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Not sure if anyone is interested in old tube amp restoration? But here is a project that I am working on. Its a vintage 1960'ish Heathkit AA-100. I got it as a non-working project. It now works well and just needs some minor clean up on some previous repairs. It sounds great!! So far I have not...

I am building a dedicated theater in a 18x24x8ft portion of a 24x39ft basement. So far the audio equipment is seven KRK 10-3, four Dayton ULM18-22 in 4.4ft^3 sealed boxes with two Crown XTi 1002 amps. These are fed with an AV preamp having XLR outputs. The disk player is a cheap one. The...

Good evening guys. Tonight I took my first REW measurement. I have been sitting on the fence for a while trying to make sure I read as much info as possible before getting started. Measurements are taken with a Macbook pro and a Dayton UMM-6. I have loaded the calibration from Dayton into REW...

There has been a lot of interest in the $1,000 Speaker Evaluation follow-up review of the HTD Level THREE Towers (LTTs). We would not normally do this for speakers we are reviewing, but there is enough interest with the LTTs that I am starting this "leak" thread to update readers on the progress...

Hello, So I have been lingering asking question one in a while. Here is my plan at this point. Room 22 x 14. Look a little sloppy the insulation just tacked up seing staple gun broke .. new one being picked up tomorrow. Back corner you will see the hole for the rack system I need to build...

Samsung PN42B450 42" 720P Plasma Samsung BD-P1600 Blu-Ray Player Denon AVR-3310ci Hsu HB-1 MK2 Mains Hsu HC-1 MK2 Center VTI UF29 stands filled with sand Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8300HDC DVR ZLine Paris ZL690 3-in-1 entertainment center Zune audio over HDMI from Lenovo U350 laptop Logitech...

Hi all, I have a 57H83 set with what I believe is a convergence problem, but I have been unable to resolve it over the past few weeks. I'll start with a description of how this all came to be, followed by the steps I have taken to try and resolve the issue. Thanks in advance for the help and...

Well I have been a viewer for quite some time and have gotten many ideas here from everyone and thought I would share my system progress. Currently trying to find a Martin Logan Cinema on our local Craigslist for the system to match the L and R. Tell me your thoughts and ideas for exspansion...

So it looks like I've overlooked posting my system here in order to be qualified for the give-aways. Speakers: Martin Logan Vantage (Bubinga) Martin Logan Depth-i (Bubinga) Receiver/Amp: Pioneer Elite SC-05 Carver m0.5t (replaced emotiva UPA-2) Sources: Yamaha 5-disc sacd/DVD-A PS3 Wii...

7.1 surround 46 inch samsung lcd Pioneer 7.1 reciever vsx-1017txv Sherwood am7040 2 channel amp 300watts Infinity Interlude 30 tower speakers( front channels) JBL nothridge center channel speaker Polk R30 floor standing speakers ( rear main) Bose sound cubes ( rear secondary) Custom made 15"...

I'm keeping the mancave with the Benq w500, and 100" screen. although I may have to buy an Epson 8350 for it because this 8700UB is spoiling me rotten. I thought I wanted to have a larger venue for movie watching then just a comfy leather loveseat in my 12X10 mancave. My family room is 13.5 X...

Downstairs, I have a small HT room in progress. Slowly, as I can afford to work on it. Here's my plans for the room, so far: The room is small. 11.5' wide, 13-15' deep, 7' high. 2.40:1 screen across entire front wall, using AT screen. 3 identical speakers for L/C/R behind screen: Axiom Audio...

Configuration changes all the time so here is a list; Amps: HK 525, 325, 245 HK 3485, 3385 QSC RMX 1450 Speakers: All JBL: L890 x 4, L880 x 2, L820 x 8, LC2 x 2 L830 x 2, L810 x 4, LC1 x 1 S412P x 2, S38II x 4, S36II x 2, SCenterII x 2 Subs: JBL L8400 x 2...

I suppose I should say that this AV addiction keeps my equipment in an ever revolving door but I think I've finally got some equipment that I may keep for a awhile. That is until I can convince my wife to let me get a 1080p projector to replace my aging 720p.:spend: Home Theater: Panasonic...

PAX East 10: Red Dead Redemption Progress Report Cue the tumbleweeds and rattlesnakes! by Greg Miller March 26, 2010 - I've done all I can to avoid playing or seeing Red Dead Redemption. I don't watch the trailers on IGN, I don't read...

Initial Setup - Work In Progress - 7.1 - 10 KiloWatt - 1080p System Monitor: -- Pioneer Signature Elite Kuro Pro 141-FD (60" - 1080p) Sources: -- BlueRay/DVD/CD: Pioneer BDP-09FD (1080p) -- Satellite TV: DIRECTV HR20 HD-DVR (1080p) -- Cable TV: TimeWarner Motorola HD-DVR Pre/Pro/XO: -- Anthem...

Rotel RSX-1065 Receiver Rotel RR-969 Remote Hitachi 42HDS69 42" Plasma HDTV 1080i Sony Playstation 3 Motorola HDDVR MCM Electronics Audio Select 50-6262 300w subwoofer amp Tripp Lite Isobar surge protector Fronts - MTM Dayton DC28FS-8 and DC130BS-4 Center - MTM Dayton DC28FS-8 and DC130BS-4...

Hi guys. Nothing to fancy in my setup. Parasound HCA1000A main amp Home built Pre-Amp Pioneer SACD/DVD/CD player with built in decoding DV 578A Speakers are all mine and are constantly in a state of flux. Sub in a dual tapper resonator system of my own design, Mains are (also being worked...

Hi everyone. I have into this home theater thing for the last 20 years. In the last 5 years my room got converted to a large bedroom and then was used for other purposes. I have finally began to rebuild my system. It started in November 1989 when I purchased a Sony AV receiver, a Sony 27"...

Lately my Home Theater has changed a lot and has not seen much use due to a very busy schedule but here is what is set up now. Video: Samsung 67" 1080P DLP (can't get to the model # as it is installed in a cove) Oppo BDP-83 Blu-ray combo player Enlightened Audio Designs TheaterVision P DVD...