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hello all, I apologize in advance... this is another one of those "what system should I get" threads. I've read a bit here and a few other places, but am really a noob when it comes to these things. Well, I guess that is not entirely accurate, been around HT for some time... hooked some up...

Hi, I just bought an RCA HTIB. It's a receiver. In the manual it says that a digital coaxial cord comes with it. Now I'm not sure if whoever popped everything in the box was a joker or what, but that cord looks an awfully lot like a yellow video cord to me (and I think it is)... I tried one...

I am in the process of replacing the convergence chip and noticed the chip is only secured to the heatsink by a clamp. Do you think it would be okay to drill two holes and screw the chip to the heatsink? I'm not sure the clamp puts enough pressure on the chip to give good heat transfer. I would...

I've read quite a bit of the material in the sticky and am at the point of playing with REW to familiarize myself with it. I'm primarily interested in setting my system up for music if it matters. 1.) I'm wondering how important the SPL Calibration is. I don't have an SPL meter, I'm using an...

I am trying to design a vented box for a DIYMA 12" sub using WinISD. I read threw the tutorial that this site offers which helped out alot. I have few questions that it did not cover though. I am trying to tune it at 30Hz and it seems to want 30L for volume. Which is really small, evidently...

Hello Everyone, I am close to buying everything I want....but a new issue has arrived. I was going to buy this onkyo 7.1 706 off of ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400049001198&_trksid=p2759.l1259 and my friend who is pretty paranoid guy told me that buying off ebay is...

I want to build my own home theater. I bought a HTiB but i'm not satisfied with it, the sound and features mainly. This time I'm going to save up my money and set up a very great home theater. Though, I'm completely new to home theaters and have almost no idea what I'm doing. I do know a...

I don't have the sound card/microphone Equipment for REW. I manually measure with a RS meter and enter the data in a .txt file. Then I use REW's "Import Measurement" function to get the data into REW. In the Mic/Meter setup, I have unchecked the "C Weighted SPL Meter Type and entered the...

I am getting two of the LMS-Ultra 15" drivers. I have been messing around with WinISD and had some questions. First off, I have a 12' x 26' HT, completely sealed, with superchunk bass traps, OC703 on front and back walls, and at first reflection points. My current subs (Rythmiks and Mael-X) show...

First let me say that REW is fantastic. Since I discovered it last weekend I can't stop using it! I have a DIY sub with a 12" Dayton driver and a 300 watt amp in a 2 cubic foot sealed enclosure. F3 using WinISD is about 38 Hz. I'm using the older analog RS sound level meter. The first...

I just ordered, a nice klipsch reference sytem with 8" floorstanders and need a subwoofer. Im looking to spend aprox $1000 total for a speaker(s) and amp, although I'm willing to spend more if necessary. Less would be better lol. 80% movies, 20% music. Small room, maybe 400 square feet I...

I'm a bit of a newbie and Mike P has helped a bunch already: 1. What is the exact cut out size for the maelstrom? 2. What is the reccomended watt power for an amp? 3. If I use a hpf for the low end, is it possible that Audyssey MulitEQ XT will be enough to EQ 1-2 of these beasts? And finally...

hello everyone this is my first post here & I could use some help & recommendations. I just recently purchased a 42 inch Panasonic 1080p plasma tv & really do love it; in about 2 weeks, I'll be adding on the surround sound system & would like your input on the 2 finalists. First off the Yamaha...

So, I'm wanting to mount an in-wall rack to hide my AV gear. Right now, all that I use to control them are my receiver remote, my PS3 controller, a wireless mouse, a wireless keyboard, and my TV box remote. I've seen some information on IR repeaters etc, but I'm not really sure if these would...

I am lacking in wisdom about ports and would like to know more. With a 20"H x 20"W x30"D and a 12 or 15 inch driver.........? Is it possible or even reasonable to do two slot ports, one above and one below the driver, having total depth 36" for each, and with a 15" driver the height of each...

A couple of questions I have...how come some newer movies (Blue Ray too) say Dolby Digital for sound on the package but when played on my Denon, don't display Dolby Digital...multichannel sound on some movies...my wife was watching Mama Mia and this happened...most movies with action like the...

Hi everyone, I've been lurking for several months now and will be building a subwoofer soon. I'm hoping to have some questions answered as I'm currently in the prebuild stage - gathering materials and trying to find spare time. My goal is to build a 25" cube out of 3/4" MDF with double thick...

Ok this actually isnt for home use but for a mobile audio system, but maybe someone here can help me out. I'm thinking of making my own RCA cables and have seen many people using RG6 for home use. How does the RG6 quad shield perform compared to standard audio rca's? I am also wondering about...

I have two questions around the CSS SDX 15 driver 1. how do you know when you do or don't need a highpass filter to keep the sub from bottoming out? Example: Two tunings 16Hz and 12 Hz. Is either of these going to be reasonably safe without a filter? Both? Why? 2. How does the lower...

Here is my first attempt at getting a sub reading. It looks incorrect. I have Dual HSU ULS-15 in an 1800 cubic foot room. I am using a Creative X-Fi external soundcard. The card does not sound quiet there is all kinds of noise. Any help is appreciated