Today I start a new adventure...

bikezappa

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.

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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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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HD15 to RGBHV cable finally arrived. Was really hard to find:

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Routing cable under drywall:

VR3

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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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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Found another good place to run speaker cable:

Once the drywall is up the speaker wire is 100% hidden.

michael_w

Now is the perfect time to throw in an infinite baffle...

VR3

Seating Position

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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.

VR3

sounds about right for a bipolar speaker

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You have to remember there's WAF involved in this too

VR3

More like MAF no? haha

But you asked, I responded. >_>

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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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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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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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Looks like I really like the Definitive Tech C/L/R3000:

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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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Screen arrives next Friday. I'm excited!

http://www.dalite.com/products/product.php?cID=9&pID=231

engtaz

Are you getting the Submersive from Mark Seaton?
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=759877&page=1&pp=30

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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.

engtaz

Just teasing you and myself.

engtaz

double post

doggie750

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!!!

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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!

doggie750

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!