*** THE OFFICIAL HOME THEATER & AUDIO THREAD**

[drop ho]

http://www.amazon.com/MartinLogan-DYN500D-Dynamo-500-Subwoofer/dp/B002J9G5ZO/ref=xs_gb_A3VP3L1CGWCWY5?_encoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=441937901&pf_rd_s=right-1&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=20&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1SEKENMBAGHRDR8DC401

check that sexy beast out!!....

dont know compared to the polk audio 10" for USd $100 is this much of an improvement for 3 times the price? If i'm upgrading i like the HSU line.
Anyone has HSU and wish to share?

This shiet is addictive.

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

^ there are a ton of sub reviews and comparisons online

that martin logan is sweet and there have been so many great reviews on subs like Velodyne, Sunfire and SVS, even Polk

I'm pretty happy with my Klipsch Sub-10. I like the tighter bass of smaller subs and my HT room is small so it takes advantage of that.

[drop ho]

i like low bass, the polkaudio PSW10 only goes down to about 30hz.

With the polk audio center i have (CS10) i think i need to upgrade my lowend/sub to balance it.
But overall for USD $100 best value this sub!

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

^ just for the sake of it being low?
what about keeping true to the audio recording?

[drop ho]

ofcourse that is tantamount to everything else but i am sure you would agree that a sub with a wider range of hertz (lower of course) will have the ability to keep it "truer to the recording".

A lower range sub could only try to "dig in" at 16hz let's say?

[crazybalhead]

Boy even expensive subs ASPIRE to 16hz. And more than likely there is not much bass energy in the recording anyway.

[drop ho]

what sub is in your setup cbh?

[16 cycles]

Boy even expensive subs ASPIRE to 16hz. And more than likely there is not much bass energy in the recording anyway.

^ true -

In the 1970s, the motion picture Earthquake premiered with a dramatic new innovation in cinema sound – Sensurround™. For the first time, audio special effects became an integral part of the movie experience. The concept required large powerful subwoofer cabinets to produce very low frequencies, in order to “shake” the movie-theater and simulate an earthquake. Cerwin-Vega developed new transducers and the “Double E” bass horns for the job. Using dual 18” woofers in a folded horn configuration, the internal path length of each bass horn was 6 ft. with a cutoff frequency of 33 Hz. The system had incredibly high sensitivity at 106 dB (1 Watt @ 1 meter). Sensurround™ technology and Cerwin-Vega were honored with an Academy Award for special technical achievement in 1974.

just a reference for what ~33Hz can achieve - though this was the 70's

http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/archiv ... -5505.html

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/archive/ ... 10224.html
^ for some experience / views on the 20/18/16/12Hz tune / necessity etc

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

LFE
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-frequency_effects

[Sky]

Duane, quick question.

Let' say you plug an audio device into the computer through usb and Windows recognises this device as an option for line in and line out (speaker/headphone). This device outputs a signal to the pc and you wan't to record it with a program, any program really. Is the sample rate of the device relevant?
I'm asking because I'm looking at this mixer..
http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/X1204USB.aspx
They say it's 40khz. Is this signal digital and going to the pc that way through usb? Or is this output analog and the recording program can sample this signal as many times as you set it?
Or in the case of this particular product, is that sample rate just for the effects it can apply?

[ru$$ell]

^your biggest challenge is getting it around WASAPI

[Sky]

What you mean?
How does wasapi affect it?
And does it have software to deal with audio devices old scool?

[crazybalhead]

what sub is in your setup cbh?

A home made ting. It in the thread somewhere.

[Swisha]

guys, was wishing i never had to come and post something like this...

put on my Samsung LN46C750 this morning only to see this



the video doesnt really show the extent of it but basically the screen looks like a disco

tried a different hdmi cable already, same problem.

TV is less than a year old and was brought down from the US.

advice?

[ru$$ell]

^ouch,does it have a usb port for firmware update? thats where i would start

[Swisha]

yep that was the first thing i did. updated it over the net and same problem

[Lucian-2nr]

^ Have you tried other inputs and other devices?

[ru$$ell]

^i'm guessing he probably did that as well,any way to hard reset the tv by chance?

[Swisha]

tried running my 360 and greendot cable box directly to it so far without using the receiver.

tried a different hdmi cable from the 360 to the tv, same problem.

hooked up the greendot cable box directly to the tv, same problem.

ru$$ell not sure of a hard reset, will look into that now

[RapToR]

tried running my 360 and greendot cable box directly to it so far without using the receiver.

tried a different hdmi cable from the 360 to the tv, same problem.

hooked up the greendot cable box directly to the tv, same problem.

ru$$ell not sure of a hard reset, will look into that now

Take it to Luxam in chagunas

[Swisha]

will do that first thing monday.

#4 GASTON STREET LANGE PARK, CHAGUANAS right?

u have a contact number for them by chance?

[RapToR]

will do that first thing monday.

#4 GASTON STREET LANGE PARK, CHAGUANAS right?

u have a contact number for them by chance?

Don't have it on me

I out of the country for a while


But most Samsung LCDs give problems


Never had problems with led and plasma from Samsung

[Sky]

Anyone have experience with recording and sampling?
I wanna record at 96k from an external source. I was thinking about that mixer mentioned earlier because I'll be using multiple instruments.
Ru$$el mentioned wasapi, but I looked it up and don't see where it would interfere with recording. Or if it would lock the sample rate regardless. Ru$$el, what you meant?
And what if I get another soundcard. Would it be better to use the line out of the mixer to the line in of the soundcard and sample the analog signal instead of using usb?

Questions questions questions. I'm reading on it, but it takes time.
I'm liking that mixer, but I don't wanna get it and get 40k. 44.1 is fine, I'll just resample, but 40 is cutting it a little too close.

[TheBoostLord]

after going through this thread i realize that im wayyy off course in the Home AV Setup. I did my system almost a decade ago and figure it was a 1 and done thing boy am i wrong. For Visuals i got an AOC 32" lcd..i wunna throw it out so bad! Way too tiny for my likes. For audio I Basically have a RCA RT2600 receiver with some jvc satellites and a powered 12" pioneer sub..however im also duplicating the system with a technics Sa-ax530 going into more satellites and another 12" . its redic LOUD. however i think im missing alot of the new age tech. i basically got a muscle car dat cant take a corner or stop, but it can go and go loud > I felt so good when i was one of the few with dolby digital & dts back in 2001 and i guess im still there today :\ hmm im gonna draw up a plan tomorrow. Since ill be starting from scratch once again i have alot of flexibility.Ill follow the gist of things here and locate a receiver 1st, bigger tv after and finally upgrade the speakers. Any pointers you guys care to give? Thanks alot this thread has really been an eye opener.

[ru$$ell]

Biting the bullet,for those who wanna upgrade to a nice pair of floorstanders,putting my klipsch RF52's up for sale,wish i could keep them,but time to upgrade

viewtopic.php?f=11&t=363286

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

^ damn that is tempting

[copper_shot]

^ buy it...

sell me your set up !

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

^ lol nah I will still have to go and buy a center channel and surrounds

[crazybalhead]

^ lol nah I will still have to go and buy a center channel and surrounds

Purchase these for insta7.1 goodness.

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

^ in truth eh - use the current front L&R as surround L&R and the current surround L&R as the rear L&R

but nah - funds tight dan