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I have a question for you crazy guys
You have these amazing audio and often also HT systems (not everyone has projection -have to go the projection route guys). Do the movies you play on them actually come up to scratch. Do you get frustrated if the movie has lame audio? Also have you all gone down the HD path? Just curious. I ask because often the most engaging movies are the low budget ones. Even my "humble" system is overkill for most of the good movies out there.
Not knocking your amazing audio systems. Would go there myself if funds allowed.Mac 8gb SSD Audirvana ->Weiss INT202 firewire interface ->Naim DAC & XPS2 DR->Conrad Johnson CT5 & LP70S-> Vivid B1s. Nordost Valhalla cables & resonance management. (Still waiting for Paul Hynes PS:M)
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I just hooked it up!
Only thing I have to say... It's a breakjaw! sound is unbelievable!
Bass is deep, mid are superb, I just watched Live free or die hard.. Amazing!
Thanks HTM1D!
I am finally done thinking it's missing a little something in the center channel ))- Bottom
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Originally posted by Briz vegasI have a question for you crazy guys
You have these amazing audio and often also HT systems (not everyone has projection -have to go the projection route guys).
Do the movies you play on them actually come up to scratch.
Do you get frustrated if the movie has lame audio?
Also have you all gone down the HD path? Just curious. I ask because often the most engaging movies are the low budget ones. Even my "humble" system is overkill for most of the good movies out there.
Not knocking your amazing audio systems. Would go there myself if funds allowed.Integrated 7.1 HT and Two-Channel System
Pioneer KRP-600M | VAC Phi Beta 110i | to be determined front end
B&W 802D | B&W HTM1D | B&W ASW-825 | B&W N805 | B&W SCM1
VPI Scout | Oppo BDP-95 | Tivo Series 3 | Integra DTC-9.8
Audio Refinement Multi-5 | PS Audio Premier | Goertz and Electra Glide cables- Bottom
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Originally posted by rompowerI just hooked it up!
Only thing I have to say... It's a breakjaw! sound is unbelievable!
Bass is deep, mid are superb, I just watched Live free or die hard.. Amazing!
Thanks HTM1D!
I am finally done thinking it's missing a little something in the center channel ))
Truly an amazing speaker- Bottom
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Originally posted by Briz vegasI have a question for you crazy guys, You have these amazing audio and often also HT systems (not everyone has projection -have to go the projection route guys). Do the movies you play on them actually come up to scratch. Do you get frustrated if the movie has lame audio? Also have you all gone down the HD path? Just curious. I ask because often the most engaging movies are the low budget ones. Even my "humble" system is overkill for most of the good movies out there. Not knocking your amazing audio systems. Would go there myself if funds allowed.Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil, and you're a thousand miles from the corn field."Dwight D. Eisenhower- Bottom
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Where are you guys crossing over the HTM1D? I always wanted a full range center but even with the HTM1D I think I would still cross it a 80hz.I refuse to tip-toe through life only to arrive safely at death...
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Originally posted by Briz vegasI have a question for you crazy guys
You have these amazing audio and often also HT systems (not everyone has projection -have to go the projection route guys). Do the movies you play on them actually come up to scratch. Do you get frustrated if the movie has lame audio? Also have you all gone down the HD path? Just curious. I ask because often the most engaging movies are the low budget ones. Even my "humble" system is overkill for most of the good movies out there.
Not knocking your amazing audio systems. Would go there myself if funds allowed.
I'm Full HD both in Satellite conversion to 1080p and BluRay with True HD. I use ONLY analog out of the Bluray player not hdmi nor digital anything and the sound is superior by far.
I don't do projection because the room doesn't have the back up space, but I can tell you that large LCD or Plasma can be amazing too. I have a 52 inch Sony Bravia LCD and everything goes to it via a DVDOVP50 PRO upscaler to 1080p.
I get 2 channels out of the satellite with Arts and ArtsHD and when you switch from one to the other the difference is not minor but incredible. Watch the raiin forest in HD or a Crocodiles eye you see everything. Sometimes you see too much like bad skin on one of your favorite actors.
I only buy BluRay now, as the old dvd system is outdated. However, be sure one day bluray DVD will be outdated and is on the horizon. BLURAY palyers will be a thing of the pas and everyone will download their films in full HD and store them on a harddrive.
But for the moment bluray is king- Bottom
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Originally posted by RelentlessWhere are you guys crossing over the HTM1D? I always wanted a full range center but even with the HTM1D I think I would still cross it a 80hz.
One day I might try to see what difference it makes, but for the moment I am enjoying the full spectrum of bass out of the htm1d and others :T :T- Bottom
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Originally posted by misterdoggyBriz,
I'm Full HD both in Satellite conversion to 1080p and BluRay with True HD. I use ONLY analog out of the Bluray player not hdmi nor digital anything and the sound is superior by far.
Originally posted by misterdoggyI don't do projection because the room doesn't have the back up space, but I can tell you that large LCD or Plasma can be amazing too. I have a 52 inch Sony Bravia LCD and everything goes to it via a DVDOVP50 PRO upscaler to 1080p.
Originally posted by misterdoggyI only buy BluRay now, as the old dvd system is outdated. However, be sure one day bluray DVD will be outdated and is on the horizon. BLURAY palyers will be a thing of the pas and everyone will download their films in full HD and store them on a harddrive.
But for the moment bluray is king- Bottom
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Originally posted by AllegianceWhat testing did you do to compare HDMI to analog audio? Also what HDMI equipment did you use?
Does the Bravia have an internal scaler? How much better is the DVDOVP50?
I don't think downloading movies will ever by king, consumers like to have something tangible. Also, most average consumers don't have a very fast internet or big download limit. And I don't know about you, but if I tried to download a 1080P Movie, I would be waiting a while. :P- Bottom
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Originally posted by misterdoggyThis technology is ever changing and the bandwith will change rapidly. Imagine an entire nation downloading at the same time as every household is internet connected. The demand is there and the bandwidth to do will happen quicker than we think.Integrated 7.1 HT and Two-Channel System
Pioneer KRP-600M | VAC Phi Beta 110i | to be determined front end
B&W 802D | B&W HTM1D | B&W ASW-825 | B&W N805 | B&W SCM1
VPI Scout | Oppo BDP-95 | Tivo Series 3 | Integra DTC-9.8
Audio Refinement Multi-5 | PS Audio Premier | Goertz and Electra Glide cables- Bottom
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Originally posted by GremalYes, but if you think the downloads will feature quality better than blu-ray you are in for a tremendous disappointment.
who would have thought what we have today- Bottom
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Originally posted by misterdoggyits all evolving quickly
who would have thought what we have todayIntegrated 7.1 HT and Two-Channel System
Pioneer KRP-600M | VAC Phi Beta 110i | to be determined front end
B&W 802D | B&W HTM1D | B&W ASW-825 | B&W N805 | B&W SCM1
VPI Scout | Oppo BDP-95 | Tivo Series 3 | Integra DTC-9.8
Audio Refinement Multi-5 | PS Audio Premier | Goertz and Electra Glide cables- Bottom
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misterdoggy,
You mentioned early in the thread that your 802Ds are angled inwards. From the pictures, it seems like it is angled in very slightly only, and that if you draw a straight line out from both tweeters, they would meet at quite a distance behind the listener.
I am mainly into 2ch listening, and am wondering whether you didn't angle the speakers further inwards because for HT use, so much info comes out of your centre that you don't have to angle the L & R more to get a more focused image.- Bottom
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Originally posted by watchthewavesmisterdoggy,
You mentioned early in the thread that your 802Ds are angled inwards. From the pictures, it seems like it is angled in very slightly only, and that if you draw a straight line out from both tweeters, they would meet at quite a distance behind the listener.
I am mainly into 2ch listening, and am wondering whether you didn't angle the speakers further inwards because for HT use, so much info comes out of your centre that you don't have to angle the L & R more to get a more focused image.
The distance between the speakers should be the same at the distance to the listener like a perfect triangle if you can.
It would make an interesting thread. How much do you angle your speakers in ?- Bottom
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Misterdoggy; Still waiting for my HTM1D to come in... Why is it when you want something, time crawls ?? - lol. Has your HTM1D changed as it's begun to break-in? Give us you latest assessment.- Bottom
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Consider it prolonging your desire and enjoy the anticipation
I would say its like an 802D but better.... More Umph, Bass but its got more bass speakers (3) as opposed to the 802D which has 2.
I wonder what the guys system was like when he had 3 of them acting as fronts LCR- Bottom
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Originally posted by misterdoggyI would say its like an 802D but better.... More Umph, Bass but its got more bass speakers (3) as opposed to the 802D which has 2.Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil, and you're a thousand miles from the corn field."Dwight D. Eisenhower- Bottom
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Well this is the big question
Level of the tweeters and direction or angle of the tweeters
My 802D's are higher than my ear listening level as I am usually on the couch. In fact everyones couch should be lower than the tweeter.
In fact the height above my ear level of the 802D is EXACTLY the same distance of height the htm1d is below my ear level.
Now if its better higher or lower i am not sure but both are about 1 foot either higher or lower. Both are also angled slight up to ear level or down to ear level.
The fact that the htm1d is aimed and angled up at my ear has perfect direction in sound. I have mine off the floor and the marlan is also on top of the speaker higher than the placement on the speaker than the 802D's.
I conclude from this that there is no difference in distance for either speaker to my ear height therefore not difference in sound- Bottom
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