I guess one of the things ya'll like to see is introductions. Hmm, what to say.
Well, my nick is used frequently at other websites. If you ever stumble across
www.stangnet.com, you'll see me there, I used to moderate on that site a long time ago (~98 -> '03) but since having kids I gave that up. I'm also lurking a lot on avsforum, but mainly just read, I don't post all that often.
i've been into home theater and car audio as long as I can remember, and have gone through numerous systems. Yes, I am a bass head.
Here's a list of my current setup:
Home Theater
Pioneer VSX-26TX
Oppo Digital DVD player
Sony ES CD player
Brickwall surge suppressor
Definitive Technology BP2002TL mains, C/L/R 2002 Center, BP2X surrounds (a strictly 5.1 setup)
SVS 16-46i Plus sub
4 bass shakers powered by a 300W bash amp on the first tier of stadium seating. Nothing on the second row.
Panasonic AU-900 720p projector
100" home-made screen with manual horizontal and vertical masking (I have hinges on the top and bottoms so I can easily flip from 16:9 to 2.35:1 aspect ratios.) The 4:3 masks I have to actually place on the screen, they are held on with velcro.
I don't actually have a dedicated room, it's my family room that does double-duty as the den / bar. It's a near perfect rectangle about 22' x 15', and as such I have a killer standing wave at 42hz that **** near kills my music.
THe room ceiling is treated with 8" of 32R loose fiberglass above the drop ceiling, and I have some foam treatment in one corner. I still need a lot more broad-band bass absorption. That should be coming next month.
The front/sides are curtained, with the front completely blacked out, and the sides are maroon. The rear of the room is hard wall for a bit of reverb / diffusion, I don't want the room too dead.
Not much else to say I guess. I'm a Java programmer by day.