JasonJCarney

reference_head, So the RS line can be mounted on stands? I assumed they were only rear mountable and therefor inappropriate for my room. I may have to look into the RS line a little more. Once I sell a set of floorstanders that is. [Y]

wow...hadn't thought of possibly shortening the life of my bulb. Damn filiments! I don't notice any shaking of my picture but that doesn't mean it isn't happening. I'll probably buy some more foam and place that in the projector cabinet. May even pull out the whole box and line the 2x4 framing with it as I did with the sub boxes. Thanks for the heads up.

[A] The wall is placed where it is because of the concrete filled steal support posts. The maroon looking things in the wall. Those can't be moved without installing a massive new header and pouring new concrete footings. Not something I am prepared to do (nor is my wife prepared to allow me to do)[A]. There was a thought of taking the rear area and putting my HT 90 degrees from the area it is in now. In fact I was getting ready to frame that area about 3 months ago when we noticed water seeping in. We have since had 2 foundation cracks sealed and an interior weeping system with a sump installed. Hopefully that fixed our problem....but I'm not prepared to bet my HT on it. So for now the HT stays where it's at. I figure in a couple years if the basement stays dry and I want to finish out the remaining space I can simply pull the boxes, drywall the holes and reinstall the boxes in the new HT front or rear. Not too big a deal. The access is at the base of the stairs on the right. I'll shoot a picture of the door and the leaky basement fixes and post them up. Fuuny thing about the boxes I built is my friend likes them so much he is going to build one in his HT!

I was quite active during the MW2 craze. I'll be back at it for MW3 this fall. Liquid$team is my gamer ID

I have yet to delve in too deep but since im at work and a little bored I thought I would ask the question here first. AVR crossover set points. The speaker crossover is set to say 50hz for example. That means the AVR sends only signals that are 50hz and ABOVE correct? The sub crossover points start at say 80hz and go up from there. Does the AVR act in the opposite manner for the LFE preout? Sending only the 80hz and BELOW signal correct? Keep in mind it's 1am and I'm tired.... Right now (without running audyssy) I have my sub local crossover set to 180hz (eD LT. 500) my phase at 0 degrees and volume at 12pm position. By having my settings like this am I effectivley bypassing the subs crossover in favor of my AVR crossover? The only other person I know with these subs is NEZFF and I think his PRE/PRO LFE crossover is set to 120hz. Now my understanding is that his subs will now receive signals up to 120hz from the AVR. Is the crossover point on the sub amp a "ceiling" so to speak and setting it to 35 does not allow for any signal above that range to be produced?

I have many many feet of monoprice delux rca (sub) cable. The ends are nice and the cable is thick. I had their old "non"delux wire and because it was so cheap I replaced it with the delux version when I got my new subs in. Can't say I notice any difference from the old to the new as they both worked fine. My longest run is 35 feet.

PC Steam account: Liquid$team PS3: Liquid Carney

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I played this game quite a bit. It's a nice game but it got a couple things wrong. The idea of giant maps making for better sniping is great... the fact that you can't go prone is RIDICULOUS. The vehicles are sometimes fun but provide far too little armor. It's like someone strapped a target to your back when your in them. I will get Battlefield 3 as it looks to have fixed the prone issue. We'll see about the rest.

I hope you figure out a solution to your problem. I have the promedia 2.1 and love it.

I heard great things about the onkyo 805... how is the 806 treating you?

Another thought is to remove the back panel of the projector cabinet and replace it with some type of filter medium that would allow some minimal airflow but still keep the dust out. At any rate I need to put some kind of cover over the rear of the AVR cabinet to keep basement dust out while still allowing enough airspace for the Onkyo's to keep cool as well as allowing some minimal space for wiring.

I did ask the question a while back about adding a small computer type/size fan to the back of my projector cabinet. Never got around to doing it but it may becoming down the road. The projector I have (Epson UB8500) is actually front vented. So while the heat is not an issue for the projector itself it does become an issue for the occupants of the room (me[]) in the summer at the end of a long gaming session or double feature movie night! lol There is no ventilation in the room at all. I run a dehumidifier and an air filter so the air quality is not bad but the heat can get uncomfortable in the summer. With the new cabinets I have added some open air areas to the rest of the basement but I have also brought my AVR (x2) back into the room so I'm sure heat will again be an issue during the summer. I am thinking of adding 1 small fan to each of the AVR shelves pulling air out of the room. What combo do you think I should go with? 1 small fan pushing air in from under the stairs and 2 on the new cabinet pulling it out? Maybe an intake in the back of the projector since it is front vented anyway and 2 discharges on the AVR shelves? Filter's would be added to the intake (or supply) fan as well so I'm sure to get dust free air. hmmm sounds like a cheap fix to the heat problem with a little thinking and elbow grease.

Now which surrounds are you talking about? The high rears (little hd300's)? Those are actually angled ever so slightly off the rear wall as seen in this photo. Again these are the issues I have had working with this room. I actually thought about countersinking a pair of RB's directly behind the couch about 6 inches above the couch as my rear surrounds. THX says that they should be placed behind the seating area but since my seating is up against the wall I have no real choice. maybe remove the high rears and go front high but that is not really reccomended either. If your talking about my floorstanding surrounds then I can say they sound great where they are. I basically want to turn those into bookshelf size speakers and hang them from the rear wall but oriented in the same manner at which they are now. I can't really use true RS speakers because the right surround does not sit in a corner. My stairs add another 4 feet of space under them and I would mount the RB directly under my high rear surround (about 3 feet under it).

Trim installed My SR608 that I am using to power my fronts for now...until I decide if I need an amp. This is where my NR3007 will go. It is about 18-20 from it's former spot so my wiring is going to take a little time. Placed an order for longer cable and other odd's and end's from monoprice but it's not here yet. I chose this shelf vs the closer one because I have walking access to the front of the AVR. I figured it would make things easier on me in the long run. These pictures do not show the veneer I used to cover the edge of the sub shelf. I'll take some of that later.

Now a view from the front with the cabinets installed but empty. I used a thin layer of foam between the sub cabinet and the shelf it sits on. I originally wanted to use the feet the sub comes with but my measurment was off by 1/8 inch and I was forced to remove the 1/2 feet off the sub to fit them. incase your wondering I have not noticed any rattling. I took the time to put the same foam inbetween all my metal on wood bracket connections and on the 2x4 support in the cutout. Also used screws and glue for the cabinet to (cross my fingers) no vibrations to follow. Subs installed This one has no sub in it yet...screwed up the order of the pics sorry.

So here is what I have been working on this past week. Just finished adding the final touch today. Put a 3/4 oak veneer on the edge of my sub shalf and stained to match. I have only been able to watch 2 movies with this current setup but have yet to run my audyssey. You have seen pictures of my rear wall. It has the projector countersunk into it, and now my subs are as well. I will be using the cabinets for my AVR when I get my monoprice cables in. The whole project cost me around $200. I had the tools already and did all the work myself...including lifting the giant subs into place![] Probably 20-25 hours total. My contractor said she would do it for $500 per cabinet....the saving were well worth the work. Plus I know it is up to my standards. You know what they say about wanting something done right.[Y] Just removed the stud and installed my cross bracing 2x4. Now both side are framed up. Now suddenly a "hole" new world has opened up! You can see the cabinet on the floor to the right. This is the cabinets installed from the back. One more

Looky what FEDEX brought me a few weeks ago. They sound amazing but they are huge. So deep for my room that I put them up for sale at one point. Now I have custom cabinets made that took care of the size issue. Those photo's to come. boxes were beat up but the product was well packaged and damage free. This was the placement I bought them for. Unfortunately again they are too deep for my room. They sound great where they are but they just take up too much of my floor space. I moved them to the corners of the room and while that helped a little with floor space issues I could help but feel like they lost a little something by firing them into the couches.

wow...that's amazing. Pretty cool.[Y]

If the 63's sell I will keep the 62ii's as fronts and get bookshelf surrounds. If the 62ii's and the 63's sell I will get the7ii's! lol I honestly don't need improved quality but the 7ii's are super pretty and would match my 64ii perfectly. The 7ii's being 3 inches less deep than the 63's and sliding my couch back to the rear wall (by going with RB's as surrounds) would allow for plenty of space I think.

lol... well I said from the first time I laid eyes on the 63's that they are just too deep for my room. They sound great but the right side is in the middle of my walkway into the room and the left one is firing into a couch. I would like something less deep. I plan on taking the rf62ii's off the market if the 63's sell. If the 62ii's sell first then I will get some proper surrounds and use the 63's until they sell. I could not resist the sweet deal I got on the 63's at the time and everyone speaks so highly of them. Everyone also happens to be right. The 63's sound great but alas attempts to move my HT to the attic space (35x12) have failed and I am dealing with the room I have (essentially 11x12 if you don't count the staircase). You can see the issues im these photos. this is my f-3's which are 3 inches less deep than the 63's and you can see just how minimal the walkway is anyway. I don't have a picture of the 63 in place with the new couch. The left channel with a 63 in place is 2 inches off the new couch. The spacing with the f-3 and old couch is fine but the new couch is longer. You can see from the previous pictures where my left surround is located. If I change it from a floor stander to a bookshelf and hang it from the wall I can slide my couch all the way to the rear wall which would allow for more clearence between the couch and front left channel. I will get pics up of the new couch and that should explain it further.

Willland, Thanks. I can tell you that my biggest "oh shxx that sounds awesome" moment came when I switched from my rc52ii to the rc64ii. Got this smile on my face that I could wipe off[]! I have a few more pics to post and I am in the process of moving my AVR to a new cabinet so I have yet to run the initial setup on all the new equipment. When that is done I am guessing it will sound great.

Any current AVR will have plenty of power to be used on RF62's or 82's. Most say more power will have the speakers sounding better but you stand no chance of damaging the speakers due to underpowering them. I can suggest Onkyo products as that is what I have own. If you don't want preouts for an external amp than the 608 is a nice AVR... HDMI 1.4, plenty powerful enough, and it can be had cheap. If you are looking to add an external amp at some point then you'll need preouts. The onkyo sr707 is about the cheapest onkyo with preouts that I can remember. You go up from there with the nr808-nr5008. I currently have the nr3007 and in 2 channel mode it puts out 140 watts per channel. Of course from what I understand the volume levels at which I am listening to it the speakers are actually recieving very little power...like less than 5 watts. The 62ii's are very nice speakers. I compared them side by side to the rf7ii's. I was impressed. Can't speak on the 82's other than to say what I have read on this forum.

My new onkyo NR3007

the last couple months I picked some new toys in no perticular order here they are: RF 62ii's in Cherry Now being used as surrounds RC 64ii RF 63 for Left and Right channel