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  1. chris bruce

    Please help ASAP with my onkyo 805 and this dts bomb.

    I have a question for all you smarter then me guys out there. I have a Onkyo Txsr-805. And I am getting a ps3 slim. I am planning on it bitsreaming to my a/v. But is this dts bomb somethig I should worry about? What can I do if this is a problem. If I should update my firmware how do I do that...
  2. chris bruce

    Please somebody help with my calibration

    I am looking for some calibration settings for my Mits. 73735. I have been sifting through pages and pages of forums to locate some of your guys settings that you had done with calibration disc or profesional calibration. i dont have a ton of money cause of our lovely economy but I had saved up...
  3. chris bruce

    Im probally reaching for the stars on this one.

    My step father has a 50" (kds-r50xbr1) which is a sont 1080i hdtv. I was hoping to find out someone else who has the same set that had the tv calibrated that could give me the video settings of the calibration. I know each set is different but it would give him a farerely decent starting point...
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    I dont know what went wrong

    I hade my home theater hooked up for about 2 years with no problem. I unhooked everything so I could paint my home theater room. I hooked evrything back up the way it was and now when I turn my reciever on or off my two subwoofers pop. They never did this before. And I am the type of person that...
  5. chris bruce

    Does this technology exsist?

    I have a HT room about 9x15x8 It is about 1180 cubic volume, I think. The HT room is setup with my in wall speakers and furniture and moving things around is not an option. The tv is directly in front of me with 2 svs pb-12plus/2's They are monster subs especially in that size room. Anyway on to...
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    Please help, so confused

    I have an onkyo txsr804 and I like the price of the sony s350. Let me see if I can explain this right. I think I need a blu player that has all the decoders in it to send it pcm to my receiver. And if it doesen't I thought I read some where, that I can update this machine to do so. But will this...
  7. chris bruce

    Anybody with a mitsubishi wd-65735 please help

    I just purchased a mitsubishi wd-65735 65" tv. It is a 1080p tv, but do I have to turn 1080p on or will it detect the 1080p signal as soon as my ps3 starts playing a blu-ray? Thanks
  8. chris bruce

    Is this to big?

    I like the mitsubishi 73" But is that tv to big for my room. It is 16' x 10.5' I sit about 11' feet back from tv. Right now I have the 65" on delivery for tommorrow. Thanks
  9. chris bruce

    what is the difference?

    I am about ready to make a 1080p purchase. Could some of you guys please help me out? What is the difference from a 1080p rear projection to a 1080p lcd or plasma. What i am looking at is the picture quality. How much clearer is there a difference? I am looking for a 65" and I can get a rear...
  10. chris bruce

    Are these speaker settings right?

    Yea, I had it on a tripod. I think I am going to set all speakers to 75db.
  11. chris bruce

    Are these speaker settings right?

    Sorry, I re read your question again. I know what you mean now. Yes I used the receivers pink noise to measure the db's of the speakers.
  12. chris bruce

    Are these speaker settings right?

    Yes, I placed the mic in my primary seating position. I used all 8 placements of the mic in different seating positions. And I guess I used the pink noise. The receiver automatically sends out noises from the speakers to the mic. It's really not a pink noise though. Sort of low level blasts.
  13. chris bruce

    Are these speaker settings right?

    I have a n Onkyo 805 and ran Audessy for speaker setup. I finally dialed the sub in to my liking but for my other 5 speakers I didn't touch, as of yet. This is what the audessy set my speakers at. I checked them with my sound meter to get the db. LF-74, C-73, RF-73, RR-72, LR-70. I believe they...
  14. chris bruce

    Question concerning subwoofer setup

    I have a Onkyo 805. I also have 2 svs pb12/2 in a room that is about 1150 cubic vollume. Trust me that kind of bass gets intense in that size room. Anyway I used the receivers audessy to set up my speakers. after it was done I checked the audessy's speaker settings against my sound meter. And...
  15. chris bruce

    Onkyo Tx-sr805 dts-ma bomb

    I have version 1.06 and 2 out of the 3 new dsp that you need to not have this sound bomb destroy my speakers. Can somebody please give me a step by step guide on how to fix and upgrade my dsp. I don't have the link to download onto a disc. And excatly how to I burn it onto a blank disc. I don't...
  16. chris bruce

    Anybody ever hear of these speakers?

    I was at Tweeter and they had some Focale speakers on clearance. They had 2 front, center and 2 rear for about $1399. I'm sorry I can't give you the model numbers. i don't know them. I never heard of Focale, I was wondering if any of you had some experience with these speakers. They sounded good...
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    Svs pb12/plus2 question

    I have 2 svs pb12/plus2's. I know they don't make them anymore and I would like to keep on my shelf 1 or 2 of the raw speakers incase I blow one or two in the far future. Does anybody know how much these run? I will contact Svs on Monday, but I was wondering maybe somebody would know and can...
  18. chris bruce

    Help with new Onkyo 805

    I just got my Onkyo 805. I set up my speakers using the machines Auddessy automatic setup. I would like to see what difference in sound if I were to setup my speakers using my sound meter I have. Is there a way where I can do that and still don't loose the settings of the auddessy. I was hoping...
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    price match

    I am looking for the cheapers price for a Onkyo Tx-sr805 in black. I found one at price grabber.com for $661 with shipping. But I don't know much about that website. I don't know if they are an authorized dealer. What websites out there will price match other sites? I was hoping to one that...
  20. chris bruce

    enough of room?

    Do any of you see a problem with this? I am buying the onkyo 805. My entertainment center is a z-line design tv stand. Tv sits on top and their are 2 glass shelves below. Now for the room question. My 805 will sit on the bottom shelf and then I will be placing 2 cooling fans on the top of it...
  21. chris bruce

    On the fence

    I am stuck between two receivers. The Onkyo tx-sr875 and the tx-sr805. I was hoping some of you would have experience with one of both of these models and could tell me if the 300-400 price difference would be worth going for the 875. Thanks you
  22. chris bruce

    Is SVS getting rid of the pb12/plus 2's?

    I just went to SVS's website and saw they are clearencing the plus 2's. Are they replacing them with their new ultra 13? I think SVS subwoofers are fantastic. They make good constructed and awesome looking subs. But I have 2 plus's 2 in a room that is 10 x 12 with 8ft. ceilings. I was planning...
  23. chris bruce

    Wall mounting a plasma set between wall unit sides

    I saw these at Circuit City. They are really neat, but pricey http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/OmniM...oductDetail.do http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/OmniM...oductDetail.do http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/OmniM...oductDetail.do Hope this helps.
  24. chris bruce

    antenna question

    My in-laws still watch normal telivsion through rabbit ears on top of the tv. That's right, no cableno sattelite no nothing but the good ol fashion rabbit ears. But their picture is absolutely horible. You can barely make out what is on the screen. They live in a small town called ono. It's in...
  25. chris bruce

    what does pcm multichannel mean?

    I just hooked up my new toshiba hda3 to my onkyo tx-sr803. When I used to watch normal dvd movies it would switch to dolby digital or dts on my receiver depending on what movie I was watching, mostly dd. But now when I put in tranformers hd on my new dvd player, my reciever is showing pcm...
  26. chris bruce

    Queston with my Onkyo tx-sr803

    My Toshiba HDA3 will be on my doorstep tommorrow. I have a Onkyo TX-sr803 receiver which is fully hmdi compatible. I will run an hdmi cable from the dvd player into the onkyo and then to the tv. But You guys are talking about some kind of sound improvment with high def. movies. I just wanted to...
  27. chris bruce

    Any suggestions on not much room to work with

    My mom has a sony 50" hd tv. She has front and rear Klipsch speakers and she loves them. She wants to get a Klipsch center channel and wants to put it on top of the tv. But the top of the tv is 1 3/4" wide. Not much room to work with. Behind the tv is a bow window, so can't put it there. She...
  28. chris bruce

    Good luck with this one

    The picture on my fathers 52" SOny wega hd tv when he is using the dvd palyer is pink. Let me expain first. Me and my dad have the exact same dvd palyer(sony dvd-ns75h) the same receiver Onkyo Txsr803 and the same tv I'm not sure the model number. 52' Sony wega. The only difference in his tv...
  29. chris bruce

    Receiver jumpers? Please answer this as soon as possible

    I have an older Onkyo tx-ds939 receiver. When I bought it new, on the back of the receiver. There are little black jumper like plugs that plug into the the rca jacks. They go on the preouts of the receiver. I am missing 2 of them. Right now I am using 2 audio cables(red and white ones) to do the...
  30. chris bruce

    Subs and projector bulb life

    Mr. Tobe, maybe I can give you a little more piece of mind. I also have 2 SVS subs. They are pb12/plus 2's. And they are both in a room that is considieratly smaller then yours. If I figured your room out correctly you are about 2430 square vollume. My room is 1197 square vollume. And if I can...
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