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I cannot make the Athena the rear speakers as they are too large. I think I am going to go with the axiom rear surround QS 4 for now and just pay a little more than I budgeted. Later, when I want to upgrade, I will go with the Axiom front and center speakers. I will stick with the polk centre...

David, My front speakers are Athena; centre is Polk; Velodyne subwoofer. I did not realize that the speakers had to match. That was not what I was told when I bought them. I was just told to buy what sounds good to your ears. The QS8's sound good but pricey. Anything else that I could find at...

I don't like them nor does the missus. They are too big. We are getting new ones. Smaller the better for the room we have. Any recommendations people?

Hi all, I live in Canada so I'd like to start off by saying I may not have all the options you guys do in terms of selection. I am considering upgrading my rear speakers to the kind that mount directly on wall. My new setup may not allow for my current bookshelf speakers. I'd rather not spend...

Hey guys thanks for responding. Robert, I'm simply not that handy and my road blocks usually end up in collisions! My wife put it so nicely and succinctly; she just says..Honey, face it you're just not handy, your strengths lie elsewhere! Well I can live with that I guess. Joker, I'm not sure...

I hear you Robert. Unfortunately I cannot find a great site like this in Canada. You probably would be hard pressed to find enough dedicated members. As for touching my stuff, I know exactly what you mean. I hooked up all my own stuff in my basement. It was not perfect and I wish I had someone...

28 views and not a single reply! C'mon guys help me out here! Does everyone hook it all themselves, or does no one know anyone in my neck of the woods who is competent enough to do this work?

Hello, I have not posted for a while and forgot I was even a member! I am moving to Burlingon, Ontario, Canada. I currently have my home theater in my basement. The house we are moving to does not have a finished basement so we are going to put the HT in the family room. My plan is to mount...

Hello, I too am considering putting a 52" LCD tv above the fireplace in the home we have just purchased. We have a finished basement now but the new house does not have one. So we decided to put the HT in the family room. The problem is in this room there is really no where else to put the tv...

Also, if it's not macroblocking then I don't know what you call it. Distortions, pixelations, it seems all the same to me. Bad picture quality by any other name. Only in dark scenes, always in the backround dark areas.

I calibrated the 970 for the umpteenth time. Made a slight difference. I just feel I shouldn't have to constantly fiddle with such expensive equipment; I just want to watch my DVD's. As for the Firmware, I have yet to do that. I will eventually and let you all know. I am busy and don't have...

In response to Chris: I made a slight error. I had the 981 replaced with the 970. It does not have the Farroujda processor, yet I am still having problems with macroblocking. It was worse with the 981. In response to MacD: The A20 is a bit out of my price range (I believe it's close to $1000...

I am unhappy with my Oppo DVD player. The reason I even considered an Oppo is because of all the great reviews I read about Oppo online. I managed to find someone here in Canada that sells them online and purchased the 981. I soon discovered the whole macroblocking issue. After repeated attempts...

Ok, much ado about nothing! I changed the cable and the hum went away. But as always, I learned a great deal from you all and will know how to problem solve in the future. Thanks again! P.s. No SHS, it was not welded to the wall! :) Just hard to get to once I backed up the stand and...

I'm pretty sure the outlets are not the problem. We had the basement professionally finished with a licensed electrician doing the electrical work. Then the city inspector came and did the inspection and everything checked out ok. The only wiring I have in the walls is the rear speaker wire...

All good advice. I will try changing the rca cable first and go from there. The outlets are brand new. Just fininshed the basement so I don't think that's the problem. Just a pain the the behind to get to the recevier. We just moved it all back into place last Saturday! :frowning:

I read one of the links that Scott posted on ground loop hum. It's a bit technical and I'm not expert! But I think I understand it somewhat. A few minutes ago I tried plugging the sub into a different outlet. No effect. Tomorrow I might try a different rca jack. See if that helps.

So I checked my sub after about an hour after I turned it to auto. The red light went on (I assume that means off) instead of the green when it's on after I checked on it about an hour later. However the hum remained even when the red light was on. Weird. I again disconnected the cord to...

Thanks for all the replies. I already have the sub connected to a power bar/surge protector made for Home Theater by Belkin. Is that what you guys mean by power conditioner? I unplugged the jack going from the receiver to the sub (which is a 'Y' cable-connected to one plug which splits...

Hello all, I have a Velodyne subwoofer attached to my receiver. I have noticed lately that it is making a humming sound (or just a low bass sound) even when the receiver is off. I did not notice it before. I have turned it off for now as I found it a bit annoying. It's the kind of...

Turns out the moron at The Source by Circuit City sold me the wrong cord. I went to a gaming store next door and bought the right one. The guy at the Source barely said a word when he gave my money back.

The company who sold me the Oppo has agreed to take back the Oppo 981 and send me the 970 instead. Great customer service at Solutions A/V. I'm very impressed with them so far. I hope I won't have the same macroblocking issues as the have suggested because the 970 uses a different processor...

I'm connecting my PS2 game to my receiver. I got an digital optical cable for the sound. I cannot figure out how to open the port to connect the cable. Can someone please help! Thanks

I had an issue with the 981. The farroujda processors it contains is not always compatible with all displays. I was getting macroblocking which is really annoying especially noticeable when watching dark scenes. I am taking it back and getting the 970 instead. Do your research on this issue...

Thank you Neil for putting this thread where this belongs! I wasn't sure where it should go myself. You have quite the setup! I was trying to create a great home theater myself. Little did I know just what I was getting into. The latest from Oppo is that I should just try to return the...

That's alot of detailed info Joe! I am really new to this stuff and understanding all this stuff sometimes makes my head spin! :eek: If I can return the Oppo, which I have inquired about doing, I'm thinking of just getting a simple Toshiba upconversion DVD player like the SD 5000. Maybe...

This is the response I got from Oppo regarding Macroblocking: Macroblocking is a visual error which is caused by the compression of the original MPEG-2 DVD encode. This error is mainly observed as off colored, slightly flashing, grouped pixels. Macroblocking errors can be further enhanced...

Hi all, The max resolution on my tv and dvd (upconversion) is 1080i. That is what I am using. I have tried 720p with little difference. I'm pretty sure it's the macroblocking you are describing Joe. Mostly a problem with DVD and analog cable. HD cable signal phenomonally better...

hi all, i'm not that happy with the picture of my plasma tv(toshiba 50hp86) when viwing my dvds (oppo 981).there are distortions in the picture which are most evident during dark scenes. i have it connected w/ hdmi. i have tried both 720p and 1080i with no discenible difference. i told oppo...

In response to Jeff; that did the trick! How do you guys know all this stuff?:) The thing is, the picture looks so bad in analog (that is all the channels in regular cable which is like 1-86) that I won't be watching them much. Most of my viewing will be in the HD channels. I did notice though...