Picture of my current setup

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I haven't posted any pics in a while so here's one of my current setup.

TV is a Samsung 30 in. widescreen hi def.
Harman Kardon AVR 130 5.1
Sony DVD player "need to get my Yamaha repaired"
M&K LCR-55 speakers
Infinity 8" sub "I really want an SVS but I'm in a condo"

I'm extremely happy with the sound but I think it would sound much better in a bigger room.

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Nice.

Depending on your set-up you can adjust the sound for each speaker in accordance to distance from the point in which you sit.

I can do it with my Sony home theater.

Cool setup...

M&K have great sound. LMAO at the SVS but I'm in a condo. SVS has a very loyal following; I looked into them a while back. Had a local B&W dealer not been phasing out I'd have picked one up.

Here's mine (still under construction)

Heres what it looked like a month ago when I was building it.

57" JVC HDILA
Yamaha center channel
Sony dual 8" driver front channels (slightly modified)
JBL North Bridge rears
Of course my sub is home made (down firing 12" MTX with built in amp)

Originally posted by CarpePoon:
Here's mine (still under construction)

Heres what it looked like a month ago when I was building it.

57" JVC HDILA
Yamaha center channel
Sony dual 8" driver front channels (slightly modified)
JBL North Bridge rears
Of course my sub is home made (down firing 12" MTX with built in amp)

That's awesome. I wish I had a dedicated room for my home theater but this will have to do for now. Post some more pics when the project is complete.

Bump.

I was hoping to see some more...

Now I'm gonna have to dig up my basement photos...

When is Spatt going to post his new HT? lazy bastard.

Oh damn, can't find before and after shots of my basement. I think I lost them in my failed HDD. Here is an updated one:

Mitsubishi 65" HD1080i TV
Sony STR-DE995
Sony DVD
Misc stuff for speakers.

Yes, I'm a Star Wars fan... LOL!

Originally posted by dnewma04:
When is Spatt going to post his new HT? lazy bastard.

He can't. He turned the volume up past 1/4 and was crushed by the shockwave. That room he built is insane!

Originally posted by dnewma04:
When is Spatt going to post his new HT? lazy bastard.

Well, I was going to wait till i was done, but that apparently isn't going to be till 2080 sometime... so here's progress...

God only knows what i was thinking listening to Newman, but the front 3 channels are around 6' tall and 1' wide and the rears are 3' x 1'. 324 total speakers in the room, 160 4" drivers, 160 1" tweets, 4 15" subs in a 9.5' x 5.5'x 1' platform (boom...). 7 Behringer A500 amps, 1 samson S1000, 3 Behringer Ultracurve 2940's, Outlaw Audio 970 7.1 receiver, Sanyo PLV-Z3 HD 720 Native projector onto 97.5" GooSystems painted screen...

http://www.adrsoft.com/temp/spatt/teatro

Oh, and room is 17.5' x 9.5'. Bye bye good hearing! I've also got 7 Berkline 088 recliners coming...

why so many speakers?

Originally posted by The Salt Monster:
why so many speakers?

Somebody apparently doesn't care for overkill. You should hear the clarity at painful levels.

Originally posted by The Salt Monster:
why so many speakers?

line arrays have a number of advantages. When you double the distance from the driver, they drop off by 3 dB rather than 6 dB. They also have extreme efficiency in this case, meaning very little power is needed to get to painfully loud levels. That means they don't have to do much work to produce the output because of all the surface area which results in lower compression and distortion. Even if you used a horn driver with the same efficiency, at 4m ( the approximate listening distance in his room), it would take 4x as much power for the horn to produce the same output. Get the volume level up a bit, and the compression will reduce the efficiency even more with the horn.

Also, the design of the front and center channels minimize reflections off adjoining surfaces.

Plus, he does whatever i tell him to do.

Originally posted by TheaterSpatt:

Originally posted by The Salt Monster:
why so many speakers?

Somebody apparently doesn't care for overkill. You should hear the clarity at painful levels.

No,
I am a big fan of overkill. I was just wondering if there was an actual accustic reason for doing it, other then the 'cool as hell' factor. Thanks for the answer guys, was just wondering.

Originally posted by xchang:
Oh damn, can't find before and after shots of my basement. I think I lost them in my failed HDD. Here is an updated one:

Mitsubishi 65" HD1080i TV
Sony STR-DE995
Sony DVD
Misc stuff for speakers.

Yes, I'm a Star Wars fan... LOL!

very clean looking-- when i have my own house i'm definetly setting up a nice system for whatever i need-- too bad mitsubishi tv's aren't top notch--

the setup would look killer without all the extra star wars stuff

For those too lazy I resized:

Originally posted by B.Brattina:
too bad mitsubishi tv's aren't top notch

Says who???? And tell me who you think IS top notch.

Mark

Originally posted by TheaterSpatt:
For those too lazy I resized:

[Super troopers voice/on ] Mother of God!! [super troopers voice/off]

Damn that setup is insane!!!!!!!

Originally posted by MxRacer:

yeah, what he said

damnit, I was looking for that thorney picture but I couldn't find it.

Originally posted by CarpePoon:
damnit, I was looking for that thorney picture but I couldn't find it.

i gots the skills, yo!

Originally posted by TheaterSpatt:
For those too lazy I resized:

All I can say is: WOW

Originally posted by Y2KSVT:

Originally posted by B.Brattina:
too bad mitsubishi tv's aren't top notch

Says who???? And tell me who you think IS top notch.

Mark

I'd like to hear that too...

Originally posted by xchang:

Originally posted by Y2KSVT:

Originally posted by B.Brattina:
too bad mitsubishi tv's aren't top notch

Says who???? And tell me who you think IS top notch.

Mark

I'd like to hear that too...

Am not Mitsubishi...am Johnnie 5!!!

Los Locos Kick your arse
Los Locos Kick your face
Los Locos kick your balls into outer space!!!!!

Welll, I think Elky finally short circuited.

Ok Brian, what's your honest opinion of the Outlaw? I'm running a Rotel RSP980 and I need a bit more flexibility (and ease of remote function).

BTW, outstanding effort on your system! Looks like a killer setup!

I'm running the following in 15'w x 22'l x 8'h room:

Pre/Pro - Rotel RSP980
Amp 1 - Rotel RB980BX (L,R)
Amp 2 - Rotel RB970BX (C)
Amp 3 - Rotel RB970BX (surround)
DVD/CD - Sony DVP-NS400
Tuner - Adcom GFT555 II
Monitor - Samsung SP-P4251
L,R - Mission 734
C - Mission 73C
Surrounds - Mission 731LE
Sub - B&W ASW600
Speaker wire - CableTalk Talk3
Interconnects - mostly G-Snakes and some Knu soon to be...

Some cosmetics going on; painting, molding, some wiring (hidden, buried, plumbed, etc.), and I want a second sub. Still I'm happy with the system. It's been 10 years in the making - piece by piece. Nexy up is a stronger Pre/Pro then projection!

Sounds pretty freakin fantastic to me. I've had it up at extremely painful levels and it stays crystal clear. A few DTS ES movies have been nothing short of fantastic. By all means, come by and demo it for yourself...

Just be aware that you will be both impotent, retarded, and resemble a jelly like substance if he cranks it...

and thats different how?

Originally posted by ElKy:

Originally posted by xchang:

Originally posted by Y2KSVT:

Originally posted by B.Brattina:
too bad mitsubishi tv's aren't top notch

Says who???? And tell me who you think IS top notch.

Mark

I'd like to hear that too...

Am not Mitsubishi...am Johnnie 5!!!

Los Locos Kick your arse
Los Locos Kick your face
Los Locos kick your balls into outer space!!!!!

Hey laser lips...Your momma was a snowblower!

Originally posted by TheaterSpatt:
Sounds pretty freakin fantastic to me. I've had it up at extremely painful levels and it stays crystal clear. A few DTS ES movies have been nothing short of fantastic. By all means, come by and demo it for yourself...

Where (city) do you live...

PM....