I am moving into a new house and needed an amp to power my setup due to a larger room (14x19 which leads right into an open kitchen of 10x17). I plan to upgrade my speakers in the near future, but my current set up consists of 4 RTi28's and a CSi30 center. My question is would the amp...
Hello, I have a Toshiba DLP 62HM84. I have had for about three weeks and recently noticed a grey or light spot just below the center of the screen. I can only see it when there is a black backgroung and it appears lighter than the rest of the screen. It is about the size of a dime and not a...
So what does it take to play at reference levels? I currently own a Kenwood VR-605, 4 Polk RTi28's for mains and surrounds, CSi30 Center, and a Velo CHT-15. The amp is rated at 100 wpc, but we all know its not pushing more than around 30 wpc with all channels driven. So what do you guys...
Just upgraded from a HTIB kenwood 8 inch subwoofer to a Velodyne CT-150. When i first cranked this new beast up my initial reaction was huh what the hell is that! It sounded so much different that i have to admit my initial reaction was bad. However it blends so much better with my other...
Hello all, I was curious as to which is more accurate (if either) for calibrating your home theater? I would imagine that a setup disc such as video essentials would be more accurate due to it coming from the disc rather from the hardware, but im just assuming. I use the internal test tones...
Hello all, I have a question about 6.1 sound. My understanding is that in DTS 6.1 the rear center channel is matrixed on a regular 5.1 receiver lacking the "ES" decoding so that you still get the effect its just not discrete. Is this correct? If so is the rear center in a DD EX also matrixed...
What is the average size of subwoofers used in Theaters. I am assuming 18 or so. Hope someone can give me an answer on the size and usual power of them. Jut got back from the theater and was curious. Thanks,
I have a kenwood vr-606(a.k.a vr-605). Curios if i should use the subs crossover or continue to let the receiver do it? Is there any performance differences? Thanks,
Hello all, I just ordered 2 front tower speakers to add to my system. I am using a kenwood VR-606 receiver pushing 100Wx5. The tower speakers are rated at 200 watt max. I usually listen to my movies at about 3/4 of max volume. My question is how much of a risk of clipping am i running? At...