Rudy81

It's not a horrid hissing sound, just noticeable in a quiet room. I will have to troubleshoot a little. A guy on the AVS forum with the HALO C2 and Klipsch Heritage is reporting the same low level hiss.

Now that I am getting more comfortable with my system, I am noticing the littlest of things. In this case, my system has an audible hiss from all my speakers. I know SOME noise eminates from all systems and more so on highly efficient horn loaded speakers. Just curious as to what levels of hiss you guys are experiencing....if any, particularly if you have Khorns, Belles or La Scalas. Suggestions for reducing the noise are welcome. This,BTW, is not a ground loop humm. Thanks. Rudy81

Sorry m00n. What part don't you understand. Let me try and summarize. My DIY screen has a thin border, painted black of 1x2 MDF. I used velcro attached to the lower and upper 5" of the border to attach my DIY mask. The mask is made of foam and covered with velvet. Simple, easy on and easy off.

He'd be a fool not to take that deal!

Well done. I hope he takes it.

Wow, those things are in mint condition!!!!

I feel your pain.

I know what you mean. I have mine, but had to dis-assemble them in order to store them.

Frankly, I don't think you need LaScalas in the rear. A nice set of Heresey's would suffice and allow for more usable room in your HT. I suggest you sell me the rear LaScalas and solve the problem that way....:-)!

When I say dense, I mean thick. It is still very much a piece of material, but in my case, the mask is made out of pink foam. The velvet is thick and you cannot see through the material. I have found that when viewing a 2.35 to 1 movie, the picture contrast is much better with a mask. My Parkland screen is glued to a very stout wood frame, so putting the mask on and off is no problem. I used velcro to hold the mask in place. I know it is not high tech, but it works very well.

Guys: I made a very small border on my screen, just painted 1x2 primed MDF. I attached the trim on edge to the outside of my frame. What this allowed me to do, is to add a slim piece of velcro to the edges to hold my DIY mask. I also found that instead of buying the expensive $15 a yard velvet, I found some $6/yd. velvet designed for upholstery. It was just as nice, but has a dense backing, just what I needed for my mask. Just another DIY idea.

In my never ending search for the perfect Belles, I came across this nice pair of Khorns on eBay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3051744862&category=14993

rgfbooth: Do you have the original boxes for the speakers?

My $40 Radio Shack meter works great for the system calibration. No need to spend big bucks for just that. There is a noticeable differance watching a good DVD if you calibrate vs. not calibrating, particularly in the surround effects.

Thank you. Did they do the crating and packing?

m00n: When you got your Belles, how did you have them shipped? I may buy some so I can get a center channel and know that UPS won't ship them. Thanks

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Could you post some pictures please? If not, send them via e-mail?

The way I have used it is as follows. Sit in the sweet spot and turn on the pink noise generator. In my case, my C2 has an internal generator that cycles the sound from one speaker to the next in succession. You use the speaker setting menu to set all the speakers to produce the same dB level. It is just that simple. Needless to say, if you make large changes in seating positions, say move to the back of a large room, you will no longer have a calibrated system for HT. The calibration works very well for setting the front and effects speakers properly. My HALO C2 has a mike and an internal autocalibration system which does the same thing, but I like to back that up with the sound meter.

Robert: The rule of 1/3 d's has to do with attempting to minimize room acoustic problems. However, most people do put the speakers near the room end due to many factors. In my case, if you look at my setup, the screen hangs on a false wall, however no speakers are behind the wall, with the exception of my SVS sub. Although the screen and electronic gear "solidify" the wall, sound is free to move to the end of the room. I'm not sure if this is what you are trying to achieve. I created the false wall only because my room is narrower at one end. This just made it conveient for me to keep my electronics accessible and have a place to hang the screen that was centered in the room. Other things that will have a greater impact than moving your speakers 1/3 of the way in are room furnishings, number and size of windows, wall construction, ceiling and wall proportions, etc. The best thing to do is to try various locations in the room for speaker placement and see which you like best.

300Lbs. YGBSM!!!

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Pictures of the Belles are now up on the site. They seem less than in good condition. What happened to the one with the Black grilles?

notbeBvetman: I just sent you an e-mail regarding your purchase.

Dome: Just run an internet search for "ground loop" and you will find much more information on the subject than you will ever want to know.