HomeTheater Appreciation Thread

**tpilews** · 12-10-2009, 07:35 AM

I used to run a projector. I had it set up for 75" from about a 13 ft throw. Picture quality was great considering I never ran any media higher than 720p at it. Verizon broadcasts in 720p, so I figure there's no point in wasting money on a 1080p unit. In 5 years, when they finally broadcast in 1080p, I'll pick one up. Running a Panasonic 50" plasma right now. I've watched games on lcd, and hate them. I'll take plasma every day of the week, and twice on sunday.

Running an Onkyo receiver to Athena Technologies speakers. Two floorstanders (AF-S2) and center channel (AF-C1). I have surround bookshelves, but no good place to put them, so they're collecting dust.

I built my subwoofer. Tempest 15" using Adire Audio design. This thing rocks the house. The box is huge and doesn't work with the current setup, so I'm redesigning a new box; something a little more stealth and integrated into the entertainment center.

**allbaugh_04** · 12-10-2009, 01:16 PM

Originally Posted by tpilews

I used to run a projector. I had it set up for 75" from about a 13 ft throw. Picture quality was great considering I never ran any media higher than 720p at it. Verizon broadcasts in 720p, so I figure there's no point in wasting money on a 1080p unit. In 5 years, when they finally broadcast in 1080p, I'll pick one up. Running a Panasonic 50" plasma right now. I've watched games on lcd, and hate them. I'll take plasma every day of the week, and twice on sunday.

Running an Onkyo receiver to Athena Technologies speakers. Two floorstanders (AF-S2) and center channel (AF-C1). I have surround bookshelves, but no good place to put them, so they're collecting dust.

I built my subwoofer. Tempest 15" using Adire Audio design. This thing rocks the house. The box is huge and doesn't work with the current setup, so I'm redesigning a new box; something a little more stealth and integrated into the entertainment center.

1080p is good for gaming though, but I agree. Even 720p is awesome.

How do you like those Athena's, I was about to buy all athenas, but when I went to go buy them, they were sold out.

I bet that 15" is nice

....I went outside after turning up my system to a healthy volume. I can hear the windows flexing and can clearly hear the music in the back yard with all the windows and doors closed

I can't imagine what a 15" would do for me.

***Ed Blown Vert*** · 12-10-2009, 02:37 PM

Ok. I'll post mine again

Mits 62628 HDTV
Integra DTR-9.1 THX Ultra Receiver
Sony 400-Disc DVD/SA-CD/CD Mega Changer
Polk CSi5 - Center
Polk RTi12 - Fronts
Polk FXi5 - Surround Sides
Polk RTi6 - Surround Rear
Energy MicroStar 12.1 1500 Watt Sub
http://www.ls1.com/forums/album.php?...&pictureid=157

**Brian H Drifer** · 12-10-2009, 02:40 PM

I am fixing up my basement to put in a home theater... I was thinking about getting the 73" dlp.

**Murder after Midnight** · 12-10-2009, 05:32 PM

Originally Posted by Brian H Drifer

I am fixing up my basement to put in a home theater... I was thinking about getting the 73" dlp.

That is the way to go man, I could not be more happier with mine. What are you going to use for audio? What are the demensions of the room? Is this a dedicated room HT room your planning etc? Depending on the size a front PJ might be the way to go........

**Murder after Midnight** · 12-10-2009, 05:32 PM

Originally Posted by Ed Blown Vert

Ok. I'll post mine again

Mits 62628 HDTV
Integra DTR-9.1 THX Ultra Receiver
Sony 400-Disc DVD/SA-CD/CD Mega Changer
Polk CSi5 - Center
Polk RTi12 - Fronts
Polk FXi5 - Surround Sides
Polk RTi6 - Surround Rear
Energy MicroStar 12.1 1500 Watt Sub
http://www.ls1.com/forums/album.php?...&pictureid=157

That is a amazing setup how do those polk's sound?

**Murder after Midnight** · 12-10-2009, 05:34 PM

Originally Posted by LS1WS6

posted this a few times here...

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nice man, what size screen is that?

***Ed Blown Vert*** · 12-10-2009, 05:41 PM

Originally Posted by Murder after Midnight

That is a amazing setup how do those polk's sound?

They sound great. I didn't realize how much sound you miss with crappy speakers.

Everything is so clear. When I hear certain noises, I sometimes think they are outside.

**Brian H Drifer** · 12-10-2009, 05:45 PM

Originally Posted by Murder after Midnight

That is the way to go man, I could not be more happier with mine. What are you going to use for audio? What are the demensions of the room? Is this a dedicated room HT room your planning etc? Depending on the size a front PJ might be the way to go........

I'm not sure yet about the audio... The room is about 15x25

**Murder after Midnight** · 12-10-2009, 05:52 PM

more pics of mine

http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/z...carpics008.jpg

**Murder after Midnight** · 12-10-2009, 05:55 PM

Originally Posted by Ed Blown Vert

They sound great. I didn't realize how much sound you miss with crappy speakers.

Everything is so clear. When I hear certain noises, I sometimes think they are outside.

Yeah i understand that man. When I went from my onkyo htib speakers to my current jbl's It was like day and night.

**Murder after Midnight** · 12-10-2009, 05:59 PM

I was really impressed by these for the price, they really sounded great, i wish i would of knew about these sooner i could of saved a lot of money lol. They even offer bi-amping

http://www.fluance.com/fluan5speaks.html

**Brian H Drifer** · 12-10-2009, 06:04 PM

what do you guys think about surround bars

**Murder after Midnight** · 12-10-2009, 06:14 PM

Originally Posted by Brian H Drifer

what do you guys think about surround bars

dont, i would not recommend one you would be sacrificing a LOT of sound quality...........

**Murder after Midnight** · 12-10-2009, 06:16 PM

Originally Posted by Brian H Drifer

what do you guys think about surround bars

It' might be fine for a small bed room system etc, when we are talking 73+ dlp hometheater's etc, you have to get a full system..........

**Murder after Midnight** · 12-10-2009, 06:17 PM

Originally Posted by Brian H Drifer

what do you guys think about surround bars

If you are worried about the speakers taking up to much space you have a lot of other smaller alternative's.......

**Murder after Midnight** · 12-10-2009, 06:59 PM

Originally Posted by tpilews

I used to run a projector. I had it set up for 75" from about a 13 ft throw. Picture quality was great considering I never ran any media higher than 720p at it. Verizon broadcasts in 720p, so I figure there's no point in wasting money on a 1080p unit. In 5 years, when they finally broadcast in 1080p, I'll pick one up. Running a Panasonic 50" plasma right now. I've watched games on lcd, and hate them. I'll take plasma every day of the week, and twice on sunday.

Running an Onkyo receiver to Athena Technologies speakers. Two floorstanders (AF-S2) and center channel (AF-C1). I have surround bookshelves, but no good place to put them, so they're collecting dust.

I built my subwoofer. Tempest 15" using Adire Audio design. This thing rocks the house. The box is huge and doesn't work with the current setup, so I'm redesigning a new box; something a little more stealth and integrated into the entertainment center.

Man those athena look good, how do they sound?

**tpilews** · 12-10-2009, 08:57 PM

Originally Posted by Murder after Midnight

Man those athena look good, how do they sound?

Fantastic. As another member said, you really don't know what you're missing as far as clarity and sound quality is concerned, until you get a nice set of speakers. A nice receiver is a must to complement those speakers. I would highly recommend these speakers. Very good quality and they don't break the bank. That's the biggest reason I went with them; they were the best bang for my buck at the time. I've had them for about 5 years now.

**tpilews** · 12-10-2009, 09:05 PM

Originally Posted by allbaugh_04

1080p is good for gaming though, but I agree. Even 720p is awesome.

How do you like those Athena's, I was about to buy all athenas, but when I went to go buy them, they were sold out.

I bet that 15" is nice

....I went outside after turning up my system to a healthy volume. I can hear the windows flexing and can clearly hear the music in the back yard with all the windows and doors closed

I can't imagine what a 15" would do for me.

Yeah, the tempest is a beast of a sub.

Big ole magnet on it. The bad thing about my sub build is that size of the box. 8 cu. ft. 2x2x2. Massive thing. Weighs about 75 lbs, at least. Pain in the ass to move around. I originally painted it a satin black, but resurfaced it with a cherry veneer a couple years ago. It's just too big to go anywhere. It's sitting in the garage right now and is about #24 on the list of things to do.

This isn't my build, but it's the same design, same size box.

I'll try to get some pictures of my setup when I get some time. Great thread though.

**allbaugh_04** · 12-11-2009, 12:10 AM

Here are the pictures I promised in post 19....

I love my setup, yep those are the HT-88s, with 8 inch drivers and they sound amazing. I have only used the tv speakers once or twice just to compare what I'm missing.

It's hard to believe, when I get my Denon installed it's going to sound even better because of the mic that's included. It'll bascially optimize the sound through calibration and determining how far away the speakers are and such. I think it's called "Audyssey Eq"