Community weekly poll: What kind of home-theater setup do you have?
- 4/18/06 5:19 PM
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by briandimartino - 4/21/06 12:36 PM In reply to: It's pointless spending years building a good home theater by morgantedI took vaderrulzz's post to be about video and audio.
Both of the other post seemed to only to address the audio portion. I agree that audio has reached it limit. Video on the other hand has not.
I agree about the upgrading and have not made the jump. I still use a 14 year old Sony that's doing fine. If I upgraded now I'd be looking at replacing or repairing every couple of years because the newer technology doesn't hold up. I get this message from all the sales people in all the local stores.
ps I live at over 6000 feet.
Audio at it's limit?
by phrubin - 4/21/06 2:37 PM In reply to: ? by briandimartinoI might have been prone to say that myself when Dolby surround first came into common use. Now there is 5.1, 7.1. Who knows what is next?
I thought I was really up to date about 2 yrs ago when I replaced the dead stereo in the car with one that could play MP3s off a CD. Now there is DVD, and a toss up as to the next media, BluRay or hddvd.
Tube TV, DVD, VCR, and Surround Sound
by zzmel - 4/19/06 1:55 PM In reply to: What kind of home-theater setup do you have? by Marc Bennett
It would be nice to have a HDTV but I will have to wait till the price lowers even more. I have a SONY surround system and I guess it works OK. If I understood how to set up the darn thing so it works better, that would be a blessing. The instruction manual sucks.
Hooking it up
by phrubin - 4/19/06 2:11 PM In reply to: Tube TV, DVD, VCR, and Surround Sound by zzmelIf you have any questions about the hookup, I'd be glad to answer them.
Paul
Comcast HD/DVR w/dvd and surround
by Kevman10 - 12/5/06 10:31 AM In reply to: Hooking it up by phrubinI'm trying to get my Comcast HD/DVR box hooked up to my new Sony KDF50E2000 lcd rear projection. Comcast's self install manual isn't the most well depicted and with Sony's diagram's I'm getting sound from my tv on the surround but no pic or sound from my dvd which is a Pioneer. I have the Pioneer Component and AV (red/white) cables in the same column on the tv but have no sound or pic. Any suggestions on this? Do I need splitters and such? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Hooking it up
by Kevman10 - 12/7/06 4:04 PM In reply to: Hooking it up by phrubinThat'd be great. Below is what I have. I've got sound from my tv on the surround sound when I ran the audio from the Comcast Motorola HD/DVR box into the tv in inputs. I have the component and audio cables running from my dvd into the tv's first column (3 component w/2audio all in same column). But, I can't even get a picture off of my dvd. Any help you could offer would be great.
TV - Sony 50" lcd rear projection model # KDF-50E2000
Pioneer DVD player model # DV-363
Pioneer audio surround model # HTP-3600
I'd like to be able to hook up my vcr too.
Hooking up a SA-HT940 dvd home theater to comcast dvr & TV.
by tuzfra - 12/24/06 7:47 AM In reply to: Hooking it up by phrubinI am trying to hook up a SA-HT940 by Panasonic for surround with a pansonic tv.I am getting surround sound from dvds, but not when playing tv alone. Please help if anyone can have time to do so. Thank you very much. Please reply to jam2hrd@yahoo.com or tuzfra@gmail.com
Pretty much the whole worth
by Peken - 4/19/06 1:59 PM In reply to: What kind of home-theater setup do you have? by Marc Bennett
I have a Sony 34 inch xbr960 crt hdtv,Nhtst-4 (acquired recently)for the front,Nht1a with updated drivers(replacement) for the surround, 10inch atlantic tech sub & Nht center one center speaker hooked up to a Harmon Kardon avr-520.I want to point out once you expereience 5.1 ,you don't want to go back, same with hdtv.
Tube TV with Dolby 5.1, VCR
by phrubin - 4/19/06 2:01 PM In reply to: What kind of home-theater setup do you have? by Marc Bennett
While I wouldn't call it a home theater, the Cable box stereo output goes to a Dolby 5.1 A/V Receiver as does the VCR output (which almost never gets used). The video from both is also switched by the Receiver to the video in of the 34'' Tube TV.
In fact this house, built 4 years ago, was built with wiring for the speakers in the walls because I knew ''mama'' wouldn't accept the wires being visible.
2 houses ago I was in a ranch on a slab. This was before Dolby 5.1 and both rear speakers had the same content. After a surround sound demo at a showroom I was hooked. So I ran 1 rear speaker. The wiring for that speaker went up to the attic (inside the wall), accross the ceiling, and down thru a closet and then thru the closet side wall. I guess it might be called Dolby 3.0. Of course, I was using the ''old fashioned'' type speakers, but with an 18 inch woofer in each of the front speakers there was no need for a ''sub-'' woofer.
I find something lacking in any movie or sporting event without the rear speakers running in Surround Sound. I loose the sense of ''being there.''
As far as flat screen and DVD, I'm waiting for the dust to clear on the different HD formats, especially 1080p, and for enough content to be available to make it worthwhile.
what kind of setup do I have?
by quietman5us - 4/19/06 2:08 PM In reply to: What kind of home-theater setup do you have? by Marc Bennett
I believe I have a modest setup, but it's still alot of fun!
I have an HDTV SONY 55 inch LCD REAR PROJECTION TV. Sound comes from a JVC receiver that allows a 7.1 speaker setup. The receiver is rated at 110 watts per channel, with a line signal for the sub woofers. The front center speaker is an Altec Lansing two way speaker, with dual midrange speakers flanking the tweeter. The two front speakers are magnapan speakers. The two rear speakers are Bose 3.1 speakers. the two back speakers are home made ported three way speakers. I also run two YAMAHA 150 watt sub woofers for a total of over three hundred watts of power for the subwoofers alone. The sound is a little uneven due to the inefficient magnapans, and the other four speakers being much more efficient. But the dual sub woofers really kick butt! Since I live in an apartment, I only crank up the system occaisionally and run low volumes after 9 pm.
I run 1 karaoke dvd player, 1 single disc dvd player, 1 samsung dvd player that upconverts to hdtv levels, 1 vhs player, 1 laser disc player, 1 carousel 5 cd player, and 1 belt drive turntable. I have over 250 vinyl albums, over 500 dvds, over 300 cds, and approximately 150 laser discs. I also have two desktop computers and one laptop.
I hope to build a consolidated pc controlled entertainment center soon, but I'm still waiting for a shakeout on two front. First a decent OS to run the system, and second, for the hd/blu-ray dust to settle.
Do I like my video/sound setup? Very much so. Except for the times I jump to answer the phone, only to find that it's actually ringing on the screen.
Inefficient Magnepans?
by Barrister33 - 4/20/06 7:46 AM In reply to: what kind of setup do I have? by quietman5usIt struck me as odd that you have paired planar speakers with an otherwise conventional set up. Your perceived inefficiency may be due to the fact that you're running Maggies in combination with conventional speakers and a mass market receiver. You didn't specify the models of either the Maggies or the JVC, but unfortunately even the introductory model Magnepans require a receiver with a good 4 Ohm capacity, and there are very few (if any) mass market receivers out there that can meet this requirement. It's hard to be sure because they typically don't publish 4 Ohm power ratings. NAD's receivers are a fabulous bargain for what you get and match up very well with Magnepans. I suspect that if you were to run your Maggies with a receiver that was designed to produce power at 4 Ohms and go with Maggies all the way around your sound would even out considerably and you'd be thrilled with the result.
home theater set-up
by dukefan4life - 4/19/06 2:08 PM In reply to: What kind of home-theater setup do you have? by Marc Bennett
Pioneer Elite 50" plasma
Yamaha RX-V1600 receiver
Defenitive Technology towers, center and surrounds
HSU Research VTF-MK2 subwoofer
Nothing like spending your tax return on a worthwhile project!!!!!!
HD flat-panel display, DVD, Dolby 5.1
by vikramk18 - 4/19/06 2:09 PM In reply to: What kind of home-theater setup do you have? by Marc Bennett
I have a Pioneer 42" Plasma monitor (PDP-424MV), Pioneer VSX-D812K 6.1 receiver, Polk Audio R50s for the fronts, R15s for the rears, Infinity Entra Center Two for the front center, no sub. Comcast HD & a Philips DVD player are the sources running on component video. Also have an Apple Aiport Express w/Air Tunes as an audio source running digital music off my Mac in my home studio.
Jumped in to HD in 2001.
by bunkey91405 - 4/19/06 2:11 PM In reply to: What kind of home-theater setup do you have? by Marc Bennett
My home A/V system includes a 32" HD Direct View, tube, TV with seperate JVC Super VHS VCR and DVD player. Audio is provided by a Technics A/V receiver and four ESS AMT 10" woofer speakers in each corner of the room. The speakers are from previous quad, stereo setups and naturally do not require a sub woofer for bass. DirectTV is provided by a HD TiVo with Dolby, as is the A/V receiver. The speakers, audio, truly immerse you in the video experience with full range sound and imaging and display what is lost through the built-in TV speakers. It is unfortunate full size stereo speakers are not mentioned or submitted for audio-video use, over the many small speaker setups offered. I will always suggest using a full size speaker, if room allows it.
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