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Another RF-5....
Actually I much prefer my RC-7 with my RF-5's, they are almost the same speakers, same woofers and horn but a slightly larger tweeter in the RC-7. The RC-7's cabinet is much better suited for a center channel for both looks and not needing to have the display too high. Another RF-5 would work well behind an acoustically transparent screen but otherwise I feel a tall tower makes a terrible center channel speaker. As for matching the sound and blending together I don't think I have ever heard a better matching set of fronts and center as the RF-5 RC-7 combo.
Both Posts are right:
1) Best acoustical match possible is to have 3 identical speakers, at same height behind a Screen - Like Most Movie Theaters.
2) If AT Screen/Projector is not possible a matching Center speaker is best.
My post is based on one priority - Acoustics.
As always WAF, Wife Acceptance Factor - wife's view of aesthetics, plays a role, along with fitting all pieces into the room.
I have listened to RF-7s in Stereo, great speakers. I would assume RC-7 is great as a center for RF-5s.
For HT I use the RS-7s as surrounds with La Scalas.
- Surprisingly good match to three modified La Scalas
- Surrounds are not as difficult to match as front three speakers
- For some reason sounds ahead moving side to side are easier to detect differences than difference from front to back or back to front.
- In my system a RC-7 would probably be a decent match as a center but not as good as the RC-7 would match the RF-5s.
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Oldenough nailed it. Trick is finding space. Suffered many years without a matching center until getting a Projector & AT Screen. Lucky to have a room that allows 3 Big speakers behind a screen.Another RF-5....
Even with an Academy or Heresy with Forte IIs combos never had a great center match until all three fronts are the same see these links:
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FYI format ratio matters. I have a constant height screen due to room limitations and WAF. Works good for TV/sports at 80 inches, diagonal for 16:9, then 2.35:1 movies are more immersive at 100 inches. Actually prefer constant height for this reason, movies are bigger than TV. Will this be for TV, Movies or both? If mainly for TV you may want to do the opposite of me and go constant width to maximize 16:9 TV and only loose a small amount when watching a movie..
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Was downstairs going over the room dimensions with the wifey. After hearing the kind of furniture she wants, it looks like we'll be sitting about 14' away from a screen .
We might not do a screen but, I've prewired power to the ceiling so if I put a screen in (AT if it matters) I'll have everything ready for it.
So the question is, what would be a good size at 14' viewing distance?
AT does matter they are great, love mine but they all have a min view distance. At 14 feet you should be fine but check before buying. When going to the local theater do you sit in Front? Back? Use this to determine viewing angle that you like. Then do the math. For me 100" screen diagonal at 9' works perfect, round 40 degree angle. Notice how screen diagonal and view distance in inches are close. http://www.thx.com/professional/cinema-certification/thx-certified-cinema-screen-placement/
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3 mono amps. . .
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Getting the couch a foot or two away from the wall might help the bass.
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My advice would be either the Heresy as a center or no center at all. You're really not doing your Klipschorns any justice by putting a wimpy center speaker in the middle of them. A LaScala or Belle would be the best center.
Ditto and forte distance from side and back walls is important. If there is room to adjust the a fortes location
ok.
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One of the best LS tips I ever heard was from IndyKlipschFan, IF yours are the split cabinet variety, put a soft mat on top of the bass bin, stack a milk crate or similar sized sturdy box on top, another mat, then put the MF/HF horn box on top of that. Raises the horns to listening level without taking the bass bins off the floor. Don't worry about the wheel boards (dolly) the guys are mentioning, it's a convenience thing. With a concrete floor, LS isn't going to vibrate it enough to give you any floor vibration, and the slight distance raised won't matter in terms of LF extension. My suggestion for HT is to couple them with the Klipsch THX sub system, which is a beautiful matchup.
Great tip from Indy - I put my mids an tweets in top of the cabinet to get them to ear leve. Bass next to a short wall and not toed with mids and tweets toed in gave me the best sound.
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No substitute for a good pre combined with quality amps. . .
Many combos will work on a budget for HT, used Onkyo for a pre and used Adcom amps are hard to beat. Used that combo until putting the emphasis on music instead of HT.
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Three front speaker the same is always the best. Do you have room a third Chorus? AT screen?
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From THX
Surround Left & Right Speakers (SL & SR): Place the SL & SR speakers between 90° to 110° to each side and 2 feet or higher above the listener. The SL & SR speakers recreate the enveloping sound and intense special effects that you experience in the cinema.
A few feet to the side and a little behind does trick, pointing straight down not so good. . .
http://www.thx.com/consumer/home-entertainment/home-theater/surround-sound-speaker-set-up/
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Gentlemen I am looking to expand my Blu Ray and DVD collection and would like to hear your opinions on your favorites. The old standbys that never seem to get old.You watch them for the third time and hear something you missed. You all know what I am talking about.
Black Hawk Down
Braveheart
Wonderland
Saving Private Ryan
Apocalypto
Open Range
Tombstone
Avatar
The Chronicles of Riddick
No Country for Old Men
Heat
Inglourious Basterds
The Fifth Element
I could probably put together a really long list, of course every theater room needs the collections of Batman, Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, The Godfather, Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Band of Brothers, The Pacific and Alien.
I put in a second On "Fifth Element" and add Shawshenk Redemption, Transformers, Hunt for Red October and Star Wars series on BluRay.
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Been there, done that, still have lip-sync issues with the cable box running through the OPPO.
Lip-sync 90% fixed on main system and lip-sync is much better then my Onkyo set-up in the wife's room.
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Is it just me or does this picture make the room look small? The stone on the side is 3ft wide, screen is 130" diagonal for scale.
Stone looks great.
I sit 115" from 100" screen, I like the big screen. Go with what looks right when watching a movie at the cost of making the room feel cozy. . . THX has some good recommendations on viewing angles.
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Thanks Trevmerrill, running an Oppo-105 straight to the amps instead of using Oppo-95 and McIntosh preamp, sounds just a little better then when you stopped by. Learned how to adjust the 105 on the AVS forum, and moved the screen back a few inchs, picture is much sharper now. 100" screen sitting just under 10 feet away. Using Eco mode and picture is still bright after 3,000 hours on the bulb.
Stop by for a brew to see if you agree. +1 for Seymour AT screens.
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Epson 6020 fot HT in the basement 80" for TV, 100" for 2.35 movies. 50" Plasma LG - Kids gaming in basement. 52" Sony LCD - Wife's sun room (Onkyo and monitor audio)
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This is for all of the 105 owners:
I have been reading the AVS thread on the 105. I started on Page 1 and got to Page 15. I quit after that with over 120 pages to go. The one question I do have is did they ever fix the lip sync problem? Last I read was that the 105 (and maybe the 103) had a 75ms delay in the audio versus the video. Was just wondering if they put out a firmware update for that.
No, firmware update helped. Another ffirmware update to address Lipsync is due out week after next.
Got a tip off AVS replaced 6' HDMI cord with Radio Shack HDMI cord problem solved for last hour multiple channels.
Only worked for a couple of hours after a hard reset . . . Lip sync still off just not as much.
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This is for all of the 105 owners:
I have been reading the AVS thread on the 105. I started on Page 1 and got to Page 15. I quit after that with over 120 pages to go. The one question I do have is did they ever fix the lip sync problem? Last I read was that the 105 (and maybe the 103) had a 75ms delay in the audio versus the video. Was just wondering if they put out a firmware update for that.
No, firmware update helped. Another ffirmware update to address Lipsync is due out week after next.
Got a tip off AVS replaced 6' HDMI cord with Radio Shack HDMI cord problem solved for last hour multiple channels.
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Have you considered an AT screen? 1) Center matches L & R 2) Center Channel Sound comes from center of screen and sounds much more realistic, especially voices.
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First of all, welcome to the forum!
Your best bet will likely be to match your front stage. Since you've already got the RF35 fronts, your best bet will likely be to find the matching RC35 center. Depending on your location, they do pop up now and again on Craigslist and Ebay, plus occasionally on the Garage Sale section of the forum. I have not heard the Pioneers, but from all accounts, I think you're going to find a lot of folks will recommend them. I have a Yamaha RX-V667 which is the same the 2 year old model. I like it, but if given the choice, I'd definitely have one of the 2 Pioneers that you listed over it. As for surrounds, they aren't as important to match to your mains, but you might be able to find the matching surrounds also...
Good luck in your search and I'm sure others will chime in with opinions as well.
I agree RC35 would be a good match, best match would be another RF35. WAF and room layout usually make having all three front Speakers the same difficult.
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Hello everyone
i have change from house and i am curious if I can place my La scala,s with there back to the wall
it is a straight wall and they are about 3 1/2 meters apart standing from each others measured from the middle of the front
or should i turn in them a little
there is only a sidewall at the rigth within a distance of 1 meter left is plenty of room but there is a opposite wall at 4 meters distance in a quarter to half the spreading sound area
see forward to the answers
greetings
Koos
Spliting Bass Bin from mids is the best way to go. Point the bass bins straight out and along the "side walls" then toe mids and tweeters, aimed at main listening position. Bass frequencies are helped corners, mids and above are not, so toeing them in helps.
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This is for all of the 105 owners:
I have been reading the AVS thread on the 105. I started on Page 1 and got to Page 15. I quit after that with over 120 pages to go. The one question I do have is did they ever fix the lip sync problem? Last I read was that the 105 (and maybe the 103) had a 75ms delay in the audio versus the video. Was just wondering if they put out a firmware update for that.
No, firmware update helped. Another ffirmware update to address Lipsync is due out week after next.
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I have been toying with making what I call SuperScalas- ported La Scala bottoms, CP25 tweeter, and a BMS4592 coupled to probably either a Volti FC260, a Eliptrac, or a Stereo-Lab CF250... as illustrated. If I seal off the top and port that, I can put the tweeter on that section and put the mid horn on top. This looks pretty much perfect to me. Only remaining question (yeah, right) is to port out the front or port out the back. Dave touched on that briefly a couple of years ago, but I was wondering if any of you have any experience with playing with that variable.
Any thoughts out there?
Also, if I have drastically missed something, when you get up off the floor from laughing I would love to hear what that is.
Front vs. Rear Port:
The other guys have more experiance with speakers and are probably right. From a Mechanical Enginnering standpoint they are correct. There would be verry little, read no difference, in total output/damping factor front versus back - Not enough tight bends to change damping if port area is the same.
The only variable would be if ported out the back, distance to rear the wall could be an issue, if too close the flow of air could be slowed enough to affect the sound.
Mids on Top:
Sounds like you have seen posts from indyfan and checking out what Volti audio is doing.
One of best mods for La Scalas. For two channel it puts the vocals etc. at the correct height. For movies on my system the sound is more realistic - comes out the screen instead of below the screen.
Also allows bass bins to point along the wall and mids to be toed in towards main listening position. Speaker placement and getting lucky with room geomerty has almost eliminated my need for porting, but I do have a sub. Sub is mainly for movies but does help on some music.
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From all the reading i did it was clear that if you get a top model (no matter the brand) you will be blown away. It is a little like buying a house, Trying to find that perfect one for your needs. I think you made a great choice with the 6010 for 3d and 2d. If i was getting a new projector today 3d would matter a lot (it didn't at all when I bought mine). So as happy as I am with the jvc it would be hard to pick with 3d in mind (even though its awesome in 3d too i can see how it would be better). I would probably go sony or espon tuff call. I think I'm going to get a 2nd projector down the road for 3d, tv, games, and tv viewing. And keep the jvc for the 2d.
Good way of stating it, like finding the right house. Some like the Klipsch sound some like the B&W sound. Some like contrast of Plasma some like brightness punch of LCD.
Wanted a projector for years but they were too dim and did not have enough contrast compared to 52" Sony LCD Panel TV. When Epson 6010 came out that was no longer the case. Bright enough to watch with some ambient day light in the room, enough contrast to enjoy Harry Potter movies when dark.
Only down side is manual focus and zoom, but I can live with that versus $$$ to obtain a unit as bright with enough zom to fill 100" screen from under 11 feet.
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Like the Velcro idea.
Since my area is walled in on three sides and cables are hard to see I use a great insulator that can be cut or drilled as required a 2 x 4.
I convince myself that seperating power cords and speaker cables from interconnects is a sonic improvement. In the past when ever a hum creeped in, I would move the power cables until stopped.
Repeated this for a couple years until installing power cords under a 2 x 4 that was raised up off the floor by a couple of smaller 2 x 4s. Interconnects lay on top of 2 x 4. Some sell wood blocks designed for raising cables off the floor at $250 each, $2.50 2 x 4 seems get the job done last three years no hum.