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  1. bizmord

    Help me pick my 1st Power Amp.

    yep, room treatment is huge. up a few panels and dialog as well as other things was improved. same movie on a friend's set up with all bare walls just was a huge difference with absolutely no "intimate like" sound from the dialog.
  2. bizmord

    Help me pick my 1st Power Amp.

    thanks ... not sure what I am missing. I thought an AMP would get them to sound even better. Did you hear a difference when you switched between amps and no amp? Guess the answer is no?
  3. bizmord

    Help me pick my 1st Power Amp.

    Finally decided to go separates and get a power amp to drive front stage in my 5.1ch home theater. My speakers are Ascend Sierra-1NrT and currently powered by the Denon 4311ci. I crossover them with a Rythmik F12 subwoofer at 100hz right now. Looking at a few models. Hope folks here can advise...
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    Music / Concerts ... Stereo 2.1 or DTS-HD? Room EQ = FLAT!

    maybe I should now compare the FLAT vs OFF options. :-)
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    Music / Concerts ... Stereo 2.1 or DTS-HD? Room EQ = FLAT!

    When you listen to music OR watch a concert ... what changes do you make to your receiver when switching from the movie watching setting? Been doing tests when it comes to watching concerts recorded in HD with awesome sound. Noticed that even if a concert is recorded in DTS-HD, I am getting...
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    Friend needs a decent Center channel speaker ... Limited by height. :-(

    nope. his has his short throw projector sliding 1.5ft away from the screen to have enough space hitting the picture up towards the screen.
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    Friend needs a decent Center channel speaker ... Limited by height. :-(

    Visited a friend of my. Initially he wanted to get rid of his receiver because he couldn't hear the dialog properly. I spent a bit of time, changed some settings on the receiver and pretty much uncovered that his crossover was set too high, even though his L/R speakers were better than the cheap...
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    How can a $300 soundbar sound better than $700? Just demoed at Best Buy.

    Yep ... like when he assured me that Sonos One does have Bluetooth :-)
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    How can a $300 soundbar sound better than $700? Just demoed at Best Buy.

    Just came back from a BestBuy local store and I demoed 3 soundbars. Sony HTZ9F vs Sonos PLAYBAR vs Sony HTCT800. Now, I don't claim to be the guru of audio. I do have a dedicated home theater with a full 5.1 system and not one of these bars can touch it. When I demoed these 3 bars I was...
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    4K ... 135" Screen ... Time to Upgrade???

    Hey guys, As more and more movies come out in 4K quality and I watch everything on my 135" fixed screen in a dedicated home theater, I may be missing out just running everything in 1080p via KDLINKS Media player. So instead of downloading the 2k or 4k 40-50gb files, I opt for the usual 1080p...
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    Just compared Epson 3100 to 5040UB .... hmm, why pay 2x more???

    Am I allowed to take my words back? :-) I now kind of wish I went with the Sony VPLHW45ES Why? Well ... Quite a few times I want to get off the ECO mode on the Epson to get a bit more contrast and brightness without loosing detail BUT once you change to from ECO mode to medium, this thing...
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    Just compared Epson 3100 to 5040UB .... hmm, why pay 2x more???

    I initially bough the Epson 3100 and was happy with it but the feeling of "hey,. you buy this thing once every 6-10 years, extra $1500 is worth it IF it's so much better". Well, thanks to Amazon's generous return policy, I decided to test drive the Epson 5040. Note that I would not call my test...
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    Most underrated 3ch or 5ch Power Amp? (NOT Emotiva please)

    I am pretty happy with my sound, but a power amp may produce better sound than the amps I get in my Denon 4311. I usually run my system at -10 and that is no where close to reference. My speakers are not too sensitive (Ascend Sierra-1NrT) and will definitely benefit from an Amp. They are rated...
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    What would you do with this room? Want 128" screen

    Moving into our new house and finally will have the ability to create home theater room. See image attached. My screen (128inch) will be where that TV is right now. Room is about 18 feet long and 12 feet wide. A few things I am concerned about. 1) I have no idea how far the projector should be...
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    Best Floorstanding? Ascend Towers vs CANTON vs KEF, etc?

    Is that opinion based on comparing the stats of each speaker or actually hearing both? Just curious
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    Best Floorstanding? Ascend Towers vs CANTON vs KEF, etc?

    So, bringing it back home and back to my original question ... if 70% of use is for movies/TV maybe I am better off with R55Ti TOWER SPEAKERS with R56Ci CENTER CHANNEL instead of purchasing Ascend Sierra Towers and Ascend Horizon? It's $1,000 vs $3,000 investment. Unless you tell me that Ascend...
  17. bizmord

    Best Floorstanding? Ascend Towers vs CANTON vs KEF, etc?

    I am sorry my man but that's a horrible advice. Why would I sell a great sub? Why would I buy two others and place them where my speakers are. The whole point of 2 subs is ability to place them at possibly opposite sides of the room to achiever more precise feel. Instead you're suggesting for me...
  18. bizmord

    Best Floorstanding? Ascend Towers vs CANTON vs KEF, etc?

    Hi guys, I am finally moving into my new house and will have more freedom with sound treating, and overall sound system. The home theater / kids playroom is 18 ft by 12 ft. I currently use Ascend Sierra-1 NRT bookshelf speakers as my main L/C/R and Ascend HTM-200 as rear bookshelves. For a sub...
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    Disapointed with Rythmik E15HP. How is it possible? Opting for Yamaha NS-SW1000PN 12"

    I like the idea, but too much work bringing that 100lb sub to my place and I don't see myself purchasing a 2nd sub, no matter how much improvement it brings. I am very happy with my set up right now.
  20. bizmord

    Disapointed with Rythmik E15HP. How is it possible? Opting for Yamaha NS-SW1000PN 12"

    what do they say, "to each, his own" ? :-)
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