New home - new HT living room

[cyde]

I ended up replacing my Polk M30 surrounds with Mirage OMD-5's and picked up two Outlaw LFM-1 EX's during the last sale. There is definitely a huge bump in bass, and the overall acoustics sound much better with the couch placement not against a wall. So far it's a refreshing change of pace from my condo. I can blast music and movies much louder without disturbing the neighbors.

Gear
55" LG LCD/LED
Denon AVR-1911
HTPC
DirecTV DVR
Polk M60 fronts
Polk CS2 center
Mirage OMD-5 surrounds
Dual Outlaw LFM-1 EX
DIY Dayton DVC 15" sub

[bz1080p]

Welcome fellow "OutLaw"
Nice pics and truely welcome to the HT Galleries

[cyde]

Originally Posted by bz1080p

Welcome fellow "OutLaw"
Nice pics and truely welcome to the HT Galleries

Thanks. It feels like a big upgrade from my last place.

[cyde]

I finally got a chance to dial in the subs and recalibrate all the equipment since moving. Broke in the Outlaws with Mission Impossible 4 and shocked the in-laws. Very satisfied with the amount of bass (for now at least lol). It took my mother-in-law a second to figure out why the entire room was shaking during the Kremlin bombing scene.

[Almadacr]

Now that's great job

[cyde]

Originally Posted by Almadacr

Now that's great job

Thanks, Almadacr! I had fun painting and decorating the new living room. I made sure to get extra deep and comfortable sofas and a big area rug to help with acoustics. Once I saw this piece of art, I had to have it for the home theater. It's called "Blown Away"

[DangeRuss]

Originally Posted by cyde

Thanks, Almadacr! I had fun painting and decorating the new living room. I made sure to get extra deep and comfortable sofas and a big area rug to help with acoustics. Once I saw this piece of art, I had to have it for the home theater. It's called "Blown Away"

I too dig the old Maxell poster. It was a work of genius

BTW....... That's a nice system you've assembled . and welcome to the threads.

[cyde]

So the upgrade bug hit me again and hopefully for the final time. The wife will freak if I talk about buying new speakers in the next decade lol. Anyway I sold the Polk Monitors for a 10% loss and upgraded to Ascend Acoustics CMT-340's! Holy s- what a difference. Huge imaging, crystal clear highs, punchy mid bass, and tighter low end. Somewhat neutral on the lows and mids with a slightly forward high end. Man, those SEAS tweets can sing.

Also inverted the room which works so much better. I can watch TV from the snack bar in the kitchen, and it just flows better. Everything was wife approved, and even she enjoys the new set up.

Still waiting on a shipment from Monoprice for cable management to clean up the wires.

[BigAl87]

Originally Posted by cyde

So the upgrade bug hit me again and hopefully for the final time. The wife will freak if I talk about buying new speakers in the next decade lol. Anyway I sold the Polk Monitors for a 10% loss and upgraded to Ascend Acoustics CMT-340's! Holy s- what a difference. Huge imaging, crystal clear highs, punchy mid bass, and tighter low end. Somewhat neutral on the lows and mids with a slightly forward high end. Man, those SEAS tweets can sing.

Also inverted the room which works so much better. I can watch TV from the snack bar in the kitchen, and it just flows better. Everything was wife approved, and even she enjoys the new set up.

Still waiting on a shipment from Monoprice for cable management to clean up the wires.

Truly a nice upgrade and a nice room, yes I do love the SEAS tweeters, it is what I have on all my speakers as well, not the same as yours but same brand, not Totem may have made some in house adjustments but truly SEAS makes nice tweeters.

[darkpoet25]

Originally Posted by cyde

So the upgrade bug hit me again and hopefully for the final time. The wife will freak if I talk about buying new speakers in the next decade lol. Anyway I sold the Polk Monitors for a 10% loss and upgraded to Ascend Acoustics CMT-340's! Holy s- what a difference. Huge imaging, crystal clear highs, punchy mid bass, and tighter low end. Somewhat neutral on the lows and mids with a slightly forward high end. Man, those SEAS tweets can sing.

Also inverted the room which works so much better. I can watch TV from the snack bar in the kitchen, and it just flows better. Everything was wife approved, and even she enjoys the new set up.

Still waiting on a shipment from Monoprice for cable management to clean up the wires.

[Show spoiler]

Ascend make some great speakers in their price point. I've had my 170's and 340C for quite some time and really love the sound. What stands do you have the L/R 340's on? They look really nice, and I am in the market for a pair when I get the money for the HTM-200's as surrounds.

[cyde]

Originally Posted by BigAl87

Truly a nice upgrade and a nice room, yes I do love the SEAS tweeters, it is what I have on all my speakers as well, not the same as yours but same brand, not Totem may have made some in house adjustments but truly SEAS makes nice tweeters.

Thanks.

My old BA-100's use SEAS tweeters, so the Ascends put me right at home. I'm enjoying all music with these, but jazz vocals really seem to shine.

Originally Posted by darkpoet25

Ascend make some great speakers in their price point. I've had my 170's and 340C for quite some time and really love the sound. What stands do you have the L/R 340's on? They look really nice, and I am in the market for a pair when I get the money for the HTM-200's as surrounds.

I'm using the Sanus SF26 steel speaker stands filled with sand. Also added a few dabs of JB weld to the joints to make it more rigid. I picked them up from Vanns for $65 as an open box return. Believe they are $99 normally. Great stands. Solid, good base and doesn't tip over easily, and they use a heavy gauge steel. I like how the matted paint on the steel matches the CMT-340 finish.

[darkpoet25]

Thanks for the info, I will definetly look into those stands. Just need to take some measurements before hand.

[cyde]

Originally Posted by darkpoet25

Thanks for the info, I will definetly look into those stands. Just need to take some measurements before hand.

No problem. One more thing to add is that mine are 25" tall on hard floor with the rubber feet. I believe the spikes add another inch making them 26". I was hoping for 26" stands since my sofa is a little tall, so the speakers aren't flush with my ear level at 6'2". My wife gets the sweet spot instead. An inch won't make a difference though. Just nit picking here.

[josh96]

That's a good looking room you have there. I hope you are enjoying your new place and new room.

[Spurrier Sucks]

Nice! With Mirage OMD 5s to boot.

[cyde]

Originally Posted by josh96

That's a good looking room you have there. I hope you are enjoying your new place and new room.

Thanks, Josh. This is my first house, and it's much better than living in a condo. Between the street traffic and brick house, my neighbors can't hear my subs even at high volumes.

Originally Posted by Spurrier Sucks

Nice! With Mirage OMD 5s to boot.

I'm glad I went with the Mirage surrounds. Even though my surrounds are in the rear, it still sounds like sound is coming from the left and right of my sofa in some scenes. They're very easy to place in a living room home theater!

[josh96]

No problem. How well does the dayton play with the ex's?

[cyde]

Originally Posted by josh96

No problem. How well does the dayton play with the ex's?

It plays well with the EX's at a lower crossover. I have it placed near field between the two sofas as an end table crossed over at 50hz while they Outlaws cover everything else. 50hz was the sweet spot not to localize any of the bass and still give some good tactile bass. The box is tuned to 22hz. Would have gone lower, but I could afford the real estate at the time it was built.

[josh96]

Hey cyde! Do you have a plate amp on the diy,or are you using external?

[Vico]

That is a sweet setup! The ascends look showroom ready on those stands! Diggin the office setup also. Congrats!