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    Premier Acoustic PA-120

    I own two PA-120s. I got them in 2009 when their cost was literally dirt cheap. I paid $130 ea. for them which was one of the best bargains I have ever landed for hi-fi gear. I was planning on buying four at first. Then I decided to buy 2 at a time and play it by ear. The bass in my rather...
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    Oppo versus all the rest

    I think the Panasonic's new top of the line DMP BDT500 is a better contender against the Oppozilla beast than than any other in its price range. It may be at the lower end of the high end player category but that makes it one of the best deals out there in the Amazon jungle. I couldn't be...
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    Looking for a new blu ray player....

    You want a blu-ray player? What for?
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    Direct TV On Demand

    Yes. I use it all the time. Just press Menu, Search and Browse, and then On Demand. While in search and browse, I usually enter the keywords for content titles and then go on demand. Just to clarify. DTV is not Netflix. You don't stream content off the internet like you would on Netflix...
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    sell me a new blu ray player

    I would seriously consider a Panasonic DMP-BDT500 3D player. It's one of the best deals out there for a higher end player, and it's Panasonic's top of the line for 2012. You don't need to buy a 3D ready AVR to enjoy 3D TV if you'd rather not upgrade to one that is. It has dual HDMI outputs...
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    sell me a new blu ray player

    I would consider the Panasonic DMP BDT500, their flagship model for 2012. It retails for $350, but you can order it from Amazon for under $300, shipping included. I ordered mine yesterday. I expect delivery by Friday or Sat. this week or Monday next week. It features 7.1 analog outputs...
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    Room dividers vs room acoustics

    Yes, that's what I was asking about. My wife and I recently bought one after I started this thread. It looks great. I can't really tell a noticeable difference in the sound though. However, I ran YPAO after setting up the room divider. It didn't boost the highs in the 4 K to 8 K HZ range as...
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    Room dividers vs room acoustics

    Acoustics seems to be a very complex science to deal with. Even so, if it's just a butterfly effect, it may in some subtle way alter the sound. Slightly moving a speaker from its place could do it. A throw rug laid on a bare floor below one's center channel speaker could also. Indeed from...
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    Room dividers vs room acoustics

    Great idea. I can do that too. That would absorb the sound more than reflecting it. I suppose that would be ok. That side of the living room is solid wall from front to back. I know I get reflections off that wall. I guess that's why we have Audyssey and YPAO to help correct those things.
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    Room dividers vs room acoustics

    Our living room serves as our HT. Problem: the dining room opens to the living room sharing the same wall along the front where the LCR speakers are located. Thus there is a big open space that's about 8' long before the wall begins dividing the living room from the dining/kitchen area. I've...
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    AVR auto cal vs DVE

    I'm in Arizona, but moved to Flagstaff. I need to update my location status box. Anyway it's great that we're still in the same state though. Thus I'm back to getting my HT setup again. I did try the setup with the SPL meter tilted 45 deg toward the center speaker. It didn't make much...
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    AVR auto cal vs DVE

    Yes indeed I did. I have a Yamaha AVR. I always bypass DSP by choosing STRAIGHT mode. In fact, since I set the AVR to decode DVE's Dolby TruHD, it would automatically lock it into STRAIGHT mode thus disabling all audio processing.
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    AVR auto cal vs DVE

    The SPL meter was pointed straight up just like the AVR calibration mike was as per the manual. I realize that could be flawed logic but that's where I started. Thanks for the link. It looks like according to Dolby Labs the SPL meter should be tilted 45 deg. toward the front speakers on...
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    AVR auto cal vs DVE

    Recently I bought the Blu-ray version of DVE for calibrating my HDTV. I also checked the speaker levels using the audio test tones. The DVE disk has lossless DD-TruHD, dial norm = 0 db. I used a Radio Shack analog SPL meter to make the measurements set to C weighting and slow response. I let...
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    Balanced TRS to unbalanced RCA okay?

    Yes, I understand it clearly. I'll need 6 of those RCA jack to 1/4" mono plug adapters as originally planned to turn my 1/4" TRS balanced connections to unbalanced RCA. Thanks again for your help. :)
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    Balanced TRS to unbalanced RCA okay?

    That's one of the best explanations I got so far. Thanks. Just so we're clear. I am not using XLR inputs/outputs anywhere in my system, only balanced TRS. There is no XLR connection involved with my interconnects. Thus your diagram showing a balanced XLR connector at one end and a TRS at the...
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    Balanced TRS to unbalanced RCA okay?

    I recently ordered a dbx 223s 2-way stereo active crossover which is still on backorder. I have already downloaded the manual. It says it can be connected to other equipment using unbalanced audio cables. However it didn't specifically state which type to use, 1 conductor shielded cable or 2...
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    Balanced TRS to unbalanced RCA okay?

    The Sound System Interconnection article is just what I needed to figure out the best way to make the connection. Unfortunately it doesn't recommend the connection I had in mind originally because my home audio interconnects are 1 conductor shielded cable. It seems from that article 2...
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    Balanced TRS to unbalanced RCA okay?

    I need to know whether or not this mono 1/4" jack to RCA jack adapter can make a proper unbalanced connection when used in a balanced TRS jack? What I plan to do is use my existing premium quality audio cable interconnects (with male RCA jacks at each end) to connect my home audio AVR pre-outs...
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    Should the center and towers be ear level?

    Yes, I have the center aimed to ear level from where we sit, watch, and listen to movies and music. I won't be able to aim the towers to ear level though. It would be too risky and just too unstable tilting a heavy tall speaker that much. My surrounds aren't aimed at the listening area either...
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