Post pics of your setup!

[prism]

Dang crab, that hardwood flooring looked nice! 🙁

 

[Koing]

wow sweet and very clean setup crab!

Koing

 

[crab]

Dang crab, that hardwood flooring looked nice! 🙁

Yes it did but it was like watching a movie in a basketball court.

Thanks guys. 🙂

 

[prism]

Kaleidescape:

http://www.kaleidescape.com/products/

So what are the kaleidescape systems like? I've been looking around at their website quite a bit. Is it basically like the ultimate HTPC with high reliability and failsafe features? They look to be just a wee bit out of my budget, just curious though 🙂

 

[crab]

So what are the kaleidescape systems like? I've been looking around at their website quite a bit. Is it basically like the ultimate HTPC with high reliability and failsafe features? They look to be just a wee bit out of my budget, just curious though 🙂

It really is awesome, but I cant explain it exactly. Its just done right without any problems. Its fast, reliable, cuts movies down to the actual movie if you dont feel like watching previews or menus on the spot. You'd just have to play with it to understand. Its also completely legal and licensed.

Saying that, I do believe it was overpriced. It does not yet have the capability to store Blu-Rays, but it can do 1080p all day long. I would have been happy building a frankenstein HTPC, but my wife loved it, and in it went.

 

[crab]

Watch this.

 

[JackBurton]

Very impressive setup crab. That rack is awesome looking. Nice, neat and packed with high end gear. If you have Kaleidescape and Crestron integrated into your system, you went all out. Very nice indeed. Are those Salamander Alex chairs?

 

[crab]

Very impressive setup crab. That rack is awesome looking. Nice, neat and packed with high end gear. If you have Kaleidescape and Crestron integrated into your system, you went all out. Very nice indeed. Are those Salamander Alex chairs?

Yes, but most who sit in them dislike them because the back is so low. Its not that comfortable I guess. I think we're replacing them within the next year, so if anybody wants a set of those (obviously they work for other people), they're for sale. 🙂

 

[iRONic]

Muy bien, senor crab.

 

[iRONic]

I picked up a 12" KSW200 subwoofer last week. An audible improvement over the 10" KSW-10.

 

[crab]

wtf is that? A Klipschorn? Pretty sweet.

I have two RW-10D subs in that theater room. They seem to do alright, but not spectacular.

 

[iRONic]

wtf is that? A Klipschorn? Pretty sweet.

I have two RW-10D subs in that theater room. They seem to do alright, but not spectacular.

To the right of the subwoofer? '86 La Scala, LS-BB.

TBH, Klipsch subs are not known for their spectacularity.

 

[iRONic]

wtf is that? A Klipschorn? Pretty sweet.

I have two RW-10D subs in that theater room. They seem to do alright, but not spectacular.

These are Klipschorns:

Not mine though.

 

[crab]

These are Klipschorns:

Not mine though.

Ahh yes - thats what I remember.

Those subs are hitting the road one of these days.

 

[prism]

My Dad has a couple La Scalas, they look and sound very, very nice.

 

[quakefiend420]

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/quakefiend420/HT.jpg

holy huge grainy pic batman

LG 42" plasma
JBL Northridge mains, rears, and Center
Kenwood VR-4080 reciever
Kenwood 100 CD changer
Wii
PS2
Popcorn Hour
Upconverting DVD player
Cable box
white van guys 12" powered sub(which actually sounds pretty damn good)

that rack is getting pretty packed

all output is also piped into my bedroom, where i have a 32" TV and an old stereo reciever with two 15" tower speakers

i need a new reciever soon, no HDMI switching ftl

 

[brainhulk]

Thanks to Yoyo for steering me away from the axioms! I still dont know what to do about the cables. and I'm still waiting to get an Emotiva xmc-1 and the oppo BDP-83SE.

My new ht/audio room:

B&W 805s fronts
B&W HTM4 center
Monitor Audio Bookshelves for rears
Velodyne SPL-800R subwoofer
Emotiva XPA-5 amp
Denon 2800 preamp
PS3 for Blu-ray and audio
Verizon FiOS for TV/Cable
Vizio VF551XVT 55" 240hz LED LCD

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Those cables do look a little iffy, even by my standards 😉

Really lazy method:
Cover them with some rugs for what's on the ground
Use twist-ties to bundle the cables behind the equipment rack

 

[Tiamat]

Thanks to Yoyo for steering me away from the axioms! I still dont know what to do about the cables. and I'm still waiting to get an Emotiva xmc-1 and the oppo BDP-83SE.

B&W 805s fronts
B&W HTM4 center
Monitor Audio Bookshelves for rears
Velodyne SPL-800R subwoofer
Emotiva XPA-5 amp
Denon 2800 preamp
PS3 for Blu-ray and audio
Verizon FiOS for TV/Cable
Vizio VF551XVT 55" 240hz LED LCD

Congrats on the B&Ws! I used to have N805 then moved to 804s 🙂

Do you need them that wide? Seems very wide. If you check my pic in the first post, my speakers are spaced closer to the TV, but i found that this was the best placement for my room, different rooms will be different.

For my speaker cables, I just rolled them and tucked them behind the speakers, then just had the remaining length required to go straight to the amp by going underneath the TV stand.

 

[brainhulk]

My couch is 14 feet away, thats why i wanted to space them out as far as possible. I may move the couch closer...but yeah i'm gonna have to do some major cable hiding 🙂

 

[Tiamat]

My couch is 14 feet away, thats why i wanted to space them out as far as possible. I may move the couch closer...but yeah i'm gonna have to do some major cable hiding 🙂

My listening position is about 11.5' away from my 54" TV, my speakers are separated by about 6'. Oddly enough, my stereo image widened as I brought them towards each other to where they are now. I attribute this to bringing them away from the wall so that the wall reflection was lessened.

I set my speakers up basically according to Cardas's guidelines and it works well in my room.
http://www.cardas.com/pdf/roomsetup.pdf

 

[PM650]

I finally ditched my 25" CRT and got a Toshiba 32" 720p LCD (32AV502R). That also let me get rid of the VCR I was using for composite inputs and the DTV converter.



Now I need to work on getting a new tv stand.

Glad to see at least one other Athena fan here ^_^

 

[Nohr]

Glad to see at least one other Athena fan here ^_^

:thumbsup: I got lucky and grabbed all mine before they started disappearing. I originally thought the dual 8" floorstanders would have enough bass for me but the upgradeitis kicked in. Still glad I went with them instead of bookshelves though.

You should post a pic of your Athenas if you have them.

 

[brainhulk]

My listening position is about 11.5' away from my 54" TV, my speakers are separated by about 6'. Oddly enough, my stereo image widened as I brought them towards each other to where they are now. I attribute this to bringing them away from the wall so that the wall reflection was lessened.

I set my speakers up basically according to Cardas's guidelines and it works well in my room.
http://www.cardas.com/pdf/roomsetup.pdf

wow thanks! i will try this

 

[Tiamat]

wow thanks! i will try this

I've found that angling the speakers towards the listener takes very fine steps and lots of experimentation. There will be a point were the vocals just "click" and the image is snap center for the vocal.

Ive found that for me, the speakers angled would "fire" at a point behind my head by a couple feet offers a nice snap-center vocal image. But, this has to do a lot with the dispersion of the tweeter (and closeness to the side wall). Since we have the same tweeters...

Also, bringing the speakers (as forward as possible given your living room arrangement) will deepen the soundstage because it reduces the magnitude of the reflection off of the TV screen or wall. It also helps for mid-bass response linearity.