InVeNtOr Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 i'm not sure if there is a thread for this, but i thought it would be a good idea. i made a short demo using my THX demo disc (Pod Race) to compare a LPA-1 and XPA-3 amp. i was sadden when both amps sounded almost the same.... so here is my current 3.1 set up, RF-7 and RC-7 with a tiny 42" TV. future plan is to buy the 65"-70" tv, mount it to the wall and run all the cabling up the wall. using a PS3 (i know, seems so old now) for source. Sunfire True Signature 12" Sub (Signature addition). Emotiva UMC-1 paired with XPA-3. all protected by a Furman 20PFi. last but not least, all new custom power cables and source cables. as you can see in the pic, the speaker cables are your run of the mil 12awg twisted mil spec wire. i know, such a crime to have such "garbage" wire, but i have been too lazy to build my new speaker cables. i had a hunch the "garbage" wire would work just fine. the video is unedited, because, well, i don't know how to...lol. other wise i would have cut out the part where the UMC-1 does the famous audio drop! i have the SPL meter in frame for reference. U-Tube Link 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onemoretime Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 I'm liking this thread already. Need to get my 2-channel sorted first though... Go plasma on the TV if you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Unfortunately, listening to a sound system in a video on a computer, is like judging the picture quality of a TV based on an advertisement on your TV. It can never appear better than the monitor on which the ad is being viewed. That said, it's always fun to see others' systems. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Amps sound the same? I'm assuming after calibration? Hmm imagine that lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InVeNtOr Posted July 9, 2016 Author Share Posted July 9, 2016 yeah. unfortunately. i had the SPL meter set, sat in the same spot, played the same track. i honestly couldn't tell them apart. Emotiva does make good stuff, so it's not that big of a shocker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 I hear ya. I attended an Avs get together that compared amps. I'm sure you can tell by my response how it turned out. But I won't go into details on here. Rooms looks good. That scene is fun to demo. It's on one of my demo discs. My videos aren't as fun to watch since all my speakers are hidden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InVeNtOr Posted July 9, 2016 Author Share Posted July 9, 2016 nice. yeah, i forgot how i got the THX demo disc, but i won't let it out of my site! the Jungle scene is how i set my surrounds. you can really dial in the placement with that track. i know it's silly to record your system and then play it though computer speakers, i thought it would be fun. i have no personality so maybe a few members here will make funnier or cooler videos and we can have a nice thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattSER Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Go plasma on the TV if you can. Haha, that's sorta...uhh...impossible now. Just start saving your pennies for OLED. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frzninvt Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Here is one I took quickly with my phone. I'll have to get a better one with our camera to see if the sound improves. It sounds decent through my Klipsch Pro Media 2.1's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 I've recorded quite a few videos of mine with my iPhone 6 and when I play them back I've my theater they usually sound pretty dang good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InVeNtOr Posted July 9, 2016 Author Share Posted July 9, 2016 Frzninvt,nice! i was rocking out at work! maybe i should actually put a CD in mine! now....what is a CD again....lol.... is WALL-E and EVE part of the calibration? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Cell Phone Microphones suck... compressed dynamic range, non existent low frequency and a flattening of the image. But here it is anyway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InVeNtOr Posted July 9, 2016 Author Share Posted July 9, 2016 love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Cell Phone Microphones suck... compressed dynamic range, non existent low frequency and a flattening of the image. But here it is anyway how loud would you say you had this? it sounds fantastic playing on my cornwalls in the computer room Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 (edited) here is a clip of mine that is on youtube. i will try and make one in the next few days of some music and the screen off the wall and some woofers moving. on another note i popped my subwoofer cherry the other day demoing for a friend. was playing a dubstep track and had it fairly loud and ran the subs insanely hot and blew out my first breaker. lol it was hilarious. i dont think i will do it anymore though it was quite obnoxious Edited July 10, 2016 by Scrappydue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 (edited) Cell Phone Microphones suck... compressed dynamic range, non existent low frequency and a flattening of the image. But here it is anyway how loud would you say you had this? it sounds fantastic playing on my cornwalls in the computer room I would say this is only playing around the 88-90dB range... at the peaks. the low frequency stuff that the cell phone wont capture is really quite good when heard in person. Edited July 10, 2016 by Schu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kman Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Here is one I took quickly with my phone. I'll have to get a better one with our camera to see if the sound improves. It sounds decent through my Klipsch Pro Media 2.1's. Dragon attack- great choice. nice setup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet_Hollow Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Here's mine before bi-amping the front three channels: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J M O N Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Frzn -- It looks like you have some large items inside the horn in your center La Scala. Have you tried comparing the sound differences between an empty horn and with those items inside it? I'd be concerned that those items are affecting the sound -- by being inside the horn, they are changing the horn by reducing the cross-sectional area at the horn's exit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbevins Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 (edited) Schu, Sounds fantastic! Edited July 13, 2016 by jbevins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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