Rich_Guy

OK I found your pic of your et center, nice custom design. I think you should be fine for ventilation, the most important area the vents on top of the receiver looks like it has good ventilation. If you feel like it needs it you can always wire a small computer style fan in the back of your et center to pull heat away from the receiver but I don't think you would need it. Onkyos do run hot but I don't think you should notice any noticible difference in electricity used on your electric bill. I also had a top end Sony before I got my first Onkyo the Sony ran much cooler but the Onkyo was a huge improvement. I would be really interested in knowing how well the Emotiva sounds with the Onkyo once you get it hooked up especially for 2 ch music.

I am curious how well your Emotiva amp works with your Onkyo?

I have had two Onkyos and both got very hot. This just seems to be how they run and it does not seem to affect their life, however you must allow plenty of ventilation especially at the top of the receiver or you could have problems. If you plan on stacking other components on top of the receiver I would recommend that you only use short depth components and add a slight spacer under the feet of the other component over the receiver to give at least one inch open ventilation directly above the receiver. If you do not provide plenty of ventilation I think you will shorten the life of the receiver. Also I recommend an open back cabinet if you place the receiver into a cabinet. I have owned my current TX-NR900 for about 8 years and even though it runs hot it works very well and has never given me any problems. I have always been very happy with the performance and sound of my Onkyo.

Now here's a talented little cat.

A good sub will go low, a better sub will go low but also will produce music much better. I think the main benefits of upgrading to the RSW-10d will definitely be most noticable in its music playing ability.

The RSW-10d offers MUCH better music performance than the RW-12d. Between those 2 subs, the ported RW-12d is the movie rumbler. It doesn't take much to do that. Performing well, musically, is more difficult and that is where the RSW-10d would excel. That's not to say that it won't provide great movie perfromance, as well. It will. IMO, the RSW-10d is a cut above. I agree, the RW-12d is very capable of good lows and powerful home theater and is a good music sub as well, but it is music where I would expect to see the biggest advantage of stepping up to the RSW-10d. Both are great subs, I think the deciding factor is which one fits your budget.

WOW, that is an excellent price and with free shipping as well. Unfortunetly I do have everything in black and do not want to mix in cherry, otherwise I think I would have been ordering one today. I do wonder what is the reason for the low price, they have black listed for $1,299.85 so the cherry one must be reconditioned or ?

WOW, sounds like a perfect fit to me! []

Well for one I think your layout is all wrong for a plasma. You would be better with the display mounted lower, and the speakers slightly closer together and with more toe in. The subwoofer would work well in one of the corners. Of coarse if it is size you want, you can always go with the new 150 inch Panasonic professional model [*-)]

You really should go with the Panasonic professional model, it has the most tweakability, with more adjustments and options than any other plasma display. It produces Panasonics very best picture quality and the most realistic, life like picture. The Panasonic pro models are the best choice for a home theater. Here is a (very long) thread which features many screen shots with some great photos demonstrating some of the picture quality of Panasonic professional model displays. http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=733641

Plasma displays do not have a short life, they will probably have one of the longest lifespans of most TVs including CRT. LCD usually has a cheap plastic screen that will not have as long of life or the protection of the glass screen on a plasma display. Also the picture quality of LCD is still lacking and loses considerably to plasmas much more realistic picture. Panasonic plasma displays are extremely dependable reliable displays with excellent customer service. I would recommend staying away from Samsung as Samsung seems to have both the highest failure rate and poor customer service dealing with warranty issues.

I have a Panasonic DMP-BD10A Blu-ray player and love it, it is connected to my 50 inch Panasonic TH-50PH9UK Plasma. It both sounds and looks great, if you have a nice HD TV, Blu-ray is a must have.

The surrounds are used much less and are not as important to be as matched as the fronts and center channels. I am using four RS-3II's to match my RF-5's and RC-7, two in the rear and two on the sides. The rears are very similar to what you will have, mine are about the same spacing 7 feet apart and about 3 1/2 feet behind the couch but mine are just under 7 feet high, the sides are just behind listening position and the same height as the rears and about 6 feet further to the sides. If I could trade them for RS-7's sure I would, but I dont think the surrounds are used enough to warrant the price difference to make an upgrade and I am very happy with the way it sounds now. When I first bought my system I bought the RF5's, an RC-3 and two RS-3's I later upgraded adding two more RS-3's and then again later upgraded to the RC-7. While the RC-7 I feel was well worth the upgrade, I don't think upgrading the surrounds to RS-7's would make much difference. Also, if you can mount your surrounds lower I would recommend it, as mine are a little higher than I would prefer for the best sound.

I have the RF-5's and love em! I would say you got a great deal if they are in good shape, I would not part with mine for more than double that!

Yes the RW-10d is remote capable. I have the RW-12d and use my URC MX-850 remote with it. If you have a Logitech Harmony they are supposed to be capable of working with the RW-10d, you should be able to find the codes on the Logitech web site.

A picture of your stand and speaker location might help to see exactly what things are like but I think you will be fine even with a slight block. Your settings for center channel volume will probably be able to make up for anything that is lost by the blockage.

The main difference between the RW-12 and RW-12d is the RW-12d is the current model with new digital style controls. The new digital controls are easy to use and also make the sub work with some remote controls. I have the RW-12d and use my URC MX-850 remote control with it this is really a nice feature. The RW-12 is the older version which is no longer made, it has std controls and is not remote capable. Both are great subs, sure Klipsch has better and more expensive subwoofers but the RW-12 / RW-12d is a very nice sub and an excellent sub in it's price range. Before I bought my RW-12d I tried an HSU subwoofer after seeing many positive things about HSU subs and learning that HSU was located only a couple miles from where I live. Well I returned the HSU sub after less than a week as I was disappointed in how it sounded with music. I bought my RW-12d and I am very happy I did. I love the way the RW-12d sounds, I like the quality and look much more and I really love the digital controls and being able to use my remote control to control the subwoofer.

I have the RF-5s and my first center with them was the RC-3 then I later upgraded to an RC-7. The RC-3 is a very nice center but the RC-7 is much better and an absolutely perfect match to the RF-5s. I would save your money and shop around here and ebay and try to get an RC-7 if at all possible. The RC-7 looks beautiful matching the beautiful wood finish of the RF-5s, the vinyl finish of the RC-3 just does not even compare. The sound match of the RF-5s and RC-7 is the best match I have ever heard, they are perfect together.So if possible get the RC-7 otherwise I would recommend the RC-3 if the RC-7 cannot fit your budget.

That is correct, burn-in is no longer a problem with Panasonic plasma displays, at the worst you will only experience almost unnoticeable momentary image retention when no picture is present (the human eye even has momentary image retention). The current plasma display has a life expectancy longer than any TV ever has had in the past with 60,000 and 100,000 hours of half life brightness. The Panasonic professional models are one of the most reliable displays ever made, this is one reason Panasonic offered a special free 5 year (in home) warranty direct from Panasonic at the time I bought mine. Panasonic has doubled the std warranty on the professional models from 1 year to 2 years.

I am using a pair of RF-5s (an RC-7 center) I use an RW-12d and I am very satisfied. The RW-12d has great sounding musical bass, good punch and goes low enough to shake the walls for great home theater. I think the RW-12d is a very good step up from the RW-10d and I would recommend it.

I would recommend either the Panasonic TH-50PH11UK or TH-50PH10UKA, the TH-50PH10UKA is still available and can be found for just under $1,200. Don't worry about 1080p either of these displays are still one of the best picture qualities you will find. To be honest the 1080p "PF" versions of these models is not worth the price increase and these 768p displays look better than the 1080p competition. Blu-ray on these 768p Panasonic professional displays looks amazing, and they also look and work great with a computer, the Panasonic pro models are probably the very best plasma display available to use with a computer. I own the TH-50PH9UK, I have owned it for almost 2 years and I have not seen another display I would trade mine for (not even at 4 times the price I paid).

No, I had a rear projection before I had my plasma. There is no comparison plasma is the best available by far. The prices of plasma displays have come so far down the Panasonic plasma display you can buy today for less than $1,500 is better than the plasma display that was over $10,000 5 years ago. Plasma is far superior to LCD or rear projection. I highly recommend a Panasonic Professional model plasma, the picture quality is one of the very best available and the price is very reasonable.

My preference is Onkyo as well and the TX-SR876 is a great receiver.

Plasma is definitely the best. I have a 50 inch Panasonic Professional model plasma TH-50PH9UK, the Panasonic Professional models are my favorite for many reasons. The Panasonic Pro models are monitors which are best suited for home theater, they have no built in speakers (you will be using your own high end surround sound system not cheap built in speakers), the Pro models also have no built in tuner ( Perfect for use with a cablebox / satelitebox or DVR). The Pro models have a sleek bezel frame one of the most attractive for home theaters with a very thin frame that looks great, the Pro models have Panasonics best picture quality a better picture than the consumer models and also more adjustment control to fine tune the picture. The Panasonic Pro models also are one of the most reliable dependable plasma displays built and have double the warranty of the consumer models 2 years warranty instead of 1 year. I have owned my display almost 2 years and still have not seen another I would trade mine for. Also when I bought mine Panasonic had a special offer 5 year free warranty on their professional models. Here is a link to Panasonic Professional model website: http://www.panasonic.com/business/plasma/plasmas.asp One of the best places to buy is Visual Apex great prices and one of the best reputations around http://www.visualapex.com/plasma/plasmamfr.asp?MFR=Panasonic-Plasma-TV