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    home theater upgrade - subs?

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    Beemer,

    Have you thought about bass shakers or tactile transducers? I have several in my couch and it adds the feel that you maybe looking for. I really like them, they add a punch to the bass without having to really turn up the sub. Also late a night, I turn off the sub and just turn up the shakers so as to not disturb the rest of the house or neighbors.

    Clark makes an expensive one, I have the el cheapo 10 buck varity and like them just fine. I'll try and find a link to them later.

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    Paul Ward

    my home theater www.brookesbakersurveyors.com/klipschht.htm

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    How loud can your system go?

    in Technical/Restorations

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    I have to agree with the EAR, I have two carver amps and used to have the Carver Amazing Loudspeaker III's. Carver, that is when Bob owned them, was a very good company with quality equipment. Now that Sunfire is around they have raised the bar again with the True sub and their processors.

    I would put my old AL-III against ANY speaker under $6,000 for pure musical quality. I sold them because they are just too big and need alot of room to breath. I had them bi-amped with the Carver 705x that I still use for my cornwalls.

    I also have a TFM-35 bridged to 700 watts at 8 ohms that drive my sub and could not be happer.

    I know that some amps are better suited for specific things, but I'm happy with my carver stuff, and would only sell it for a major profit.

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    Paul Ward

    my home theater www.brookesbakersurveyors.com/klipschht.htm

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    Lets make this simple: Would you rather have a Plasma TV or a LCD Projector?

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    I think you know my answer. FRONT PROJECTION!!!!!!!!

    Have you demoed any? The order in which I watch the most, 50% regular tv (digital 4:3), 30% satalite (digital 4:3), 10% HDTV (digital 16:9), and 10% dvd (50% wide screen and 50% 4:3), with some analog tv. I looked at a 16:9 projector but most of my watching is still in 4:3 so that what I got.

    No expense came into the equation.

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    Paul Ward

    my home theater www.brookesbakersurveyors.com/klipschht.htm

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    Rc-3

    in Technical/Restorations

    Posted

    Have you tried to switch the center with one of the fronts to see if the hum goes with the center or stays in the center?

    If it stays in the center then its not the speaker and you need to look else where.

    Try and keep the speaker wire from running parrallel with power cords. If only I could do so much with my own systemSmile.gif

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    Paul Ward

    my home theater www.brookesbakersurveyors.com/klipschht.htm

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    Plasma TV vs LCD Projector

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    I have to agree with Seb, there is NOTHING like turning down the lights, and having a 100 plus inch image to look at. the geewiz factor is very high and cool.

    At the local brick and mortor they have a flat panel, and I has not that impressed with it. For comparison, a 60"x45" screen has 2700 sq inches and a 100"x75" screen has 7500 sq inches that a 277% larger screen. That makes a huge difference.

    I'd go and demo as many as you can, flat panel, crt, lcd and dlp. Happy shopping.

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    Paul Ward

    my home theater www.brookesbakersurveyors.com/klipschht.htm

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    Heritage update please.

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    I know that I'm not the smartest guy in town but looking at the relative number of post I can see how that Klipsch is going the direction that it is.

    Two channel 435 posts

    Home Theater 1575 posts

    Powered subs 401 posts.

    By compairing the numbers of each section two channel audio seems on its way out. Home theater has a 362% advantage over Two channel and if HT and Subs are added together (same type of source HT) then that have a 454% advantage. That is not taking into account all of the different variables, but I know that pure two channel is a dying breed. if I'm not watching a movie its two channel for me. Which is the Textaverage person going to buy 5 Heritage line speakers and a sub Or 5 Reference line speakers and a sub? most of the time it come down to $$$$$$$$$$$.

    Klipsch should not abandon those of use that have and love the Heritage line. Even though i bought all my Heritage line speakers used. If I had the chance to purchase a new first generation Heresy, I would. But because I cannot I'm forced to buy used.

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    Paul Ward

    my home theater www.brookesbakersurveyors.com/klipschht.htm

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    Hi fellow Klipsch fans!

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    Welcome....

    Have you tried setting your KLF to large and moving the crossover on the CT-120 to around 50? I think that having the KLF's going as low as possible helps the stereo image and intergaration with the sub.

    I watched Pearl Harbor and loved the sound and eye candy, but I thought that the love story was kinda of corny IMHO. My wife was able to tell the whole plot after he came back from the deadcwm30.gif

    I have a pair of Quentets as rears until the funds come available for a pair of heresy's. I got them at ubid.com for 39 each + shipping. I like them ok for surrounds.

    By the way, Ubid has a perfect matching center for your 20's

    http://www.ubid.com/actn/opn/getpage.asp?AuctionId=6399448

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    Paul Ward

    my home theater www.brookesbakersurveyors.com/klipschht.htm

    This message has been edited by P Ward on 12-29-2001 at 10:47 AM

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    How are LCD Projectors?

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    Kain,

    One of the main reasons that I went with a front projection is you can have a much large picture than with a rear. Demoing it on a 61" screen is kinda of small for a front projector. At that width you would not notice the screendoor effect very much. I'd ask them to project onto a much larger screen for you.

    I demoed both LCD and DLP projectors and like the DLP much better. They have a higher contrast rates, better blacks and little or no screen door effect (generally speaking of course, your millage may vary).

    I bought the Infocus because of the better blacks, no screen door and because I cannot completely control the light in the room I needed a little brighter projector.

    Here is a link

    http://www.projectorcentral.com/consultants_corner.cfm?ci=home_theater

    that has alot of information about projectors.

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    Paul Ward

    my home theater www.brookesbakersurveyors.com/klipschht.htm

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    Makin the list, checkin' it twice....

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    Looks like a nice setup.

    What are using for your TV? I hope its not a 65" rear projection, that will be much harder than the velo to get down the chemneycwm2.gif

    Good luck, if you have any problems hooking it up, cwm21.gif read the instructionscwm33.gif

    I would set the Cornwalls to large and adjust the ct-150 to around 45-50 to blend with the Cornwalls. Man are you gonna love the sound at reference levels. My only concern is that the ct-150 cannot keep up. I had one before I built my sub and it ran out of gas earlier that the Heresy that I had at the time.

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    Paul Ward

    my home theater www.brookesbakersurveyors.com/klipschht.htm

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    Flat Panel Tv's...

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    Justin,

    Would a front projection with a pull down or motorized screen work? I was going to buy a 65" Elite rear projection hdtv but its cabinet was too large and at the time I had a pair of Carver amazing III, dipole ribbon speakers, and they need the breathing room (nothing between them for proper imaging and sound stage), so I opted for front projection and love it, its 105" compared to 65"!! Currentley I'm projecting onto the wall painted snowbird gray. Later I would like to have a motorized screen ect...

    Paul

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    Paul Ward

    my home theater www.brookesbakersurveyors.com/klipschht.htm

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    Older Heresys

    in Technical/Restorations

    Posted

    I live in Fort Worth and find Klipsch to be fairly easy to find by searching the classified adds. I know that Hillcrest Highfi (Dallas) and Marvins Electronics (fort worth)in the 70's and 80's pushed the Hertage lines alot. I bought my cornwall in the Star telegram for 200 dollars, yeh I bought them for that, but that what they wanted for them. I also bought a pair of Heresy's at Marvins Electronics in fort worth for 350. I'm currently looking for another pair of Heresy's so you better call them befor I docwm12.gif

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    Paul Ward

    my home theater www.brookesbakersurveyors.com/klipschht.htm

    Muffled Dialog!!! What is going on here? Please Help

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    Although I do not know anything about the Yamy, I'd check the easy stuff first.

    All wires connected correctly, in phase, any stray wires touching the oppisite post?

    Replace the C6 with another speaker to make sure that the speaker is indeed OK.

    Is it muffled only on that one source, check interconnects.

    Just a few things to try and narrow it down.

    It should really crank with 70 watts.

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    Paul Ward

    my home theater www.brookesbakersurveyors.com/klipschht.htm

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