goji Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 ^ You didn't lose the hat above the tv did you? It gave the setup class ;) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/271229-definitive-home-theatre-setup-thread/page/7/#findComment-590425812 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thE_qubE Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Cleaned up the house...here goes: dude nice setup, but invest in a harmony :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/271229-definitive-home-theatre-setup-thread/page/7/#findComment-590426694 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scaldari Anitoba Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 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 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/271229-definitive-home-theatre-setup-thread/page/7/#findComment-590434966 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cchasem Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 (edited) ill post a better pic if anyone wants me to. let me know if u have any questions! Edited January 25, 2009 by cchasem Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/271229-definitive-home-theatre-setup-thread/page/7/#findComment-590476744 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted February 9, 2009 Global Moderator Share Posted February 9, 2009 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* Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/271229-definitive-home-theatre-setup-thread/page/7/#findComment-590550420 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sin-ergy Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 ^ wow, nice! :drool: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/271229-definitive-home-theatre-setup-thread/page/7/#findComment-590563118 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperKid Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 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.! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/271229-definitive-home-theatre-setup-thread/page/7/#findComment-590563132 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted February 12, 2009 Global Moderator Share Posted February 12, 2009 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. :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/271229-definitive-home-theatre-setup-thread/page/7/#findComment-590567854 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boz Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Finally finished the home theater area: And some screenshots: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/271229-definitive-home-theatre-setup-thread/page/7/#findComment-590742734 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Very impressive Boz (Y) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/271229-definitive-home-theatre-setup-thread/page/7/#findComment-590742752 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boz Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Thanks.. took a while..but it's finally finished ;) The living room looks nicer now too: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/271229-definitive-home-theatre-setup-thread/page/7/#findComment-590742774 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cchasem Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Very nice. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/271229-definitive-home-theatre-setup-thread/page/7/#findComment-590745830 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigurd Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Boz, I am so jelous. Nice setups (Y) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/271229-definitive-home-theatre-setup-thread/page/7/#findComment-590745860 Share on other sites More sharing options...
goji Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Bah, to much green and not enough movie posters. :p Where are the Ref. pieces you speak of? All I see are Synergies. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/271229-definitive-home-theatre-setup-thread/page/7/#findComment-590750302 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boz Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 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. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/271229-definitive-home-theatre-setup-thread/page/7/#findComment-590753486 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sn00pie Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Great setup Boz, saw it on AVS :D Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/271229-definitive-home-theatre-setup-thread/page/7/#findComment-590754292 Share on other sites More sharing options...
goji Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 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? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/271229-definitive-home-theatre-setup-thread/page/7/#findComment-590754810 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boz Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Still doesn't answer my question LOLWhat 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. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/271229-definitive-home-theatre-setup-thread/page/7/#findComment-590756264 Share on other sites More sharing options...
goji Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 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. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/271229-definitive-home-theatre-setup-thread/page/7/#findComment-590756852 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayrider Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 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 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/271229-definitive-home-theatre-setup-thread/page/7/#findComment-591144298 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mystic MVC Posted June 15, 2009 MVC Share Posted June 15, 2009 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. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/271229-definitive-home-theatre-setup-thread/page/7/#findComment-591144306 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayrider Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 What's the diff between 1.3 and 1.3a? Also, do HDMI cables transmit sound too? Really appreciate the help mystic Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/271229-definitive-home-theatre-setup-thread/page/7/#findComment-591144314 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mystic MVC Posted June 15, 2009 MVC Share Posted June 15, 2009 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. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/271229-definitive-home-theatre-setup-thread/page/7/#findComment-591144338 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayrider Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 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 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/271229-definitive-home-theatre-setup-thread/page/7/#findComment-591144378 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 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?. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/271229-definitive-home-theatre-setup-thread/page/7/#findComment-591180114 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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