chambers1517

Thanks. Just added what was on my phone.

Nice set of oiled oak klipschorns for sale near KNOXVILLE. AK3 crossovers everything untouched. Asking $2500

You can't tell but the first row is on a riser and the second row is on a 2 step riser.

The subs are 4 18" FI drivers in an ib setup. The Lascalas ate actually in sealed enclosures to seal the front wall. The side Lascalas are toed in and all 3 are slanted back so both rows look down the throats. The second row actually has more bass so the front row has a shaker in each seat cut off above 10hz though.

Thanks,

See if this link works. http://s893.photobucket.com/user/chambers1517/library/

Here are some pictures of my theater with LCR Lascalas.

Yes I was using Logic 7. Maybe you stumbled on my issue. It is as you say very immersive. I'll play around some more and see if this possibly is the answer.

I dont think its a trim issue. When i tried using the HK as an amp the volume on the HK still worked. I set it to -10 which let the Integra trim the fronts and boost the others about the same amount, The difference is hard to explain. You know the Dolby surround thing that plays at the beginning of some movies. It gives you a surround feeling. if that makes sense. I really feel it with the HK but not with the Integra. The surrounds seem to get less work with the Integra. I even boosted them but they just dont get as much work.

This is some of the exact things I fought. The front trims were completely bottomed out at -15 and the sides and rears were around -5. I did use a meter to adjust everything manually. I have never been a believer that a reciever or an amp would change sound much. I was sure there was a flaw in my room. When the Integra went out I was overjoyed to find how great the room sounded with the HK. I figured it had to be a better amp section in the HK since it weighs about 3x what the Integra weighs. I fed the Integra into the HK amps and the sound was the same. I tried everything in the integra to make it sound like the HK. Audyssey off, different crossover points, different surround modes. I just dont know what the HK does different. I've about decided to switch to component video and use the HK or use the Integra for video switching and the HK for sound. It just feels like a big waste to use the Integra as a video switcher. I wish one of you guys were close so you could give a listen.

Thanks, Ill try to get some pictures up. I have some from during construction. The entire bottom of the front wall is covered in speaker cloth so its hard to see whats behind it. My ceiling is black and the carpet and the walls not covered by panels are dark eggplant. My screen is a Dalite Highpower. The room is very dark even with lights on and any kind of flash makes the screen light up like a spotlight.

My theater is completed. It is 28x17. I spent a lot of time on acoustic panels. Two rows of seating. The front wall has 3 lascalas built into it and also has 4 18" subs in an IB configuration. I have 2 side and 2 back heresys. I have a scope screen above the speakers and I have a Sony h40 projector with a lens. I also bought an Integra 60.5 reciever so i could get audyssey x32 for the subs. It took about 3 years to purchase everything and build the room. The picture is awesome and the sound is good. I have an old HK7200 upstairs that I use to power a pair of Klipschorns. They are in the living room and it is pretty much the same dimensions as the theater. I was listening to music on day in the theater trying to figure out the best surround mode for music. I think I settled on THX ES. It sounded better than stereo. I listened for a while and went upstairs to listen to the same music on the Klipschorns. I was extremely disappointed with what i heard. I took my wife down to the theater and played the music and then to the living room. She smiled big and said her room sounded much better than mine. I said i know. I said I have 7 speakers, 4 subs, room treatments, and Audyssey and her living room blows it away. I figured it had to be the Klipschorns or my design had a major flaw. this bothered me bad. I tried a lot of different things but it never sounded much better. One day my Integra went out and I took it in for repair. I took the HK to the theater until the Integra came back. Hooked everything up and balanced the speakers and wow, it was better than the living room. The surrounds were much more alive on movies and the surround feeling was just there. I couldnt believe it. The HK doesnt have HDMI so everything was plain Dolby. My wife asked what I had done. The Integra comes back and I put it back in and the dull lifeless sound was back. I turned Audyssey off and it was actually worse. I hooked the Integra preouts to the HK direct input for the amps. Still sounded bad. I had a friend bring an Onkyo 818 over to make sure the Integra was working right. It sounded like the Integra. So I have a $2400 avr with all the bells and wistles that sounds terrible. I have an outdated avr without HDMI that sounds great. What should I do and why does the old HK sound so great?

I am close to Knoxville. It is a nice unit with lots of power and audyssey x32xt.

I have a very lightly used Integra 60.5 for sale. I bought one new about 2 years ago for $2300. We had a lightning storm and all my electronics were hit. I turned it in to the insurance and they replaced everything. I took the old damaged Integra back to the shop where I bought it to see if it was worth anything and they replaced it under warranty. I have played around with it but don't need it and it just sits. Asking $600.

I have a very lightly used Integra 60.5 for sale. I bought one new about 2 years ago for $2300. We had a lightning storm and all my electronics were hit. I turned it in to the insurance and they replaced everything. I took the old damaged Integra back to the shop where I bought it to see if it was worth anything and they replaced it under warranty. I have played around with it but don't need it and it just sits. Asking $600.