Flyer91 Posted May 6, 2013 Author Share Posted May 6, 2013 Yes, I served with JUSMAG (Joint US Military Advisory Group) training Laotian and Cambodian military during Viet Nam However, the swords came along much later via an estate sale. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuBXeRo Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 I am a big propoent of having power on hand and it doesnt seem like budget is too too much of a concern here haha. Have you thought about going for an outlaw audio amp? Here is you wanna splurge 300x7 channels http://outlawaudio.com/products/7900.html or 7x200 http://outlawaudio.com/products/7700.html I have the model 7125 7 x 125 on my 7's and its a ton of juice for them. I have cranked them up to well well well above any kind of comfort level on full range and it did it without a hiccup. Just some food for thought! I had an xpa-5 and although i thought they had good floor noise, i was hearing some floor noise in my speakers that i wasn't pleased with. Some people say they have it and other don't. If you are older like you say you are, you may not hear it if you have it. I did find that the outlaw was a smoother sounding amp and has zero floor noise. I paid more, got less power per channel but gained 2 channels. All in all, i am veru satisfied with the purchase, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 The excitement of finishing the system will be your motivation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssh Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Congratulations on the system and welcome. Nice scope in the pic, as well. SSH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyer91 Posted May 29, 2013 Author Share Posted May 29, 2013 Well, it's almost complete now. The TV is a Sharp 90" LC-90LE745U on a Monoprice articulated wall mount. Klipsch speakers consisting of: 2 RF-7II mains 2 RF-82II wides 1 RC-64 center 2 RS-62II surrounds 4 RW-12D subs An Onkyo TX-NR1010 as a pre-pro feeding the surrounds An Emotiva XPA-5 feeding the mains, wides, and center. A Panasonic DMP-BDT500 BD player DTV DVR 2 Buttkicker 1000-A amps, and 4 Buttkicker LFE transducers under the seating. And a PS3 I might add heights if I can convince my wife that poking more holes in the walls will not take me as long as this project did. The whole system is right at 6680 watts ....... RMS!! (although 5400 of those watts are the subs and Buttkickers) Anyway ..... here's some pictures: Covers on ...... And here's a picture of my old "pre-Kilpsch" Home Theater system ........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxx Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 This photo caught my eye.... Looks to be in excellent condition.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivanhurd Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 oh lawd that's a nice setup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knorbu Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 [Y] Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyer91 Posted May 29, 2013 Author Share Posted May 29, 2013 This photo caught my eye.... Looks to be in excellent condition.... Yeah, I saw this on eBay. It's all in perfect working condition, with all the cases, manuals, maintenence kit and other accessories, as well as a few vintage movies (Dracula, Larual and Hardy, Charlie Chaplin, and etc, as well as a few (now days) ''totally' politically incorrect cartoons. I thought it would add some ambiance .... old tech vs new sort of thing. It's a Revere model 80 projector and model 88 camera, in 8mm ...... circa late '30's/early 40's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 congrats looks really nice. How do you think it sounds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vital Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Very nice! Congrats again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swapface Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Looks fantastic!! And how does it sound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyer91 Posted May 30, 2013 Author Share Posted May 30, 2013 Thanks for the kind words guys. As far as the sound, there is a bit of a back story here ....... My wife and I are both in our 60's, and this whole project started with the need to replace our aging and dead 73" Mits DLP TV (LVPS died after a power outage) and we 'finally' decided get something that would be better at dialog (especially with our aging hearing) than the Harmon Kardon AVR645, and one Bose Acustomass 7s and two 5's system, that we have been using for ~ the past 20 years. So, it really started out to be a new/replacement TV and better center channel. Well, that plan didn't last much past doing a few Google searches. So to answer the question .... it sounds 'really' good, and we can once again clearly hear the center channel dialog! But ...... I'm going through the process of becoming familiar with the Onkyo, and am doing the final tweaking myself, as I didn't like the Audyssey set-up at all. It was just too lackluster with no top end. At our age we both suffer from high frequency hearing loss so that's probably at least part of the Audyssey "not making the grade". And I'm sure I'm probably adjusting things to the bright side to compensate for our aging hearing (which is the reason for the Onkyo 1010 and Klipsch). So although it all sounds fantastic to us, I'm not sure if younger ears wouldn't find it a bit bright. Now I need to sit down and go through the Onkyo manual a bit better .... or see if I can pick the brains on an Onkyo forum. I'm having trouble finding out how to apply DSX to the music I get by using my PC as a server on our home network, or any of the internet music services. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyer91 Posted June 1, 2013 Author Share Posted June 1, 2013 Well........ I finally took some time and realized that I wasn't scrolling down far enough on the "listening mode" page of the Onkyo 1010, to even see the menu for setting the DSX for when using the "network" as the source ...... so it was just my being a dim-wad on that one!! Once set, it really added width to the sound stage. Also, I had a younger friend drop by, and I pressed him to see if he thought I had the the EQ set too bright. He said it sounded awesome to him, so I was happy to see that I didn't go too far to comp for my wife's and mine hearing (maybe it's not as bad as I thought). Another Klipsch owner suggested I that I toe-in the 7's enough so that the horn throats where not completely hiding the driver disks at any of the seating positions. So I gave that a try and am impressed by how much of a difference that has made in stage definition, increased subtleties and clarity .......... especially at the outside seating positions.I would have 'never' guessed that a slight repositioning would make such a large and positive difference. As I had posted above, I was certainly happy with the sound, but was concerned with how far I might be going beyond "normal" high end EQ to get there.It's reassuring to know that younger ears don't feel it's too bright (and I'll have some other confirmation on that this weekend) but the application of the DSX, and especially just something as simple as toeing the 7's in a bit, has made such a large difference, really surprises me. Now I am totally amazed by how it sounds! ........ and very happy to realize that what we attributed to poor hearing of dialog (center channel) was evidently more the limits of the old HK AVR645 and/or Bose AMs, than a large drop in our ear's high freq. abilities. Mr. and Mrs. Flyer are very happy campers!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzydog Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 You have assembled one impressive system! Congratulations and thank you for the pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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