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I currently have a 5.1 setup in my living room that I'm very happy with. All the speakers are on stands and at the proper locations. I want to also have a 5.1 layout in my computer room but am having considerable difficulty figuring out how I'll lay it out... mainly due to the differences...

Well, I found in the TV, DVD, and PS3 specs they all say up to 95F is ok. The receiver doesn't have a number, I'll just assume it's ok too.

My A/C is broken and my house temp is 90F. It may be 24 hours before it's fixed and we're bored and trying to find activities that don't require us moving at all (conserve body temp)... e.g. watching movies. Is it going to be bad for my receiver (or any other components: speakers, LCD TV...

By "the Logitech one" are you referring to the powered amp built into the sub in the Logitech system? What are some other examples of "not real" receiver/amps? I don't mind having a real receiver but it's so hard to find somewhere on my computer desk to put it, having two widescreen...

Bump? Anybody? Thanks!

Currently I have an old soundcard in my machine running through an old 2-channel Pioneer stereo, with some old Pioneer tower speakers. It sounds pretty decent, but the receiver is dying I think because one channel cuts out a lot. And I want to move up to a 5.1 system for gaming, but still retain...

Yeh, I am looking at the SVS PB10 or the Hsu STF-2 now. Having a hard time deciding between them. My goals are just to fill in the low end when watching movies. No real budget but of course I'm not going to go spend $2k... I'm not that much of an enthusiast. I spent just over $700 for my...

I built a 5.0 system last year when I lived in a condo, and now that I have a house (and the ability to be loud) I want to add some more bass to it. My receiver is Pioneer VSX-816 (110W x7). My speakers are the Athena Audition series, and I have the F2.2's for primary front towers, so they...

I have the Athena AS-R1.2 surrounds and need some speaker stands for them. I've been looking everywhere and am having a hard time finding ones which are: 1) Over 40" tall (as a bare minimum) 2) Large enough to fit the AS-R1.2, which basically means a 13" square foot print probably... the...

I am about to put up my first 5.0 speaker setup. Waiting on center and surrounds to arrive, but for now I have 2 towers and am just using stereo mode. I have been noticing that for movies often the right channel sounds a bit louder, and I have to weight the balance toward the left speaker a bit...

Ok, you convinced me. I have some Athena AS-F2.2's in another room and decided to get the AS-C1.2 and AS-R1.2's to go with it for a full Athena set. Way over my original budget but I got a good deal. Now, does what you said hold true for subs too? As I've already stated, I won't be adding a...

Well, my main fronts are the old Pioneer towers. So pretty much any center channel I add would be mixing and matching, right? This is something I was worried about before and honestly don't know the answer to. If you mix and match a system, is it possible to end up with overpowering sound...

Thanks! That does indeed look like a phenomenal deal, I think I will go with those for my rears. But I think for the center channel I want something more "landscape" shaped... you know what I mean? Like a traditional "center channel" designated speaker - long skinny and horizontal. Any idea...

Because I say so. :laugh: Or more importantly, because: a) Bass doesn't matter a whole lot to me to begin with b) The woofers provide more than enough bass for my personal taste c) The woofers provide more than enough bass for my neighbors (I live in a condo) P.S. Here's a newb...

I am setting up my first 5.1 system / HT. I have old Pioneer towers CS-B9000D that have pretty good sound, and I won't be needing a sub since they have 12" woofers. I am getting Pioneer VSX-816 receiver probably. I want to add center + rears, on a very limited budget, but have decent sound...

Total HT newb, and also 5.1/7.1 newb, never used anything besides 2.0. Just got HDTV, Samsung 4042H. Trying to decide between: Pioneer vsx-516, 816, and 916 The 516 has 1 optical input. The 816 has 3 optical inputs. The 916 has 3 optical inputs + 1 HDMI input. I'm not sure why...

Actually it's more like this, same diameter but slightly different look. Both would work probably. Thanks for the lead. How should I remove the old one? Seems to be glued in there pretty good. I don't want to damage wood. What kind of glue do I use to install new one? Thanks!

I have an old set of Pioneer CS-B9000D tower speakers. The wire connection on the back is the "spring loaded lever" type. Well on one speaker only, one of the levers is snapped off (I received the speakers hand-me-down like this). I've always been able to "rig" it to work by just sort of shoving...

Actually looks like I need a 12", I asked on a different forum and got directed HERE. Nice chart they have there in case anybody else is wondering about this.

Thanks. What is the standard for measuring a woofer? If I measure mine at the O.D. of the foam ring, it is slightly larger than 10"... if I measure it at the edge of the mounting ring O.D. it is slightly larger than 12". I'm pretty sure I've read that the Optimus 900 has 12" woofers, but I'd...

I have an old pair of Optimus 900 floorstanders that I've used for years. I thought they weren't sounding very good anymore, so I looked under the grill on one and saw that the foam surrounding the woofer had disintegrated! I think I remember reading somewhere that I can fix this. See attached...

Wow, I gotta hand it to you guys. I will admit I thought the whole imaging and soundstage thing may have been a little bogus, or at the very least (and at less discredit to you), beyond my ability to perceive or care about. BUT. I just got my Athena F-2.2's today. Very nice, and a phenomenal...

Yup. With a wingsuit (which I'm wearing in my picture), a skilled flyer with an advanced suit could get a glide ratio approaching 2:1 (in zero winds of course). That's really not all too remarkable compared to most flying things. And even compared to a "normal" skydiver freefalling without a...

Interesting. Mine is definitely not a triangle... it's a straight line as I attempted to describe. A straight line with me at the midpoint (hence the "giant pair of headphones" analogy). Is there anything wrong with doing it like this?

If that means what I think, it is a 12x12 room.

Has anybody else ever done this? I do it for my computer setup and it sounds great to me, but I wonder what everybody else's opinion is. Basically, I setup my computer desk so that my chair is equally spaced from left and right walls. Then I have the tower speakers against the walls on either...

And the sarcasm abounds... :laugh:

Everybody on here says you should listen to a speaker before you buy (and of course that makes perfect sense), but I can't find any local stores that carry Athena, and I live in a relatively big city (Orlando). Of course the big stores don't carry them, and the big stores I go in never have any...

Yeh, I actually just found that too John, thanks. The 1.1's and 2.1's ("factory refresh") both seem to be awesome deals. $80 for a 1.1 and $93 for a 2.1. Should I go for a 2.1? My cheap receiver only does 100W/channel, so would the speakers be "too much" for my receiver, or would they...

Can't seem to find them new or used anywhere, but based on prices from old ads, they are well within my range and they are supposed to sounds awesome. And they're TOWERS. :laugh: