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  1. Oh, man! m00n's right! You look lousy! You'd better {**COUGH**} go home and {*#COUGH**HACK*#} get some {HACK**COUGH} rest! CONGRATS! -Picky
  2. Hey Guys: Yes, I cannot wait for this last Matrix movie either! I loved the first two and I am hoping this one is the best yet. I used the 'Lobby Shoot-out' and 'Helicopter Rescue' scenes from the first one to help us choose our projection equipment and speakers. Klipsch Reference 7 Series won, hands down (of course!) If there was anything I could change about the first two Matrix films, I might have not have spent so much time on the re-birth/metamorphosis segment in the first one, and in the second one I think the martial-arts footage got a bit tiring to watch 2/3'rd of the way through the movie. But, I mean this on a VERY-LOW level of criticism. No offense to anyone. -JMHO. I'm with m00n: the critics will probably rip on 3 and Neo will not get to carry the Oscar (my OWN nightmare). They'll probably give it to Lizzie McGuire (Hilary Duff) instead! (Never saw her movie....by the way.)
  3. mrt: I have the same receiver as you and I am also running it in a 7.1 config. Have you considered mounting the rear speakers "IN" the walls? I'm using two RCW-5's for my two rear channels and they sound awesome! They balance-out real nice with the RF, RC & RS-7's elsewhere in the room! I hope this helps. -Picky
  4. Orange: Sorry dude, No Dice on the trade! Vader: Hmmmm. Interesting concept; buying equipment by-the-pound. "Yes, I'd like 6 pounds of Yellow-Fin "Tuner" and 2 pounds of your finest Head-"Amp" Cheese, sliced thin. Yeah, I know....that was a real stretch! (Sorry!) Actually, I do believe that weight does play some importance on certain components, especially on amplifer power supplies. -Picky
  5. Hey m00n: Maybe she's just hot for H. Ford? {Tee-hee} (Apologies to Mrs. m00n.)
  6. Burtlively: Gosh! I had no perception as to how large the Cinema sats were! If they are as big as you say, I may be forced to consider something else as you'd mentioned. After all, "space" is what I am trying to save. And, it doesn't sound like I'd be "saving" any money-either, judging from the price of the Cinemas. Thanks for the info. -Picky
  7. Avman: Hey it's good to hear that you think the new Cinema's are great! I can't wait to hear them myself! Ah! I understand completely about CO1's problem; waiting for stuff always sucks! I can remember the wait for my Pro-Media system! The wait still sucked, but they were worth it! CO1: Sir! You have my DEEPEST Symapthy!! Waits are NEVER fun! I too, may opt out of including an RW sub as well (didn't know about the "free speaker" ??), but for a different reason: Economics. I still have a Polk 10" PSW350 Sub that seems to work fine in my small room. I may simply keep that. I'm undecided at this time. It depends how it sounds with the RCX-4's or 5's. NormanB: Oh! Good Lord, NO!!! I would never put the RCX-4 into the same class as the RC-7!!!! (Sacrilege for sure!) I share with you the same space limitations and I am considering using the RCX-4 to free some of this space up. I currently have a fairly large, Polk CS-350 doing "center" duty in that room. http://www.polkaudio.com/home/products.php?category=5&speaker=245&vintage=1 It does a very nice job with dialogue and has a fair amount of bass, but it may not fit into our plans, especially a year or two from now, should we decide to do a plasma screen in there. It would stick out from the wall further than the entire plasma unit! Our RC-7 will stay "on-guard" down in our bsaement, dedicated theater. Thanks for the post! -Picky
  8. Norman: That's good information as so many center speakers do tend to "fall-on-their-faces" while facing dialogue. My RC-7 does an excellent job of projecting dialogue (and everything else) and I would expect the same for either of these new Cinema offerings. Thanks. I'll let you know what I think should I have the chance to audition a full set of these. CO1: Based on your reaction, I take you do not care for them much? Any specific reasons? I do not plan to use these as my reference system, just for casual usage. My reference system is in our dedicated, basement theater. In fact, the livingroom system still runs on an Onkyo receiver and Dolby Pro-Logic with good results. So, these are not going to be placed into a "hyper-critical" environment. Any thoughts? -Picky
  9. I'm thinking of changing-out my older livingroom system from large speakers to a Sat/Sub setup. The new Klipsch Cinema 8 and Cinema 10 Packages look very inviting. http://www.klipsch.com/newscenter/newsdetail.asp?id=777 Has anyone out there actually listened to them and/or purchased them yet? WHADDAYATHINK? -Picky
  10. Oh CRAP! You are right! Now that I know it's FREAKIN' ME OUT!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHH!!!!
  11. Hi, Pete: Sorry to hear of your room issues. I can relate as I have been dealing with sound within small rooms myself for years as I live in a small house which has small rooms. I'm sure having a simple diagram of your room would probably help us on the forum visualize your setup a bit better. But, it you are unable to provide one, that is fine. It's just a friendly suggestion. One way I have discovered to make a room "work" as if it were a larger room, it to isolate the left and right front speakers from the side walls that are immediately adjacent the two speakers. I try to do so by either moving them as far away from either wall as possible, which it sounds like you have already done, or, I install something absorbtive on the walls directly adjacent the two speakers that will help to block any early reflections from reaching the listeners. These early reflections can have a cancellation effect, that can both diminish the sound's overall body and timbre, but it can also destroy the sound stage and imaging of the sound. If possible, a decorative hanging, rug or tapestry may be used, or in your case, strategically-placed sound deadening panels from companies such as Sonex (Illbruck Industries) may be the answer. Illbruck makes "Fabritech Wall Panels", which I have examined. They are very effective and are pleasing to look at. The entire wall does not need to be covered, just the area where the reflection occurs. Check out this site if you wish http://www.illbruck-sonex.com/products/products_FABRITEC.html I hope this helps you. I'm sure many of the forum participants will have plenty more ideas for you, too. Best of luck! -Picky
  12. Thanks, AVS Fan: I must admit, I am using my Elite 47Ai using the Firewire connection to my VSX-49TXi and I don't recall ever noticing the problems illustrated on the Chroma Bug site. But, nowt that I know about it, I will make it a point to look at it more objectively. I'll let you all know if I see anything resembling this issue. Thanks for the info! -Picky
  13. **YEOUCH!!!*** Seeing that damage is enough to make a grown man cry! I suddenly have the urge to run home and check to see that my own RF-Series "Babies" are alright! I can't believe the guy paid $1,000. The damage looks pretty severe on the RC-7. In looking at all of the SUPERSIZE photos, it looks like somebody (perhaps an angry, spiteful spouse) took a claw hammer to the system. OOOOOooooooooh! The Pain! Bummer, dude! -Picky
  14. Howdy gang! Pa-Leese forgive my ignorance, but what IS this "chroma bug" that everyone is talking about? I've got a 47Ai. Thanks! -Picky
  15. m00n: You are definitely a man after my own heart! Love those commercial Grand Cinema's!!! Orange: Nice job on the price!! -Picky
  16. Great! I'll wait to hear from you on what you discover about storing those settings. Thanks! -Picky
  17. Orange: I'm so glad my suggestion helped you! I use the "Plus" setting exclusively for music (such as CD's and records.....yes, "records") and I use the "Yes" setting for movies at all times and sometimes for music. I am running the Klipsch RSW-15 Sub and it seems to run perfectly in the "Yes" mode and configured for LFE with an 80 Hz roll-off for THX. I believe there is a way to store these as "Custom Settings" somehow for quick recall, but I haven't had the time to read the manual to figure that out as I am still in the theater construction mode. I run "the King", as you put it, at the "Home THX Theater" setting, which for me is 7.1 surround (I have 7 speakers plus the sub). If you haven't done the MCACC setup yet using the included microphone, please stop everything and do that MCACC calibration first, before you do anything else. It will automatically determine how many speakers you have connected to the receiver in addition to setting speaker distances, measure room acourtsics and echo-time and it will also set the equalization, delay and volume for every channel including your sub. It is quite amazing. Set the microphone on a tripod at seated, ear-level in your primary viewing (sweet) spot and push "calibrate". Best of luck!
  18. Um...boogers aside, I already have a lot of respect for m00n's HK system as he's got THREE RF-7's up front.....but SIX RF-7's UP FRONT??? OMG m00n!!!!!!
  19. Hey, OrangePeel: If your Elite works the same as mine (I think it might) try using the on-screen setup to change your LFE settings on your subwoofer from "Yes" to "Plus". "Yes" means the sub will only fire when there is true Low Frequency Effects information present to trigger it such as from a DVD, which will exclude it from being used on non-LFE-encoded material such as CDs. I normally leave this set to "Yes" and just depend on my front RF-7s to deliver the bass. However, if I am going to listen to CDs for an extended length of time, I change this to "Plus" which then makes the sub fire both when there is LFE information to process AND when there is bass below the 80 Hz THX roll-off setting I have it set to. There may be an easier way to set this, but I have not had the luxury of time to play and tweak my system yet.. There is still SO MUCH I have not learned yet about my VXS-49TXi reciever. It is VERY complex. I hope this answers your question. Please let me know. -Picky
  20. I have heard this argument regarding the use of solid core copper wire for speaker applications before. And because I have not witnessed audibly-detrimental results in the setups I have observed, I must stand neutral on the argument's validity. Perhaps these factors may be demostrated through measurements using test gear? I do know that stranded wire was first invented so that the wire could be moved numerous times before there is a loss of conducivity due to breakage of the conductors. It is my understanding that copper wire, whether stranded or solid, conducts electrons. I also understand that anytime you have current flowing through a conductor, you also have a magnetic field. How the solid wire becomes vulnerable to hysteresis loss, etc. is obviously beyond my education in this area and I appologize if I may have misinformed anyone. Thank you 3dzapper for your obvious wisdom on this subject. So, you don't want to be "picky", eh? Good one. I use 12ga. STRANDED Tributaries wire on my system, including within the walls. The cable is run through 3/4" "Smurf Tube" (AKA Flex-Plus Blue ENT) blue corrugated, PVC flexible tubing, which is available from Home Depot. This allows me to "change-out" the wire later if I want to. -Picky
  21. ......another day.......another (Elite) con-vert! Congrats! -(appologies to m00n) -Picky
  22. CONGRATS!! AND WELCOME IN FROM THE "DARK SIDE"!!! I know EXACTLY what you mean when you mentioned that Klipsch didn't used to do it for you. I used to be a "speaker snob" who thought that any speaker with a horn in it sucked!! Why? Because I had decided that they all sounded "honky" to me. (Appologies to all horn owners, everywhere!) I used to believe that each speaker was best-suited for a particular style of music, but there was little chance they could perform well with all types of music. For example (Pa-Leese do not flame me for my choices here! I am speaking in terms of the hypothetical....plus I was young-and stupid when I believed this): Advent & Acoustic Reasearch (AR) - I used to think they were best for Jazz and Classical music only JBL - What can I say? They rocked!! But, I never considered them for anything else. Cerwin Vega - I'd seen them in a lot of clubs and bars. Lots of bass but pretty muddy on top. Definitely Rock & Disco (we're talking the late-1970's here). And so-on and so-forth...I'm sure you get the idea. But last year when my wife and I went looking for speakers for our HT, we listened to 10 different brands and we were amazed by only one brand (I'm dead serious here): Klipsch Reference Series. They sound good no matter WHAT I ask them to play; classical, jazz, rock, hip-hop, whatever. And, as for movies, they are the most dynamic speakers we have heard outside of a real movie theater. And, guess what? Most of the movie theaters in my area use Klipsch speakers. Amazing! So, I dunno what happen. Either my hearing has changed, or Klipsch has changed. Certainly, my taste in music hasn't as I love almost everything. But, what really matters is that we have found speakers that do exactly what we ask of them, and they do so every time! Enjoy your new system! Have a blast! -Picky
  23. Size DOES matter ....when it comes to power handling, bass response and wire gauge anyway I have seen solid-conductor, 12-2 & 14-2 house wire (Romex) used on permanent speaker setups in new construction. They terminate at either end of the wall-run in gold-plated, female banana-plug recepticles for appropriate patch cords made from 14 gauge lamp cord (or equivalent). Solid copper definitely carries the current. Stranded copper wire is really only needed in places where the wire will be moved. This setup, although quite eccentric, worked very well and for many years. A wise man once said, "Copper is as copper does." {Huh? } What's in a name, for sure? -Picky
  24. Welp, I just messed around with the new DVE DVD last Saturday for about an hour on my Sharpvision projector. I must admit, I was a bit confused, but it may be because I was ill that day and had a hard time concentrating on the dialog on the disk. There are a lot of test patterns on the disk and it will take me a while to discover which projector controls corellate to which adjustments for the various patterns. Please remember: When it comes to projector calibration, I am a rookie. I will be giving it another shot this weekend as I am feeling much better now. I will report back my findings. My initial feelings are that the disk is worth the money I spent (under $20 at Amazon) and it is packed full of techical information, relative to both sound and video. It's well worth a look. Despite the small amount of adjusting I did (contrast, brightness, color level and color balance) the picture looks a lot better and more realistic than it did with the factory settings. The blacks are now "blacker". Sorry folks, I wish I could be of more help at this time....but, I'll give it another go and write up my findings. -Picky
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