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  1. bugman- Was going to post this link earlier, but their site was down for a while with the Beta Site thing going on....anywyay. http://www.omnimount.com -I want one that can be adjusted vertically (tilting).-
  2. http://www.omnimount.com (just in case, doh) www.omnimount.com So far, i have bought 16GA wires and am in the process of looking for mounting brackets.
  3. PowerPOPE typed- I packed up these defective units already so that i could return them tomorrow. This is such a hassle since i don't have a car and i'll have to lug this 40 pound speaker set AGAIN to downtown toronto. Now that's dedication. Roll on, trooper!
  4. Hmmm... I don't know all the answers yet, but I can answer a few... Yes on the spring clips--plus 18 gauge wire!! The control pod is completely different from the control pods of the previous versions, and I'm quite certain it will be completely clean (top priority!). The heatsink problems on the 4.1 sub were caused by a manufacturing defect on a very small number of units. This will not be a problem with future 4.1s or the 5.1s--plus the subwoofers are completely different. That's all I have for now... Oh, except the system completely rocks! ------------------ Amy ProMedia Tech Support promediatech@klipsch.com http://216.37.9.58/ubb/Forum23/HTML/000176.html
  5. http://www.klipsch.com/ubb/Forum10/HTML/003526.html
  6. This thread...? http://www.klipsch.com/ubb/Forum10/HTML/003575.html
  7. Yeah, you lost me then on the "special adapter". I run from TV audio stereo out r/l rca to mini stereo and into line in on sound card. Yep, selecting 4 speakers (Movie Mode) or 5.1 speakers. They both have different effects to the sound to me. Some movies I watch sound better set to one or the other. Basicly I set my TV volume and then bring up the CP-1 volume to my liking (usually just below taking over the TV volume) and then control total volume from the TV remote. Setting the Sub to THX mark. Setting the Surround til the rears just tweak in. It's wicked for me (ie: windblown reed noise in rears in Thin Red Line/ shell casings in rear right in Matrix). Plenty of bass. I like the preset effects offered in the 5.1 speaker selection for some flics and mostly use Movie Mode when selecting 4 speakers. Call it what ya' will....I call it beautiful. I know you don't use reverb, effects or nuttin, Para. In my mind the TV speakers are my center and the Promedias are my F/R/L/R.
  8. There is a positional effect (the guy in the seat) in the Surround EAX Mixer Control allowing changes to be made. The front/rear right/left sliders in the Mixer Control do have an effect as well, but without repositioning the speaker outs (-vs actual speaker rotations)the effect still falls far short. Forgetting the soundcard isn't an option as I then loose any Movie Mode or 5.1 effects. Running the TV right/left outputs directly to soundcard or directly to the Promedias leaves me in the same boat, I think. Thanks for the input and I take some satisfaction in knowing you can "feel my pain". Without a doubt; I will be doing the "drop and flop" (crawling under the desk to switch wires) to do this for as long as I have to....the payoff is beautiful
  9. Has anybody ever seen a "directional" speaker control switch? I have found numerous "on/off" and "A/B/C/D" multi-speaker type switches, but need some sort of "F/R/L/R" type switch. To explain; I sit facing my PC and have front and rear right/left. My TV is line-in'ed to my sound card and is to my left of facing the PC. To watch the tube with proper front and rear right/left I am having to pull out the sub and reposition the speaker connections. What I am seeking is a better way of doing this with a two position switch that controls the flopping of the speaker connections. Like speaker connections out of the sub to the switch box then an "A" position to have the signals to the PC speaker setup(F/R/L/R)and "B" position for the TV speaker setup (F/R/L/R). To explain further- As is, to tube proper- FL -> FR RL -> FL FR -> RR RR -> RL When done, of course, I have to flop em' back. This gets a bit frustrating, but is definatly worth the price for the effect. Sure would be nice to just flip a selector switch to have this happen. Seems one could be made for this, but was hoping to just purchase one. Anyone have any ifo on this type of switch or even heard of such a thing? Thanks much.
  10. quote: Originally posted by Swerv: how do u explain that picture... is it a sonic boom? i didnt know it was visable.. hehe Read this before checking out the picture. Knowing the history helps to appreciate it. Through the viewfinder of his camera, Ensign John Gay could see the A/F18 drop from the sky as it headed toward the port side of the Aircraft Carrier Constellation at 1,000 feet. The pilot increases his speed to 750 mph, vapor flickering off the curved surfaces of the plane. At the precise moment of breaking the sound barrier, 200 yards form the carrier, a circular cloud formed arourd the Hornet. With the Pacific Ocean just 75 feet below the aircraft being rippled by the aircraft's pass, Gay hears the explosion of the sonic boom and snaped his camera shutter once. "I clicked the same time I heard the boom and I knew I had it." What he had was a technically meticulous depiction of the sound barrier being broken on July 7, 1999, somewhere on the Pacific between Hawaii and Japan. Sports Illustrated, Brills Content, and Life ran the photo. The photo recently took first prize in the science and technology division in the World Press Photo 2000 contest, which drew more than 42,000 entries worldwide. Because Ensign Gay is a member of the military he was ineligible for the cash prize. "In the last few days, I've been getting calls from everywhere about it again. It's very humbling." Gay, 38, manages a crew of eight assigned to take intelligence photographs from the high-tech belly (TARPS POD) of an F-14 Tomcat. In July, Gay had been part of a Joint Task Force Exercise as the Constellation made its way to Japan. Gay used his personal Nikon 90 S, set his 80-300mm zoom lens on 300mm, his shutter speed at 1/1000 of a second and the aperture at F5.6. "I put it on full manual," Gay said. "I tell young photographers who are into automatic everything, you aren't going to get that shot on auto. The plane is too fast. The camera can't keep up." At sea level a plane had to exceed 741 mph to break the sound barrier. The change in pressure as the plane outruns all of the pressure and sound waves in front of it is heard on the ground as an explosion - the sonic boom. The pressure change condenses the water in the air as the jet passes these waves. Altitude, wind, speed, humidity, the shape and trajectory of the plane - all affect the breaking of the barrier. On July 7 everything was perfect. "You see vapor flicker around the plane. It gets bigger and bigger, then BOOM - it's instantaneous. One second the vapor cloud is there, the next it's gone." Now, go ahead, open the picture.
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