MB) Gold GX XTC PC2-6400 DDR2 800MHz CL 5-5-5-12 SDRAM DIMM, Non-ECC
eVGA, e-GeForce 8800 GTS 500MHz, 640MB DDR3 1.6MHz, PCIe x16 SLI, 2x DVI, HDTV/S-Video/Composite Out, Retail
SEAGATE, 250GB Barracuda 7200.10, SATA II 300MB/s, 7200-RPM, 16MB cache
RAID, No RAID, Independent HDD Drives
MITSUMI, Black Internal 1.44MB 3.5" Floppy Drive
SONY, DDU1615/B2S Black 16x DVD-ROM Drive, IDE, OEM
ASPIRE (APEVIA), X-Cruiser Silver Metal Case w/ Window, ATX, No PSU
OCZ, GameXStream 600W Power Supply, 24-pin ATX EPS12V, SLI Ready
MICROSOFT, Windows XP Home Edition SP2b w/ Free Upgrade Coupon for Vista, OEM
GAMING PC, Silver Warranty Package (3 Year Limited Parts, 3 Year Labor Warranty)

The System Builder/Configurator on AVADirect's web site is incredible.. they had EVERYTHING I wanted. I configured my system, hit the Check Out button & I was set.
Side Note: You will have to sign a fax AVA sends you before they can charge your credit card (over $1000.00) not a big deal.

So, the system arrives, I grab my camera & start taking some pics.. shipping box (no damage), packing job, folder w/all the paper work & CDs (Very nice & orderly) & all of the hardware manuals. I took quiet a few of the system as I unpacked it also, I got the system unpacked & took the side off (has a window) to check & make sure everything was seated properly, as everything was, (AVA had a paper advising you to check these things before you hook the system up & power on) video card, ram, heat sink & wires. Speaking of wires, I didn't get the custom wiring job, but, if this is the stock wiring job.. I would like to see the custom wiring! If you look in the window you can't see any of the wires! AWESOME JOB ON THE WIRES GUYS!
I get everything hooked up & power on, & the system fires right up, I set a few things before I did anything else.. turned off the Visual Effects as well as some other thing to increase system performance/speed. I also installed my system security applications, firewall, anti virus & anti spyware. I plug in my eathernet cable & hit the net to check Windows Update, all up to date on everything.
Next I checked my connection speed, I went from 2.3+-Mbps to 3.5+Mbp. COOL! I ran the system for a few days before I installed any games to make sure everything was stable, (RUNS ROCK SOLID!) I installed G.R.A.W. Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter & it runs as smooth as silk w/everything set as high as it will go. lol AWESOME!
I've never had a system that runs a stable & as fast as this.. it's just amazing! I'm going to be ordering another gig of ram later & may even get another 8800GTS to run SLi, but, right now, I just don't need the second 8800, this one by itself is plenty fast! I'll be able to upgrade this thing for quite some time to come.

If you are looking for a KILLER custom system, LOOK NO FURTHER.. AVADIRECT has it covered!!

Everyone at AVADIRECT was great.. quick responses to e-mails, fast (STABLE) build, & shipping. I figured it would be 3-4 weeks before I got my system.. 15 days!? WOW.
Keep up the good work! AVA ROCKS!!
Thank You, Glenn B.

This review was modified by SNIPERP1 on February 19 2007 03:26:26 AM

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