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  • bikezappa
    bikezappa Posts: 2,463
    edited August 2007
    Polk65 wrote: »
    In the last century my neighbor invited me over for a taste of cutting edge HT 2.0 and laserdisc. His CRT projector was under a coffee table.

    The movie title is long forgotten but I do remember the sharp picture and larger than life HBO intro on his screen.

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    I still have my laserdisc player. They gave the best picture at that time. I wish they were back because there was no BS intro about copyrights, no previews, no this button can't be used now, you could copy the movie on to tape, had great suround sound, hard to make a scratch that affected the picture and they were letterboxed with commentaries. Simple.

    Also they were big and had a laser rot problem
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited August 2007
    bikezappa wrote: »
    I started in 1988 with a used Sony PJ that was also a large coffee table that used a curved screen. I paid $100 for it. There was only one good seating position with the curved screen. I hated curved screen and put up a slide projector screen and dealt with the distortion at the four corners. I could now have 4 people watch the TV.

    Next was the ceiling mounted used advent ($500) with the umbilical cord remote. This one needed constant convergance adjustment but the picture was bigger and more focused on the flat sceen than the Sony.

    Finally I got a new RCA ($1400) ceiling mounted PJ that was a BIG improvement over all the rest. Convergance propertly done produced a good picture on the four corners on my new 10' screen. The screen is really important.

    After 5 years with the RCA (needed 3 new tubes) I went with the NEC HD PJ for $4000. I have had this PJ for about 4 years now and 3 bulbs. Much better picture, easy to set up. I would never use a CRT again even if it were free (well maybe if it had automatic convergence). Sorry. To much work to keep the picture converged because as the tubes age they drift. Also these projectors would vibrate when playing the movies loud. Never could stop these vibrations from the CRT projector.

    Have a blast.

    Thanks. How was the NEC projector? High-def on the Sony I have looks absolutely stunning, would probably be even better on a NEC.

    Yes, it's a lot of work to keep keep the image converged due to drift, but that only becomes an issue as the CRTs age. Drift isn't that bad on a newer CRT projector. The more recent models (circa 1997-2001) don't have as much of a problem with drift.

    Did you use a scaler?
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited August 2007
    HD15 to RGBHV cable finally arrived. Was really hard to find:
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited August 2007
    Routing cable under drywall:
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,773
    edited August 2007
    Neat Defintive Tech facts...

    Speaker is rear ported...

    about 2 feet from the wall for every 6 feet from the speakers.

    Its better to get them away from side walls than to have equal distance apart - but if you can accomplish 15" + from the side walls and maintain equal distance apart and from the listener. Then great.

    Light toe in, and tilt needed.
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited August 2007
    Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote: »
    Neat Defintive Tech facts...

    Speaker is rear ported...

    about 2 feet from the wall for every 6 feet from the speakers.

    Its better to get them away from side walls than to have equal distance apart - but if you can accomplish 15" + from the side walls and maintain equal distance apart and from the listener. Then great.

    Light toe in, and tilt needed.

    Can you elaborate?

    Making small changes to the positioning made a HUGE difference in the sound. When you say 2 feet from the wall for every 6 feet from the speakers, are you referring to the seating position? Or the distance from speaker to opposite wall?

    These speakers sound good in my 8.5*10 room, great in a 12*20 room, and WONDERFUL in a 21.5*22 room!
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited August 2007
    Found another good place to run speaker cable:

    Once the drywall is up the speaker wire is 100% hidden.
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  • michael_w
    michael_w Posts: 2,813
    edited August 2007
    Now is the perfect time to throw in an infinite baffle...
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,773
    edited August 2007
    Seating Position
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited August 2007
    Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote: »
    Seating Position

    Wow. Will be hard to do. If you follow the rule "about 2 feet from the wall for every 6 feet from the speakers," then since I sit approximately 16 feet away then the speakers should be 5 feet from the back wall.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,773
    edited August 2007
    sounds about right for a bipolar speaker
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited August 2007
    You have to remember there's WAF involved in this too :)
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,773
    edited August 2007
    More like MAF no? haha

    But you asked, I responded. >_>
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited August 2007
    Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote: »
    More like MAF no? haha

    But you asked, I responded. >_>

    Yes, MAF. You're lucky with regards to this though. "Don't be afraid, crank it up"? haha.
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited August 2007
    Going to order a screen today. It turns out that since a 140" screen dwarfs the room, a 100" screen would be better suited for my application.
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited August 2007
    So my dad said on a free saturday (which it was, I had nothing to do) we would go to a hi-fi store and take a look around. Bad idea.

    Well, the upgraditis hit both of us and we ended up getting a new FP screen for the projector, a Da-Lite Model C w/CSR. It's on special order and should arrive in a week or two. So, I'm excited...

    And then we looked at some Definitive Tech speakers. Turns out the C/L/R3000 is a good match for my BP10B's, but I can't afford it right now, so that will have to wait. But I really liked the speaker and the way it sounded.
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited August 2007
    Looks like I really like the Definitive Tech C/L/R3000:
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited August 2007
    michael_w wrote: »
    Now is the perfect time to throw in an infinite baffle...

    Thanks...

    Any other suggestions guys?

    I really want to take my system to the next level :)
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited August 2007
    Screen arrives next Friday. I'm excited!

    http://www.dalite.com/products/product.php?cID=9&pID=231
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,664
    edited August 2007
    Are you getting the Submersive from Mark Seaton?
    http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=759877&page=1&pp=30
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited August 2007
    engtaz wrote: »
    Are you getting the Submersive from Mark Seaton?
    http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=759877&page=1&pp=30

    Cool sub, but I think I'll stick with my DIY sub for now.
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,664
    edited August 2007
    Just teasing you and myself.
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,664
    edited August 2007
    double post
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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  • doggie750
    doggie750 Posts: 1,160
    edited August 2007
    appadv wrote: »
    Hi,

    I'm looking at the idea of a second sub, probably an SVS. Would like to go with a 25-31PC+ but not sure if it is appropriate for the size of my room, a 21.5*22 room with 8 foot ceiling. I'd like to know if such a sub would be adequate for the room size or not:

    http://www.svsound.com/products-sub-cyl-plpow3.cfm

    Also looking to get an outboard scaler for the projector.

    Anybody have experience with one of these?
    http://www.anchorbaytech.com/products/systems/vp30.php

    Finally, would Outlaw M2200 monoblocks be a good match for the Definitive Tech BP10B speakers I currently have? Anybody here have experience or heard anything good/bad about Outlaw products? Thanks!
    http://www.outlawaudio.com/products/2200.html



    THE SVS BREED. Call them for concerns in regards to what's the proper sub for you. My suggestion is http://www.svsound.com/products-sub-box-plus2.cfm. It's worth it!!!
    Godspeed,
    D0661E

    AVR:Pioneer Elite SC-07
    Surrounds: RTis
    2channel:Rti100 (carver driven
    Sub:SVS PB12-Plus/2
    Dedicated AMPs:Adcom GFA535, 2xCarver 1.5t, Carver m1.0t
    Wsrn:Hitachi ultra vision LCD60, 32XBR400
    PowerConditioner: MonsterC HTS5100
    PS3, Toshiba HD A2, etc: SonySACD/ Panasonic gears DIVX.

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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited September 2007
    doggie750 wrote: »
    THE SVS BREED. Call them for concerns in regards to what's the proper sub for you. My suggestion is http://www.svsound.com/products-sub-box-plus2.cfm. It's worth it!!!

    It's been a while, but I'm currently looking into the PB12+ and 25-31 PC Plus subs. Thanks for the heads up!
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  • doggie750
    doggie750 Posts: 1,160
    edited September 2007
    U CAN'T go wrong with the box!!! pb12

    appadv wrote: »
    It's been a while, but I'm currently looking into the PB12+ and 25-31 PC Plus subs. Thanks for the heads up!
    Godspeed,
    D0661E

    AVR:Pioneer Elite SC-07
    Surrounds: RTis
    2channel:Rti100 (carver driven
    Sub:SVS PB12-Plus/2
    Dedicated AMPs:Adcom GFA535, 2xCarver 1.5t, Carver m1.0t
    Wsrn:Hitachi ultra vision LCD60, 32XBR400
    PowerConditioner: MonsterC HTS5100
    PS3, Toshiba HD A2, etc: SonySACD/ Panasonic gears DIVX.

    MR3LIGION: Polkaudio; GSXR; E46; Reeftank;
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