Yes, regular projectors are not too bad but the decent laser ones are still crazy. The JVC unit is down to a paltry $25,000.
Watching the Russian GP right now. It would be nice if someone could win besides Mercedes.
Digital? At this point all I do is turn it off and one and listen just like any other system. Vinyl still wonderfully analog. The system is like a big set of headphones except the band is in front of you and not in your head. Look at the screen shot of the Acoustat measurements. Look how different they are above 2 kHz. They are 20 dB apart in places and the set up is almost perfectly symmetrical. What you can not see is an alcove on the left and a window on the right. Below 2 kHz they run together pretty nicely but there are still 5 dB differences in places. Remember, these speakers are as simple as it gets, no crossovers just identical electrostatic panels. You have the transformers but there is no way they would be that far off. It is all the room. If You measure anyone's system you are going to see stuff like this. Imagine what this does to the image. I can bypass the room control by remote and the comparison is almost silly. If you had not heard the corrected system you probably would think the system was pretty good but, you punch in the room control and everything snaps into focus, game over.
Initially, there was a steep learning curve. Once you learn how to program it then you have to figure out what you want to accomplish. This is a matter of trial and error tuning until you get what you want. It took me probably five years until I stopped tuning. The only time I have to work with it is when I change amplifiers or move the speakers. Then I have to set up the mic and take new measurements and reprogram all the presets which is straight forward.
The single major problem with these loudspeakers is they are very selfish. Once you move off center the high frequencies drop off fast.
This is why I want to switch to Sound Labs 845's, much better dispersion.
The plastic mats on the floor in front of the speakers are electrified, cat control. Better a little zap than the big one he would get behind the speakers. Plus, they are the ultimate scratch posts.
