Frogmort's HT Pad

[frogmort]

Originally Posted by DangeRuss

And how was the Jam session ?

It was a lot of fun. We talked and partied for about an hour, then we had a free-form sorta prog-rock/jazz jam for about an hour and a half, then we went into the HT room and checked out a few blu-ray concerts for a couple of hours while partying some more, then jammed a little bit more.

Today I've been working on my HT room a bit more. I got out my measuring tape and adjusted my front speakers so everything is nice and symmetrical, then I wiped all of the fingerprints off of them and hid some speaker wires that were showing. I also dusted and vacuumed in there too.

Now I'm going to remeasure my speaker distances and make sure they are correct in my receiver, then I'm going to watch a couple of movies.

I heard that you imported a new bank last night, and made a few deposits and withdrawls. I'm sure you probably had a more lucrative evening than me!


Edit: I also switched out some pics in my gallery with new ones of my new fronts, and removed the old ones with my old fronts.

[spaceape]

The new shots are looking great Joe and riser for the surrounds looks too have been a fun project.

Not too sound like a smartass but if you were hoping for auralex performance in the decouplers you might not be getting that. You'll need real acoustic foam. Although just the decoupling can properly also do a little.

[frogmort]

Originally Posted by spaceape

The new shots are looking great Joe and riser for the surrounds looks too have been a fun project.

Not too sound like a smartass but if you were hoping for auralex performance in the decouplers you might not be getting that. You'll need real acoustic foam. Although just the decoupling can properly also do a little.

Thanks Tommy. Yeah, I know that the foam risers I made won't perform as well as the real thing, but the main reason I did it was to decouple the speaker from the projector to help reduce vibrations to the filament. Any other benefit is just a bonus.

I started this thread to ask for opinions about it:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...62#post5873962

Also, don't worry about offending me when talking about my setup, or just in general. I'm here to learn, and appreciate any consructive criticism that I can get. I have pretty thick skin, and I actually kind of like smartasses, at least more than dumbasses.

[Aerodude73]

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Checked out that thread, saw the replies, then your post & final solution. Looks perfectly acceptable to me as well. Those little speakers aren't prob putting out much Bass anyway, as they're the REAR Surrounds for the few movies that Use 7.1 Audio. The Sides Surrounds prob get the majority of the Audio anyway (in 7.1 movies), & the Rears are more likely used to Accent certain scenes, while helping to envelop the room as a whole.

Great DIY Job. You can always get the SpeakerDudes IF/When you can

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[frogmort]

Originally Posted by Aerodude73

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Checked out that thread, saw the replies, then your post & final solution. Looks perfectly acceptable to me as well. Those little speakers aren't prob putting out much Bass anyway, as they're the REAR Surrounds for the few movies that Use 7.1 Audio. The Sides Surrounds prob get the majority of the Audio anyway (in 7.1 movies), & the Rears are more likely used to Accent certain scenes, while helping to envelop the room as a whole.

Great DIY Job. You can always get the SpeakerDudes IF/When you can

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Thanks a lot Aero.

I always keep my PLIIx turned on for movies and concert blu-rays, so they are always in use(except for 2ch music listening), but yeah, they don't really shake the house.

[DangeRuss]

Ribbit (Good Morning)

Originally Posted by frogmort

It was a lot of fun. We talked and partied for about an hour, then we had a free-form sorta prog-rock/jazz jam for about an hour and a half, then we went into the HT room and checked out a few blu-ray concerts for a couple of hours while partying some more, then jammed a little bit more.

Today I've been working on my HT room a bit more. I got out my measuring tape and adjusted my front speakers so everything is nice and symmetrical, then I wiped all of the fingerprints off of them and hid some speaker wires that were showing. I also dusted and vacuumed in there too.

Now I'm going to remeasure my speaker distances and make sure they are correct in my receiver, then I'm going to watch a couple of movies.

I heard that you imported a new bank last night, and made a few deposits and withdrawls. I'm sure you probably had a more lucrative evening than me!


Edit: I also switched out some pics in my gallery with new ones of my new fronts, and removed the old ones with my old fronts.

That sounds like (pun intended) a fun filled and intoxicating time had by all

[frogmort]

Originally Posted by DangeRuss

Ribbit

Consider it Ribbed(for her pleasure).

[spaceape]

Are you enjoying your new speakers or just .

[hometheatergeek]

Originally Posted by frogmort

Now I'm going to remeasure my speaker distances and make sure they are correct in my receiver, then I'm going to watch a couple of movies.

Joe? Did you read my post #51 in your thread?

[frogmort]

Originally Posted by spaceape

Are you enjoying your new speakers or just .

Had to make a few phone calls, then fixed me a sammich, but I'm back!

Originally Posted by hometheatergeek

Joe? Did you read my post #51 in your thread?

Yes. I even went back and read it again just now. I have a Sony STR-DH800 receiver with DCAC(Digital Cinema Auto Calibration), and I'm just not sure how acurate and reliable it is. I've tried it a few times, but generally don't care for the results. It sets all of my speakers to large, even my surrounds with 5.25" drivers, it usually sets my sub and surround levels so low that I can't even hardly tell that they are on, and sets the distances wildly different than what they actually are. On top of all of this, it makes all of the speakers sound more muffled.

I guess I could run it, then readjust everything except for the distances and see how that is, but I wish that I could A/B it's distance settings to my measuring tape distances, but I can't really do this, because I would have to readjust each speaker to make that comparison which would take at least a minute, and by that time, I honestly don't think my memory would be that reliable.

One thing that I did do before in my old room was to measure and adjust the distances of all the speakers, then I put on some bass heavy music and adjusted the sub distance back and forth, and found it slightly fuller after adjusting the settings. I guess it was getting them more in phase with the other speakers.

[Waboman]

Kiss the Froggy!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inUrzaf0QVw

[frogmort]

Originally Posted by Waboman

Kiss the Froggy!

[Show spoiler]


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inUrzaf0QVw

Hey Wabo!

Thanks for stopping by. Have you ever seen this frog/princess cartoon, it's slightly more adult, and juvenile at the same time.

[Show spoiler]

The Frog Prince - Seth MacFarlene's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy - YouTube

[Waboman]

Originally Posted by frogmort

Hey Wabo!

Thanks for stopping by. Have you ever seen this frog/princess cartoon, it's slightly more adult, and juvenile at the same time.

[Show spoiler] The Frog Prince - Seth MacFarlene's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy - YouTube

Hehe. I have seen that before. Ya gotta appreciate good frog humor.

[spaceape]

Watching some "back to the future" documentaries at the moment. Do you like these movies Joe?

>Link<

[frogmort]

Originally Posted by spaceape

Watching some "back to the future" documentaries at the moment. Do you like these movies Joe?

>Link<

I wouldn't say they are my absolute favorites, but they're pretty cool. I've came close to buying them on blu-ray a few times. Here's a short list of some of my favorites:

The Big Lebowski
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Fight Club
Hellboy I & II
Lord of the Rings
The Prestige
Shaun of the Dead
The Shining
Star Wars(yes, even the new ones)

[spaceape]

Originally Posted by frogmort

I wouldn't say they are my absolute favorites, but they're pretty cool. I've came close to buying them on blu-ray a few times. Here's a short list of some of my favorites:

The Big Lebowski
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Fight Club
Hellboy I & II
Lord of the Rings
The Prestige
Shaun of the Dead
The Shining
Star Wars(yes, even the new ones )

So you only like cool movies. (exept the last ones )

[spaceape]

I might sound harsh Joe but i mean well.

[frogmort]

Originally Posted by spaceape

So you only like cool movies. (exept the last ones )

The audio on The Phantom Menace, and to a slightly lesser degree Attack of the Clones is some of the best surround audio ever. The podrace in TPM is crazy good. Revenge of the Sith doesn't have anywhere near as good sound.

Maybe great audio doesn't make a great movie, but it helps!

[spaceape]

Originally Posted by frogmort

The audio on The Phantom Menace, and to a slightly lesser degree Attack of the Clones is some of the best surround audio ever. The podrace in TPM is crazy good. Revenge of the Sith doesn't have anywhere near as good sound.

Maybe great audio doesn't make a great movie, but it helps!

Yes you're right buddy.

Btw. Just came across this page. Scary huh.

http://laughingsquid.com/super-reali...-in-real-life/

[hometheatergeek]

Originally Posted by spaceape

Yes you're right buddy.

Btw. Just came across this page. Scary huh.

http://laughingsquid.com/super-reali...-in-real-life/

Wow those are cool.