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    DFW Hornheads gathering in Plano, TX - SEPTEMBER 23RD!

    in Klipsch News

    Posted

    I will be having a DFW Hornheads gathering at my house in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Plano, TXon Sunday August 5th September 23rd.

    It will start around 11:00 AM and go to whenever.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

    I will supply massively yummy eats including some sort of cooked meat. For drinks I will concoct some sort of house drink and will supply water and iced tea other than that it will be BYOB. You are also free to bring your own massively yummy treats as well [;)]

    We can discuss details as the date nears but I wanted to send this out ASAP so people can pencil in the date.

    As a reminder I have two systems that we can play with:

    System 1 (Javabean Entertainment Room):

    5 Cornwalls, SVS subs, 65" CRT, mix of solid state and tubes, DVD, DVD-A, SACD, turntable

    System 2 (Mad Tom Studios Cinema):

    5 Heresys, SVS sub, 132" 2.35 Cinemascope screen with 720p LCD front projector, all digital amp, DVD, HD-DVD, original Xbox

    Let me know if you are interested.

    Laters,

    Jeff

    Heresys as rear surrounds......what speaker height?

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    Corner mounting is not for bass room gain. It is for complimenting the polar response and minimizing the reflections and resulting acoustic anomalies! You already have a processed multi-channel signal! You do not need to create reflections unless you simply like the results of the signal superposition based upon radically corrupted time response such as comb filtering and and the resultant goofy polar response and reduced intelligibility.

    Err I guess hehe [:)] Seriously though I did have the speakers turned around the proper way and found the surround effects seriously lacking. I think it sounded better the way they are now...shrug...so who knows.

    In fact, as the on axis mid/high signal is reflected back into the speaker itself, all you are dealing with is a compendium of defracted and reflected signals whose phase and alignment contribute to reduced intelligibility. Exactly what Bose created with their direct-reflecting signal topology, albeit without the benefit of a direct signal.

    This is exactly counter to everything we try to do in not only designing a coherent source, but in also treating the room. And test tones, an RTA, and equalization in the frequency domain does not correct fundamental room anomalies.

    But you are of course free to do whatever you like. [;)]

    Interesting comments and I had actually thought of the Bose comparision myself when I turned them around. That is what gave me the idea in the first place. I agree that room treatment plays a major part in the total quality of sound in a room. I will keep these suggestions in mind when have have all the golden ears over in August. I will make sure that we play around with the placements.

    Laters,

    Jeff

    center channel for cornwalls

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    Thanks for the nice comments!

    Here is a link to some pictures with the split Heresy (it is not my system just to be clear).

    Look at that picture and the couple before and after.

    Laters,

    Jeff

    Dang, I wish I had a bigger room to work with [:P], eq_shadimar I took a peek at your layout, its very nice!

    Anyone know who on the forum has done the custom heresy configuration?

    And secondly, does anyone know how much Academy's are going for?

    Heresys as rear surrounds......what speaker height?

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    Mas -

    Thanks for the comments. Right now I am very happy with the sound. All the speakers are crossed over at 80Hz so there is not really any bass issues that I need to corner load the speakers for. I want the reflections from the corners for the surround sound effects. However I am always open to suggestions and I am having a gathering at my house in August with fellow hornheads and this is one of the things we are going to play around with. I agree with your level matching comment. I have been balancing people's systems for many years with my dB meter and test discs. I get to constantly amaze people with how much better their system can sound with the proper bass crossover settings and level balancing. [:)]

    Laters,

    Jeff

    Steve -

    I have attached a picture of what I have done in my theater. I really enjoy the sound. Having them pointed into the corners gives me the best sound in my width limited theater. If my theater was wider and longer I would have placed them behind and to the sides a bit. I am happy with the height but I may actually increase that as well. As it stands I have terrific rear effects so something is working correctly [H]

    [:|]As you like...

    But I would definitely corner mount them in the upper corners angled dowbward with absorptive material behind and iimediately to the sides of the cabinets and then adjust the gain accordingly so as not to mask the front direct signals.

    center channel for cornwalls

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    Yup sounds like you already know the answer. Best match in this order Cornwall -> Heresy -> Academy -> Custom built (which quite a few have done). I currently have a Vertical Cornwall as my center channel but I have also used a Heresy. The Heresy was fine as long as you crossed it over at 80Hz or so. Running it full range for 5 channel music it could just not keep up.

    A couple of people have taken a Heresy , removed the tweeter and midrange horns and remounted them to fit their configuration (they don't ahve to be sealed). Then you seal the holes in the Heresy and it becomes the bass bin for the horns but it can be moved around a bit. You run 2 sets of wires from the crossover in the Heresy to the tweeter and midrange.

    Laters,

    Jeff

    Heresys as rear surrounds......what speaker height?

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    Steve -

    I have attached a picture of what I have done in my theater. I really enjoy the sound. Having them pointed into the corners gives me the best sound in my width limited theater. If my theater was wider and longer I would have placed them behind and to the sides a bit. I am happy with the height but I may actually increase that as well. As it stands I have terrific rear effects so something is working correctly [H]

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    Hope this helps you out!

    Laters,

    Jeff

    Any Dead Heads?

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    I agree with everything that has been said here. There is TONS of readily downloadable material available on the internet. You should have no problem finding some. I know this is the 2-Channel section but their DVD's of live shows are decent as well.

    I also agree that MOE is a good jam band. You may also want to try Phish as well.

    Laters,

    Jeff

    floor standing speakers in the wall

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    Looks better. You can take measurements of my setup when you come over this weekend. I have a 52" tall image that is about 28" off the floor. It is a tad high from the first row of seating but perfect from the riser. You will be able to spend as much time as you like sitting and watching images so you can get a good feeling of what you are planning for your setup. The height from the floor issue is why I am using Heresys instead of the newer speakers.

    Do you know how to get ahold of falcon20x? He wanted to come over too but I have not gotten a response to the PM I sent him.

    Laters,

    Jeff

    I'm all tore up (or progress finally begins on my FP HT)

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    There are some folks coming over this weekend and I realized that I had not posted updated pictures since I installed my actual 2.35 screen with custom borders. So here are the updates. The screen is a Da-lite Model C manual pulldown with their High Power material. It has a viewable area of 52"x122.25" with 4" borders on each side, 23" border on the bottom, and a 6" border on the top.

    Here is the screen installed

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    Some screenshots. These are with and without the theater lights on (in real life the image is just over 10 feet wide!):

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    P1010097_web.jpg

    Laters,

    Jeff

    floor standing speakers in the wall

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    Looks like you have things covered. Glad to see that you are not putting the speakers in a hole in the wall. That would not be a good idea at all. I have never been a fan of the grey screens. In my opinion the more gain the better. Also it looks like your screen placement is high as in neck straining high.

    Hopefully you will get some good ideas and some practical experience when you stop by on Sunday? Have you decided on a time yet? There are a couple of other "tag alongs" that I need to give the time too.

    Laters,

    Jeff

    projection vs. all others

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    Oh Trey I cannot use DLP's unless it is a three chip unit. I really don't see rainbows but they make me seasick even with the newer faster color wheels. It really is a strange feeling. LCD all the way for me baby. Of course if you want the best blacks and colors then you have to get a CRT...but that is a whole other thread.

    Laters,

    Jeff

    projection vs. all others

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    Not to hijack the thread but I will probably hold a DFW Hornheads gathering next month but in the meantime if anyone wants a demo just shoot me a PM.

    Now back to your normal programming....

    Laters,

    Jeff

    PS - Board must be slow..just got the PM..will reply

    projection vs. all others

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    Inventor -

    I live in Plano and I have two Klipsch powered systems. One has 5 Cornwalls and a 65" diag TV, the other is 5 Heresy's and AX100 720p front projection system ~106" diag 1.78 and ~133" diag for 2.35. The projector is in a 11.5'x16' room so very similar to yours. This will give you a good comparsion of the options you are considering. Send me a PM if you would like to come over for a demo. I would be happy to put both systems through their paces for you.

    Laters,

    Jeff

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