Home Theater/Game Room Thread
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Intrinsic
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I'm using one of those small mSATA drives or whatever they're called. Just big enough to hold Kodi and whatever it needs to work + plugins I mess around with. And had a torrent application set up on there but never finished messing with it. Everything is streamed, wired, off the NAS.
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Just had my 55" LG EF9500 OLED and my Denon 3200 avr professionally calibrated.
Massive difference in the sound quality - each channel is much clearer, crisper and sharper. The sound now "travels" in a way which is much more pleasing on the ears. Even MP3 in stereo sounds incredible.
I highly recommend getting it done if there is a good calibrator in your area.
Massive difference in the sound quality - each channel is much clearer, crisper and sharper. The sound now "travels" in a way which is much more pleasing on the ears. Even MP3 in stereo sounds incredible.
I highly recommend getting it done if there is a good calibrator in your area.
Jysin
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Just curious if this was a calibration from out of the box or if you ever messed with the built-in Audissey calibration? Audissey gets pretty good reviews. How much did the pro calibration cost you?
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I had done the Audyssey, honestly it's like a completely new sound system. The way he explained it is that Audyssey doesn't take into account room characteristics,at least I think that's what he said. He measured the distance to each speaker using some kind of red dot device, tweaked some of the crossover settings but also went into the graphic eq until he got the desired readings.
The TV/audio cost ?500 and it took him about 5 hours work. Just watched the latest Better Call Saul in 4k and it looked terrific, skin tones much more natural and colours vibrant without being overly viviv. A1080p episode of Suits on netflix looked just as good.
Chanur
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That sounds pretty good. I'm set up to stream from my PC to my PS4 now using Plex so I am not sure there would be any benefit to getting one of these for me?
Attog
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XBMC, they changed their name to Kodi a while back. You can do some pretty cool stuff with it. I have a plugin called "The Cinema Experience" that lets me run trailers, ratings slides, Dolby or DTS intros, all of that kind of thing before a movie starts, so if we have a crowd of folks new to the theater room you can set that option and give them the works.
Big Phoenix
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Attog
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it isnt a movie trailer although it could be if you wanted them. i have a dolby atmos trailer and the old go to the lobby and get a treat trailer.
AladainAF
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I have finished my home theater with the exception of the Sound Processor, 4K Projector, and the black diamond zero edge screen which will come soon.
Sub:SVSound PB13 Ultra
Surrounds:4 Bowers and Wilkins DS3B(2 back, 2 side)
Fronts:Bowers and Wilkins 683 S2
Center:Bowers and Wilkins HTM61
Receiver:Denon AVRX4200
I have a PS3 Fat, PS4, XBox One, Steamlink, and HTPC all attached as well.
Pictures coming soon.
Oh, and I originally wasn't going to go with B&W as it seemed at first like generic retail junk.. but damn, I went to a demo of them and I know they make the demo rooms perfect, but they sounded quite good. The fronts are just really really sharp. Not the best I've ever heard, but for the price it was fantastic and to get better sound the price would almost double.
Also, the PB13 Ultra is a monster sub. I do not regret that purchase at all.
Sub:SVSound PB13 Ultra
Surrounds:4 Bowers and Wilkins DS3B(2 back, 2 side)
Fronts:Bowers and Wilkins 683 S2
Center:Bowers and Wilkins HTM61
Receiver:Denon AVRX4200
I have a PS3 Fat, PS4, XBox One, Steamlink, and HTPC all attached as well.
Pictures coming soon.
Oh, and I originally wasn't going to go with B&W as it seemed at first like generic retail junk.. but damn, I went to a demo of them and I know they make the demo rooms perfect, but they sounded quite good. The fronts are just really really sharp. Not the best I've ever heard, but for the price it was fantastic and to get better sound the price would almost double.
Also, the PB13 Ultra is a monster sub. I do not regret that purchase at all.
Jysin
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B&W + "generic retail junk"?
Bro, do you even audiophile? B&W are world class on their high end. The new range of Diamond speakers are my dream for 2ch.
Explore the 802 D3 - Bowers & Wilkins
Build video of the old series diamonds:
The making of an 800 Series Diamond speaker - YouTube
Bro, do you even audiophile? B&W are world class on their high end. The new range of Diamond speakers are my dream for 2ch.
Explore the 802 D3 - Bowers & Wilkins
Build video of the old series diamonds:
The making of an 800 Series Diamond speaker - YouTube
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I have the Denon 3200, like I said above, find a local ISF and HAA certified calibrator and get that system calibrated. Video will make sure the colours look exactly how they're meant to look and brought out more detail on my OLED. Audio is like receiving a free upgrade - the jump in quality and precision was insane.I have finished my home theater with the exception of the Sound Processor, 4K Projector, and the black diamond zero edge screen which will come soon.
Sub:SVSound PB13 Ultra
Surrounds:4 Bowers and Wilkins DS3B(2 back, 2 side)
Fronts:Bowers and Wilkins 683 S2
Center:Bowers and Wilkins HTM61
Receiver:Denon AVRX4200
I have a PS3 Fat, PS4, XBox One, Steamlink, and HTPC all attached as well.
Pictures coming soon.
Oh, and I originally wasn't going to go with B&W as it seemed at first like generic retail junk.. but damn, I went to a demo of them and I know they make the demo rooms perfect, but they sounded quite good. The fronts are just really really sharp. Not the best I've ever heard, but for the price it was fantastic and to get better sound the price would almost double.
Also, the PB13 Ultra is a monster sub. I do not regret that purchase at all.
