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gret posted:I really like those speaker stands. Anyone know where I can get something that looks like that? They're from IKEA, but I haven't seen them there in a while and can't find them in their online catalogue - seems like they stopped carrying them  .
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The rest is under construction but I just got my Epik Knight in and it gave me a huge boner. I seriously underestimated the size of it (yeah, they have dimensions, but its all just numbers until you see it) but listening to some of the sub-20Hz sounds in Transformers made me not care at all. Feeling the sounds like that is something I had never experienced before. I love it more than words can describe. I feel like I've never properly seen a movie before. Best $600 I've ever spent hands down. Click here for the full 849x646 image.
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porksmash posted:The rest is under construction but I just got my Epik Knight in and it gave me a huge boner. I seriously underestimated the size of it (yeah, they have dimensions, but its all just numbers until you see it) but listening to some of the sub-20Hz sounds in Transformers made me not care at all. Feeling the sounds like that is something I had never experienced before. I love it more than words can describe. I feel like I've never properly seen a movie before. Best $600 I've ever spent hands down. jesus what was your old sub?? an onkyo or something? and yeah the epik is a great sub, it is the best $600 subwoofer out there, nice choice. Sure theres the av123 MFW-15 which is designed by mark seaton, but with the extremely lovely quality control on the amp the MFW-15 is not worth all the trouble youre likely to go through.
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Just moved into my new place a month ago and I almost have the theater room set up fully. Some of the wiring isn't finished yet and we still need frames for the posters we're going to be rotating through on the wall, but:    Equipment: Pioneer Kuro PDP-5080HD 720p 50" Plasma Pioneer SC-07 Receiver Shuttle SG33G5 HTPC Paradigm 11Se Mk2 L/R Paradigm CC-450 center AKAI CW-2100 sides Paradigm Atom rears Velodyne CT-100 10" sub Lazyboy reclining leather couch  Logitech Harmony One remote for controlling almost everything Logitech Dinovo Edge wireless keyboard for the HTPC This poo poo plays loud. I have tons of headroom on the receiver and the sub is monstrously powerful. When there's an explosion, it pressurizes the room and you can feel it in your chest. To be set up: Mitsubishi HD1000 720p projector After doing a lot of measuring it seems like the only reasonable screen size I can get is 92". I'll be picking up a screen shortly and then ceiling mounting the projector. The screen will go directly in front of the TV and will be a pull down or electric; still deciding if i want to go with a decent pull down or a cheapo electric, as I can get either for around the same price. The second couch is moved in and out of the room as needed when guests come over. We're still trying to decide what exactly we want to do with it as a more permanent solution, so that we have more than 3 seats. Keeping it in the room all the time makes it pretty cramped. Also the back of the room helps ensure this is the most central room in the house. We're sure to keep it stocked (about 300 bottles in the shelving right now). 
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Nov 23, 2008 17:12
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Omegaslast posted:jesus what was your old sub?? It is a Definitive Technology ProSub 600. I guess it would be good for a very small room, but it really does not sound good at all in a huge basement.
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Nov 23, 2008 22:02
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titaniumone posted:The screen will go directly in front of the TV How's that again?
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Nov 25, 2008 00:09
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niralisse posted:How's that again? I just did this (will post some pics at some point). Flat screen TV on the wall. Projector retractable screen about 10" from wall, it comes down in front of the TV.
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Nov 25, 2008 01:16
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Decairn posted:I just did this (will post some pics at some point). Flat screen TV on the wall. Projector retractable screen about 10" from wall, it comes down in front of the TV. Yes, that's exactly it. I'm going to set it up so that it's only about an inch in front of the TV, and comes down to the top of the TV stand so it doesn't obstruct the center channel. I just convinced my roommate to help me paint the room this weekend. We're going to paint it a dark burgundy color, it should look way better. Also ordered some HDMI walljacks for installing the projector. I'll post pictures when it's all finished.
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Nov 25, 2008 05:49
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Decairn posted:I just did this (will post some pics at some point). Flat screen TV on the wall. Projector retractable screen about 10" from wall, it comes down in front of the TV. Why would you keep the TV?
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Nov 25, 2008 06:42
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niralisse posted:Why would you keep the TV? keep the usage hours down on the projector I'd assume.
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Nov 25, 2008 07:01
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niralisse posted:Why would you keep the TV? 1) You can't use a projector during the day without blacking the windows out (depressing) 2) You can't use a projector with the lights on 3) Projectors are expensive to run ($450/bulb) 4) 92" isn't something you always feel like using for every single task I'll only be using it for late-night movies, really.
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Nov 25, 2008 23:13
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titaniumone posted:1) You can't use a projector during the day without blacking the windows out (depressing) Those are good reasons. It must be nice to have money.
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Nov 26, 2008 07:13
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niralisse posted:Those are good reasons. It must be nice to have money. I only spent a little more for my Sanyo Z5 and 32" Sony than I would have for just a 50 inch TV. The only big difference is the extra matrixing switch. I am far from rich, it just took me 3 years to buy it all.
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Nov 27, 2008 00:03
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900ftjesus posted:What did it look like before the accident? 
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Nov 28, 2008 03:30
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I'd succumb to an OCD fit if I walked into that room
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Nov 28, 2008 17:08
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I finally realized what bothers me most about that photo - it's the huge amount of stuff on the floor, combined with the eerily empty wall. Brr. Buy a Billy at ikea and stuff all that poo poo in there.
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Nov 28, 2008 22:35
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Look at the photo closely. Do you see the green box cutter sitting on the "TV stand"? He is clearly a terrorist that has come to crash his setup into this thread.
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Nov 28, 2008 23:22
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Is that an 360 Elite on an Oven Rack 
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Nov 29, 2008 00:07
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On Unicornback posted:Is that an 360 Elite on an Oven Rack Yeah, a lot of us goons use those to keep our 360's raised up so it gets better ventilation. Those things are pretty sweet actually. Also, moving in 2 weeks and can't wait to get a new A/V setup going  .
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Finally got the rest of my setup in: Click here for the full 1280x960 image. And the sub off to the side:  Click here for the full 1280x960 image. List O' Stuff: TV: Mitsubishi WD-Y577 DLP Receiver: Denon AVR-789 Fronts: 2x KEF iQ9 Center: KEF iQ6c Surrounds: 2x KEF iQ3 Subwoofer: Epik Knight And a PS3 for games and Blu-Ray action.
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porksmash posted:Finally got the rest of my setup in: Nice, i see you got the kefs. Have you pumped some stereo music through them??? How do they sound?
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They sound amazing. With the sub backing them up there is no comparison to my old speakers. I still can't get over how stuff (usually the singer) sounds like it is coming from the center, but when I move closer and put my ear in front of it it is completely silent. Also when I close my eyes I can't tell where the fronts are, which is awesome.
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porksmash posted:They sound amazing. With the sub backing them up there is no comparison to my old speakers. I still can't get over how stuff (usually the singer) sounds like it is coming from the center, but when I move closer and put my ear in front of it it is completely silent. Also when I close my eyes I can't tell where the fronts are, which is awesome. Yep those are the two best things about moving up to a proper pair of speakers described pretty much exactly how i would describe them. Eventually you will also run into songs that throws sounds to the left and right of the speakers, it will trick your ears into thinking the walls themselves are somehow producing sound. Its a neat trick.
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Just got my MGS4 PS3 so I feel like my getup is complete for now.  32" Bravia 720p Onkyo 606 Wii MGS4 PS3 HTPC KEF iQ6c - center KEF IQ3 - Front LR Wharfedale WH-2 - Dipole Surround Velodyne Vx-10 Sub Booda Litter Dome Pretty happy 
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Dec 10, 2008 02:14
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On Unicornback posted:Just got my MGS4 PS3 so I feel like my getup is complete for now. Beautiful setup. I have to admit, your couch appears to be the most comfortable of them all...and very jealous of the KEF setup 
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Dec 10, 2008 04:28
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I like that a lot, but the hugeness of everything makes your TV look really small in comparison.
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TV: Samsung LN52A630 Verizon Motorola DVR Sony Playstation 3 Toshiba HD-A3 Onkyo HT-R520 (5.1 system, I want to upgrade to a 7.1 receiver with HDMI ports, I like the S606). Not Pictured: XBOX360 which is not hooked up at the moment. This is just temporary, after Christmas I am going to buy a wallmount with an arm, so I can hang it on the wall and put it into that corner and then figure what I want to do with all of my stuff. My fiance wants to buy a latter looking stand and put it all on, but who knows right now. I will probably be asking advice on where I should mount speakers based on my room and it's layout at some point in time soon.
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Dec 11, 2008 01:35
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On Unicornback posted:Just got my MGS4 PS3 so I feel like my getup is complete for now. Another kef guy, very nice. That TV is looking pretty small next to that center channel... i think a 50" is in order. 
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Yeah I suppose the TV is a bit smaller than the rest of the setup  But our couch is only like 6-7 ft from the TV so it really isn't a huge issue at the moment. I'll get my usage out of this TV and upgrade years down the line when I get a new place -- I'm more impressed by audio as of now anyway.
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Just moved in last week and finally got everything today:  Electronics: Samsung LN46A950 LCD TV Onkyo TX-SR706 Receiver Playstation 3 (Game and Blu-Ray Player) Logitech Harmony 1000 Remote RCN Cable/DVR Speakers: B&W 685 Fronts w/ B&W Stands B&W HTM62 Center B&W 686 Rears w/ B&W Stands Furniture: Salamander Synergy 236 Console Crate and Barrel Axis Sectional Cross Coffee Table Meade Telescope
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Belldandy posted:What's it like having the center so low? Seems like the coffee table would get in the way.
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niralisse posted:What's it like having the center so low? Seems like the coffee table would get in the way. I actually thought of that right before you posted, I raised the shelf up a little and now its slightly above the coffee table.
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Regnevelc posted:TV: Samsung LN52A630
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Belldandy posted:Just moved in last week and finally got everything today: That coffee table kind of reminds me of a Noguchi coffee table.
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gret posted:That coffee table kind of reminds me of a Noguchi coffee table. Yep, the Noguchi wouldn't really work in my space well, I felt this was a close second. I want one bad though
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Belldandy posted:Yep, the Noguchi wouldn't really work in my space well, I felt this was a close second. I want one bad though Me too, but I don't have an extra couple of thousand dollars lying around either.
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Dec 12, 2008 19:33
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Thank god, monoprice had the wallmount I want in stock today. Ordered with some in-wall rated HDMI cables! My christmas break is going to be fun setting all of this stuff up!
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gret posted:Me too, but I don't have an extra couple of thousand dollars lying around either. Not that its cheap to begin with, but I have been seeing Noguchi tables on sale for as low as $1150 with free shipping.
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Belldandy posted:Not that its cheap to begin with, but I have been seeing Noguchi tables on sale for as low as $1150 with free shipping. Yeah, I think getting a better TV than my current 32" Magnavox will take priority over a nice table, assuming I didn't hit the Mega Million jackpot.
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I've seen people make Noguchi knockoffs of that 1944 "Coffee Table" for way cheaper. Its not the real deal but Herman Miller isn't exactly really nice about making affordable design. The one you have is nice though! I like how I'm starting to browse this thread more for people's furniture than the av setups.
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