callas01 Home Theatre

[callas01]

Originally Posted by ejusted

You guys are a bad influence!!

I really do want the center channel. Maybe by Xmas time.......

good thing Xmas isn't too far away... Id love to hear youre setup now.... My dealer had a pair of Utopia's he took in as a trade-in for something. I wanted to hear them, but didn't have time. Maybe next time Im there.

what kind of music do you listen to? Im sure those speakers beg to play music, so whats in your field of play??

[ejusted]

Originally Posted by callas01

good thing Xmas isn't too far away... Id love to hear youre setup now.... My dealer had a pair of Utopia's he took in as a trade-in for something. I wanted to hear them, but didn't have time. Maybe next time Im there.

what kind of music do you listen to? Im sure those speakers beg to play music, so whats in your field of play??

I pretty much listen to everything. I've been listening to a lot of vocal jazz and r&b. Bob Marley gets a lot of airplay!!! Also some Art Blakey, Miles Davis, Brubeck, Coltrane, Mingus. I also listen to a lot of Neo Soul. So I have a wide range of music preferences. So far everything I play sounds good. Travis, Hammie and Derrell gave me some more artists to look up as well. So it looks like it will be mostly music for a while in my HT.

[BigAl87]

Good Evening Steve, what's up? So have you watched any of the Star Wars movies on BD? Man Phantom Menace was Awesome

[callas01]

Originally Posted by BigAl87

Good Evening Steve, what's up? So have you watched any of the Star Wars movies on BD? Man Phantom Menace was Awesome

Hey Olivier,
Right now Im watching USC play football and loving the fact they are killing it.

Yeah, yesterday I watched my favorite Star Wars movie, The Empire Strikes Back. That is by far, the best movie of them all, followed closely by Return of the Jedi. But all the story comes thru in that movie, and it also has the fewest revisions made to it. It was an awesome transfer, the PQ is very good, only looks a little soft once in a while, but pretty clean all the way thru. The SQ was great, there was so much more audio that I heard then ever before, I don't know if it was there 30 yrs ago or added a few years ago, but you hear the little details that make the movie even better. The rain in Dagobah much more accurate, esp in Yoda's home, the alarm while in the Hoth Station, C3-POs movements. I was very happy with the movie.

How was Phantom Menace? Its my least favorite of all the movies. But its important to the overall story.

[BigAl87]

Originally Posted by callas01

Hey Olivier,
Right now Im watching USC play football and loving the fact they are killing it.

Yeah, yesterday I watched my favorite Star Wars movie, The Empire Strikes Back. That is by far, the best movie of them all, followed closely by Return of the Jedi. But all the story comes thru in that movie, and it also has the fewest revisions made to it. It was an awesome transfer, the PQ is very good, only looks a little soft once in a while, but pretty clean all the way thru. The SQ was great, there was so much more audio that I heard then ever before, I don't know if it was there 30 yrs ago or added a few years ago, but you hear the little details that make the movie even better. The rain in Dagobah much more accurate, esp in Yoda's home, the alarm while in the Hoth Station, C3-POs movements. I was very happy with the movie.

How was Phantom Menace? Its my least favorite of all the movies. But its important to the overall story.

Yeah I don't find it all that great either, but the cinematographic experience was absolutely great favorite part of the movie is the pod racer race , indeed very important part of the saga. The Gungans well not that crazy ab out them they tried to make it funny at the same time but it does not work well, reason why I watch that one is because I want to watch the whole Saga from 1 to 6 in proper order. SQ and PQ was exceptional, finally got to use the video bypass. the HK did not even have that.

One great thing about the AVR400 is I can disable the Sub for any source I want and leave the sub on auto.

[callas01]

Originally Posted by BigAl87

Yeah I don't find it all that great either, but the cinematographic experience was absolutely great favorite part of the movie is the pod racer race , indeed very important part of the saga. The Gungans well not that crazy ab out them they tried to make it funny at the same time but it does not work well, reason why I watch that one is because I want to watch the whole Saga from 1 to 6 in proper order. SQ and PQ was exceptional, finally got to use the video bypass. the HK did not even have that.

One great thing about the AVR400 is I can disable the Sub for any source I want and leave the sub on auto.

yeah, I wanted to do that too, but I had to watch ESB. I saw that movie as an 8 yr old with my dad and brother in the theater. Its always been my fav. Thats awesome, I can disable the sub too if I want, I just have to change sub from yes to no, but I don't think its per source.

[BigAl87]

Originally Posted by callas01

yeah, I wanted to do that too, but I had to watch ESB. I saw that movie as an 8 yr old with my dad and brother in the theater. Its always been my fav. Thats awesome, I can disable the sub too if I want, I just have to change sub from yes to no, but I don't think its per source.

Yeah that to I can say yes and no sub for the sub to disable completely but you see my choices per source are as speaker type, Stereo only full range and Sub with speakers assuming there is an overlap as speaker type option will use the X-over.

I saw the first trilogy again when they had digitally remastered everything. That was so cool back then when i was in college. i can even adjust gain of the sub per source I was wow

It's not a gui interface but a very well done menu. I mean I do not need to see where each speaker is positionned I know which one they are.

[callas01]

Originally Posted by BigAl87

Yeah that to I can say yes and no sub for the sub to disable completely but you see my choices per source are as speaker type, Stereo only full range and Sub with speakers assuming there is an overlap as speaker type option will use the X-over.

I saw the first trilogy again when they had digitally remastered everything. That was so cool back then when i was in college. i can even adjust gain of the sub per source I was wow

It's not a gui interface but a very well done menu. I mean I do not need to see where each speaker is positionned I know which one they are.

Yeah, I can go into my receiver and see DVD/BD, VCR/DVR, CBL/SAT, Game, PC and Aux, then under each one, I can select how I want it played. So for my BDP, if it detects an Analog/PCM signal it plays Stereo without a sub. If its a 2-ch source, it plays Stereo without a sub. If its a DD/DD THD, its set to Straight Decode, same with DTS/DTS HD MA, and also Multi-ch PCM. Straight Decode gives me the audio the way its on the source. I can even switch from Stereo to Direct, Stereo leave in Audysseys adjustments and EQ, while Direct has no EQ and if there is no SUB, then NO SUB.

Its exactly what you are saying. Just laid out probably a little differently then how yours says it.

[BigAl87]

Originally Posted by callas01

Yeah, I can go into my receiver and see DVD/BD, VCR/DVR, CBL/SAT, Game, PC and Aux, then under each one, I can select how I want it played. So for my BDP, if it detects an Analog/PCM signal it plays Stereo without a sub. If its a 2-ch source, it plays Stereo without a sub. If its a DD/DD THD, its set to Straight Decode, same with DTS/DTS HD MA, and also Multi-ch PCM. Straight Decode gives me the audio the way its on the source. I can even switch from Stereo to Direct, Stereo leave in Audysseys adjustments and EQ, while Direct has no EQ and if there is no SUB, then NO SUB.

Its exactly what you are saying. Just laid out probably a little differently then how yours says it.

Makes perfect sense the HK had no bells and whistles.

[callas01]

Originally Posted by BigAl87

Makes perfect sense the HK had no bells and whistles.

well my sony didn't have all those bells and whistles either. I found out that my wife and I share the same likes regarding music from the 30s, 40s and 50s, so I think one of the next LPs Im gonna look for is Billie Holliday, I guess my wife loves her. I put on Sarah Vaughn today and she told me how as a kid her and her sister was all into this type of music. Thats awesome, we'll be able to both enjoy it.

Im also finding that I am really starting to like New Orleans Jazz music. Im trying to discover who to look for.... I don't know enough about it, but I know that I like it.

[BigAl87]

Have you read your pms?

[callas01]

Originally Posted by BigAl87

Have you read your pms?

ughhh.........

[BigAl87]

Originally Posted by callas01

ughhh.........

Private messages.

This is frustrating isn't it?

[callas01]

Originally Posted by BigAl87

Private messages.

This is frustrating isn't it?

I went and looked.

HAHA!

you got used..... I sent him a message saying that he needs to use a different pic or ill report him to a site manager because the pic he's using is my best friends and he can use his own setup or photos from totem.

[BigAl87]

Originally Posted by callas01

I went and looked.

HAHA!

you got used..... I sent him a message saying that he needs to use a different pic or ill report him to a site manager because the pic he's using is my best friends and he can use his own setup or photos from totem.

Thanks you so much I was not sure if you had registered and I did not want to go through the hassle of registering just for that. Thanks alot. I owe you

[callas01]

Originally Posted by BigAl87

Thanks you so much I was not sure if you had registered and I did not want to go through the hassle of registering just for that. Thanks alot. I owe you

no problem, however I have a way you can repay me.... my fee is that I AM willing to use the Rainmakers as surrounds, so I want the ones in that picture....

[BigAl87]

Originally Posted by callas01

no problem, however I have a way you can repay me.... my fee is that I AM willing to use the Rainmakers as surrounds, so I want the ones in that picture....

Funny enough this guy thinks they are overkill for surrounds lol and he is getting Mite surrounds and center to use with the Sttaf fronts now.

850 they are yours.

[aces high]

here's an IA for sale on Audiogon, you could save yourself some cash. Although I don't think has an HT bypass.
http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls....grated-See-Pho

[callas01]

Originally Posted by BigAl87

Funny enough this guy thinks they are overkill for surrounds lol and he is getting Mite surrounds and center to use with the Sttaf fronts now.

850 they are yours.

$850??? geez... I did you a favor


Andrew search agon for totems... look at the rainmaker/rainmaker center for sale.... see what you think.

[callas01]

Originally Posted by aces high

here's an IA for sale on Audiogon, you could save yourself some cash. Although I don't think has an HT bypass.
http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls....grated-See-Pho

yep, Ive seen that one... its the previous nait 5, Ive been looking at agon for all the brands we typically talk about, theres an Arcam A18 on there for $699, but I don't think the A18 will have enough juice for me.