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LOL. :) Sometimes I should keep some of those questions to myself! I took another look at the roughed in space and did some calculations. The other issue I have is there won't be much room on the front wall to have the in-wall subs once I get the screen up and leave room for the center...

Well, I'll tell ya, I'd much rather just stick with the SVS I have and add another and call it a day. But I have a WAF issue to deal with. (I guess she kind of latched onto my question, "What do you think about doing all in-walls this time around?" :) ) I think I'm going to go with the two...

Hi, Robert. I'll have my crossover set to 80Hz, when the construction is finished that is! Like DRobbins, I too had a single SVS in the corner in my old home theater, and experienced the same thing; I could localize the subwoofer. I did some reading and the research indicates what your'e...

The research and advice of experts don't agree with you. In addition to the white paper I referenced above, you can read layout guidance from THX here: THX Home Theater Subwoofer Layout Drobbins: Thanks for the feedback. Your results reinforce the research, which found that the center-wall...

Hi, everyone. I'm installing two in-wall subs in the center of the front wall and center of the back wall, based upon common wisdom and the research outlined in this white paper: http://www.harman.com/wp/pdf/multsubs.pdf. My problem is my back wall is a half-wall that is only about 4 feet...

I used the Polk RC55i for all four surrounds in my 7.1 installation in my last home theater, and I loved them. Davey T

I bought a 7.5m cable from Lindy but I got some sparklies. (I think I have a tough situation because the DVI cable runs through the ceiling under some electrical cables, with probably only 4 or 5 inches of clearance.) I just purchased a 5 meter replacement cable from Lindy and that looks a...

Note that the 1400 only has 2 component inputs. If you want to switch all three sources--your DVD, your XBox and your CATV--you'll need a switcher such as the one mentioned above. Alternatively, you can use DVI from your cable box to the projector (if available on your cable box) and use the...

To be honest, I was sick the past couple of days and haven't even finished connecting the last speaker wire on my replacement unit. (Yes...THAT sick!) I don't think I have enough experience yet to make a good judgment. Before it shut itself off, it sounded great with movies. The center...

Well, this is why I pointed out that it's a larger benefit on longer cable runs, perhaps 50 or 60 feet, and every little bit helps! :) Dave

Now, I'm no expert, but no one seems to point out the benefit of cutting the resistance of the wire approximately in half by biwiring, reducing the amount of energy being converted into heat, thus reducing the workload of the amplifier at a given output level from the speakers. Regardless of...

It looks like I jumped the gun, here. Just after I wrote this, I got a call from the store. They're having the same problem. Looks like it's a bad unit. Phew! I'm NOT losing my mind! Dave

Has anyone run into this problem? When I run my new Yamaha RXV-1400 for about 30 minutes, it turns itself off. If I then turn it back on, it immediately shuts off again. Following the troubleshooting tips in the manual, I unplug it for 30 seconds, plug it back in, and it turns on. But then it...

Thanks, Ralph. I am a rather anal bast*rd. Yeah, the chase blows. I did try to "turn around" the room every which way, but every way had a drawback. Either you'd be bumping your head on the chase, or I'd have to put the entry door all the way on the other side of the room from where the...

Alright! That's prety much what I wanted to know--am I OK ignoring my perfectionist streak in this particular instance? It sounds like I am. My wife and I watched a few minutes of a couple of different movies last night, and it looked great at 92". The room does look a little off-balance...

*grin* OK. This is really hard without being able to draw a picture (and if this time doesn't work, I'll slap together a Visio drawing!) Here's the basic problem: - Room is 13 feet wide, or 156". - Left edge of chase is 36.75" from the right wall - To center a screen, its left edge and...

Hmm. That didn't quite work. Well, let's try: (Left Wall) (Blank Space - about 80% of wall) (Vertical Chase) (Right Wall)

Well, here's the situation. My room kind of looks like this: (Using poor ASCII art, here) -------------------------------------- | | | | | ----- | | | | | Basically, the top is the front of the room. The strange thing about 80% to the right is a vertical chase hiding the sewer pipe...

(I.e., I HAVE measured and measured and measured! :) This is why I'm having the dilemma!)

Ralph: Does that mean that you don't think it's OK if the screen is offset 1.8 inches? I.e., are you implying that the screen should be exactly centered, in your opinion? Thanks, Dave

I have a dilemma. If I perfectly center a screen on my front wall, I'd have 82 1/2 inches available for screen width, including the frame. This is approximately a 90" diagonal (1.78:1) screen if I had one custom made by Carada. Now, since I want the biggest possible picture, I'm debating...

...and which is easier? :)

Jason: They just quoted me a price of $119.95 for a 2- to 5-space custom rack mount. This is the same price as SmartHome. What did you pay for your custom racks? Philip: Thanks for the info. I'd love to see a picture of the rack with your equipment in it. Thanks! Dave

Hey, Zen. Thanks for the "hi." Dave

Perhaps you can get some ideas from the US Govt. Our hard-earned tax dollars at work... http://www.splis.com/GSA/GSA_1.pdf

I must say, having seen both photos of in-wall rackmount installations, as well as an installation in person, I REALLY like the clean, finished look. I guess I'll start counting those pennies!

Nice spelling. I meant "shelves." (It was a long day at the office.)

Hi, guys. I'm in the process of building my HT (in the drywall stage right now.) I purchased rack rails from smarthome, and will be building an MDF enclosure for the rack. Anyhow, I have two questions: 1. Is Middle Atlantic the only company that makes the custom rackmount shelfs for AV...

I saw this Chief RPA mount that looks like it will mount flush: http://www.mountsandmore.com/asp/sho...122&catid2=150 Does anyone know of a less expensive mount that will mount a PLV-Z2 flush to the ceiling? Or should I look at making my own if I want to spend less money? Thanks in...

I assume it's just a concrete slab except for the platform at the rear? I will certainly give it a shot with just the sub before shelling out the cash on a shaker. One other attraction to the shaker is getting better bass without having others in other parts of the house hearing "MMMM MMMM...