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    Amy

    in Garage Sale

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    i also would like to know why people think "post count" = intelligence. just because people on here don't make a comment on just about every post doesn't discredit their knowledge or experience. i enjoy coming hear and simply reading responses. with the search function i usually find the answer to a question that has been asked 100 times. it is nice to post a "what if" or "feeler" question to get a good idea on a subject, but i won't take the advice of a guy that has 10k posts over a guy that has 3 posts simply based on that number. i personally believe high posts counts means you like to talk to people on here, not your constantly giving sound advice. (lol). (okay, that was bad).

    Trevor, i personally would have put a complaint in and asked for some type of apology. i'm a grown A** man and would not take kindly to such an insult. shame on who ever that was, especially such a "veteran."

    Oh What to Buy??

    in Garage Sale

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    if you really like the heresy's, then you should go for them. i'm assuming since you only want a pair, they are going to be more for music? what do you think about a reference speaker? maybe a RF-3 or the new models (RF-3II,RF-42II, RF-42, RF-15). i think all of those would make a great "mod" speaker, if you are into that. you can tailor the sound in them very easily. or possibly a KLF 20 for a nice 3 way. those come up often and usually on the cheaper side, at least i believe they are with in your budget.

    To go with 3 channel or 2 or just leave alone

    in Home Theater

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    + for correct settings.

    if you set your mains up right, it will sound like you have a phantom center. i was going to only have my front mains this go around, but i'm going to try the whole 3.1 experience. not sure how long it will last, but i'll see how it goes. i have to first set everthing up right and get all my cables done.

    when i just had my onkyo 805, i thought something was missing, so i bought a LPA-1. i bi-amped and was content (for a while) with the results. i then un bi-amped because i didn't want to run double the wires for the front 3. i did loose a little there, but not enough to warrent the extra hassel and cost of more wire (i was in the process of changing out the current speaker wire for "better" wire). i still felt i wasn't getting everthing out of my system. i even had a crossover upgrade at this point. i took evreyone advice and chose a "warmer" upgrade, but still wasn't happy. it wasn't until i chose the right caps (for my likes), umc, and xpa-3, along with all the upgrade cables before i was actually happy. it also took a lot of fine adjustements and setting to get everything right. keep in mind i had an open livingroom so there was only so far it could go.

    if you feel you are "missing something" try to get your settings right, then try possibly an amp. some might suggest a different receiver. you may just not like the sound of an onkyo. i didn't like mine in 2CH music. HT, it was "good".

    Is the UMC-200 an Upgrade over the UMC-1 Emotiva

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    lol, was joking about waiting. didn't really think they already have something planned.

    i think the "upgrade" will really come down to where you want to go in the long run. if you are happy with the umc but want it a touch better and then stay at that level for a long time, than the umc200, i think, would be the best choice.

    however, if at some point you want actualy balanced cables, and much better room correvtion (and all the upgraded the umc200 has) than the XMC just has to be the right option. for me, i am going to wait until the xmc is on sale and hopefully with free shipping, before i buy one. even though i don't need one now, i might need one later on down the road.

    good luck with your choice!

    Is the UMC-200 an Upgrade over the UMC-1 Emotiva

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    +1 for "lateral" move.

    Called them and talked their ear off for a few hours. The main differences: 3D, Zero legacy video inputs, faster video/ audio switching, and HDMI 1.4.

    That's it. It has been reviewed that it sounded better, but that's always subjective. It does have a better EMQ, but using a SPL meter is "about" the same.

    Now, XMC, bigger difference. It does have a fully balanced XLR (BUT, its only useful with the newer amps), so my XPA-3 would "need" to be upgraded. The other main huge improvement is the new "EMQ" set up. Its not "EMQ" (forgot the name) but it constantly does room correction while playing movies/music/ media/ etc. Was told its a newer engine that's only in the upper upper class of processors.

    I really suggest u give them a call, they seem more than happy to talk about it.

    I personally wanted the XMC, but since I downgraded to 3.1, I'll get no real benefits. I did like your math earlier, the 25% off (for life) was something I never considered (the "for life" part). I think I'm going to just wait and see what comes out after the XMC.

    Help with my amps

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    OK, I thought u were having issues. Well in that case I suggest u just get 1 furman 20pfi and rock on. I would still want a dedicated circuit. Its nice to be able to shut down everything, but still have the lights on!

    Help with my amps

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    something i forgot. with the umc having programmable triggers, and the furman having triggers, it turns into a "Green" device. my amps don't sit at idle, ps3 isn't sucking up power, and the Wii isn't sip'n sizzerup. it's nice to be just watching tv, and not having all the dang LED lights light up! another killer of your wallet is Subs in standby. in my Apt. with 1 month of my sub on/standby vs. 1 month with it unplugged and only plugged in while in use, my electric bill was $70 more. in my set up, i couldn't run the power cord to my furman because the cord would have been 50' long (through the walls and up in the attic). normally you can, and you can have the outlets to the sub turned off.

    this is a little off topic, but to correct this issue i used X10. i purchased a remote outlet and had it programed to only turn on in certain settings. pretty simple solution.

    taking a low end of savings, my furman paid for itself in less than a year and a half.

    Help with my amps

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    ok, just got off the phone with Rob, by all means give them a call too, you won't want to plug any of your stabilizers or ups into the furman.

    bottom line, if you are tripping the breaker, you have to get some dedicated lines. the furman won't help with the breaker tripping. i personally suggest having an electrician run 2 each 20 amp dedicated circuits and split all your HT stuff among those 2 outlets. you could then either buy 2 each Furman 20PFI or 2 each Furman 15PFI. it is a 20a power cord, so yes, you need a 20 outlet.

    i believe if you buy a furman product, you could sell your monster gear and help pay for the furman. FYI you can buy a "refurb" unit too. Rob suggested i buy one because a "refurb" item is someone buying one, and sending it back. Rob has personally seen every one in the shop, zero has been defective. you can talk to him more about it.

    looking at your sig, you have a very nice room, and nice gear, and you don't seem the type to cheap out. you buy what you need, and what you need does it job. this item is just another link in your HT chain. here is another suggestion, look into custom power cords. you have spend lots of money making the power going into your gear "good". well, what happens after that power goes into the cleaner and out unshielded power cords???? it gets all the emi/rfi back in. you don't have to pay $500 for power cords either, they can be cheap, especially if you build them. i have every cord remade. all the cords to TV's, projectors, ps3, dvd player, blu-ray players, etc should be a 100% shielded power cord. that cord should have a foil of some type in it. it doesn't matter if the conductor is upocc copper or 3N copper, it won't effect the final result.

    i don't want to steer this off course, if you are interested pm, i can send you to the right places and help you out (no, i am not selling anything).

    Call Rob.

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