I'm currently running my Pioneer PL-D II TT through the Tape Input jack on my SN R-972. (no phono jack obviously) I want to rip my vinyl into a digital format for portability. I was considering using the Tape Out jacks to a Line In jack on my PC. Theoretically this should work, but wanted to put...

Hello folks, Long-time projector fan here. We have enjoyed the big screen for 8 years, but my first projector decided it doesn't want to power up any more and Optoma informed me they don't have parts for it. It was an Optoma Movietime DV10 (Circuit City Black Friday deal - $450 for projector...

Hi everyone, In order to try improve my system I had this crazy thought of "upgrading" the crossover of my B&W 805s to active crossover. After seeking for the available options on the market I have decided to order the Marchand XM44 which seemed to be flexible and reasonable priced in...

Hello. New member here. I'm fairly knowledgeable about 2 channel audio, but not so much when it comes to home theater/multi-channel. I'm just starting to think about upgrading our ancient HT system (which, by the way, sounds pretty good to me from an audio standpoint). Ideally, I will be...

Well, I decided to make the garage my new home theater!!..Its 16x25, so its a good space...I painted my screen on and built the frame around it..Its 140" and looks great!!..Cant wait to upgrade my projector!!...I'm just getting around to painting..next thing is running the speaker wires and...

Hi everyone, I own an Optoma HD65 projector and am currently projection at 100". I'm am very interested in a 3D conversion box but don't want to use the Red/Cyan colored glasses that comes with most. I'm not ready to shell out $200 for the Optoma 3D-XL so I was wondering if anyone knew of...

Hi everyone.....just wanted to start a build thread covering the conversion of our living room to a theater start to finish. Here is the gear so far: Projector: Epson 8350 Screen: Dragon Fly acoustically transparent 120" L,C,R speakers: Epsiode 900 series in-wall speakers behind screen...

Hello everyone, After years of reading about all the great projects on this forum, I've decided to jump off the deep end. I went out and bought myself an A-lens, decided to build a DIY curved screen, and, lastly, upgrade my low end bass. To that end, I've decided to try and do a 4 x IB318...

So here's my situation, I built a 16x9 screen but found 70% of what I use the pj for, even as a main tv, is movies at 2.35:1. I wanna rebuild with the new BW 6.4 eventually when complete so I figure time to swap to super wide screen. My issue is that I still do watch some 16x9 in the flavor of...

This first post is about overall design, and frankly, feasibility of doing the project at all. Room is finished, basement, no windows. L,W,H is 22' x 16'10" x 7'8.5" Plan is to do good sound isolation. Will use one of the reserved posts for this and another for acoustic and aesthetic room...

i'm using a older infocus sp4805 with a ;paint on screen paint kit at 96" wide screen. lamps are wicked pricey and the off shore lamps don't work that great in this projector anyway. i have tried several and they all do the same , after about 100 hours will not start right away. so i'm just...

Hi all, im just about to start construction on my home cinema / theatre (UK boy!) and I wanted to share it with you as I have learnt so much from the forums and had some serious inspiration. My goal is to do this on the cheap and don't want to spend any more than £3,500 all in, so its going to...

Hi all, i have a tempest x1 in a sealed 6cu ft internal enclosure [after allowence for speaker and bracing] but wanting more output. i would like to do an external slot port. what port sizing and length would i need to use.? i would like to achieve more punch in the chest effect. thanks in...

I've been thinking a lot about my current sub build (15" Dayton Quatro w/ 300W plate). It's plenty loud and my natural in-room response isn't particularly flat. I made that build with the best SPL/$ ratio in a "small" footprint. Clearly, the build is vented to maximize SPL, but is in a...

I'm not sure if I posted in the right forum. I live in the U.S. and I'm trying to get my tv to run 50hz instead of 60 hz to test out some games from the UK. Does anyone have any idea on how to do this? is there some sort of converter or would I have to buy a PAL tv? any ideas would be GREATLY...

I'm getting ready to change to DirecTV HD. I would like to know if there is a difference in sound quality between these 2 wiring arrangements. #1 would be a HDMI cable from the Sat HD receiver to the TV and an optical audio cable from the Sat HD receiver to the AVR. #2 would be a HDMI cable...

I have searched the threads but can't find any on this subject. I am on the verge of changing my existing equipment to all new technology. I think I have the ability to wire up and do the settings for the new components. But, since I don't anticipate that I will be able to accomplish the...

So here are my main components, incase its relevent... Yamaha RXV667 Receiver, Klipshe F-30 flor standing speakers , PS3, And Panasonic TC-P50VT25 3D Television. Bell Sympatico HD satelite receiver, which supports 3D. My question though, is about my Panasonic TC-P50VT25 3D Television. When I...

hey all! Here's my story: Been running a pair of sealed 13AV2 d4's in 2.3 cf boxes, powered by a Face Audio F700 (claimed 1100 watts/channel into 2 ohm) for about a year in my 2000 cubic foot theater. Response is flat down to about 15hz, where i have a high-pass filter running since these things...