The Tour was really nice. I like how we saw the "internet bought," HT first. Mark must really hate the middleman
I had yet to see the Virtuoso in person. I don't know what Immersive is doing now, but that projector was better than its numbers. I always liked the specs on it, except for the 600 ANSI Lumens, but in Mark's less than perfect lighting situation the picture wasn't lacking for brightness.
I had a hard time figuring out how good the Rockets were at imaging, because we never listened to any 2.0 music. The surround stuff in the movies sounded good however, but we were always listening to good mixes that can make bad systems sound good (not saying they are bad, just that I didn't get a good listening in, they looked beautiful tho)
I noticed Mark had Onyx (online), Virtuoso (online), and Bravo (at the time online), but what was his receiver? Probably Outlaw :wink: I don't know what the middleman ever did to you Mark, but I think you should have saved the $1000 per window for arches and put it in an SVS Sub or two
Chad's theater was again amazing. I find his theater to be one of the best I've seen whether DIY or professional. Chad should be very proud of Pelan, as I'm sure she did all the tough stuff! The Panasonic 300 even grew on me. "Underworld," wasn't the best choice to see its full capabilities. So it was nice seeing some demos that showed what it was capable of. HDTV looked really good, and it was only a 540p picture!
The Klipsh do have to go, but I'd suggest a new source first. I think a nice Meridian G98 would really show off the full capabilities of your HT, then you could upgrade your receiver later. I hope to hear some Mirus speakers soon, so maybe they are what you need. I'll let you know my .02.
Greg's theater was nice, but I felt severely disappointed after he told me his dad had Meridian gear. Greg, why weren't we at your Dad's? :wink:
Seriously it was a good picture for the little bit I saw, and I know the NAD receiver was a great buy. It was a great setup that showed you really don't HAVE to go the HDTV route yet.
John's Theater showed you how cool Martin Logans look. The Scripts which weren't even broken in yet (Martin Logans get better with age) and they sounded great in the surrounds with some really GREAT imaging. The fronts could have really used some better placement, currently I think the acoustic treatments behind them might be hurting them just a little as well. I'm sure John will have it all worked out shortly as his is a project still under construction.
Still John has some wonderful EQ with Sunfire, Martin Logan, BenQ, Mesa...
It was great meeting all of you (again for some of you), and meeting some of your wives as well. John's wife gets my "HT Spouse of the Year," award after saying "I don't care what it costs, I just want the best," or something along those points when I assured her the sound could be fixed in the room cheaply (and well done). John, your wife kicks ass!
Hope to see y'all shortly, I'll hold a movie night in August and perhaps we can play some Poker as well.
). My in-laws moved this weekend, so we were over there just about all day Saturday and Sunday. I've got to see Chad's theater. I've been there once for poker, and the HT was but a twinkle in his eye at the time, but you could already see the potential. Sounds like its potential was realized, and I'd love to see it.
Maybe they should get rid of that or give some warning!!!!!! Uhhhhggggggggg. Rant off.
Seriously though, you left your Toslink Xbox cable over here, stop by whenever you want to pick it up. I might have to "twist your arm to make you drink a beer though".
She "claims" she won't be drinking any more of Scott's Martini's for awhile, uhhh yeah, sure. We hope to see all of you again, soon. Maybe we will have a party at our house in the very near future if ya'll are interested. Let's do it again soon!!!