drew_eckhardt
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| Any good looking Home theater/couch suggestions? Hjellegjerde has attractive, supportive home theater options in the Fjords line which should fit your budget. | |
| how do I attach opamp to module Solder it to an 8 pin SOIC to DIP adapter.Use flux. Tack down opposite corners. Use a small tip or drag solder across the remaining leads (the flux will help prevent bridging). | |
| Combining 2 Channel and HT Do NOT use a free standing TV. Even getting the speakers a healthy distance out from the wall (4') is not enough to eliminate its deletrious effects on both frequency response (I picked up some high-harshness and bass anomalies the last time I tri... | |
| HT Receiver or High end integrated for music?? If you're running 2-way speakers, getting the low bass out with an active 4th order acoustic cross-over to a decent (a lot of the crap sold to the home theater market doesn't qualify) sub woofer will do wonders for both your bass and midrange, esp... | |
| Speaker Tilt Back benefits? >The tweeter cone has much less mass than the other drivers, so they propogate sound faster than mid-range or woofer drivers. While driver mass effects efficiency (that whole force = mass * acceleration thing), it has nothing to do with how soo... | |
| Distance/Screen SIze Formula? I'd look at something in the 110" diagonal size. It'll be about the same size screen you get sitting in the last row of a decent THX certified commercial theater.Also note that on anything smaller than about 90", you'll be unable to visutlally res... | |
| Low volume bookshelf spkrs that go from 20 to 20k? >A 20hz soundwave is 27.5 feet long. It simple can't be achieved in a small room though the apparent bass can be very good in a properly treated room. At 1130 feet/second a 20Hz wave is 56.5 feet long although this is not relevant. If we were u... | |
| voltage transformer and tube gear Many transformers have a pair of primary windings. You use them in parallel for 120V, in series for 220/240. A lot of consumer gear allows this to be selected with jumpers. | |
| Do I need better center ch speaker-dialog unclear? Presumably, you've calibrated the center channel with a SPL meter?You have placement problems. Your RPTV is a big, reflective object near the center channel. The wall behind it is a big, reflective object.Try moving the center channel to a stack o... | |
| What? Cant hear the voices Note that theatrical sound tracks are intended to be played back with a dialog level of 74dB SPL. On most Dolby Digital sound tracks, that allows for 101dB main channel peaks and 111dB LFE peaks. If you turn the volume down so the peaks aren't too... | |
| Stand's for Magico Mini Sound Anchors will build you heavy steel stands in any dimensions that tickle their fancy. | |
| Matching the center channel to the fronts >I agree with those suggesting some sort of center channel. Just because a system images great with music, don't expect it to make sound appear to be coming from the actors on the screen. A system which images well for music does even better fo... | |
| LCD Screen Size Personally, I was running an 87x49" screen (100" diagonal) with an 11' viewing distance. A bit small for scope movies, about right for everything else.We moved and have been using a 52" diagonal 4:3 RPTV at about 9' until we can install a new fron... | |
| LCD Screen Size An 8' wide 16:9 screen (110" diagonal) is a nice comrpomise for a 12' viewing distance. Scope movies are a little small, sub-par transfers of lower aspect ratios are a little big. A 113" x 48" scope screen would work better if you can accomdate th... | |
| Audiophile Electrocution I once leaned on my bench supply and put the palm of my hand across the 450V B+ rectifier diodes and grounded chassis.It left a mark. |