Alex2507 Audioholic Slumlord Dec 29, 2006 18,125 0 113 Nunya Bidness Jan 14, 2014 #161 j_garcia said: Hey, I forgot to do it before I packed it up, but you may want to do a factory reset and clear the memory on the SE. It is all setup with my settings still It should have the latest firmware on it though. Click to expand... Glocksrock sold me the Yammy 663 that I use. I didn't do a reset but changed what I thought was everything only to have his PEQ settings from YPAO mess with my frequency response. It made me doubt the awesomosity of YAA's center until I figured it out. So ... the first thing I did was a reset with the 83 SE. Lesson learned. I told you the chick at FedEx actually opened it up and added MORE packing when I insured it for that much. Click to expand... Even they know about how their employees mistreat packages. walter duque said: I just about gave my old speakers away. The center I sold for $300.00, downfiring sub for $200.00 and the 1000 watt sub for $500.00 all to the same guy. He said he is going to confession because he felt like he stole them speakers. Click to expand... What about the towers of power? You hold onto them? I liked the little sub, was that the down firing one? Today is the big day for you. Remember to lift with your legs. Reactions: walter duque
j_garcia said: Hey, I forgot to do it before I packed it up, but you may want to do a factory reset and clear the memory on the SE. It is all setup with my settings still It should have the latest firmware on it though. Click to expand... Glocksrock sold me the Yammy 663 that I use. I didn't do a reset but changed what I thought was everything only to have his PEQ settings from YPAO mess with my frequency response. It made me doubt the awesomosity of YAA's center until I figured it out. So ... the first thing I did was a reset with the 83 SE. Lesson learned. I told you the chick at FedEx actually opened it up and added MORE packing when I insured it for that much. Click to expand... Even they know about how their employees mistreat packages. walter duque said: I just about gave my old speakers away. The center I sold for $300.00, downfiring sub for $200.00 and the 1000 watt sub for $500.00 all to the same guy. He said he is going to confession because he felt like he stole them speakers. Click to expand... What about the towers of power? You hold onto them? I liked the little sub, was that the down firing one? Today is the big day for you. Remember to lift with your legs.
walter duque Audioholic Samurai Oct 18, 2008 2,312 0 113 74 Ellenville NY Jan 14, 2014 #162 It's 5 am and I am almost ready to go. Could 't sleep at all last night.
Bryceo Banned May 13, 2012 2,172 0 83 Victoria wangaratta Australia Jan 26, 2014 #163 Hi Alex, looks grate now that you've finished how big is your screen? Reactions: Alex2507
Alex2507 Audioholic Slumlord Dec 29, 2006 18,125 0 113 Nunya Bidness Jan 26, 2014 #164 Bryceo said: Hi Alex, looks grate now that you've finished how big is your screen? Click to expand... Thanks, Bryce. The screen is a 50" PZ77U. Reactions: Bryceo
Bryceo said: Hi Alex, looks grate now that you've finished how big is your screen? Click to expand... Thanks, Bryce. The screen is a 50" PZ77U.
Bryceo Banned May 13, 2012 2,172 0 83 Victoria wangaratta Australia Jan 27, 2014 #165 thanks for the reply Alex, the screen looks verey big, i have a 50'' plasma in the master bedroom and it looks small, have you got any planes for 2014 that you wanna do to the systeam?
thanks for the reply Alex, the screen looks verey big, i have a 50'' plasma in the master bedroom and it looks small, have you got any planes for 2014 that you wanna do to the systeam?
ImcLoud Audioholic Ninja Aug 21, 2012 4,781 0 113 Jan 27, 2014 #166 looks awesome, I like the center mount, very slick.. Reactions: Alex2507
Alex2507 Audioholic Slumlord Dec 29, 2006 18,125 0 113 Nunya Bidness Jan 27, 2014 #167 No planes for the systeam this year. I paid close to 2 grand for that TV and there's no way I'm ditching it like the $900 32" LCD I bought a long time ago. But when the time comes, I'm due for a huge size and PQ upgrade ... for not a lot of money. That center mount isn't quite done yet. I need to figure in a little more Mahogany shelving and then play with the elevations of that trim. I don't quite like how the lines and reveals line up. I might just pull that trim off the shelf and leave it plain black. We'll see. It's been about 5 years in the works. No need to start rushing through it now.
No planes for the systeam this year. I paid close to 2 grand for that TV and there's no way I'm ditching it like the $900 32" LCD I bought a long time ago. But when the time comes, I'm due for a huge size and PQ upgrade ... for not a lot of money. That center mount isn't quite done yet. I need to figure in a little more Mahogany shelving and then play with the elevations of that trim. I don't quite like how the lines and reveals line up. I might just pull that trim off the shelf and leave it plain black. We'll see. It's been about 5 years in the works. No need to start rushing through it now.
Alex2507 Audioholic Slumlord Dec 29, 2006 18,125 0 113 Nunya Bidness Jan 31, 2014 #168 Oppo BDP-83SE & DRC Before I went into the menu settings to apply DRC to everything I listened to a Beethoven DVD-A that I am sort of familiar with. I recently demoed the system for Eddie of the Deck using that DVD-A. That was using the analog audio outs on a Denon player. Listening to the same disc played on the Oppo I was caught off guard a few times with stuff I didn't realize was on the disc. I know, I know ... but before I get asked or not asked as it were, about level matching I'll say that the playback volume was low this time around. I wasn't trying to impress anybody. I just wanted to give it a listen before I enabled DRC. I'm finally done jockeying the volume button on the remote. That system rarely gets used for music and this condo dweller business has to be allowed to negatively impact the SQ as opposed to the other way around. I wonder if the DRC will apply to the 7.1 analog outs. That part isn't in the regular manual on page 58. The option was added after the printing of the manual. The DRC on the Yammy 663 rec'r only applies to bitstreamed content from the cable STB.
Oppo BDP-83SE & DRC Before I went into the menu settings to apply DRC to everything I listened to a Beethoven DVD-A that I am sort of familiar with. I recently demoed the system for Eddie of the Deck using that DVD-A. That was using the analog audio outs on a Denon player. Listening to the same disc played on the Oppo I was caught off guard a few times with stuff I didn't realize was on the disc. I know, I know ... but before I get asked or not asked as it were, about level matching I'll say that the playback volume was low this time around. I wasn't trying to impress anybody. I just wanted to give it a listen before I enabled DRC. I'm finally done jockeying the volume button on the remote. That system rarely gets used for music and this condo dweller business has to be allowed to negatively impact the SQ as opposed to the other way around. I wonder if the DRC will apply to the 7.1 analog outs. That part isn't in the regular manual on page 58. The option was added after the printing of the manual. The DRC on the Yammy 663 rec'r only applies to bitstreamed content from the cable STB.
Alex2507 Audioholic Slumlord Dec 29, 2006 18,125 0 113 Nunya Bidness Dec 5, 2014 #169 So, a couple of weeks ago I tried stuffing a little sub into the front corner and was asked if it was to remain there. I was just happy not to hear,"how much was that"? But it wasn't welcome there. We needed the room for this: She liked the open look, she said. This Swerd built Dennis Murphy designed MB27 speaker pair got surround duty. I kind of think it's funny ... sometimes. Anyway, I dialed it back to 5.2 with a 60Hz cross and the mains set to large. It's not that my towers are that great (which they are ), it's more of my subs being pretty lame. With music it just sounds better that way. A couple of Marantz MA500s run the towers now and a Yammy 663 runs the other 3. I think the vocals are 'almost' as nice now as with the humungoid Aragon 2007. That 'almost' is killing me. I'm kind of glad nobody is buying it from me. Reactions: Matt34, sawzalot, fuzz092888 and 3 others
So, a couple of weeks ago I tried stuffing a little sub into the front corner and was asked if it was to remain there. I was just happy not to hear,"how much was that"? But it wasn't welcome there. We needed the room for this: She liked the open look, she said. This Swerd built Dennis Murphy designed MB27 speaker pair got surround duty. I kind of think it's funny ... sometimes. Anyway, I dialed it back to 5.2 with a 60Hz cross and the mains set to large. It's not that my towers are that great (which they are ), it's more of my subs being pretty lame. With music it just sounds better that way. A couple of Marantz MA500s run the towers now and a Yammy 663 runs the other 3. I think the vocals are 'almost' as nice now as with the humungoid Aragon 2007. That 'almost' is killing me. I'm kind of glad nobody is buying it from me.
walter duque Audioholic Samurai Oct 18, 2008 2,312 0 113 74 Ellenville NY Dec 5, 2014 #170 Alex, you've come a long way with your system since I joined this forum 6 years. Wow it's 6 years and I haven't been banned, now that's what I call a miracle. And don't think that I haven't been eyeing that Aragon, but a 15 amp breaker is just not gonna make it with all the other crap I got. BTW that's a good price for that amp. Last edited: Dec 5, 2014 Reactions: Alex2507
Alex, you've come a long way with your system since I joined this forum 6 years. Wow it's 6 years and I haven't been banned, now that's what I call a miracle. And don't think that I haven't been eyeing that Aragon, but a 15 amp breaker is just not gonna make it with all the other crap I got. BTW that's a good price for that amp.
slipperybidness Audioholic Warlord Jul 24, 2011 7,946 0 113 Dec 5, 2014 #171 It's a Festivus Miracle! Reactions: Alex2507
fuzz092888 Audioholic Warlord Feb 13, 2012 9,103 0 113 42.3464° N, 71.0975° W Dec 5, 2014 #172 What the heck is all the crap all over the place???? At least you finally fixed the date on that damn camera Reactions: STRONGBADF1 and Alex2507
What the heck is all the crap all over the place???? At least you finally fixed the date on that damn camera
Adam Audioholic Jedi Jul 5, 2006 32,066 0 113 Tucson, Arizona Dec 6, 2014 #173 fuzz092888 said: What the heck is all the crap all over the place???? Click to expand... That's probably exactly what Cheryl says about the audio gear. Reactions: Alex2507
fuzz092888 said: What the heck is all the crap all over the place???? Click to expand... That's probably exactly what Cheryl says about the audio gear.
Alex2507 Audioholic Slumlord Dec 29, 2006 18,125 0 113 Nunya Bidness Dec 6, 2014 #174 I've made room for the Sammy plasma 59" in Mantown. I wanna learn how to use it in here. I always said I didn't give a shZ!t about 3-D but it turns out that I'm a little curious. I just happen to have the Spears and Munsil 3-D calibration disc. Reactions: Adam
I've made room for the Sammy plasma 59" in Mantown. I wanna learn how to use it in here. I always said I didn't give a shZ!t about 3-D but it turns out that I'm a little curious. I just happen to have the Spears and Munsil 3-D calibration disc.
Rickster71 Audioholic Spartan Jan 15, 2006 7,170 0 113 N.J. Dec 6, 2014 #175 Alex2507 said: I've made room for the Sammy plasma 59" in Mantown. I wanna learn how to use it in here. I always said I didn't give a shZ!t about 3-D but it turns out that I'm a little curious. I just happen to have the Spears and Munsil 3-D calibration disc. Click to expand... Are you eventually going to put it in living room? Is the new TV bigger? Why is it called Mantown? Reactions: Alex2507
Alex2507 said: I've made room for the Sammy plasma 59" in Mantown. I wanna learn how to use it in here. I always said I didn't give a shZ!t about 3-D but it turns out that I'm a little curious. I just happen to have the Spears and Munsil 3-D calibration disc. Click to expand... Are you eventually going to put it in living room? Is the new TV bigger? Why is it called Mantown?
Alex2507 Audioholic Slumlord Dec 29, 2006 18,125 0 113 Nunya Bidness Dec 6, 2014 #176 Rickster71 said: Are you eventually going to put it in living room? Is the new TV bigger? Why is it called Mantown? Click to expand... eff'in hilarious The new one is 59" over the current 50" and it's destined for the living room. I checked with one of those tv calculators and that's like a 40% bump in square footage. http://www.cnet.com/products/samsung-pn59d7000/ Reactions: Rickster71
Rickster71 said: Are you eventually going to put it in living room? Is the new TV bigger? Why is it called Mantown? Click to expand... eff'in hilarious The new one is 59" over the current 50" and it's destined for the living room. I checked with one of those tv calculators and that's like a 40% bump in square footage. http://www.cnet.com/products/samsung-pn59d7000/
Alex2507 Audioholic Slumlord Dec 29, 2006 18,125 0 113 Nunya Bidness Dec 11, 2014 #177 Turns out that I really don't care about 3-D. I mean it's okay in an IMAX. The problem with this particular model is that if you want to see 3-D it's an all or nothing thing. To see 3-D you have to force 2-D content to be displayed as 3-D and then everything is 3-D. Anyway I am not going to be watching 3-D. Glad I got that out of my system without paying $2500. Here it is. Hung and dialed in. 59" of Samsung love. EDIT: I can't afford $2500. Reactions: Adam, sawzalot and fuzz092888
Turns out that I really don't care about 3-D. I mean it's okay in an IMAX. The problem with this particular model is that if you want to see 3-D it's an all or nothing thing. To see 3-D you have to force 2-D content to be displayed as 3-D and then everything is 3-D. Anyway I am not going to be watching 3-D. Glad I got that out of my system without paying $2500. Here it is. Hung and dialed in. 59" of Samsung love. EDIT: I can't afford $2500.
fuzz092888 Audioholic Warlord Feb 13, 2012 9,103 0 113 42.3464° N, 71.0975° W Dec 11, 2014 #178 That thing looks awesome. Almost as good as my 8000 IIRC, the picture on the 8500 is supposed to be pretty exceptional. One review I read said that the light rejection was so good that even when the TV was off it looks deep black as opposed to grey which most TV's are when off. I'll have to test that out for myself.
That thing looks awesome. Almost as good as my 8000 IIRC, the picture on the 8500 is supposed to be pretty exceptional. One review I read said that the light rejection was so good that even when the TV was off it looks deep black as opposed to grey which most TV's are when off. I'll have to test that out for myself.
Alex2507 Audioholic Slumlord Dec 29, 2006 18,125 0 113 Nunya Bidness Dec 11, 2014 #179 I think the cnet review said mine fell in line behind I think the 8000/8500s and of course Pioneers for PQ. You've seen Walter's. The gold standard as it were. I don't really see why there would be a run on Plasmas. S'up with the 4K revolution? Isn't that better or can't they get motion right on LCD? Reactions: walter duque
I think the cnet review said mine fell in line behind I think the 8000/8500s and of course Pioneers for PQ. You've seen Walter's. The gold standard as it were. I don't really see why there would be a run on Plasmas. S'up with the 4K revolution? Isn't that better or can't they get motion right on LCD?
fuzz092888 Audioholic Warlord Feb 13, 2012 9,103 0 113 42.3464° N, 71.0975° W Dec 11, 2014 #180 Alex2507 said: I think the cnet review said mine fell in line behind I think the 8000/8500s and of course Pioneers for PQ. You've seen Walter's. The gold standard as it were. Click to expand... And Walter's is only 720P. Still looks great. Alex2507 said: I don't really see why there would be a run on Plasmas. S'up with the 4K revolution? Isn't that better or can't they get motion right on LCD? Click to expand... I was just at the store, both HHGregg and BB, to look at the 4K's and see if they were as good as they claim. I'll admit, in store, the picture was about as bright and vibrant as you could hope for. The blacks weren't half bad either. I didn't want to linger in case the salesmen thought I was there to buy. However, and I'm pretty sure it was a 4K, the motion still looked a little wonky to my eyes. The plasma isn't as bright as the 4K's, but to my eyes the picture is every bit as good, in the right environment. Who knows what the next 5 years will hold for the 4K displays, all I know is that Plasmas are a sure thing and I'm happy with them. Reactions: walter duque and Alex2507
Alex2507 said: I think the cnet review said mine fell in line behind I think the 8000/8500s and of course Pioneers for PQ. You've seen Walter's. The gold standard as it were. Click to expand... And Walter's is only 720P. Still looks great. Alex2507 said: I don't really see why there would be a run on Plasmas. S'up with the 4K revolution? Isn't that better or can't they get motion right on LCD? Click to expand... I was just at the store, both HHGregg and BB, to look at the 4K's and see if they were as good as they claim. I'll admit, in store, the picture was about as bright and vibrant as you could hope for. The blacks weren't half bad either. I didn't want to linger in case the salesmen thought I was there to buy. However, and I'm pretty sure it was a 4K, the motion still looked a little wonky to my eyes. The plasma isn't as bright as the 4K's, but to my eyes the picture is every bit as good, in the right environment. Who knows what the next 5 years will hold for the 4K displays, all I know is that Plasmas are a sure thing and I'm happy with them.
