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talstarone · 11-03-2009, 08:31 AM

Some Of You May Already Know me.
But There Are Many Who Do Not.So Allow Me To Introduce Myself.

My Name Is Todd(Screen Name Talstarone).I Have Been a member of Blu-Ray.Com Since April 10th,2009.

I First Got A True Start In Audio/Home Theater in 1992.By 1995 I Had a Full Blown Home Theater/2-Channel Audio System.I Stayed in the Hobby Until Early 2000.Then I Took an Extended Break from the Hobby.

But In January 2009 I Became Interested In Home Theater/Audio Again.So Since Then I Have Slowly Accumulated the Rather Modest Gear I Have Now.

But I Do Try to Spend All My Spare Money(Which Is Limited)On My HT/Audio System.

So Today(Nov.3,2009)I get to order the New Screen and Brackets for my Projector.
I have been using a $4.00 White Wal Mart Sheet(Which Actually Did a Respectable Job)But I have a Feeling a True Projection Screen will Allow the Image to Look Even Better.

I finally feel that I have enough accomplished in my Home Theater System to Start My Own Thread.

I Have A Lot of Work To Continue On.My Home Theater Room Also Doubles As My Bedroom.And is Small In Size(Only A 10ft X 10ft).

So my Next Steps Are Hanging The New Screen.Attaching RaceWays Wire Channels to Hide the Speaker Wires From The BaseBoard Up the Wall to My Four Klipsch S-2 Hybrid Bipolar Surround Speakers.

Then The Last Stage of Phase 1 Will Be Painting the Room(A Color I Saw in BetaMan's Thread and Really Liked)Its called Breviety Brown from Sherwin Williams.

After That Is Completed I will Re-attach the Curtain Rod on the Wall My Screen is Attached To.I Have Black Curtains to Cover that Entire Wall.This Will allow Me to Be Looking at a Projection Screen Surrounded with Nothing But Dark Black Curtains.This Should Help With both the Contrast and Black Levels My Projector will Throw Upon My Screen.

And to eliminate ANY Reflections from the White,Textured Ceiling,I Am Borrowing an Idea from brokenthumb.I Will place a black Sheet over a good portion of the Ceiling All the Way to Where the Screen Is Located.An Inexpensive but very Effective Solution to a Possible Reflection Problem.

Then Phase 1 of My System Will Be Completed.

Then it Will Be Time To Move to Phase 2 Starting In December.
Adding a 2-Channel Music System To My Current System.
But More On That When The SACD Player Is Purchased Next Month.

But My Current Home Theater System Consists of the Following Components.
(PHASE ONE)

Audio:
Yamaha RX-V665 Receiver
Insignia NS-BRDVD Blu-Ray Player

Video:
Sony VPL-VW10HT LCD Projector (720p/1080i)
Elite Screens 84 Inch Diagonal 16:9 WideScreen

Speakers:
Polk Audio TSi-400's(Front R&L)
Polk Audio CS10(Center Speaker)
Klipsch S-2's(Side Bipolar Surrounds)
Klipsch S-2's(Rear Bipolar Surrounds)
Polk Audio PSW10( 4)(Four Powered Subwoofer)

Misc.
Tripp-Lite HT-3100PC Isobar Component Line Power Conditioner
Monster Cable XPHP (10awg) Speaker Wire
Monster Cable HDMI Cable
Philips HDMI Cable
MonoPrice HD Component Video Cables

(PHASE TWO)
Coming In 2010

Components Already Owned:
Rotel RC980 BX Pre-Amplifier
Rotel RB930 AX Two Channel Amplifier
Adcom GSP-560 Surround Processor/Amplifier
Philips InnerConnects

SACD Player(Arriving this Month February)/Sony DVP-NS 500V
External Amp (Arriving in March) Two-Channel
External Amp (Arriving in April) Three Channel
New Speakers(Starting in June)
TurnTable(Arriving in July/August)/Pro-Ject Debut III

I Have Some Pics Of My Gallery Showing Most Of What Is In Place Now.

But Remember This Is Just A Start To Build The Best System I Can Afford and Fit In Such A Small Area.
So There Are A Tremendous Number Of Changes To Occur Over The Next 3 Months.

So What You See Now Will In NO WAY Resemble What You Will See In January/February.
So If You Leave Rating Please Be Kind.

This Is Just The Begining Of Something Much,Much Better.

11-03-2009, 08:31 AM	#1
talstarone Blu-ray Baron Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Clayton, North Carolina Home Theater Gallery:88 Blu-ray collection:363 Blu-ray reviews: 3 Trading Score:54	Talstarone's Home Theater Hang-Out Some Of You May Already Know me. But There Are Many Who Do Not.So Allow Me To Introduce Myself. My Name Is Todd(Screen Name Talstarone).I Have Been a member of Blu-Ray.Com Since April 10th,2009. I First Got A True Start In Audio/Home Theater in 1992.By 1995 I Had a Full Blown Home Theater/2-Channel Audio System.I Stayed in the Hobby Until Early 2000.Then I Took an Extended Break from the Hobby. But In January 2009 I Became Interested In Home Theater/Audio Again.So Since Then I Have Slowly Accumulated the Rather Modest Gear I Have Now. But I Do Try to Spend All My Spare Money(Which Is Limited)On My HT/Audio System. So Today(Nov.3,2009)I get to order the New Screen and Brackets for my Projector. I have been using a $4.00 White Wal Mart Sheet(Which Actually Did a Respectable Job)But I have a Feeling a True Projection Screen will Allow the Image to Look Even Better. I finally feel that I have enough accomplished in my Home Theater System to Start My Own Thread. I Have A Lot of Work To Continue On.My Home Theater Room Also Doubles As My Bedroom.And is Small In Size(Only A 10ft X 10ft). So my Next Steps Are Hanging The New Screen.Attaching RaceWays Wire Channels to Hide the Speaker Wires From The BaseBoard Up the Wall to My Four Klipsch S-2 Hybrid Bipolar Surround Speakers. Then The Last Stage of Phase 1 Will Be Painting the Room(A Color I Saw in BetaMan's Thread and Really Liked)Its called Breviety Brown from Sherwin Williams. After That Is Completed I will Re-attach the Curtain Rod on the Wall My Screen is Attached To.I Have Black Curtains to Cover that Entire Wall.This Will allow Me to Be Looking at a Projection Screen Surrounded with Nothing But Dark Black Curtains.This Should Help With both the Contrast and Black Levels My Projector will Throw Upon My Screen. And to eliminate ANY Reflections from the White,Textured Ceiling,I Am Borrowing an Idea from brokenthumb.I Will place a black Sheet over a good portion of the Ceiling All the Way to Where the Screen Is Located.An Inexpensive but very Effective Solution to a Possible Reflection Problem. Then Phase 1 of My System Will Be Completed. Then it Will Be Time To Move to Phase 2 Starting In December. Adding a 2-Channel Music System To My Current System. But More On That When The SACD Player Is Purchased Next Month. But My Current Home Theater System Consists of the Following Components. (PHASE ONE) Audio: Yamaha RX-V665 Receiver Insignia NS-BRDVD Blu-Ray Player Video: Sony VPL-VW10HT LCD Projector (720p/1080i) Elite Screens 84 Inch Diagonal 16:9 WideScreen Speakers: Polk Audio TSi-400's(Front R&L) Polk Audio CS10(Center Speaker) Klipsch S-2's(Side Bipolar Surrounds) Klipsch S-2's(Rear Bipolar Surrounds) Polk Audio PSW10( 4)(Four Powered Subwoofer) Misc. Tripp-Lite HT-3100PC Isobar Component Line Power Conditioner Monster Cable XPHP (10awg) Speaker Wire Monster Cable HDMI Cable Philips HDMI Cable MonoPrice HD Component Video Cables (PHASE TWO) Coming In 2010 Components Already Owned: Rotel RC980 BX Pre-Amplifier Rotel RB930 AX Two Channel Amplifier Adcom GSP-560 Surround Processor/Amplifier Philips InnerConnects SACD Player(Arriving this Month February)/Sony DVP-NS 500V External Amp (Arriving in March) Two-Channel External Amp (Arriving in April) Three Channel New Speakers(Starting in June) TurnTable(Arriving in July/August)/Pro-Ject Debut III I Have Some Pics Of My Gallery Showing Most Of What Is In Place Now. But Remember This Is Just A Start To Build The Best System I Can Afford and Fit In Such A Small Area. So There Are A Tremendous Number Of Changes To Occur Over The Next 3 Months. So What You See Now Will In NO WAY Resemble What You Will See In January/February. So If You Leave Rating Please Be Kind. This Is Just The Begining Of Something Much,Much Better. Last edited by talstarone; 02-24-2010 at 11:20 AM.