Recent content by Shane Come Back

Yes, I was looking at some short throw or ultra short throw projectors. But for my room, it has to be either long throw (longer zoom) or ultra short throw, because it either has to sit where I had my old projector, behind the viewing area, or right at the front - max distance of about 30" from...

Actually, the opposite seems true. This Optoma projector produces too large an image, than what I need, from too short a distance. The zoom spec is only 1.1:1, but one operation manual that I downloaded and read for this projector said that it could produce an 80" image from a max distance of...

It's been awhile since I've posted anything here... My current projector that I've been using since 2006 - and still produces a DAMN good image for a 13 year-old, 720p native machine - is a Panasonic TH-AE900. It was considered the best projector in its class at the time. It's been thru a...

If it were me personally, I'd go with either the HTM61 S2 or HTM62 S2 for your center to stay within the series and get best matching. For your x.x.2 or x.x.4 Atmos speakers, I'd also choose something from the same brand with the same driver size, if possible. I'd probably go with the M1s...

It really depends on what you want to accomplish with them (Atmos?) and what your current speakers are. My current speakers are B&W DM600 S3s all the way around with a KEF sub, so they might be a fair match for my system, but I don'T know about yours. I always try to go with the same brand and...

Again, your opinion and nothing else. Of course anything I say, here, you will disregard because you want to protect your setup at all costs (even to the point of seeming to think you are a better sound engineer than anyone at Dolby Labs), so this it's really a pointless debate except to keep...

That's your opinion, right? Because from what I've seen and read on Dolby Labs' and other websites, ceiling speakers, Atmos enabled speakers, or a combination of the two are specifically prescribed, as in the images below (from Dolby Labs' website): What you have is a fancy surround sound...

I'm all for it. I was involved in a stage production of West Side Story many years ago and the director made it so that the gangs were much more hateful, racist and violent; and the love story more passionate. It was actually a very well-acted production, which made it a more believable, more...

Forgot to include my favorite one! Some of the tracks on here are among my favorite works by Yo-Yo Ma. Great film, too!

I don't necessarily have a favorite soundtrack composer, but my favorite film soundtracks I own are: The Last Samurai (CD) Dances with Wolves (CD) Chicago (multi-channel SACD) O Brother Where Art Thou (SACD) Glory (vinyl) Little Shop of Horrors (vinyl) Grease (vinyl)

Still, I'd need to pull my fronts down off the mounts (since the mounts are borderline maxed out on weight), put them on stands or shelves, put the ATMOS speakers on top, and axe the back speakers from the system. I'd rather wait to be able to buy a receiver with more speaker outs and implement...

Oh yeah, huh...cuz the zone 2 pre-outs aren't configured to the decoder. Duh! Yeah, it would require moving too many speakers, opening holes in the ceiling and running wire. Too much work. Definitely staying with good old Dolby Surround EX or whatever my receiver is defaulting to for my...

That's why I decided to keep my setup the way it is and wait until Atmos and other new surround formats get a better foothold. Same thing with my projector. Not enough 4k content (or money LOL) to justify upgrading for now. I used to be more of an early adopter, but now I'm more inclined to...