newbie......dazed & confused (1 Viewer)

[Mark Haver]

Hello all. I'm just starting out here and trying to dijest all the mumbo jumbo. This is an awesome site & I have lost many a nigts sleep reading posts. My speakers, receiver, & dvd player are all due to arrive Mon & Tues.(love that ups tracking) this week. I have already set it up & re-wired everything about 25 times in my head. This is my first set up and from what I have read there's alot I have to learn.

Anyway, I'll wait till my system is in & I have read all the paperwork before I start firing all the questions. My wife is worried that I won't be back to work till after this is set up. I feel like a kid on Christmas eve. First question, is this normal or just part of my obsessive compulsive nature??

Mark

 

[Chad Isaacs]

Sadly enough,I am afraid it is very normal.

 

[Ash Williams]

Welcome to the Forum, Mark! Ah, the old wait till equipment arrives. I, like many here I'm sure, have been in those shoes quite a few times. Yes, all the frustration ("It should be here by now!") is perfectly normal. You will be able to find a wealth of info on this site and a lot of it is in the following thread:
A Primer for Home Theater Newcomers
Vince and a lot of other members have done a wonderful job of organizing it, you should check it out if you haven't already done so.

 

[Lawrence MI]

Mark, Noting that you said you've got all the wiring (re)done in your head, here's a simple suggestion that I've found always makes life easier for you and yours -- draw it out first, note the changes you'll invariably make, and be sure to draw a final schematic before you finish your wiring.

 

[Brian Bunge]

Mark,

Even more sad is the fact that it gets worse! I have a 2500W amp arriving today to power a huge 18" sub I'm building!

Brian

 

[Dave Nibeck]

Welcome Mark. This HT thing is a nasty, lifelong addiction. It's kinda like golf only more expensive (slightly!).

Just remember, rehab is for quiters!

Read the primer and feel free to ask away.

 

[Jason Wilcox]

very normal. i just got my speakers in after them being on backorder for two months. i was ecstatic. my first HT is now set up, and i'm looking forward to putting together many more.

 

[Chauncey_G]

Ah, I remember my first online package tracking. I got to watch my SVS 20-39CS inch closer and closer to my home. I found myself checking multiple times a day. A gift and a curse, if you ask me!

 

[Mark Haver]

Well,
Nothing arrived today but I was able to wire up the livingroom/htroom. Went to Home depot & got a spool of the 12 guage speaker wire that alot out here seem to use. I am limited on placement of my sats & subs and left plenty of wire at the end of the loops for last minute adjustments. I ordered the PolkRM7600 sats & sub and read on their web site that they reccomend to wire the 650 sub thru l/r fronts out of the receiver & then back to the sats instead of using the lfe cable. The speaker wire was inexpensive & if I am not happy will try the lfe down the road.
The suspence is killing me but I should be hooked up by the end of the week. Then all the adjusting, tweeking, ect.....
can't wait.
Thanks for the warm welcome out here and all the replies.
Mark

 

[Chuck_C]

Mark - When I first set up my system I drew a few diagrams trying to get it all in my head. Then I took the instructions manuals and scanned in the pictures of the rear connection panels of all my components. I adjusted them for size and put them into a Word document for print out. Now I have a nice accurate drawing of the components and can use different colored pens for the cables. I can rearrange the components on the page and print out a different configuration. I hope you have as much fun with your toys as I do with mine.

 

[Mark Haver]

Hey Chuck,
I have to get the manuals first. This is all new to me. I'm sure there is a learning curve. My goal is to set up a combo ht/stereo unit. The room I am limited to (for now) is a nice size but alot of furniture, large center front wall fireplace with my 36" jvc set up in a corner. I'm sure I won't win any ht awards but if I can set it up to my recliner (the sweet spot) I'll be happy.
Mark
( furniture??? we don't need no stinkin furniture!!!
wife didn't buy it:frowning: )