Pictures of my HT Setup

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Home Theatre Posts: 469
edited November 2006 in Speakers
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It is a good start!
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited November 2006
    Looks good; just a couple thoughts:
    -get one/two of those rubber door stops and plug them between the center and the TV to point the tweeters at ear level
    -get a couple stands for the surrounds to place them a couple feet to the sides/back; are they always pointing forward? Try pointing them to the listening position.
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  • Home Theatre
    Home Theatre Posts: 469
    edited November 2006
    HTrookie wrote:
    Looks good; just a couple thoughts:
    -get one/two of those rubber door stops and plug them between the center and the TV to point the tweeters at ear level
    -get a couple stands for the surrounds to place them a couple feet to the sides/back; are they always pointing forward? Try pointing them to the listening position.


    Some great ideas.In a couple of months I am moving and getting a new tv+stand.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited November 2006
    Looks real good.. sit back and enjoy.
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  • Home Theatre
    Home Theatre Posts: 469
    edited November 2006
    Thank you. It is not Rti 12's with a Rotel amp yet. I am only 28, I have many more years.
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited November 2006
    Excellent, very nice and clean.
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,586
    edited November 2006
    Ht,

    I never knew that the Monitors came in black... interesting!

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  • cstpeter
    cstpeter Posts: 387
    edited November 2006
    I dig it. All black...cool.

    With regard to your surround speakers, you may want to put them on the floor facing up when watching movies. I would do this and much prefered the diffused sound, as opposed to having them right in your ear.

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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited November 2006
    Nice clean setup. I would get a separate amp on those Monitors to hear what they are really capable of!
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,093
    edited November 2006
    Very nice set up you have there. If you don't mind me putting my .02 in, here's a free tweak to try. Give the speakers room to breath. Move them out from the sides of the tv as much as possible & also out from the wall behind them. It doesn't look like you have much room to play with but do the best you can. I think you'll find it very worth while.
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited November 2006
    cfrizz wrote:
    Nice clean setup. I would get a separate amp on those Monitors to hear what they are really capable of!


    ^^ Agreed


    Other then that I like it.

    Speakers
    Carver Amazing Fronts
    CS400i Center
    RT800i's Rears
    Sub Paradigm Servo 15

    Electronics
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
    Parasound Halo A23
    Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
    Pioneer 79Avi DVD
    Sony CX400 CD changer
    Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
    WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR


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  • PolkWannabie
    PolkWannabie Posts: 2,763
    edited November 2006
    pearsall001 wrote:
    Move them out from the sides of the tv as much as possible & also out from the wall behind them. It doesn't look like you have much room to play with but do the best you can. I think you'll find it very worth while.
    Agreed ... I would get the fronts of them a little farther forward i.e. closer then the TV so that the TV doesn't interfere with the imaging ...imho this is more important even then giving them extra room on the sides although that certainly couldn't hurt either. You might also want to play with toeing them in a little ... Freebie tweaks like this can some times have surprising results ...
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited November 2006
    pearsall001 wrote:
    Very nice set up you have there. If you don't mind me putting my .02 in, here's a free tweak to try. Give the speakers room to breath. Move them out from the sides of the tv as much as possible & also out from the wall behind them. It doesn't look like you have much room to play with but do the best you can. I think you'll find it very worth while.

    Agreed, move them out from the tv and open that front soundstage up even more. Other than, that all black setup is classy. Nice.
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  • dipiazza
    dipiazza Posts: 363
    edited November 2006
    Ive never seen the monitors in all black either. but i agree they look real nice that way with silver and black drivers. Nice!
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    TV: Vizio VX32L
    Reciever: Pioneer VSX-D914
    HD-DVD Player: Toshiba HD-A2
    Fronts: Polk R50s
    Surounds: Polk R30s
    Center: Polk R20's
    Subwoofer: SVS 20-39PCi

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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,341
    edited November 2006
    Very nice clean looking setup! Congrats! You have some good feedback on the speaker placement. The placement is as important as your electronics. You have a great HT system going there. I'm sure that you will have many more, but enjoy this one. Since it's your first, you will remember it fondlymany years from now.
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited November 2006
    Good job. I agrre with moving the fronts out and away a bit. It will give you a bigger soundstage.
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    Von Schweikert LCR 4 Center
    Totem Mask Surrounds X4
    Hsu ULS-15 Quad Drive Subwoofers
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  • tommyboy
    tommyboy Posts: 1,414
    edited November 2006
    Congrats HT

    All the advise I would give you has already been mentioned... Get some stands for the surrounds and move the front speaks out a bit. Save a few more bucks for an amp and your set!

    p.s How does that sub sound? I wasn't a big fan when I heard it but it might sound great in your home.

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    Fronts: Monitor 50s
    Center: CSI3
    surrounds: R15s
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  • Home Theatre
    Home Theatre Posts: 469
    edited November 2006
    tommyboy wrote:
    Congrats HT

    All the advise I would give you has already been mentioned... Get some stands for the surrounds and move the front speaks out a bit. Save a few more bucks for an amp and your set!

    p.s How does that sub sound? I wasn't a big fan when I heard it but it might sound great in your home.

    tommyboy


    Thank you. The sub is ok got it for 100. I have never had a nice sub so I am the wrong person to ask. It is nice to finally have a decent set up.
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