Even paying cost for gear, I vomit a little when I think about the amount of money I've spent. I buy gear to test before rolling out quite a bit. So I've gone through some gear. Currently have a full 42u rack completely full and a 12u wall hanging network rack for the network and some other smaller items. I am out of room and overflowing. Also redid the wiring in the whole house a few months back and it already looks like shit cause I keep changing things

 

BTW, I got a nice BRAND NEW Sony XBR series 65" tv I am looking to sell if anyone is interested. I unboxed and hung it on a job and the client decided they wanted to go smaller and had us get a 55". I can only send back TVs that are defective once opened, so I could not send this one back. It was never in connected or plugged in. Went up on the wall, he saw it, it came down and back in the box.

 

What brand patch panel do you use?? I have a thread going in Technology ramblings asking for help about Structured Wiring. I decided to go rack versus flush enclosure.


Also you're too far else I would be interested in the TV!

 

might be too rich for my blood, if its the TV that i'm thinking of.

 

I don't know, I have no idea what tv your thinking of or how rich your blood is. I'm looking for 2 grand for it though. That's $500 off retail.

 

$2k for 65" XBR.. damn. That's a steal.

 

You'll probably need to find someone local on that though.. damn.

also.. @ thinking it's too big. That's a first. TBH, our Sony didn't look that big in the showroom.. freaking ginormous in the house.

 

His fireplace had a pattern with flat molding. The 65" stretched beyond the molding, so it did look a little odd, I have to admit. The 55" stopped right at the molding, so it was a cleaner look overall.

 

Should have extended the molding..

 

Screw the molding, give me the extra inches

 

If only you had 3 more inches..

 

So finally got an answer back on my speakers from the local audio place that did the work on my parents house and I bought my receiver and other speakers from. They contacted def tech and the readings are correct for the speakers I have and won't hurt my amp at all. So last night I installed them and replaced the crappy cheap chinese made speakers that came in the house.

Def Tech on the Left old crap on the right


Def Tech on the Left old crap on the right



Now here is where it gets odd. The Def Tech Speakers were actually installed in my parents place by the previous owner when the house was built. I guess one must have went bad over the years at one of them turns out to have a newer tweeter design that is movable compared to the other. I never figured this out before till I popped the speaker grills off last night. I just made sure to aim it straight down. They sound 100x better regardless though.






In the long run it won't be much of an issue as I have a set of 9in ones I will eventually install probably but obviously I will need to inlarge the holes in the ceiling while keeping them lined up correctly. For right now this just worked out to be an easy swap.

 

 

Looking good J

 

I am jealous....

 

<p>Buddy let me have some Mica MB42 that he had sitting in a box. He ordered them after seeing good reviews from AVS forum and Amazon to try them out then he went balls out and spent hella money on a new setup and forgot to test them. He told me since I didn't have bookshelf speakers to give them a try until I'm ready to upgrade.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Been thinking about just getting an amplifier to push my speakers outside... just have to decide on which one.</p>

 

hella, brah

 

<p>Center speaker arrived today, will probably hook it up this weekend. After I finish some other things that I've been putting off..</p>

 

Need a tv for the mountain house.
4K or no 4K that is the question.
Looking at 65"
If I bought a 4K I would put that in our primary home and move the current non-4K to the mountains.
Anyone?

 

I posted that Sony 4K XBR a while back.. would have been a good grab. I think that's a solid plan.

 

AHEM!!!

 

I was able to score a Sony SA-ST7 for close to nothing but problem is that there is no subwoofer with it. Any ideas how I might get a sub to work with it besides buying the model that is supposed to be with the bar?

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you might be SOL on that one unless there is actually a sub output connection.

 

Yeah I researched all day and no luck. They sell the subs for around 300 so that's still not bad for everything.

I'll probably not buy the sub knowing what I know now and just put it on the porch to give my outside tv a better sound.

 

Looks like you're SOL like Maj said. If it had RCA outputs, you MAY have been able to do so but dont think so with this soundbar. Your solution is what I would do as well.

 

so it's about that time of year where hopefully the black friday and xmas sales start to kick in... i'd like to finally get a AVR for the 65"...

so Yamaha or Pioneer Elite? any suggestions?

and go!!!

 

Audi - do you have any thoughts on these KEF?

 

Hmm Best Buy Black Friday just leaked. No thread?

 

Well seems I will be looking for some rear bookshelf speakers soon for my surround system as inspections on the new house are going well so far and it has a vaulted ceiling in the living room so there won't be and in ceiling rears anymore.

 

I'm super impressed with the Polk bookshelf/wallmount speakers that I picked up a few months back, they sound amazing

 

I am trying to discern the difference (besides price) of the two receivers to replace an Onkyo 7.1 receiver I already have. I am trying to decide between the Onkyo TX-NR646 and the Yamaha RX-A840 (which is discontinued).

Here is what I need from the new receiver:
-Powered zone 2 speaker outputs
-Zone 2 or 3 preout composite connections
-Be able to listen to digital sources in zone two (not necessarily different sources than main zone). Just want to be able to hear HDMI and optical sources that are playing in main zone and zone 2
-Dual sub outs

Main difference between the two is that the Yamaha has more features it seems.
RX-A840 - AVENTAGE - Audio & Visual - Products - Yamaha United States

I do like Onkyo though, and on the website, it did say I can use digital sources for the second zone. However, it has less preouts and less inputs than the Yamaha.
Receivers | A/V Receiver | Stereo Receiver | AVR | TX-NR646 | Onkyo USA

Anyone have either of these receivers?

 

I looked at the BB BF ad, and I didn't see any good receivers in there.

Kam - I'm looking at the Yamaha RX-A840 receiver myself and comparing it to the Onkyo TX-NR646.

 

I believe with the Yamaha A840 it is like my 1040 in that you can listen to an HDMI or optical audio on zone 2 but only in party mode meaning the same thing is playing in zone 1 at the same time. If you want to listen to a separate optical signal or HDMI on zone 2 I believe you are going to have to step up to the new A-850. I am actually considering getting the 1050 to replace my 1040 for that feature alone as I would prefer to use optical audio for my zone2 rather than standard stereo connection I am using right now for it.

 

Yeah I don't care if the separate Zone 2 can play digital sources that are DIFFERENT from the main zone. I just want Zone 2 to play the same digital sources that Zone 1 is playing, like from a Blu-Ray player or Roku hooked up through HDMI.

Also, can I hook up an amp to the preamp section of the Yamaha preouts AND the zone two speakers? If not, why not? With the A840, I want to hook up the dining room speakers to the Zone 2 speaker outputs, the Zone 2 preout to a separate amp powering 2 speakers in my garage, and the 7.1 preouts to two separate speakers that we can listen to out back. Is that possible with the A840?

 

My only suggestion is that if you think there is the remote possibility of needing an external amp in your future make sure the AVR has a full set of pre-outs. Emotiva and Outlaw make some really nice affordable amps.

With that said I like Pioneer. The D3 AMPs that are in some of their AVRs are pretty damn nice. Low heat.

 

link?

 

Elite A/V Receivers | Pioneer Electronics USA
SC-91 and up have the D3 amps. I didn't check to specs to see if they all have a full set of preouts.

https://emotiva.com/products/emotiva/amplifiers-0

http://www.outlawaudio.com/products/index.html

I wouldn't bother with Outlaw's or Emotiva's preamps. If you decide that you want an amp get a receiver with preouts to drive it. Emotiva/Outlaw amps both have strong following on the interweb.

 

They do.

 

i want that SC91... but i don't want to drop 1k!!!

 

Now I'm looking at 9.2 receivers. Ugh. I'm with ya man!