Originally posted by: pclstyle
just discovered this thread today. moved my speakers around a bit following the placement guidelines and even my untrained ears bleed new levels of love.
thanks much!
Originally posted by: sdifox
Yoyo, may I suggest you add the HD-A3 as a good standalone DVD Upscaler? I have it and I am so happy with its upconversion, I am not going to bother to buy HD-DVDs of movies I got already. All 1200 of them.
Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Originally posted by: sdifox
Yoyo, may I suggest you add the HD-A3 as a good standalone DVD Upscaler? I have it and I am so happy with its upconversion, I am not going to bother to buy HD-DVDs of movies I got already. All 1200 of them.
I forget if I put anything about upconverting sources in there... what section are you talking about?
Originally posted by: sdifox
Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Originally posted by: sdifox
Yoyo, may I suggest you add the HD-A3 as a good standalone DVD Upscaler? I have it and I am so happy with its upconversion, I am not going to bother to buy HD-DVDs of movies I got already. All 1200 of them.
I forget if I put anything about upconverting sources in there... what section are you talking about?
The one you don't have
After I posted I checked your article again and it doesn't mention video sources
Originally posted by: Excelsior
Craigsub.....seriously...is a joke. His "methodology" is a joke. Now when Ilkka in Finland gets a hold of one, it'll be truly interesting.
I don't need some sub testing "guru" to tell me that a Mark Seaton designed 15" ported sub is going to be very solid for the money. Thats just common sense.
Originally posted by: 3chordcharlie
You must get this all the time, but I wish I had read this before I bought the first piece of my current setup.
I've started 'fixing' things in the right direction, but I'll have replaced everything by the time it's all said and done
Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Originally posted by: 3chordcharlie
You must get this all the time, but I wish I had read this before I bought the first piece of my current setup.
I've started 'fixing' things in the right direction, but I'll have replaced everything by the time it's all said and done
I wish I had read it too :laugh:
Originally posted by: xboxist
Would anyone be willing to help me figure out a plan for my home theater? I've never had a "speaker system" before, and even after reading this great guide I have many questions. I'll try to lay out what I know:
goal: to simply have better sound than the stock sound that comes from my TV's speakers
Samsung 46" LCD HDTV
PS3 (Blu-ray movies)
--Would be for an elongated living room. Room is roughly 25' W x 14' D. Couch and TV are opposite each other sitting near the middle of their 25' walls. (viewing distance is roughly 11')
--Hardwood floors.
--standard drywall and finished ceiling
--I don't have access to the attic to be able to drop wires down into the walls.
Is there any conceivable way to set up surround sound without it looking all ghetto? Unless there's some cabling basics that I don't know of, I can't see how I can run wires from my TV to back around near my couch without laying them on the floor around the perimeter of the room.
So with that said, I'll assume that I'm not a candidate for a surround sound system. What then, should I look for in terms of a speaker setup that remains up front in the TV area? What speaker types would you recommend I try out? Just two floor speakers? That + a sub? Something else? Would this type of setup require a receiver, or would they hook directly into my TV?
edit -- budget is roughly $250-450
Thanks in advance for any of your thoughts!
Originally posted by: xboxist
If I went with the rug plan... are speaker wires durable enough to be walked on several times a day?
What exactly does a 2.0 or 2.1 system consist of? Actually, n/m. Going to go Google it. Thank you