Driver_King's Home Theater

[Driver_King]

I have my speakers about two or three feet from the wall also. As for imaging, I still can't find where it ends. When I looked out the window, I only saw my neighbors house and nobody playing music.

[Driver_King]

Originally Posted by Big Daddy

You will be broke in a short time. Find the closest Social Security office to apply for welfare.

P.S. Find a good and powerful two-channel amp (200w+++++) to drive the SDAs and let your 805 power the rest of your speakers.

I wonder what kind of power I'm getting right now with my 805. Onkyo's site and manual don't mention how it handles 4ohm speakers power wise. I want to try to get around 500 watts per speaker at the lowest price possible, without sacrificing quality. It can be done, it's just I need to look harder.

[Big Daddy]

Originally Posted by Driver_King

I wonder what kind of power I'm getting right now with my 805. Onkyo's site and manual don't mention how it handles 4ohm speakers power wise. I want to try to get around 500 watts per speaker at the lowest price possible, without sacrificing quality. It can be done, it's just I need to look harder.

Find a used Cinepro amplifier. I own one. They can handle up to 750W per channel for 4 ohm speakers. They cost mucho dinero.

[Driver_King]

Like this? $1200 less and we're talkin'!

[SRTCraig]

Originally Posted by Big Daddy

Find a used Cinepro amplifier. I own one. They can handle up to 750W per channel for 4 ohm speakers. They cost mucho dinero.

Or the newer Cinepro, now called Verastarr.... They are a sight and sound to be heard. 6 x 400w @ 8ohms. Words just cant describe it, raw power and musicality all wrapped up in one package. Survived a serious torture session to find its limits that left our jaws dragging on the ground.

[SRTCraig]

Originally Posted by Driver_King

I have my speakers about two or three feet from the wall also. As for imaging, I still can't find where it ends. When I looked out the window, I only saw my neighbors house and nobody playing music.

LOL
Priceless aint it??? I actually find it disconcerting sometimes in movies when sounds come from so far left or right. Even in music the separation and placement is so noticeable even the wife asks what sounds are here and there, where she never noticed before.

[Big Daddy]

Originally Posted by Driver_King

Like this? $1200 less and we're talkin'!

Mine is a slightly different model. I bought it directly from the manufacturer at a high-end show in 1998. I had no intention of buying anything, but I liked it so much and the representative gave me a bit of a discount. It cost me $2,850, including sales tax. I still have the Visa receipt inside the manual. My wife was with me so I didn't need to hide anything. She had to help me carry it inside the house. It is a monster.

Review: http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volum...inepro3k6.html

[Driver_King]

Updated with DIY sub pics. I have also moved my speakers apart so they are around four to five feet apart and about a foot to two feet away from the wall. It's the best I can do right now. I'm thinking of making a grill for the sub.

[prerich]

The SDA's have an unearthly wide, sometimes scary imaging! Believe it or not - I'm getting similar results with my Klipsch Heresy speakers when I engage my Carver C-9 (Sonic Hologram). Some audiophiles don't like this drastic imaging, I for one am still facinated by it and listen to it from time to time. One of my most dynamic systems consisted of Polk SDA-SRS 2.3's and Monitor S4 for the center channel. That was a power system indeed!

The SDA's did acousticly what Carver did electronically - its basic phase cancellation. The Polks accomplished this through the crossover. Although the RTA's (like Big Daddy's) don't have SDA tech, they do have a kind of direct line-source tech that works very similar and are extremely pleasing to the ears - it was all about having the sound arrive at the listener at the same time. The SDA and RTA lines are the best speakers that Polk has ever produced - back before they became a mass market company. The SRT's where a step in the right direction for them - then they abandoned it . Each of you own's a credible piece of Polk history! Enjoy your listening. (one cool for each of you - Driver-SRT-BDaddy)!

[prerich]

Originally Posted by Big Daddy

You will be broke in a short time. Find the closest Social Security office to apply for welfare.

P.S. Find a good and powerful two-channel amp (200w+++++) to drive the SDAs and let your 805 power the rest of your speakers.

That's it Daddy!!!! Work that audio bug in good and deep to our young new club member (graduated from HTIB to furniture grade speakers - as in made solid)!
Driver - Daddy is right, get a beast for those SDA's to hear them really sing! You can also go to A'gon and find stuff on the used market. That's where I got my Yamaha M series amps from. They're working like a swiss watch - and built like a tank!

[Hammie]

I would go to a custom car audio shop and get the grill material. Most places will sell you a small swatch large enough to wrap your frame for the cover.

BTW, nice looking sub.

[Driver_King]

Thanks for all the advice and comments there. I need to keep my eye out for any good deals on amps for my SDA's. I keep procrastinating. Thanks for the sub compliment too. It is one of the first things you see in my room after you walk in (other than the SDA's you have to walk around, and the furniture, ect.) and I'm glad it is. It was worth the $60 or so I put into it.

[SRTCraig]

I'm using a NAD218thx, what a machine! They'll push your SDA's nicely.... Its rated at 225w @ 8ohms and that's very conservative. We had it bench tested and it came back with a result of 360w @ 8. I had a 216thx but it was running out of puff on my speakers so ended up getting the 218. You will not be dissapointed with one of these, very musical and effortless.

[img eL]

Driver King, Have u had a chance to update your reciever's firmware & DSP's?

[FendersRule]

I love Driver_King.

Just sayin'

[Driver_King]

Originally Posted by img eL

Driver King, Have u had a chance to update your reciever's firmware & DSP's?

No, but if I ever use a bitstreaming player to my 805, I will.

Originally Posted by FendersRule

I love Driver_King.

Just sayin'

Uh, thanks?

[JJ]

I demand full pictures with speakers and projector.

[Driver_King]

Not until I get my real screen made!

[Driver_King]

Updates, updates, updates.

[Beta Man]

Great work! I'm considering a sub build..... but I'm wary of my lack of skills!