Definitive Home Theatre setup thread

[goji]

^ You didn't lose the hat above the tv did you? It gave the setup class ;)

[thE_qubE]

Cleaned up the house...here goes:

dude nice setup, but invest in a harmony :)

[Scaldari Anitoba]

Asus M2A-VM HDMI with an AM2 4200+ and 4 gigs ram @4-4-4-12

Asus Xonar DX PCIe 7.1 Sound

Creative Gigaworks S750 7.1 speakers

Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm 80gig x2 raid 0

Vista MC on Ultimate

Firefly remote

the tv is nothing to right home about but i am working on a projector

all the movies and video's are stored on a raid 5 file server in the basement

[cchasem]

ill post a better pic if anyone wants me to. let me know if u have any questions!

Edited January 25, 2009 by cchasem

[Jim K Global Moderator]

From this...

To this...

To this Elite...

well...to be fair it really wasn't from "this" to "that". When I moved here I sold my 210 pound Sony Triniton to the movers and used my 32inch until my PDP-111FD arrived. Also was looking for a stand while waiting for the 111FD and when I found one I put the little Samsung on there. The Samsung has been moved back to the bedroom where it had been.

Setup:

Pioneer Elite PDP-111FD

Pioneer Elite BDP-05FD

Pioneer Elite VSX-45TX

Athena Audition Series speakers (forgot all the model numbers and too lazy to look them up).

Have had the receiver and speakers for about 6 years now...still sound outstanding. Just glad that there is such a thing as internal decoding over analog for the Blu Ray so I didn't have to upgrade that.

Still trying to figure out wire management.

*sigh*

[sin-ergy]

^ wow, nice! :drool:

[SuperKid]

jjkusa those speakers are rediculously huge, nice setup for home theatre there, love to watch movie on that except i would proberly prefer 5.1 or 7.1 around room for movies just like the way you get the effects of helicopters flying past etc.!

[Jim K Global Moderator]

jjkusa those speakers are rediculously huge, nice setup for home theatre there, love to watch movie on that except i would proberly prefer 5.1 or 7.1 around room for movies just like the way you get the effects of helicopters flying past etc.!

I have a pair of the audition speakers as my left/right surrounds. Smaller bookshelf. I also have two other smaller Audition series for whenever the time comes that I can have 7.1

It does sound very good...and I have not had one complaint yet...after 6 years of having the same audio setup. :)

[Boz]

Finally finished the home theater area:

And some screenshots:

[Sethos]

Very impressive Boz (Y)

[Boz]

Thanks.. took a while..but it's finally finished ;)

The living room looks nicer now too:

[cchasem]

Very nice.

[Sigurd]

Boz, I am so jelous. Nice setups (Y)

[goji]

Bah, to much green and not enough movie posters. :p

Where are the Ref. pieces you speak of? All I see are Synergies.

[Boz]

Bah, to much green and not enough movie posters. :p

Where are the Ref. pieces you speak of? All I see are Synergies.

Actually I just sold a few days ago the Reference ones as I want to upgrade to XF-48s. Synergies are older I still had, but still very good until I get like another $3k for XFs. I was floored when they demonstrated them to me 2 weeks ago.

[sn00pie]

Great setup Boz, saw it on AVS :D

[goji]

Actually I just sold a few days ago the Reference ones as I want to upgrade to XF-48s. Synergies are older I still had, but still very good until I get like another $3k for XFs. I was floored when they demonstrated them to me 2 weeks ago.

Still doesn't answer my question LOL

What were you originally using in the Ref lineup, and what are you powering them with?

[Boz]

Still doesn't answer my question LOL

What were you originally using in the Ref lineup, and what are you powering them with?

Not sure what you mean.. You asked me what happened to the Ref. speakers I was mentioning in my responses and I answered.

As for what model of Ref. ones, I was using RF-5s + RC-3 center with Denon 2308ci, while Synergy ones were on Denon 1906.

Now, since RFs went, I plugged Synergy ones to 2908ci until I get XF-48s.

[goji]

RF-5 are not bad, and are very capable, however the weak link in your system would have been the RC-3; it isn't voice matched to the towers, and very muffled in comparison.

Regardless, cheers on future upgrading.

[bayrider]

I'm looking for some HDMI cables for my plasma TV. It's 1080i and I'm on DirecTV.

I'm not looking to spend a ton of cash on them... are these any good?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16882123160

[+Mystic MVC]

I'm looking for some HDMI cables for my plasma TV. It's 1080i and I'm on DirecTV.

I'm not looking to spend a ton of cash on them... are these any good?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16882123160

Because HDMI cables use a digital signal a $5 cable will perform the same as a Monster $100+ cable. Check out Monoprice for some cheap cables.

[bayrider]

What's the diff between 1.3 and 1.3a? Also, do HDMI cables transmit sound too?

Really appreciate the help mystic

[+Mystic MVC]

What's the diff between 1.3 and 1.3a? Also, do HDMI cables transmit sound too?

Really appreciate the help mystic

Q. What is the difference between HDMI 1.3 and HDMI 1.3a, or 1.3b?

For consumers, there is no difference between HDMI version 1.3 and 1.3a or 1.3b. These minor revisions to the specification typically relate to manufacturing or testing issues and do not impact features or functionality. In addition, HDMI Licensing, LLC is actively working with manufacturers to reduce confusion for consumers by de-emphasizing version numbers and focusing instead on product features and functionality.

For Adopters, the latest HDMI Specification is v1.3a and the latest HDMI Compliance Test Specification (CTS) is 1.3c.

HDMI

Yes they do transmit sound as well.

[bayrider]

Thanks for your help!

I'll be settling for these:

http://www.monoprice.com/products/product....at=1#largeimage

Based on what I read, the rounded 24AWG wires are a bit stiff and my receiver is in a bit of a tight space so these would work better as they're more flexible

[Joel]

Finally finished the home theater area:

Boz, have you ever tried putting your sub in a corner instead of leaving it out in the open?.