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    • Posts: 7,519
      edited May 2008
      Down the road a bit you may want to look into room treatments for that 20 X 20 room.
      Sharp Elite 70
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      Parasound 5250
      Parasound HCA 1000 A
      Parasound HCA 1000
      Oppo BDP 95
      Von Schweikert VR4 Jr R/L Fronts
      Von Schweikert LCR 4 Center
      Totem Mask Surrounds X4
      Hsu ULS-15 Quad Drive Subwoofers
      Sony PS3
      Squeezebox Touch

      Polk Atrium 7s on the patio just to keep my foot in the door.
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    • Posts: 77
      edited May 2008
      Like what? I guess I could have specified earlier, but I do have some art pieces that should deflect sound as well as curtians and a lot of funiture. I'm sure it could be better, but as its not a dedicated underground lair with stadium seating and 10000watts of power on a 150" screen, it should be fine. Unless there is something easy I can do?...
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      edited May 2008
      With 100 watts you'll still be able to have bleeding ears, especially with efficient Rtis. I owned every speaker in the old Rti line and powered them with everything from an aiwa receiver to a musical fidelity integrated amp. I had a marantz receiver along the way which was rated at 110 wpc x 6. In reality it was only about 17 wpc. Even with 17 wpc I turned it up extremely loud. If you end up with that rotel amp you'll definitely be able to blast music, especially if you use a 5 or 7 channel stereo mode on your receiver.

      If you have wood or tile floors, throw a carpet on them. If you have big windows, grab some curtains. Unless you REALLY want to get serious about things I think you'll be more then happy with that.
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    • Posts: 13,415
      edited May 2008
      :D No dylan, Cfrizz is not rolling HER eyes, it's your money & you have to do what's best for you with the money you have. I simply gave you my opinion.

      So what did you buy on Ebay? I'm sure it will do fine congrats.

      Cathy:)
      dylanblada wrote: »
      ...I'm sure CFRIZZ is rolling his eyes, but again, I don't have the budget we'd all like to have.

      Any opinions on the Adcom 7400? I think I might be still leaning more for a good 2ch than an ok 5ch.
      Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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      edited May 2008
      sorry cfrizz, typo
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      edited May 2008
      WOW! Very nice! Your mains will be very happy!
      Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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      edited May 2008
      dylanblada wrote: »
      Like what? I guess I could have specified earlier, but I do have some art pieces that should deflect sound as well as curtians and a lot of funiture. I'm sure it could be better, but as its not a dedicated underground lair with stadium seating and 10000watts of power on a 150" screen, it should be fine. Unless there is something easy I can do?...

      Well, to start a couple bass traps in the corners and some traps at first/second reflection points. Then maybe some diffusion on the rear wall.

      You would be suprised how traps will make what you have sound so much better than new pieces.

      Gordon
      2 Channel -
      Martin Logan Spire, 2 JL Audio F112 subs
      McIntosh C1000 Controller with Tube pre amp, 2 MC501 amplifiers, MD1K Transport & DAC, MR-88 Tuner
      WireWorld Eclipse 6.0 speaker wire and jumpers, Eclipse 5^2 Squared Balanced IC's. Silver Eclipse PCs (5)
      Symposium Rollerblocks 2+ (16)Black Diamond Racing Mk 3 pits (8)
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    • Posts: 77
      edited May 2008
      guess I'll have to pick up an SPL meter finally then...
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      edited May 2008
      Properly calibrated speakers make a very big difference!
      Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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    • Posts: 77
      edited May 2008
      Yeah, I'm getting ready for that so I can set everything up properly when the amp gets here. I'm still keeping my eyes open for another (probaly 5ch) amp so I can do 7.1 eventually. Also looking for black rti4s or rti6s for that purpose.
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    • Posts: 77
      edited May 2008
      now that I think about it, my Onkyo does have a mic for speaker calibration. How would that compare to doing it manually with a SPL meter?
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    • Posts: 77
      edited May 2008
      I suppose that it would help to have a spl meter for sub placement mostly (at least vs. the Onkyo system), especially considering there are only so many places I can move speakers... the sub is a little more flexable. Does this sound right?
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    • Posts: 603
      edited May 2008
      I have automatic calibration on my AVR as well. I let the AVR auto calibration run but I follow up with the SPL and find that gives me the best sound.
      AVR: Elite VSX-21TXH
      Amplifier: B&K 7250 Series ii
      Misc: Velodyne SMS-1
      Mains: RTi-10
      Center: CSi-5
      Rear: Boston DSi460
      Sub: SVS PC-Ultra
      TV: Panasonic TC-P58V10
      DVD: Panasonic DMP-BD60K
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    • Posts: 77
      edited May 2008
      I guess I'll have to pick one up then, thanks
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