Heritage_Head Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 you guys are like crack dealers How about we start taking more of a political bully approach. We are going to start twisting you arm as you know if you don't move to the dark side of the Heritage line up, your not a true member of this forum. Wow thats harsh but i like it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 ^^^ I'll get a very Large laugh when you change your name to heritage_head! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 You are correct dtel. After thinking about it this morning, I told the potential buyer I wanted to take some time to do some A/B comparison and to think on it some more before I even consider selling the 83's. I'm in a good position because I don't need to sell either but really have no "need" to keep both. I want to even do some A/B comparison between the RF-83 and the DeanG RF-7ii. "If" I prefer the LaScalas over the 83's and "If" I prefer the DeanG RF7ii, then the obvious choice would be to sell the 83's. I may find I don't want to sell the 83's. I even have the option of selling my son's RF-7's and moving either the RF-83 or RF-7ii into his bedroom. Lots of options...none of which would be a "bad" decision. My build thread is in my signature. Here are the first pics of the cabinet as it was being built. You wouldn't need to build a false wall if you make the whole wall a screen. The screen can be hung by the ceiling that swings up. So basely you lift the screen from the bottom like a brief case but all the way up. When i did mine i thought about getting a fixed screen (being they cost way less). And thats how i was going to set it up if i did go that way. If you haven't already look at some of the AT builds with a fixed frame. Some open like a door and some just come off all together. I like the idea to open it like a car hood myself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted April 25, 2014 Author Moderators Share Posted April 25, 2014 Good idea. I only have about 5ft from front of the wall to the front of my chairs. Would just have to do some measuring to make sure it would "open". I don't think I could go entirely wall to wall though.... According to the Calculator Pro at projectorcentral.com, if my throw distance is 15', the max I can achieve is a 138" diagonal (currently a 103") which would be 10.5' wide (currently 8' wide). My room is 13' wide. Just not sure the 1200 lumens will cut it. I can see moving to LaScalas is about to get expensive quick. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelandKlipsch Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 My upgrade from 115 to 132 got costly too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelandKlipsch Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 I sit 8 ft from my screen very immersive and no pixelation from the jvc. I'm sure your would look stunning as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Good idea. I only have about 5ft from front of the wall to the front of my chairs. Would just have to do some measuring to make sure it would "open". I don't think I could go entirely wall to wall though.... According to the Calculator Pro at projectorcentral.com, if my throw distance is 15', the max I can achieve is a 138" diagonal (currently a 103") which would be 10.5' wide (currently 8' wide). My room is 13' wide. Just not sure the 1200 lumens will cut it. I can see moving to LaScalas is about to get expensive quick. Bigger boarder to fit the extra space Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted April 25, 2014 Author Moderators Share Posted April 25, 2014 I'm not worried about pixelation at all, I'm thinking brightness will suffer from being that large as well as I will lose some brightness from the AT Screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelandKlipsch Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Yeah u know what you men I went to a brighter gain since I went larger I think the elite was a 1.1 and the Stewart studiotek Is a 1.3. I can tell the picture is definitively better and brighter on the new screen. What is the gain on the Seymour at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelandKlipsch Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Stewart's greyhawk is a good perforated screen but probably pricey. Not sure the gains on any Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelandKlipsch Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 All this said and Done a 130"+ with 3 lascalas sounds incredible. "Think happy thoughts Peter"- Peter Pan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Yeah u know what you men I went to a brighter gain since I went larger I think the elite was a 1.1 and the Stewart studiotek Is a 1.3. I can tell the picture is definitively better and brighter on the new screen. What is the gain on the Seymour at? They say 1.1 but i think its closer to 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Anything 1 or higher should be fine for that size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Anything you lose in brightness all be nothing compared to what you gain by the size bump imo. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelandKlipsch Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Anything you lose in brightness all be nothing compared to what you gain by the size bump imo. pop a 32" Sammy in there these big screens are ridiculousness lol in a completely light controlled theater like yours youth I doubt you would even notice if you loose any at all 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhetor Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Good idea. I only have about 5ft from front of the wall to the front of my chairs. Would just have to do some measuring to make sure it would "open". I don't think I could go entirely wall to wall though.... According to the Calculator Pro at projectorcentral.com, if my throw distance is 15', the max I can achieve is a 138" diagonal (currently a 103") which would be 10.5' wide (currently 8' wide). My room is 13' wide. Just not sure the 1200 lumens will cut it. I can see moving to LaScalas is about to get expensive quick. Holy Heritage, Batman . . . I mean Youthman . . . Depth of a center La Scala an issue? Let us not forget the beautiful and sonically matched and measurably less deep possibility of a center Belle! A center Belle will save 5 3/4" in speaker depth in your center. In both my setups, I employ a center Belle . . . one between La Scala fronts in the home office, and one between K-horns in the HT (along with side Belles and rear La Scalas, not to forget the four Herseys for wides and heights). Long live the center the center Belle! I recommend keeping it on your possibility radar. ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBPK402 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 You are correct dtel. After thinking about it this morning, I told the potential buyer I wanted to take some time to do some A/B comparison and to think on it some more before I even consider selling the 83's. I'm in a good position because I don't need to sell either but really have no "need" to keep both. I want to even do some A/B comparison between the RF-83 and the DeanG RF-7ii. "If" I prefer the LaScalas over the 83's and "If" I prefer the DeanG RF7ii, then the obvious choice would be to sell the 83's. I may find I don't want to sell the 83's. I even have the option of selling my son's RF-7's and moving either the RF-83 or RF-7ii into his bedroom. Lots of options...none of which would be a "bad" decision. My build thread is in my signature. Here are the first pics of the cabinet as it was being built. You wouldn't need to build a false wall if you make the whole wall a screen. The screen can be hung by the ceiling that swings up. So basely you lift the screen from the bottom like a brief case but all the way up. When i did mine i thought about getting a fixed screen (being they cost way less). And thats how i was going to set it up if i did go that way. If you haven't already look at some of the AT builds with a fixed frame. Some open like a door and some just come off all together. I like the idea to open it like a car hood myself. We are going to be doing our screen wall like that... 14' wide x 8' high screen wall hinged off of the ceiling for when we need to access the speaker area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBPK402 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Good idea. I only have about 5ft from front of the wall to the front of my chairs. Would just have to do some measuring to make sure it would "open". I don't think I could go entirely wall to wall though.... According to the Calculator Pro at projectorcentral.com, if my throw distance is 15', the max I can achieve is a 138" diagonal (currently a 103") which would be 10.5' wide (currently 8' wide). My room is 13' wide. Just not sure the 1200 lumens will cut it. I can see moving to LaScalas is about to get expensive quick. you could hinge the sides of the screen so when you lift it up you can move it forward and out. When the screen is down you would never know it was hinged on the sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyrc Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 (edited) If your room is in total darkness (except for projectior spill) you might be O.K. We have a Seymour 130" wide (width, not diagonal) 2:35:1 Acoustically Transparent screen, and a Panasonic projector about 23 feet away. No problem. We carry flashlights into the totally dark seating area, just in case someone needs to slip out. Seymour will send you a sample of their fabric to test for brightness. You don't want to be too close to an AT screen, or you may detect the fabric weave. We have no problem at about 12 feet, or closer, when we walk up nearer the screen to focus (before showings). 3 La Scalas, with a sub, should be great for HT, as are our 2 Khorns, and modified Belle center. A horn sub (which we don't have) would be awesome. Edited April 26, 2014 by Garyrc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBPK402 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Good idea. I only have about 5ft from front of the wall to the front of my chairs. Would just have to do some measuring to make sure it would "open". I don't think I could go entirely wall to wall though.... According to the Calculator Pro at projectorcentral.com, if my throw distance is 15', the max I can achieve is a 138" diagonal (currently a 103") which would be 10.5' wide (currently 8' wide). My room is 13' wide. Just not sure the 1200 lumens will cut it. I can see moving to LaScalas is about to get expensive quick. You could get a BenQ w1070... 2000 lumens. I am using one with a 134" Jamestown screen and it is great. You don't even have to have the lights completed off to watch. I am sitting in our Family room typing right now with the projector in ECO mode and over 3000 hours on the bulb and the picture still looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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