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Thank you all for the warm welcome!

I snuck out of work a bit early tonight and I'll be spending a few hours searching ths site and asking questions. It looks like there's so much this site has to offer, should keep me busy tonight.

Hey Jason...welcome & congrats on the new SVS Speakers. I'm new up here too and I'm also in Southeastern CT too.....Milford to be exact. I also recently made an SVS purchase...a PB13 Ultra Sub in Rosenut!

If you are eventually going to get a sub for your system....I highly reccomend the PB13.:T

 

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Always nice to run into neighbors online Dave!

I appreciate the welcome!

The Ultra 13 is on my list but I had to be certain about the MTS Towers first. I thoroughly enjoy watching movies with 7.1 TrueHD but when I listen to music through 2ch analog direct, I won't compromise. The MTS-01's filled that bill nicely so now I can proceed with the sub, surrounds and a bit more construction in the room.

I could have purchased all the necessary speakers but the cost of the structural engineer plus the steel beam (removed a lolly column) ate up quite a bit of the budget.

I'm getting there though.

I hear the SVS subs arrive on a palet I'm guessing that's not UPS? Just curious as to how the sub gets from the truck to the house, I'll make sure I have a few friends over that day.:flex:

I called a freind. BAX Global was the delivery service. They put it right in my garage. I separated the box from the pallet before bringing it into my house....still about 150lbs. 2 guys makes this an easy task.

 

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Yes hello and welcome. Jason, your pit job at the (SUN or Foxwoods?) sounds like a good gig. I hope there is job security there with all of this broken down economy stuff going on. I guess we could say we are neighbors being it is a large nation or even larger world and we live about 70 minutes away from ea other.

Dave we are even closer. Six minutes at the most. I am now asking myself why no GTG's? :foottap: I 'd like to hear the PB-13.:T:hsd:

Yes we are very close. Wow!....and I should correct myself from above when I said that I was from South Eastern CT.....more like South Western but since it's such a small state..who cares...right?

The Ultra is really something special...and to think I haven't even dialed the thing in yet. Cannot wait!!!
Gonna try REW once I get the external soundcard for my laptop.

 

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What would be done @ a GTG? How does this sound?

Eat, drink, discuss current system and set up, evaluate, tweak, discuss, reevaluate, drink, eat... re-tweak. :T


Basically have a hands on learning curve with Dave's PB13 and REW on my BFD @ his house which he could use till he gets his own. See... I am not totally ready to jump in the REW game. Again, I don't have the bravery to get started. Its overwhelming to me. Bringing my BFD while participating in the whole setup process will be a good remedy for my fears. Plus I get to hang with people who are are as nuts :coocoo: as I am about AV.

Wait!! What am I saying. Dave and you should come to my place so we can:
Eat, drink, discuss current system and set up, evaluate, tweak, discuss, reevaluate, drink, eat... re-tweak. :T He could get more familiarised with the REW. This will only be possible if Dave brings the REW stuff. If he doesn't then its just eat, drink, discuss about what could've been tweaked which leaves more time for eating & drinking .:devil:

So here's the deal....I have REW on my wife's laptop but I am dead in the water till I can get an external soundcard to actually use it the right way. Working on this...

I'm actually holding off on the BFD until I see REW results. While I'm not expecting a flat room there may be a chance that the BFD will simply not get me that much more. Then again... if there are dips and peaks all over the place then I will be on EBAY looking to buy in a heartbeat.

A few years ago I had a Definitive technology Supercube Reference sub in the back corner of my room so it was nearfield and I had the Velodyne SMS-1 on it...which was very easy to use. I did have some peaks and dips to tame with this sub..but I now have no SMS-1 and the PB13 Ultra is in the front right corner of my room.

Here's a link to my setup for anyone interested in a look:

http://www.hometheatershack.com/forums/home-theater-gallery/17235-our-ht.html

 

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That's a nice set-up you have there!

So, you send 325 watts to all your speakers? WOW! No wonder you needed something like the SVS sub to match that much high end.

I'm a bit embarrassed to post pics of my HT at this point because I was unsure of how to finish the front wall with the TV and bulky built in type cabinet I "half" finished. I now know what I'm going to do up front so I may post some before and after pics. I'll be giving the room a face lift tomorrow.

I'm not familiar with the Pioneer model numbers so is your current TV a Kuro? I found the Kuro line just after I purchased my Sony XBR. The Kuro was rated better than the Sony on CNET but it was also quite a bit more expensive. I was also leery of Plasma because I KNOW my younger son would leave a game on the screen for great lengths of time.

Ya..the Earthquake Cinenova's are just awesome. It's 325 per channel and that's with all 5 channels driven at same time. There are literally 5 monoblocks encased in the shell of this unit....absolute beast!!!!!:yikes:

Yes..the TV is a KURO. The 5080 is an 8G model and it is a 768p set that will accept a 1080p/24 signal from my Blu Ray player. At 9 feet the 768p model was all we needed and I caught this set on Sale at BB last year. Saved thousands by going with the 768p set. Unfortunatly they only make 1080p sets now.

 

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Here's what I have so far, very far from done but at least I know what direction I'll be taking now that I have the speaker placement issue solved. If I can drag the table saw outside tomorrow, get to Home Depot (and they have what I need) and it's not so cold I can't feel the blade nick my finger... I may have a totally new look up front.



http://www.hometheatershack.com/for...tion/17304-first-attempt-loading-pics-ht.html

Looking good Jason. Must be nice to have the front sound stage in place. Speakers look great.
What kind of display is that and what do have powering these beauties ?

I'm trying to imagine a black PB13 Ultra in one of those corners. :bigsmile:

 

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You were saying?

I woke up to rain today and concluded that I would not be sanding the birch plywood I cut oh so perfectly yesterday. I looked outside a little later and saw the ice pellets coming down and now I'm looking out at huge flakes covering the yard and everything else outside. :thud::duh::gah: That should cover it.

I do have a fairly nice project coming together though. The corners of the room up front look nice, I'll try to post a pic before I leave for work in an hour.

Where's your pic? You got me curious here. Want to see progress...

 

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No more winter wonderland though... right?

Guys...i think we've seen the last of any snow that will hang around for more than 24 hrs. around here. TIme to dust off the golf clubs and start swinging or whatever else you may do when Spring is close to arriving...:bigsmile:

 

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I've just been adding pics to the thread I started in the HT construction area. The link is in one of my posts on page one of this thread.

Yes, no more winter wonderland but there's just enough snow in my driveway to slip on or get into shoes and then tracked in the house (kids). The weekend was so pleasant with the sun and warm temps, I CAN'T WAIT!!!

Last night, I tried a new paint color for the HT. I've had primer on the walls in all the pics so far and I really wanted to see the color I picked out on the walls. :scratchhead: was what I was doing after opening the paint can. The color is by Ralph Lauren and it's called "hotel room" which makes sense to me since it was fairly close to the color at the Marriot in Boston. It's supposed to be a VERY dark hue of purple/burgundy but after popping the cover off, it just looked purple. I was going for an ominous look and I should have stuck with my original choice of "approaching storm" which was that grey/purple/black the sky turns just before a serious storm. Looks like I need three coats just before I can get a real sense of the color. Oh well, that's really all I can do today anyway.

Pics look great. It easy to see that in the end you will really have something special in this room. Hey..PM'd you about some amp stuff...have a read when you get a chance.

Dave