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Originally Posted by Thirdy' post='776433' date='Jan 24 2009, 05:01 PM
B&W CM series speakers, Epson Front Projector, 102in. screen
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B&W CM series speakers, Epson Front Projector, 102in. screen
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Originally Posted by rogerj' post='776583' date='Jan 24 2009, 10:04 PM
Thirdy, Faqn nice! I am movin in but where is DFW?
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My Ride: 2006 530i Sport
Silver Gray - Black Leather - Anthracite Maple
Manual Transmission
Premium Audio
Cold Weather Package
Rear sunshade
Sirius Radio
Autobahnd Roadblock (3M) film kit
As fun as it is talking gear, let's talk setup. The RadioShack SPL meter is possibly the best $35 you'll spend on your home theater. Also pick up a 5.1/7.1 calibration disc.
It's also high time to make sure you have support for the new audio formats - Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA. These are the lossless compression formats. Linear PCM should be supported by most systems and is also lossless. If you're not running BluRay, get it - and make sure you can use the new audio formats with your current system. If you don't have a new receiver, chances are you'll need to interconnect using 5.1 or 7.1 analog RCA cables. There are a couple of players that will decode these formats and output them via 7.1 analog. That's how I do it, and it's a huge difference in sound - the new formats are incredible.
The currently available players that output via analog 7.1 are:
Panasonic DMP-BD55K
Sony BDP-S550
Sony BDP-S5000ES
Vizio VBR100
It's also high time to make sure you have support for the new audio formats - Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA. These are the lossless compression formats. Linear PCM should be supported by most systems and is also lossless. If you're not running BluRay, get it - and make sure you can use the new audio formats with your current system. If you don't have a new receiver, chances are you'll need to interconnect using 5.1 or 7.1 analog RCA cables. There are a couple of players that will decode these formats and output them via 7.1 analog. That's how I do it, and it's a huge difference in sound - the new formats are incredible.
The currently available players that output via analog 7.1 are:
Panasonic DMP-BD55K
Sony BDP-S550
Sony BDP-S5000ES
Vizio VBR100
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From: Lancaster PA
from top to bottom
LG LST-3510A HD RCVR/DVD
Cambridge Audio Azur 540D - main DVD player
Sherwood Newcastle R-965 - a beast
Philips DVP542 DVD for Divx movies
Belkin Pure AV pwer conditioner
dusty shelf for is the XBOX, we bring it downstairs for the kids sleepovers and such...
All of them are controlled by URC MX-300 remote (I recommend this remote if you need an RF remote application)
Definitive Technology Mythos 2 L/R and Mythos 3 center, Mythos Gem surrounds
HK sub
Buttkickers wired into seating powered by separate subwoofer amp has been the best "mod" for the home theater!
The depth charge scene in U571 is the best demo for the buttkickers
