Skill Tester: A man goes into a hifi dealer looking to buy a new 6-channel speaker system. He notices three systems off to the side and asks for pricing. The salesman, being woefully overeducated for his position, replies in a roundabout manner. There are three speaker lines, each 50% more expensive than the last. The lowest priced rear speakers cost $200 each. A single middle-of-the-road main speaker is twice as expensive as its matching rear speaker, while the lowest cost subwoofer is $220 less than that main speaker. The cheapest center channel costs twice as much as the difference between a single high-end rear speaker and the median subwoofer. The man decides on a pair of rear speakers from the lowest priced line, center channel and subwoofer from the middle line, and a pair of main speakers from the top-of-the-line. How much did the entire system cost? Answer: Low Mid High Rear: $ 200 300 450 Main: $ 400 600 900 Sub: $ 380 570 855 Center: $ 240 360 540 $200 + $200 + $900 + $900 + $570 + $360 = $3130 Bonus Question: How many discrete channels of sound can a SDDS (Sony Dynamic Digital Sound) encoded movie have? Answer:   A) 5 (3%)   B) 6 (16%)   C) 7 (13%)   D) 8 (68%) The Winners! Drum roll, please! Remote Central and AVsmarts.com are pleased to announce that the randomly selected winner of the Vantas DPA-P87 Dolby Digital upgrade decoder worth $390 is N. K. from Florida, USA! He has been contacted by email and informed of his prize. Our second place winner of a Panamax MAX500DBS power center worth $220 is S. A. from Ontario, Canada! He correctly answered both the skill-testing and bonus questions and has been contacted by email. Finally, the third place winner of a M500 learning remote control worth $129 is J. M. from Connecticut, USA! He correctly answered both the skill-testing and bonus questions and has been contacted by email.  Return to the main contests page...