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[Vman]

<facepalm> i'm Raptorize </facepalm>

[X_Factor]

AUDIO VIDEO ONE
Trinidad W.i.
868 689 2065
http://www.circuitrytt.com
domchatoor@gmail.com

Martin Logan dealer as well

Gawd damn

raptor quoted me 2200 a piece on these
http://www.amazon.com/MartinLogan-Motio ... nk-c605-20

may consider them in the latter half of the year!

[crazybalhead]

^ the hell! they giving that away!

The reviews are what I expected, no real bass in the lowest octave, slightly muddy, and good for music in a small room mostly.

[pioneer]

Well for $85USD you expected the 5th symphony?

[crazybalhead]

Well for $85USD you expected the 5th symphony?

No sah!!! it's a steal of a deal! 85US and you now buy MDF and screws.

[Swisha]

Q: i have a Pioneer VSX-1020-K rx and was wondering if it's possible to connect a powered speaker like the one below to Zone 2

http://www.amazon.com/PYLE-PRO-PPHP123M ... peaker+rca

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

^ yes of course. The back of the receiver has RCA low level for "Zone 2 out"

Pioneer VSX-1020-K


you can use that to run to the powered speakers.

That is actually the better option since for un-powered speakers you would have to give up your 2 surround back channels and use 5.1 instead of 7.1 and the receiver will convert those two channels to Zone 2 instead of sending surround back audio to it.

[Swisha]

thanks, just wanted to make sure.

any advice on good powered speakers?

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

^ why do you want powered speakers?

[Swisha]

jus want something for outside when i having a lime home. thought a good powered speaker would be the way to go...

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

if you have powered speakers then you can just hook up your ipod to it directly, no need for the second zone and running all that wiring outside

if you do plan on using zone 2 for this you will need to get a RF remote cause then to adjust the volume or do anything you will have to keep going into your living room or HT room to point the remote at the receiver and/or player.

[Swisha]

music playing thru MacBook, Apple Remote on the iPhone controlling everything

[X_Factor]

there are alot of the powered gemini monitor boxes selling
i think the average price is 2400 for 1

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

music playing thru MacBook, Apple Remote on the iPhone controlling everything

if your music library is shared then you can play it from your phone directly and forget the MBP entirely

however if you want to control the volume using Remote App, then you will have to turn the volume high on the receiver and then control it on the Remote App since the remote app can't control the receiver.

then again if you're doing all of that then what's the need for the receiver and zone 2?

[Swisha]

want music playing inside as well as outside...

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

^ the same music?

because zone 2 is for playing different content from zone 1

[Swisha]

serious? hmmm guess i'll have to go with the speaker B setup then?

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

Yup serious. But not speaker B either.

Zone 2 is meant to be used in another room like the kitchen or dining room or patio. You can listen to some music in your kitchen or patio while the kids watch a movie in the HT room. Zone 2 uses a different source input.

Speaker B is for Dolby Pro Logic IIz, where you can add small front speakers (left and right) high up (ideally where the ceiling meets the wall) above your main front speakers to give the front stage more height. Thus the z in IIz, as in the Z axis. Works great for special effects where things fly over your head or helicopters fly over etc.

I see speaker B is selectable so perhaps Zone 2 uses that instead of taking up 2 channels from your 7.1 as non IIz receivers usually do for a second zone. However using it for zone 2 means you will have to give up the height effect channels.

If you want the same content inside and outside you can just simply use a wireless transmitter to send the same signal to the powered speakers outside.

[Swisha]

only have a 5.1 setup so no need for the 7.1 sound. found these in the manual:

[C] 7.1 channel surround system & Speaker B connection

•Speaker System setting: Speaker B

With these connections you can simultaneously enjoy 5.1-channel surround sound in the main zone with stereo playback of the same sound on the B speakers. The same connections also allow for 7.1-channel surround sound in the main zone when not using the B speakers.

Speaker B setup
You can listen to stereo playback in another room.

1 Connect a pair of speakers to the front height speaker terminals.

2 Select ‘Speaker B’ from the Speaker System menu.

• SP->AB – Sound is output from A-speaker terminal (up to 5 channels, depending on the source), the two speakers in B-speaker terminal, and the subwoofer. The sound from B-speaker terminal will be the same as the sound from A-speaker terminal (multichannel sources will be downmixed to 2 channels).

so this is basically saying i can set the receiver to send the same sound from the main room to another location using the speaker B setup, no?

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

^ yes it would seem so
it would be powered though

[Swisha]

that was my next question. is the receiver powerful enough to power the 5.1 system as well as one of those speaker boxes?

[X_Factor]

anyone using the front height in their set up? does it really make a difference ?

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

^ check this article
http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/articl ... -logic-iiz

" I didn't hear the height cues I expected. Nothing in particular seemed to come from the height speakers-just occasional ambient sounds and a bit of music. In fact, it didn't add what I'd call ambience. Instead, it sounded as if I'd swapped out the little Sunfires for a hulking tower speaker system. I'd describe the sound as taller, not higher.

A few measurements showed me just how subtle the effect is. Even when the height channels are running at their peak, their output is typically about 20 decibels lower than that of the main channels.

This result held up with other action movies. The more action, the more kick-ass the soundtrack, the more exciting PLIIz made things. However, in most dramas and comedies, PLIIz does very little except during moments when the music swells. Certain scenes, like the opening of Ratatouille in which a light rain falls, really come alive in PLIIz. Most scenes don't."

And apparently it does nothing when listening to stereo content like music since PLIIz works on Pro logic for movies, not music - so you will get no difference when listening to music unless the actual audio file or disc is in surround sound.

[X_Factor]

read sorta the same comments on av forums so i was wondering if it was really worth it
and i saw t he 1022 u mentioned has the feature
but who knows maybe for curiousity i will try it

[iM@st@1]

Does anyone know if there are any local Custom Home Theater Installation companies?

[X_Factor]

AUDIO VIDEO ONE
Trinidad W.i.
868 689 2065
http://www.circuitrytt.com
domchatoor@gmail.com

it will cost u eh

[iM@st@1]

Thanks X_Factor, was just interested to know if anyone doing that kind of work down here.

[ru$$ell]

^do it yourself like me and my bro did,he's currently doing one in his house,cant wait to see the end result of that

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

^do it yourself like me and my bro did,he's currently doing one in his house,cant wait to see the end result of that

cool story bro?

Ps. I decided to hold off on buying the Oppo BDP 103

I need to see the quality difference before I spend US$500 on a bluray player when I already have a PS3.

[ru$$ell]

^a csb joke really duane

i thought your ps3 went kaput?