Moderators dtel Posted February 24, 2013 Moderators Share Posted February 24, 2013 Not yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synergyfreak Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 youthman i had the avr 247, was one of the first 7.1 receivers ever owned bought new in 2007, lasted me up until 2 years ago had to sell it since upgraded to new elite receiver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 dtel was right, that little voice won you over! Happy listening this week.[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted February 25, 2013 Author Moderators Share Posted February 25, 2013 Yeah, somehow I often give in to the voices in my head. [] It's in Orlando and will be headed this way tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted February 25, 2013 Moderators Share Posted February 25, 2013 Well if you can work on it, 24 hours from now you will be up to your neck in wires and cables, the not so fun part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted February 25, 2013 Moderators Share Posted February 25, 2013 dtel was right, that little voice won you over! Happy listening this week. Well it's simple really, those voices are relentless, they wear you down, it's just a matter of time. [:-*] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TasDom Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 you will be up to your neck in wires and cables, the not so fun part. C'mon now dtel, you know that's half the fun! [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted February 25, 2013 Author Moderators Share Posted February 25, 2013 Well if you can work on it, 24 hours from now you will be up to your neck in wires and cables, the not so fun part. Yeah, I will need to unhook the amp, PS3 and UMC-1 and pull it out in front of the false wall to be able to compare how the two sound before I make a decision on which to keep. I received a package tonight from UPS at 9:05pm. Sure hope the HK gets here a little earlier than that. Well it's simple really, those voices are relentless, they wear you down, it's just a matter of time. I'm so weak...I'm so weak......[:'(] you will be up to your neck in wires and cables, the not so fun part. C'mon now dtel, you know that's half the fun! When I bought the UMC-1, I decided I was finally going to do it right and do some serious cable management. I spent probably an hour routing wires, zip tying them and making sure signal did not cross power cables. Definitely encourage others to take the time to do it. It's well worth the time and effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted February 25, 2013 Moderators Share Posted February 25, 2013 C'mon now dtel, you know that's half the fun! I don't like that part at all, but would be thrilled to do it anytime, if I had a new HK being delivered. [] I never did get the wires straightened out like Youthman did, it's a bird nest back there, you can't see a single wire so I was just being lazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_Guy Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Hope you enjoy the new 3600, I think it will be the winner over the UMC-1 and look forward to your review. It really can be worth the effort spending time routing cables not just to keep the rats nest clean but to keep the sound quality clean as well, that rats nest can add not only really bad hum and noise like in a bad ground loop but often less noticable noise which you don't really realize was there until it's gone. I always keep power cables with power cables, interconnects with interconnects, speaker cables with speaker cables and I try to keep these three types of cables as separated as possible. Normally I will use one side of a rack for power cables, the other side of the rack for running interconnects and run speaker cables in the middle. It also helps to have all cables the correct length without a bunch of excess leftover cable. This type of effort can help keep the noise floor (unwanted noise) down to a minimum and can really help to improve the sound of a system. It can make the difference of being able to hear speaker static from a couple feet away from your speaker or having to place you ear directly in the horn of your speaker to hear that static. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted February 26, 2013 Author Moderators Share Posted February 26, 2013 6:12 A.M. Out For Delivery [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted February 26, 2013 Moderators Share Posted February 26, 2013 [] [sn] [O] [G] [] [Y] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knorbu Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Well if you can work on it, 24 hours from now you will be up to your neck in wires and cables, the not so fun part. Yeah, I will need to unhook the amp, PS3 and UMC-1 and pull it out in front of the false wall to be able to compare how the two sound before I make a decision on which to keep. I received a package tonight from UPS at 9:05pm. Sure hope the HK gets here a little earlier than that. Well it's simple really, those voices are relentless, they wear you down, it's just a matter of time. I'm so weak...I'm so weak......[:'(] you will be up to your neck in wires and cables, the not so fun part. C'mon now dtel, you know that's half the fun! When I bought the UMC-1, I decided I was finally going to do it right and do some serious cable management. I spent probably an hour routing wires, zip tying them and making sure signal did not cross power cables. Definitely encourage others to take the time to do it. It's well worth the time and effort. when I swapped out my last component , I tried making everything pretty, but a day later, I turned everything on and got the dreaded hum,,,,moved stuff around and it disappeared. Day later it was back....to make a long story short, when our dishwasher ran it introduced the hum, when the dishwasher was off everything was dead silent..I figured out the tv power cord was running over a couple rca's.....everything's a mess behind the equipment again, but its a silent mess.. have fun tonight Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted February 26, 2013 Moderators Share Posted February 26, 2013 I would think Youthman is either looking at his new toy or standing on the porch looking for a truck by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted February 26, 2013 Author Moderators Share Posted February 26, 2013 Actually, Youthman was at visitation tonight when my wife texted me, "Wow, your stereo came". Oops.....did I forget to tell you I ordered it? LOL She was cool when I told her it would be a wash either way. I've moved it into the HT but that's as far as I've gotten. Gotta tuck young ones into bed, then I can begin unhooking the other units and moving them out into the open. Will post some pics tonight. [] First observation before unpacking....it doesn't feel too heavy. I guess that's not a bid deal since I won't be using the internal amps anyways. I'll probably see how it sounds with and without the Parasound just to see what it is capable of. Might not get too much "testing" done today. Stay tuned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelandKlipsch Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I always thought it was a funny game with me running home from work to get there before my wife does hehe. Big boxes out front and the wife their to recieve them is dangerous lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelandKlipsch Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Congrats on the new toy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vital Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 This is kind of exciting... Edit: Oh yeah, congrats on the new avr and glad it made it there in one piece! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted February 26, 2013 Author Moderators Share Posted February 26, 2013 Unpackaged the HK AVR 3600 and it's beautiful. [] Unit is in pristine condition and I absolutely love the brushed aluminum face. The remote has several large scratches. Although I wish it was as in fine of condition as the AVR, it's not a big deal to me. The iPod dock will be nice to have. Below are a few quick pics and I'm back off to the HT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted February 27, 2013 Author Moderators Share Posted February 27, 2013 I pulled the UMC-1 out to the floor next to the HK 3600 to allow for easy comparison. Since the 3600 does not have a 12v trigger, I left the parasound amp plugged into the UMC-1. Simply turning on the UMC-1 turned on the parasound amp. [] I started to run the auto calibration but quickly realized I better wait until my wife is either awake or not at home. [] I manually set the xovers, distance, levels with my SPL meter and get it up and running in a matter of a few minutes. The GUI is very easy to navigate, straight forward and the 3600 seemed to work great. HDMI audio locked on quickly. Maybe I missed it but I did not see in the menu an EQ. Does anyone know if the HK's have the ability to EQ when I run the auto calibration based on room acoustics or does it just set xovers, distance and levels? Tomorrow, I will run the auto calibration and run a few demoes to see how it sounds for movies, 2ch and 5ch stereo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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