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3 hours ago, Youthman said:
Yes, no need to toe in the surrounds. They are meant to be mounted flush on the wall. They are designed to disperse the sound by nature. You aren't trying to "aim" them towards your listening position like you do with your mains.
This good?
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4 hours ago, RoboKlipsch said:
I have found the transformer movies to have great surround. twister excellent still gravity is the ultimate test. top gun has many goodflybys
I will try gravity again. The first 20 minutes I need to map out, because the fronts were spot on but the rears weren't getting the action I was expecting.
4 hours ago, RoboKlipsch said:part of dynamic eq boosts the surrounds at lower volumes. since u rarily listen that loud i was suggesting bumping up the surrounds a db or 2 and seeing if it sounds bette
Okay I will bump them up a lil bit (I understood that part
). Im not totally sure what dynamic eq is. Is that the receiver lowering the surrounds? or the mix?
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She cleans up pretty good!
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10 hours ago, RoboKlipsch said:
At less than reference volume some sound is a bit skewed. Audyssey, found on some receivers has a dynamic eq that boosts not just bass at lower volumes but the surrounds too. This deq feature is not unique to just Audyssey. I find it makes a big diff personally and love it fyi.
uhhhhhh...huh?
10 hours ago, RoboKlipsch said:If your avr does not have this you may want to boost your surrounds a db or 2 to compensate I'm curious how the surround sweep sounds now?
Well we watched guardians of the galaxy vol 2 last night. Loved loved a lot of the effects all around us. The fireworks at the end especially. Also the last 2/3 chapters of Unbreakable sounded fantastic, especially when he is flashing into the other peoples lives.
I really wish I had a specific (very specific) sound sweep scene to listen to. Should I get Twister?
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37 minutes ago, RoboKlipsch said:
They are completely and totally awesome on the wall.
Klipsch knows their sxxx and builds the best surrounds Ive heard. This version is sealed and that means no ports.
There is a keyhole mount on the back. This allows them to hang off a proper mount. Theres many versions but I used a snap toggle. 3/8" size they are rated for 200lbs+. Mine have never come off and have been bumped plenty. Installation requires a 1/4" drill bit and hole then you slide the snap toggle in, snap it off and screw it in. 5 min max per hole really about 2min. Amazon.com.
No problem, I can handle that...
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3 minutes ago, RoboKlipsch said:
Ok I admit I overlooked that you got the real surrounds and dumped the cutouts! How do they sound so far? Onwall will increase bass and midbass. ☺
They sound fantastic! A huge upgrade. More importantly has been your advice to move the couch and change the placement of the rears!!
Soooo...I can put those rears flat on the wall? I will have to give them a sound test first obviously.
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Hey guys!
Well here we are, only a few short weeks and I have been able to take my theater from above average to some next level sh*t! Well for me anyways, for you guys its childs play I'm sure!
We gave it the official test tonight with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, what an unbelievably huge difference all of this has made! I wish you guys could come here and help me talk it to another level lol (but spend YOUR money on ME of course)
Whats next?!? I say seating.....
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3 hours ago, RoboKlipsch said:
By angles i mean the diagram showing how to layout the speaker positions. Angling them towards the position is not critical with the bipolars but where to place them is so guesstimate based on your room and layout and the 7.1 diagram
I did this, the rears are angled towards the sweet spot but I am hoping they will sound just as good flat to the wall, otherwise they are going to be a pain to mount.
I looked up speaker brackets on amazon but they all say max weight is 10lbs....these are 15 at least.
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1 hour ago, RoboKlipsch said:
backs might need to be closer you should guesstimate the angles
try them all maybe another 10inches higher
above ear level.
Im confused about the angles because the speakers aren't direct firing. They still need to be angled?
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I'm sure this has been discussed a LOT, but is there a big audio difference between the Apple TV/iTunes tracks vs a blu ray?
I ask because I don't want get up and down putting discs in and out like the cavemen did!
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8 hours ago, RoboKlipsch said:
How's everything coming along?
Looky looky! I wish you guys could be here to really give a proper listen and help me with placement. Any thoughts?
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3 hours ago, Youthman said:
That's my dilemma too. I don't know if having a new projector with an old PS3 is the issue? Is it the receiver that's missing the handshake? Interestingly enough, when I switch to AppleTV, it ALWAYS works perfectly. Never had the screen turn blue but I OFTEN have it turn blue (just did it last night) when powering up the system with PS3 as the source. It's always a pain to get them to sync up. Sometimes I have to switch inputs on the projector, sometimes it's switching inputs on the receiver. Sometimes I have to turn everything off and then back on again. Doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason.
Thats exactly what I go through. If I remember right I even bypassed the receiver all together, I can't remember if it did any good! It must not have.
And I can forget trying to put in a 3D blu ray....
Hmmm this warrants further investigation!
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2 hours ago, RoboKlipsch said:
How's everything coming along?
Good good, I am literally waiting for the rear speakers now. C'mon UPS!!
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2 hours ago, RoboKlipsch said:
Well any AVR can do this job that has 7.1 channels. To start a conversation about making a change requires that you tell us why....just to see what might be better, to improve something, to avoid something, to seek out a particular benefit? That would help with recommendations. If you are just saying hey what's out there and what do people recommend, there are actually some recent dedicated threads to that specific topic already out there.
I just wanted to know if what I have is good enough tbh.
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You know, this reminds me.... The HDMI cable I have running from my receiver to the projector I think is a problem (Unless its the receiver itself or the projector itself). It plays movies from the Apple TV just fine, however the blu ray player can be an issue when playing 3D movies (not that we even have a desire to do that anymore). At times it just wouldn't play anything if I put in a 3D movie. And whenever its displaying the main bluray menu (not the movie menu) the screen constantly flickers...like white static lines will go from the bottom of the screen to the top, it also does that when playing a 3D movie.
Optoma HD141x 1080p 3D DLP Projector
Receiver - Yamaha RxV675 Natural Sound 7.1+2
Twisted Veins 50’ High Speed HDMI
Sony BDPS5200 3D Blu-ray Disc Player with Wi-Fi (2014 Model)
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So while I wait for speakers....anyone wanna talk receivers?
This is my current one: Yamaha RxV675 Natural Sound 7.1+2
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Just now, Youthman said:
Not at all. You will know if you do because we will just begin to flag you and issue warning points. LOL
Ok thank god, when I built the ghostbusters proton pack the guys on that forum were ruthless to noobs.
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Just now, Youthman said:
Robo, shouldn't we help him get his speakers setup before diving into acoustic treatments? Don't want to completely overwhelm this supercooldude.
*Tries to look innocent and helpless*
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1 hour ago, RoboKlipsch said:
Acoustic treatment is a whole subject requiring a lot of discussion but the basic gist is, you need panels where reflections are strong.
This tends to be from the front L, C and R speakers. So someone takes a mirror....yes a hand mirror, and holds it on the left wall roughly half-way between the central listening position, and the speaker itself. The mirror is moved until at the seated position, you "see" that speaker in the mirror. The mirror is at the reflection point for that speaker at that seat. You do this for the L, C and R speakers, and then note where they are on the walls. You can often cover all 3 speakers on the side with one 2x4 (foot) panel. Sometimes it takes 2 per side. You would do the same for the right side. Yes, you need a helper for this, you can't hold the mirror and sit at the same time. I use a light of some sort on the speaker to help make finding it easier in the mirror.
I keep the mirror flat on the wall, right? THis I can do. The right wall will be a problem because of the poster boxes there
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1 hour ago, RoboKlipsch said:
I would recommend 4" panels if in the room there will only be a few, you cannot have too much 4" absorption (you can, but that's a ton of panels). 2" panels are a bit cheaper and will also work. The difference is how low it absorbs. At 2" panels, it goes down to roughly 250hz and a bit lower but the abosrption is low down below 250. a 4" panel will get you closer to 100hz, with a bit under that too.
If you were telling me this face to face you would see a complete blank stare...and then probably just do it yourself.
Is there a link to a tutorial you like explaining this? Im a little lost (Lol I hope I'm not getting on everyones nerves)
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36 minutes ago, Youthman said:
I'm dying!
Do we not see the brand new 115W??
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1 hour ago, RoboKlipsch said:
The side surrounds at the ceiling is what is really killing it now. The back surrounds should be closer together (I think) but that's not likely the big problem. The Bose are too high up to give you the "sweeping" sound you want.
Buy some cheap wire if you don't have it, and pull those bose off the wall, and add some wire and try out spots just above ear height. It will be night and day imo.
Remember, you'll have the option to wall mount them all, or even use stands if you prefer or find that a location off the wall is a bit better. I think on the wall will work well for all of them.
I think its really hard to see but I did pull the bose of the walls and popped the polks out as well. Put the sides basically horizontal to my ear but a little above. I don't know if something is wrong with me lol but I noticed only some difference. I will say its a massive pain in the neck to move those polks at an angle because they keep falling over.
And I am going to test that first 20minutes of gravity again. I get so confused on what setting to put the receiver on, I don't think I had it set to 7.1, I think it was 5.1. I am forever messing around with all the different options (movie "action" movie "thriller"...all choices), it kind of gets irritating because I don't know what the heck I am doing lolol.
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On 8/5/2017 at 10:07 PM, RoboKlipsch said:
If i offered to ship 2 acoustic panels to every Klipsch member in the color they prefer for free and if they dont like them return them. ...i think 98% would keep them. They are that important.
Question: What acoustic panels do you use?
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15 minutes ago, Youthman said:
I have a feeling they will be a significant improvement over your current surrounds. Don't forget to rerun your room calibration as the Klipsch will likely be much more efficient than your current surrounds.
I feel like I am running it everyday lol. Its nice that it does that though, the automatic YPAC or whatever its called on my Yamaha.
). Im not totally sure what dynamic eq is. Is that the receiver lowering the surrounds? or the mix?
Rear speaker placement *manically laughs*
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I hope I'm not driving you nuts but I have a few more questions
What volume is considered "at reference"?
So how do I get DEQ? Is it my receiver? Or an added equalizer? Pre Amps (I have no idea what those are I have just heard the term a lot lol)