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I will take lots of pictures and make this a build thread, definitely. This is a huge undertaking and hopefully something I will be proud to show off!

I appreciate your interest in my project, but no need to get snooty. I actually saw that recession destroyer kit just yesterday. That is an amazing deal.

Thank you. I think I'll do the 2.5 way for the mains and the MTM for the center. If my mains' baffles are 12" x 24", does that affect the diffraction compensation in the crossover design?

Thanks. I was thinking I might need to decouple the speaker from the EC, but I wasn't sure how. I thought I'd just have to make it fit really tight or leave a small space all the way around. Will my speakers built from 3/4" mdf and filled with rockwool or something really transfer that much...

Yes, I asked it in another thread, but I think it was a little misplaced. The primary seats are about 10' from the tv & speakers. I know the horizontally-oriented center channel is not the best, but I don't know where to build in a 15" tall speaker above or below the TV. The cabinet is...

I started a new thread so as not to "hijack" this one. DIY Entertainment center

I would love the opinions of you DIY forum members about my design. I have offered to build a custom 5.1 setup for my wife's parents' living room. To meet the aesthetic demands of the Mrs., my father-in-law and I have decided to custom build a wall unit that will house the TV, LCR speakers...

First of all, Mark, my inquiry comes with no expectations. I greatly appreciate that you would consider helping me, so you needn't apologize for tending to far more important things. I'm sorry to hear of your troubles, and if its too much to deal with right now, please don't feel in any way...

Beginning Speaker builder seeking assistance Hi Dr. Mark! I've been reading this thread and I'm truly impressed with your expertise, and more impressed with your generosity! So, I am hoping I can take advantage of it:D. I do have one speaker build under my belt. I hardly knew what I was...

Marc Cohn? He loosely fits the description, famous for Walking in Memphis.

Amen on the 120hz! My parents got a new Sony SXRD and the 120hz setting is switched on by default. I popped in the first THX DVD I could find do do the optimizer, which happened to be Toy Story. When I finished and the optimizer ran a short clip, I thought something was seriously wrong with...

Why is it called a format war when referring to Hi Def DVDs, but healthy competition when discussing gaming platforms? I mean, I can't play Halo on a PS3, nor can I play Gran Turismo on an XBOX. How is that different than Disney or Universal titles being available in only one format?

According to the Reuters article, HDTV owners are not willing to spend more than $200 on a hi def player. Let me get this straight. They'll spend c. $2000 on a display, but they're unwilling to spend 10% of that to view the the hi def content the display was designed for? Surely, many HDTV...

Logitech Harmony 720 The Harmony 720 did the trick. This model is only available at Costco, I think; it's not even listed on the Logitech web site. It has the color LCD screen like the 880, but it's rectangular like the XBOX one, rather than that ugly peanut shape of the 880. Anyway, I'm...

I built my own for $5 based on the designs here: http://www.lumenlab.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=9613 It is quite a thrill to get Hi Def from an antenna made of a 2x4 and copper wire. And you can get RG6 cable real cheap from monoprice. Makes a great Saturday morning project, and it...

JC (or anyone): have you done this with the RXV-659? I have this AVR and I'm trying to do the same thing. Using the remote that came with the AVR is a b!tch (even in the same room), and teaching a non-geek to do it is impossible. The problem is, you have to push 2 buttons at once and then...

Thanks guys. I've read a lot of Axiom owners' thoughts about the brightness of the speakers. Some of them say the speakers are just exposing imperfections in the source material, others swear that they are not too bright. Axiom has a 30-day guarantee, so if it is unbearable, we'll have to...

Hey there. I came accross this post looking for some info on the VidaBox, and I thought I'd respond not because I know a lot about these products, but mostly because I hate when nobody answers my posts. I've researched the multi-room functionality of AVR's, and I'm always unsatisfied when I...

Thanks for the input. I'm well aware that they can get something much better than Bose for far less, that's what convinced them to return it all. The attractiveness of the setup is a huge consideration, so my options for accoustic treatments are limited. Hopefully we'll be able to do a couple...