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Sorry -- I first posted to Discussion Forum and reposted Here, because this is probably the appropriate forum for my questions.

CURRENT SETUP

I currently have the following Components:

Yamaha HTR 5740 Home Theater AV Receiver
Bose Acoustimass 3 Series IV Speaker System
Velodyne VRP 1000 Subwoofer
JVC XV-N50BK DVD Video Player
RJTech RJ-4100 DVD Player with Karaoke

Most of my Karaoke music is currently contained on VCD's and DVD's, with very little music on CD+G Discs.

I was very happy with my JVC DVD Video Player, but then I got involved in weekly Karaoke singalongs at home and decided to get a Karaoke player (RJTech RJ-4100).  I am not happy with the RJ-4100.  The biggest problem is what sounds like an impedance mismatch when I plug mics into the two jacks in the front of the unit.  Using two different sets of mics (Pioneer DMV210 Laser Karaoke Mics or Leader DM-1200 Mics that came with RJ-4100), the audio sounds muffled or overloaded.

I do NOT not have a mixer (which could be the source of some of my problems) -- the audio from the RJ-4100 is connected to the Yamaha AV Reciever thru the Optical Connection.

WHAT TO DO NOW FOR $500 OR LESS?

I have a Compaq Presario X1000 Laptop w/ 60GB Hard Drive and 1.3 GHZ Centrino Processor.

I would like advice on setting up TWO different types of Karaoke systems:

1)  A computer based Karaoke System, and;

2)  A Hardware based Karaoke System

What specific components/software/hardware are recommended for BOTH types of karaoke systems?  I would consider scrapping the RJ-Tech 4100 Player if it is not wise to spend more money to improve its performance.

Thank You for sharing your thoughts/advice

Cross-posting is generally considered poor net-iquette.  Please only post your questions once so the replies are consolidated to a single thread for all to see.

Please reply to this in the general section or mods please move the thread in general with my reply to this forum.

Thanks!

Please post reply to this topic under the identical topic in the Discussion Forum.

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