jaytor
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| Is 3 CH with a HT pre/pro better than 2 Channel The primary reason to use a center speaker is to keep the dialog centered on the screen for people that are sitting considerably off axis. If you only have a single sofa in front of your TV and you're sitting 10ft behind the plane of the speakers,... | |
| DYI diffuser kits/plans The Master Handbook is excellent and provides lots of useful information about room problems and how to solve them. But there is almost too much information in this book. A lot of theory and specific data on many different kinds of room treatments... | |
| Home Theater System Advice I would get the Outlaw 1050 receiver. This is a great sounding unit with reasonable power. Good used samples can be found for about $400. I'd recommend that you use the Infinitesimal IVs as the surround speakers and get some larger Infinity speake... | |
| best monitor available? I think the Mani-2s are very nice speakers, particularly their bass response for such a small package. You might try to give the Revel M20s a listen. I think the midrange and high end are a little more refined than the Mani-2s, but you'll give up ... | |
| Personal speaker evolution BIC something-or-other, 1975, new $200/pr.Genesis 1, 1977, new $300/pr.DIY, 1978, new drivers, $200/pr.ESS AMT1B, 1978, new $600/pr.Magnepan MG1 (2pair), 1979, new $500/pr.Mariah Acoustics Model 1, 1981, new $1100/pr (son is using)Magneplaner Tymp... | |
| Home Theater Speaker Advice I'll offer an alternative perspective. If you like to listen to concert DVDs, etc., where the surround channels are recorded as part of the concert, then I agree with the above recommendations for identical speakers all around. But for the vast ma... | |
| Power Conditioner - balanced power hookup? Thanks for the BPT recommendation. I took a look at their products and was pretty impressed with the price-performance. Only wish they looked a little nicer :-). I don't see how I could get away with one unit. The Krell FPB300 alone can draw 2000 ... | |
| Room Demensions, am I in trouble? I have not used Echo Busters personally, but I don't think they will be very effective at reducing bass mode problems in your room. The standard Echo Buster panels will have no effect on bass. The "Bass Buster", designed to fit into the corners, c... | |
| silly HT front/rear matching question? I think you will be just fine with less expensive surround speakers. If you're mounting the surrounds on the side walls, it's almost impossible to timbre match these speakers to the fronts anyway. In my last theater, I had the full Revel Ultima li... | |
| Room Demensions, am I in trouble? You can reduce the deliterious effect of having room modes close together by adding acoustic absorption in the bass region. The good news is that with your room dimensions, the biggest problem frequencies are relatively high (140Hz & 280Hz), s... |