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If I could have done it over I would have saved up for each component, including the component called the room and installed it as a system instead of constantly upgrading. Does anyone ever do that? Maybe Bill Gates with his personal theater?:D

Ear level directionality is so important to be locked dead center that they use microperfed screens to get it at commercial theaters. So, I like the dialogue from the center aimed directly at me. In installations where the cabinet is below the screen it is often aimed upward in that case.

I would reccomend www.designcinema.com and ask Dennis for his free white papers he will send you, a booklet entitled: "The imprtoance of plannning and designing home theater". Other good resources are Polks Guide to Home Theater, Dolby's Guide to Home Theater and Crutchfields Guide to Home Theater.

You can use three runs of RG6 to make your own Component video cable. Here is the link for the RCA fitting crimper: http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/pshow...number=360-046 You could use red, green and blue electrical tape or shrink wrap tubing to ID the ends. You could use one run as yellow RCA...

Who in the world would use a Bass Tech 7, or SPL B-DEAP 32 cabinet in a vehicle? Has someone really done this for personal use, or was it a gig for WCES or an IASCA competition? Could any car audio amplifier control such subs?

CEDIA is the industry leader for credible designers and installers, because they take standardized tests to establish knowledge in the low voltage specialty. They offer a free dealer locator finder of certified installers in your area. http://www.cedia.net/homeowners/finder_form.php p:star:

I do not know of fuses in changers, but there may be. Try removing all the CDs from the magazine and inserting the empty magazine into the changer. Now turn on the unit and see if the cd goes back into the magazine. If it does not, look for a reset button on the changer. It will be a tiny hole...

Denon's are something else. I chose the DVD-5900, very well built players.

True, they do not have the longevity they used to. You may have had your horizontal oscillator do the light bulb effect and go out. It may be more in order to get another display with a warranty. Have you considered any other technologies beside direct-view (regular television's)?

Wall-mounting and stands gives freedom to mount at the height you want. The RT251's have a good bass response provided by their rear-firing port built into the speaker's back plate, which doubles as a convenient keyhole wall mounting bracket. So, Polk implies wall mounting is okay. Both wall...

If a player does not display the DTS logo on it, it will not decode DTS.

If you replaced your car battery with an Optima ( I would and I do use Optimas in both our cars), use a red top as they are starter batteries. A yellow top, being a deep cycle battery is good as a second battery with an isolator and a high output, or dual-output high-output alternator (for those...

Joe, you will be happy with the BR-1 tweeter. I have 7 BR-1 cabinets in a 7.1 in one of my systems and it reproduces the highs silky and lifelike. They are less harsh then Peerless tweets and and cost much less than Scan-Speak, Dynaudio, or Morel tweeters. For the money the Parts Express tweeter...

Yes, and the crossover assembly, although the most labor intensive part of the kit teaches one about crossover design and the need for proper polarity and soldering skills.

"you don't gain anything in SPL by adding that clamshelled second sub. In other words, there's no real reason to use an isobaric enclosure of that sort. It doesn't gain you anything over a single 12" and you'd get more out of just having the two subs in their own sealed boxes. All you do...

Audiobahn is total crap (this is all my opinion of course) That is hilarious! I mean it man, not being facetious, it was funny. My feelings on Rockford Corp. is that bad management has infested it from the beginning. This isn't slander, just an obsevation. Jim Strickland is a good engineer and...

From one of earlier posts: "The surrounds blow apart easily. It takes time to solder and wire them up, but it is great for a DIYer project." True use caution with soldering tweeter terminals (use heat sinks, or just not solder the tweet lead at all), but in the Dayton BR-1 kit what I was...

Wow, my post was in July and I am surprised the thread is still open. At $60 assembling the BR-1 is a good deal. You see how speakers are made and why certain things are done to reach the final goal of sound reproduction. I do not know the specs on the S26, you would have to compare the...

Rockford moving into Crutchfield was a bad marketing move in my humble opinion. When I worked with Wayne in '95 the Tempe, AZ plant was doing the best they ever where. You would have to prove to me and this thread a valid source that the Michigan RAD speaker plant was spitting out shit like...

E/V (electro-voice) makes sub drivers that can handle well over 2400 watts. If you want deep, articulate bass try the sub SVS and Velodyne copied, the M&K. Dual 12's in a push-pull sealed enclosure. The best sub made. Skywalker Ranch even bought some.:emoji_thumbsup: :b

Wow! Everyone knows dennis! Great he is working with you. Some good acoustic sites I have come across are www.acousticsfirst.com and www.acousticalsolutions.com and www.asc-soundproff.com for more info on sound-proofing.

Ken, soundproofing is beneficial in the design phase of the theater. Sound absorption on the display and side walls at a minimum are needed as well. Contact Dennis at www.designcinema.com for some free white papers on this.

Yes, Ben welcome to the addiction. I like the wood entertainment center, classy. Nice DTS poster. Nice blue neon light in your PC. I would: 1. tow your mains in, (angle your front speakers to a 45 degree angle). 2. Definitely lift your surrounds so they are 2 to 3 feet above your ears for...

They still make radar detectors? :D

Rick, if you have not gone yet try Crutchfields (www.crutchfield.com) installer.com referral service. They tell you which installers in your area are MECP certified and which ones are Master Installers.

A sub should not really be musical. A good sub in car audio, or home theater should be articulate (clear-not muddy) and that comes from clean, adequate power. A good sub should sound deep and solid. The enclosure is the trick to that. Many people (IASCA and USAC) swear by sealed enclosures. They...

I seal my approval of RG6Q with Patrick and Greg. It has 2 layers of foil shielding and 2 layers of braided shielding. You may also try a "cheater" adapter if the sub amp has 3-prongs to bring it to the outlet at 2-prongs to break a possible ground loop. $2 Home Depot, or Lowes. It killed the...

A guy in the AVS forum got on because he was impressed by their booth at the recent CEDIA Expo. I believe he said he paid $40,000 for it. It is a wonderful technology, but only the few and the proud with have access to it in their homes. But like everything CE the supply and demand will force...

CRT front PJs have good levels of black, but when my Barco Data scan failed I got a DLP. It has a great, bright, colorful picture. Chris, very true about the CRT weight, my Barco weighed in at 180 lbs.:frowning: What ever happened to ChrisLazarko?

From Wiggle: "CRT tubes last a long long time" False doctrine fur sure. Ever hear of "scan fail"? Sam Runcos thoughts as addressed to the AVS Forum on why the CRT front projector is dying: "The lenses were the first problem we encountered, but it's onlt the beginning. The next challanges will...