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I should clarify those charges. The $125/hour is for the calibrating by an ISF certified technician, which I have not had done, nor am I going to at that rate with the advice I've received here. The two guys that installed the projector were billed at $60/hour for the main tech and $40 for the...

Thanks everyone, I appreciate the input and will order the DVE and Avia and check out the S&V. Gary

Frank, What is the S&V Disk? How intensive was the process? Gary

I have recently finished my theater project that included the Sony HS-20 projector. For the project, I consulted with a home theater firm located 90 miles from my small town home. I decided that it was best to use a dealer for some aspects of the construction, including video since I have no...

Time to update for all those contributing to this post. The electrician came but was of no help. We made sure all electronic circuits are in phase, checked and double checked the grounds, cut off all other breakers except for the equipment (dimmers, etc.). I did run a speaker wire from the...

Great, I'll give it a try. Gary

OK, I'll give the speaker wire a try. Is there any particular place to attach the wires to the components? No cable. I do now have satellite but the buzz was there before that and that audio is via Toslink and the video is connected directly to the projector. When I was in the breaker box...

Looks great! I'm jealous. I made mine out of dowel rods and white poplar, very basic.

Time for an update and more advice. My electrician came back to town with the flu and is laid up in bed. So I decided to go ahead and give some of your ideas a whirl on my own. 1st I tried new receptacles in case the outlets were bad, but that didn't help. 2nd. I moved the breakers in the...

Adam, I have an Equitech 3Q, which provides balanced AC for the source components. It utilizes a dedicated 220V line. Check out their website for more info @ www.equitech.com. Hopefully the electrician will agree and change one of the breakers so the phase is consistent. I would do it myself...

All of my source equipment and pre/pro is plugged into the power condiditoner as stated above. All amps are plugged into their own dedicated line.

Chris, Thanks for the picture. That helps a lot. I know that the dedicated amps are on opposite phase because they are right above/below each other. My power conditioner is on a 220V double pole breaker that spans two spaces so I'm not sure exactly how that effects the phase.

Thanks again all. The dedicated lines are on 5 and 7 so that may very well be my problem. I may try that wire trick, Leggaire. The electrician is coming Monday should I not get it remedies before that.

How about side to side? My box has odd # breakers on left, even on right. Are you saying that breakers 1 and 5 and 9, etc. are the same phase and 3 and 7 and 11 are opposite? What about the evens? Are 1 and 2 the same phase? Sorry for the questions, just want to be certain before taring...

AAAhhhh, OK. I'll take a look at it. My electrician is out of town until next week so I have a little time to investigate things on my own until then. Thanks!!

Thank you everyone. Over the weekend I have had time to experiment with the equipment. I will be calling my electrician today to discuss the issue with him. I have discovered that cheater plugs eliminate the buzz completely. Also, if I run an extention cord from the older part of the house...

Pete, Then have you not remedied your hum? I know that the hum/buzz is only present when the pre-amp is plugged into the right channel amp only. If I plug both channels in to one amp in stereo, or as I said before, both amps into the same outlet, their is no buzz. The center and side/rear...

20A of current to each monoblock. Thanks for the info. This is a new construction with all the wiring done by an electrician. I'll probably call him to see if he can solve the problem if it is in the electrical wiring versus the components.

The theater is nearing completion and I've got the equipment installed. Unfortunately I have a severe hum/buzz in my main speakers. I am using mono amps, each with a dedicated 20A line. When I turn on the R amp a very loud hum/buzz is present in both R and L channels. When the amp is...

Hey guys. I've ordered the Norcent and would like to upgrade the firmware to 3.01 but don't have a burner. Would someone be willing to snail mail me a good disc copy of a the firmware update by any chance? Of course I'd be willing to pay for a blank disc and postage. Let me know. You can email...

I found one that does exactly what I need @ http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/a..._adapters.html

I have just ordered the Dish811 HD receiver and realize that it only outputs 5.1 via optical connection. My problem is that this makes the third component that only outputs via optical and my processor only accepts 2 optical inputs. Does anyone know if there is a reasonably priced optical...

I'm nearly to the phase of mounting the screen to the front wall. I have a 110" diag, which is around a 56" height. The wall is 9' plus a 12" soffit. What is the suggested mounting location for the screen. Thanks, Gary

Thanks for the info Wayne. I've enjoyed reading a lot of it already. A couple of quick questions, though. I am using stereo subs with my mains and an LFE sub. Would I then need 2 BFDs to eq all subs? Do you find that the BFD has eliminated the need for any lf acoustic treatments then?

No, haven't heard of it. Info?

I need to add some bass traps to my room and am wondering if anyone has a good discount source for them, or if there are any less expensive alternatives? I could be willing to try a DIY project if I had clear instructions on how to do it. Thanks for the help.

I am doing the same setup in my home theater. You have a couple of options. Try an electrical supply store to see about ordering a 5 gang junction box. According to my electrician they exist but are quite pricey. Or you could probably make your own using a little creativity, a two and a three...

Andrew, What fiberglass are you referring to? I looked at the fiberglass boards at Home Depot today. They would be simple to install and cover but are they compressed to tightly to do the job? Would regular loosely rolled fiberglass be better?

Mike, Looks like you used quilting batting firred in then a black cloth material over this? Looks great. Did you hear this type of treatment before going that route or just decide to do it on your own?

I am planning to place absorbtive material at the first reflection point and some diffusion along the rear walls. The floors will be carpeted. I read here some time ago where someone used felt on the front wall, and others fiberglass sheathing board. Wanted to know how those have worked out for...