Need help setting up my dream home theatre system

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shadyJ

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A real audiophile would live in an anechoic chamber, and thus would have no need for room corrections. Mark Levinson understands this and wouldn't do business with anyone who doesn't take audio as seriously as he does.
 
AcuDefTechGuy

AcuDefTechGuy

Audioholic Jedi
A real audiophile would live in an anechoic chamber, and thus would have no need for room corrections. Mark Levinson understands this and wouldn't do business with anyone who doesn't take audio as seriously as he does.
Dang, that was like..... deep.:eek:
 
AcuDefTechGuy

AcuDefTechGuy

Audioholic Jedi
What?

Nothing new today?

Well, I have a question.

What's the difference between room treatments and room corrections?:eek:

I thought "treatments" and "corrections" basically mean the same?:D
 
mtrycrafts

mtrycrafts

Seriously, I have no life.
What?

Nothing new today?

Well, I have a question.

What's the difference between room treatments and room corrections?:eek:

I thought "treatments" and "corrections" basically mean the same?:D
Well, if we are talking about audio acoustics, why would it be different? If a correction is not needed, you would not treat the room, right?
 
cpp

cpp

Audioholic Ninja
What's the difference between room treatments and room corrections?

I thought "treatments" and "corrections" basically mean the sam
room treatments = something your wife buys for your windows :D, corrections got to go with GranteedEV, with nightstick

as it seems to fit right, after the nightstick is used to correct the room treatment situation.
 
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akshay

Audioholic Intern
The most important thing about a preamplifier is that it has to be able to preamplify the amplifier with a THD of less than 0.0001% from 20Hz-20kHz, with a crosstalk of -140dB from 20Hz-20kHz, SNR of -130dB from 20Hz-20kHz, and a polar response of +/-3dB @ 90 degrees from 20Hz-20kHz.
The Mrak levinson no 326 is the closest that comes to these specs. I think this also matches GranteedEV's specifications as it does nothing but take inputs and reduce noise. I think i will go with this one.

1) But i have a doubt that if i add multiple electronics wont i be introducing noise in the final signal that will go to the speakers?If so what measures should i be taking to reduce such a noise?

2) Also the mark levinson preamp has xlr inputs so are they digital or analog?Will I have problems connecting them to a pc? Is this the correct choice i am making?or would i ultimately have to go with RCAs

3) When i use multiple electronics like source,preamp,room correction,video processor,amp how exactly will be the connections be i.e what will be connected to what (please explain this to me like i am a 6 yr old just so that i can get a fair idea)?

4) How can a power conditioner help me reduce noise and give me a clean noiseless signal? can u suggest me some of the best

5) How would i connect a ps3,xbox,wii through xlr?
 
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akshay

Audioholic Intern
Also
6) Is this a 2 ch preamp ? if so how can i use it in my 7.4 HT system
 
AcuDefTechGuy

AcuDefTechGuy

Audioholic Jedi
One involved chocolate, and the other involves a night stick.
I'm kind of naive and ignorant, but what's a night stick?:eek:

Are you saying "treatment" is something GOOD, so you give chocolate?

But "correction" is something BAD, so you spank them with a stick?

But how do you spank a room?:eek:
 
AcuDefTechGuy

AcuDefTechGuy

Audioholic Jedi
Well, if we are talking about audio acoustics, why would it be different? If a correction is not needed, you would not treat the room, right?
Precisely my point, Mr. Spock.

One does not require correcting unless he is wrong.:eek:
 
AcuDefTechGuy

AcuDefTechGuy

Audioholic Jedi
My SilverStone HTPC is the first and only HDPC (that's High-Definition PC) that is fully balanced from input to output, so it has XLR connectors.

I know you guys are jealous, and this is not fair, but such is life, for life is not fair.
 
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akshay

Audioholic Intern
My SilverStone HTPC is the first and only HDPC (that's High-Definition PC) that is fully balanced from input to output, so it has XLR connectors.

I know you guys are jealous, and this is not fair, but such is life, for life is not fair.
Oh hell yeah i am jealous:D:cool:

But after doing some research i have found out that none of the commercial pcs offer everything. So am planning to build one myself. But i promise. Mine will be the best on performance u'll see :D;):cool:
 
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shadyJ

Speaker of the House
Staff member
The Mrak levinson no 326 is the closest that comes to these specs. I think this also matches GranteedEV's specifications as it does nothing but take inputs and reduce noise. I think i will go with this one.

1) But i have a doubt that if i add multiple electronics wont i be introducing noise in the final signal that will go to the speakers?If so what measures should i be taking to reduce such a noise?

2) Also the mark levinson preamp has xlr inputs so are they digital or analog?Will I have problems connecting them to a pc? Is this the correct choice i am making?or would i ultimately have to go with RCAs

3) When i use multiple electronics like source,preamp,room correction,video processor,amp how exactly will be the connections be i.e what will be connected to what (please explain this to me like i am a 6 yr old just so that i can get a fair idea)?

4) How can a power conditioner help me reduce noise and give me a clean noiseless signal? can u suggest me some of the best

5) How would i connect a ps3,xbox,wii through xlr?
Those specs by acudeftechguy were exaggerated joke specs, they weren't meant to be taken seriously. Noise below a certain level shouldn't be a concern. If the noise is humanly imperceptible, you don't have to worry about it. I wouldn't worry about noise if I were you.

That mark leveinson pre-amp isn't right for your system. It's a two channel, analog-only stereo pre-amp. You will not want to use that for a home theater.

The way to wire the setup depends on the components you get, of course. First you have your source (blu-ray player, nintendo, turntable, etc.) which you will want to connect to a preprocessor. If you have room correction hardware, my understanding is that you will want to place that between the source and preprocessor in the signal chain. Up to this point you should be using HDMI cables only, unless your source does not have HDMI. Now you need some line-level cables to connect the preprocessor to your amplifier, like RCA cables or XLR cables. You connect your amplifier to your speakers using some nice thick speaker wire (12 or 14 AWG) and you have your audio connected. If you have a video processor, you will connect that to your preprocessor's output using HDMI. Then you connect your video processor to your projector, again with HDMI cabling.

There is probably more than one way to connect all this high end stuff together though, since so much of it has so many inputs and outputs. Anything you buy will come with documentation explaining the recommended sequence of connections, and might give alternate suggestions as well.

As far as power conditioners go, that is a scam for audio. Do not get a power conditioner for the sake of improving your sound; it won't. I'm guessing the same is true video, but I don't understand the video side of things as well. A power conditioner is useful for the convenience of bringing a lot of power connectors to your equipment rack, but that is about it. If you want to protect your equipment from power surges, you should really do that at the breaker with some good protection, so it protects the whole house, not just the home theater room. For all this home theater stuff, you are going to need an electrician anyway, so have him put in some surge protection at the breaker while he is there.

If you are going all out with your home theater, I would get a bunch of heavy-duty, rack-mountable UPS units, and skip power conditioners.
 
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shadyJ

Speaker of the House
Staff member
By the way, I found this link today on recommended parts for a quiet yet powerful PC. It also has a youtube video step-by-step giude on putting all of it together. Very nice! You could make make your HTPC simple and just do what they do.
 
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akshay

Audioholic Intern
Thanks shadyJ you are a life saver.:D

Does anyone know whether lexicon or jbl synthesis cinema processors support hdmi 1.4a
 

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