It is going well.....lets just say that this site gets alot of spam and stuff. I can't believe how much "crap" this site attracts. The mods here are good at catching that stuf though, as I'm still learning.

I may have sold a piece of my hockey collectibles/jerseys for a nice monetary gain to where I can start looking for a new front soundstage. I'll be keeping my ears and eyes open on Audiogon for the next few months, as I'm in no rush, plus I would also eventually need to sell my current Paradigm towers/center.

Patrick,

Congrats on the 3D JVC projector. I hope that it lives up to expectations.

Rich

A new front soundstage sounds pretty exciting! I have been very pleased with my paradigm studio 100's v.3. I bet you will be able to get a great deal if you are patient. You could all ways sell your car and by some Sapphires like what SeanMF is looking for.....

Hey Rich, thank you! I am pretty excited as long as my wife doesn't get on my arse too much....

How is your "tweaking" of your room going? I have tell you, your speakers are some of the most impressive and beautiful audio products I have ever seen. I hope they sound half as good as they look.

I can't keep up with sean, the only thing I know is whatever he gets, won't be kept long enough for me to remember. The Sapphires are no joke though, so good luck to him there. I have seen some good deals on Vienna Acoustics and even some JM Lab Chrous speakers, but I am not ready to do anything yet. I am trying to be conscious of being aware of "different" speakers this time with my next speaker purchase. Nothing wrong with some Paradigm Studios though, but there is nothing with an attractive price in my budget right now on Audiogon.

Hi Patrick,

Thank you for the kind words. I adjusted the position of the right OMA New Yorker speaker to match the left one and it opened up the soundstage making everything sound bigger left to right and back to front. At the time I had removed the upgraded Lavry DA10 DAC- it needed a replacement Coax input. So I was running the upgraded Denon 5910CI directly into the upgraded ARC LS10 Preamp and thought that I had lost some bass output with the adjustment. When the repaired Lavry DAC was re-installed, I think that I regained all of the lost bass.

I also just received the new TimePortal Silver IC cables and replaced Kevin's Solid Core silver cable that I was using between the upgraded ARC LS10 Preamp and the First Watt M2 amp. Impressions so far with the cable and without any "cooking" or burn in is :eek: :ohnoes:. That agrees with Dave Schulte's assessment of the cable. In any case, I have to run more tests with the cables including coming directly from the Soundsmith Phono Preamp directly into the First Watt amp. The system seems to be need more critical placement for the speakers with the vinyl than the digital. Hopefully, this new cable (single or multiple pairs in the system) will get things just right.

Anyway, right now on digital with all of the room treatments :thumbsup: I want to get the vinyl that way as well and determine how things will run to the First Watt amp for different applications.

Rich

It's been snowing since about 6 AM here:ohnoes:
We're supposed to get from 4-8" by this evening:(
You're right on the 3-D, from what I've read it does seem to play darker:)

Yeah, you definitely scored on the RS40.:thumbsup: Looking forward to your thoughts once it's all installed and you're in 3D bliss. So, what's the very first 3D movie you're gonna watch?

I too was concerned about the 50' length. But (knock on wood) no problems at all.:relief:

The 1100 is supposed to arrive on Monday. But I don't know for sure since someone misplaced the tracking info.:duh::D Sometime this weekend I will try and get to a Rat Shack and pick up the trigger cables.

I'm quite pleased with the performance of my JVC projector. Although it's only a lowly 2D model.:loser:

Yeah Fors*, any good war stories?

I have both of those movies & haven't yet watched "Dragon..." but it's "on the list", so to speak.

The '83 is working fine, though I've just watched Toy Story 3 on it so far. I'm off today (Friday) which is good, as we're supposed to get some snow (3-7"), so I'll be able to pop in something in a few hours. Of course, "Which Movie" to watch next is the question. Maybe ALIEN3, since I only watched the first 2 of the Quadrilogy. Hell, possibly ALIEN RESURRECTION after it... :rolleyes:, then the ALIEN box set will be Done!

Good luck on the glasses & emitter, luckily your wait doesn't appear Too long. :)

Good morning Patrick, TGIF:D

Morning Wabo,

It was a pretty decent deal. Hopefully everything will come in next week and I can start the install. I guess the first movie will be "despicable me". That is the only 3D title I have.....:(:(:(

I just wanted to get the shortest HDMI cable that would fit. When you are looking at HDMI cables from vendors, most say that 3D "might not work" on cables over 25' in length (even though end users say it isn't a problem). So I will try the Atlona flat cable out first. If it doesn't work, I will return it and start over.

I am betting that you will be so happy with having macros and trigger on for your amps. It makes the HT experience so much easier. Did Sean leave your tracking number at some girls house?:cool:

I am also glad to here you are happy with your JVC projector. They seem to get the best reviews and have been on my sight for quite some time.

Morning Bill! How is the snow?

Hey Aero,

I never picked up "how to train your dragon" and "Toy Story 3" hoping that I eventually would get to watch them in 3D. "HTTYD" is supposed to be one of the better 3D titles.

You need to pop in those Alien discs and watch them. They are all incredible.
I watched all of the extras on the new "Star Trek" last night. It was pretty interesting. That has become one of my favorite new movies from the past couple of years and I am not a "trekkie". Overall it is just a great experience.

Glasses and emitter should be in within three weeks, so I can get the projector up and everything dialed in.:rock::rock:

I watched HTTYD initially while on vacation in Utah in May (3D) & it was really good. As for ALL the Alien movies being incredible, it's been years since I've seen the 3rd one & don't recall liking it that much when I saw it. But, I've read that most people say the Director's Cut (or whatever it's called) is a lot better than the TC, so maybe I'll enjoy that one.

You're right about the "Newest" STAR TREK. Whether a Trekkie or not, that's an Incredible & Fun ride of a movie! I loved it. The Audio track absolutely kicks (Vulcan) A$$ all over the Galaxy also!!:whip: :rock: :cool: :D

I haven't even seen "HTTYD", been waiting....Alien 3, the directors cut is a great movie. I will look forward to your thoughts.

JJ Abrams "Star Trek" has some great acting, great sets, great sound and effects. If you haven't watched any of the supplements, they are a treat as well. They have a time lapsed video of the bridge being built, which was neat to see.

We got about 6" and it's in the low teens:ohnoes:

I have ALIEN3 cued up & ready to go , Volume is set to my usual LOUD setting . I'll get back to you with a review in my thread.

Btw, you're almost making me want to pop in STAR TREK again with all this talk on that film! (:panic:) But, I'll wait. We were lucky enough to catch this in IMAX when it came out & holy crap, the Audio was Stunning & Deafening, yet Clear, & LFE content actually made our seats Shake/Vibrate a FEW times!! :rock: :rock: It was awesome!!!! :D I'll def. check out all the extras, they do sound very cool.

Also, just got off the phone with B&N.com to correct, again, my STAR WARS: The Complete Saga pre-order. My initial order didn't go thru for some reason & I had a 20% coupon code making it $76.69 or so ($12.78/Movie, or $8.52/Disc), for the 9-disc set.

Okay - Time for ALIEN3 !!! :rock: :rock:

My Review: "ALIEN3" - 2003 Special Edition (vice the 1992 TC)
 

Hey Patrick - Well, just finished ALIEN3 a short time ago & my review is up in my thread.

But you can read it HERE if you want to save some browsing around time. :)

I agree with you on all points. The use of surround effects is impressive. The drips of water and echos in the "halls" was some of the best use of ambient sound I have heard on Blu Ray.

Right, I actually Was going to mention that scene (drips of water, chapter 31 I believe), but forgot to. :o But yes, while not used a LOT like some newer films, they (surrounds) were used Extremely Effectively. The old, "less is more" thing. ;)


Now, onto # 4, ALIEN RESURRECTION - 1997 TC.

Good evening, phansson.

Despicable Me cracked me up. Vector rocks! That should be a fun 3D event for you and the family.

I never knew 3D was more sensitive to cable length. HDMI is fickle to begin with. You think they'd come up with a more robust system.

Lol. I have no idea what he did with the tracking number.:D Which reminds me, I need to get those trigger cables.

Any plans for the weekend?

Just watched "ALIEN RESURRECTION" - (1997 Theatrical Cut)
 

Well, I'm now done with the ALIEN ANTHOLOGY Set.

I finished the 4th one a short time ago & aside from some really Horrendous "acting" (Hello Winona Ryder, Dan Hedaya, & Ron Perlman, I'm talking to you!), the Action was pretty cool, the Print (Video) looked Incredible, & the Audio absolutely Thumped!! :jawdrop: :jawdrop:

The "story" was beyond lame of course, but it had some moments overall to make for a fun movie. (of course, that's if you leave your brain at the door... ;))

Now I need to do a more detailed review in my thread. :D


Have you seen all of these as well? What'd you think of the 4th one if so?

Good morning Patrick:D

Good morning everyone!

How is the day going? Anything exciting?

I see Bill is now "FULL 3D". I tell you, I am pretty jealous that he beat me to it!

My wife made me do it;)
She pre-ordered Tangled 3-D:p:D

Good for her! My wife would never "make" me buy anything for the HT. She just rolls her eyes when something new comes in...

What Blu Ray player did you end up picking up?

The Panasonic "100" 3-d player came with the package deal but was out of stock:eek:(coming in Feb.), so I did the update on my Sony 470 as should be good to go:rock:

Hello everyone, sorry I haven't posted any lately. No boxes have arrived for me yet so I have nothing to report.....

Anything exciting happening? I am off to duck camp tomorrow, so I will not be posting in the near future. I hope everyone has a good week.

Good morning Patrick, happy hump day too!!!:D

Good morning everyone. I had a good time at duck camp. We shot some birds and generally drank too much...

So anyway, what has happened this week? I came back to have a couple of "toys" waiting on me. My new HDMI cable and PJ mount came in. The JVC RS40 should be delivered on Monday.

I hope you all have a great weekend!

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Hey Bill, yes I probably act like Elmer Fudd out there duck hunting. I have only been on two trips. The guys I hunt with have been doing it 6 times a year for 20-35 years. So they are seasoned veterans.

I did pop some this time though.

Good for you!:rock:
That'll make a great meal:D

Bill, how is the 3D watching! What all have you watched so far? I might have to borrow Avatar from you soon.....

We've watched Piranha & Legend of the Guardians so far:)
Either Avatar or Despicable Me tonight:rock:

Well, took about an hour, but the new 40ft high speed HDMI cable is installed (with ethernet for future use). So tomorrow is the big day!

Pretty exciting......

Nice!

Hey Travis, how are things in the Far East?

Very cool, phansson! It's all coming together now.:rock: