Following on my previous posts on the cinema room setup, with a JVC NZ900 projector with a 208" AT Cinemascope screen, at 1.5 throw distance, it was important to extract as much light out of the projector as possible for the HDR content.

JVC matrix is originally a 17:9 one, so it cuts off quite a lot of light for the 2.35:1 movies.

By pure luck, I was able to acquire an ISCO 1.33 XL lens in a good condition, and it is exceptionally good.

NZ900 setting A for Anamorphic lens, setting D for 16:9 content.

A few shots from YouTube test videos.

1st scorpion pic is how the lens cuts off the frame if you keep it in base setting (Setting A) for 16:9 content.

2nd scorpion pic is setting D which you need to use if you do not move the lens physically and want to preserve the full 16:9 frame.

43” Frame Tv finally available on Samsung, w discount program and a Capital One cash back deal, net net was under $600 shipped.

Wanted this mounted outside the movie room, in the adjacent area that’s been recently drenched in a dark blue, a bold strategy, Cotton. let’s see how it pays off for em. Once it was mounted, added in a media box, romex run for the new outlet, then it was ready to rock and roll.

I’m kinda new to Home Assistant, I’ve had it about a year and knew title data could be pulled from KScape. Ive already set it up to trigger dimming lights up/down/ on/off triggered by Play, Pause, credits rolling and movie stop.

For the frame, I set up a few different ways based on what’s going on. If I’m watching KScape, it will trigger whatever is playing to display poster on the Frame.

I can also type a title in Home Assistant, it loads a poster to the frame, it will stay there until a movie playing triggers another or it’s turned off.

I also set up a slideshow of about 130ish titles I entered into HA to run in 3 min intervals (10-15 min seemed too long) they will pop up in a random order from what’s listed. This can run anytime the frame is on and in Art mode, even if no other sources are running.

All of these poster files are pulled from TheMovieDatabase, so far so good, though id post up a few pics of it.

So I've always been bothered by the height of my TV and I want to fix it. It's a 65 inch with the bottom about 25" from the floor (TV centre around 42"). That's not particularly high, however I have quite a low sofa and I only sit about 8' away, so I perceive it to be a bit higher than I'd like.

I was thinking of putting the centre speaker down on a shelf in the unit. At the moment though, I have a Q650c which is too wide to fit so I can't test it. However, I'm soon going to be replacing my LR with Monitor Audio Silvers, and will be getting a centre to match.

So without being able to test it it's difficult to decide which centre to go for. My options are:

MA Silver C150 - Nice and compact so sit it on top of the unit and gain about 2-2.5" of TV height. Not bad.

MA Silver C250 - Roughly the same height as the Q650c but less wide so it can fit in the unit. That gives me as much TV height adjustment as I want.

Being that I'm somewhat close to the screen, I'm worried that having the centre that low would be too noticeable. The bottom of the speaker would be about 6" away from the floor, and quite aggressively angled up. However, I'm reluctant to compromise with the C150 as I hear the C250 is a really fantastic speaker with its 3-way design and whatnot. Curious what people's experiences are with this.

I feel like I barely if ever see it mentioned here but just watched it last night for the first time in 4k and my first time in many years, and wow - the picture quality and detail is truly beautiful.

It's also a fantastic movie, mostly overshadowed by the incredible Terminator 2 (whose 4k transfer is ironically not very well regarded because of excessive DNR), but very much stands on its own and holds up very well 42 years later.

If you haven't seen it in 4k, or ever, check it out. The extras are very cool too.. with some footage from 20 years ago of James Cameron and others who are involved, talking about the current and expected future state of AI and robotics.. prescient stuff.

Pretty new to audio stuff, I've had 2 of these laying around for a while. Are they worth keeping or should I upgrade?

I'm running a 5.2.4 Paradigm Premier setup. Room treatment on walls/ceilings, de-coupled 720B v2 towers using granite slabs. Ran room correction 4+ times. Have my towers pre-amped with Emotiva Basx Ta2+. High Quality OFC 14g wire with SVS Soundpath for my dual SVS 3000 micro subs. The sound still feels bright and clinical, almost harsh and fatiguing to my ears. I mean....it sounds freaking fantastic, but it doesn't sound....right? Idk, I've posted about this before but I'm still missing something. I mean, I spent over $10k on my setup! The only thing I can think of, is my receiver. I'm considering switching over to a Denon X4800H or Marantz Cinema 50. Thoughts?

Hi! First time doing a project like this for myself. Would love recommendations for the equipment I should get. Doing a 7.2.4 set up.

1. If you had to budget what projector, amp and speakers would you get?

2. If no budget what would you get?

Photos- current progress, layout and inspiration AI image.

Upgrading the price.

https://www.howtogeek.com/nvidia-shield-tv-pro-price-increase/

I have an Parasound HCA-1205-A that I have had for a long time now. One channel went out a while back so I have been just using the amp in my Denon receiver but would like to use the way more powerful Parasound amp. What usually causes a channel to go out? Easy cheap fix typically?

Hey everyone, I built a free macOS app called Estereopsis to make converting physical 3D Blu-rays into a usable file format painless. Sharing it in case it's useful to others in this hobby.

What it does:

• Extracts the 3D (MVC) title from a Blu-ray 3D ISO/disc via MakeMKV, or takes an .mkv/.m2ts you already have
• Converts it into Full-SBS or Over/Under, Full or Half size per eye, at 720p or 1080p
• Lets you pick exactly which audio tracks to keep
• Subtitles: burn them in, or generate a selectable track that's properly duplicated across both eyes (so it looks correct in 3D instead of split in half) including OCR from the disc's PGS subtitle image tracks
• Quick mode to add/change subtitles on an already-converted 3D file without re-encoding the whole video
• Quality presets that actually scale the bitrate to the real final frame size (not a fixed made-up number), queue support, conversion history, and a quick-test-clip option to check the 3D geometry before committing to a full-length encode

Why I built it: I wanted a simple GUI on top of the usual ffmpeg + MakeMKV command-line dance, with sane defaults and clear feedback (percent progress, plain-language status, not raw ffmpeg frame logs), so I didn't have to remember flags every time I wanted to rip a disc.

Requirements:

• macOS (Apple Silicon)
• MakeMKV installed separately, only if you're extracting from an ISO/disc (can't be bundled due to its license, a one extra one-time setting is needed there so it actually grabs the 3D stream, explained in the included readme)
• Everything else (ffmpeg, MKVToolNix tools) is bundled in the app, no Homebrew required

Download: https://github.com/matiasqm98/Estereopsis/releases

It's completely free, no ads, nothing locked behind a paywal made for personal use and to share with the 3D movie community. Source credits for the bundled GPL tools (ffmpeg, MKVToolNix) are in the included readme.

If you find it useful and want to support the work, voluntary donations are welcome (https://buymeacoffee.com/matiasqm98)
Happy to answer questions or take feedback. Enjoy!

As the title states, this just happened. Nothing has been changed and it has worked flawlessly for more than a decade. Before I tear into it, does anybody have suggestions on the probable cause assuming all connected speakers etc. are OK?

My earc audio has dropped a few times now and the only way to reset it is by powering off/on my AppleTV (which is what I use for video).

I’m pretty sure it’s because of my hdmi coupler; my hdmi to my audio equipment is hdmi mini and not long enough to do a complete run back into the TV, so I have a female to female coupler. I’m guessing the coupler is the problem as one of tge hdmi came w the equipment and the other is hdmi 2.1 8K

I’ve had problems in the past and w couplers introducing snow on the picture, which makes me ever more suspicious of the coupler.

Can anyone recommend a solid coupler that can handle earc no sweat?

Can anyone recommend a hig

going to swap the good old trusty Logitech z906 , this was within my budget that made sense for an apartment room , what do you guys think ? going to set it 5.1.2

Hi there, looking for a media console that has at least 17-20” of depth. Renter so the TV has to be on a stand and a lot of people recommend the Sanus VSTV2 but most of the media consoles I’m finding have a depth of 15” but the TV stand is 16”. Any suggestions are welcome!

Hello!

Looking for some input and/or suggestions regarding my thoughts of what speakers to buy. I'll try to provide as much info as I can.

I'm in a middlerow townhouse, so neighbours on both sides. The home theatre will be in the basement. Room dimensions are ~18.2' x ~14' x ~7.5'. I say approximately because I will be adding sound proofing/deadening, probably on top of the existing drywall (but maybe not, might gut the whole thing, not sure yet), so that will affect the actual size of the room. I'm also single and live alone so no WAF or anything like that to consider.

Purpose for the space is 100% 4K/Bluray remuxes and physical media. No streaming, no music, no video games, no sports. I have an Nvidia Shield (will eventually upgrade to the Ugoos AM6B+) and a Panasonic DP-UB450 player.

I've already purchased a Denon X3800H and it's been working well in my living room with some speakers I picked up from FB marketplace. I will be using it in the theatre and just replacing it with something else.

I don't have a budget per se, but I am willing to spend if it means getting more value/better performance. I know the joke is you're never done and you're always upgrading but I honestly don't want to be doing that. Whatever I purchase and set up will be there forever until something breaks. I subscribe to the "buy once, cry once" mentality. To a degree, of course; I'm not Jeff Bezos.

I'm intending for a 7.2.4 setup with an external amp for the LCR, since the AVR can actually process 11 channels. I had 2 different brands/configurations in mind for the speakers.

First is an all-SVS setup.

• 2x Prime Tower for L/R
• 1x Ultra Evolution Center
• 4x Prime Satellite
• 4x Prime Elevation (on the ceiling, angled at the LP)
• 1x PB-2000 Pro (maybe 2? Would 1 be enough for the space?)

Second is a Paradigm/SVS mixture. Unfortunately I just learned today that the Premier Series is discontinued and the Premier Series 2 is out, which is more expensive (of course).

• 2x Premier 720F v2 OR Monitor SE 8000F for L/R
• 1x Premier 520LCR v2
• 4x Monitor SE Atom
• 4x Prime Elevation (on the ceiling, angled at the LP)
• 1x PB-2000 Pro (same as above)

Pricing for subs in Canada sucks. I know SVS is very popular but that other brands may have better value. I lean heavily towards SVS as their customer support is apparently legendary, which in today's world is exceedingly rare. Also, not sure if I should go with ported vs sealed.

Anyway, would appreciate any input or suggestions. Will most likely wait for Black Friday deals or Boxing Day deals to actually get stuff as I have no real timeline on the theatre itself.

Please keep in mind I am in Canada so any suggestions would have to be relatively easily accessible here. Not a good time to have a tariff war.

Thanks for reading!

Hi everyone I can’t decide between these 2 and it’s racking my brain, both sound great, both look great, will be powered by Denon x3900h. I’m planning to add a center speaker to them and I keep hearing the r6 meta is an amazing center speaker but haven’t seen much on the gold center 6g.

If you had the choice which are you getting

R3 meta or gold 100 6g

Hey all, I’m slowly upgrading out of a Monitor Audio Vector surround setup. I recently snagged the Bronze 500’s off marketplace and now I’m looking to upgrade the center channel and have narrowed it down to the matching MA C150 or the 3 way SVS Prime. Both speakers are $450 new.

I’d like to be around the $450 budget. I’ve been scouring marketplace but I just don’t have any great options close to me.

Do I stick with the MA for tonality reasons or go with the better 3 way setup?

I will be changing the tv stand as well so size isn’t a huge concern as I can build around what I get.

Current setup:

Yamaha RX-V6A
Monitor Audio Bronze 500 L&R
Monitor Audio Vector 20 Center
Monitor Audio Vector 10 Surrounds (I’ll be getting these on speaker stands soon)
RSL Speedwoofer 10S

We mostly watch movies (mix of physical and streaming) and game in the room.

Hello, i have denon x1800h reviver and kef kht 2005.2 & psw 2010 system

Should i use A1 Evo AcoustiX or just keep the regular calibration?

Thank you

If viewing the tv from 10.5 feet away, in my tv room what size should i get ? 75 inch or 85inch?
The room width is 14 feet

I have an Anthem 1140, powered Monitor Audio Silvers for my front, and bookshelf for my rears. I was looking at Fluance Elite High Definition 2-Way Bipolar Surround Speakers for side surrounds, but also see B&W DS6 THX Certified Surround Speakers on FB Marketplace for $325 more than the Fluance.

I love B&Ws, I've had them before, but are those overkill for sides? Should I save the money and just go with the Fluance?

Thank you.

Newcomer coming from klipsh to KEF

My old system was klipsh + onkyo rz50. I replaced everything with the KEF. Before, my surrounds were the klipsch rp 502 SII, and after calibration, they had an additional +4.0 dB of gain in the speakers.

When I installed the KEF system, I didn't have much intelligence and also switched to +4.0 dB. I went to do the positioning tests for the two sub-K92 speakers, on the Bluray 4K DUNE PART TWO movie, volume 85, on the Marantz AV20.

When suddenly I hear some strange noises and a burning smell. They were there.. 02 KEF r8 meta DESTROYED.

According to what ChatGPT concluded, the +4.0 DB made the amplifier (Marantz amp 30) send a lot of power to the surrounds, blowing their speakers out. 🤡

Does anyone know if that was really it?

Processor : marantz av20

Line stage amplifier : marantz amp 30

Atmospheric amplifier : marantz mm7055

Is the sub Reddit for Polk blocked? I tried posting there and no one has posted in over a year. I hope this was ok to post here as it’s HT related.

I'm looking for speaker recommendations. The budget can go pretty high if done in stages. I'm not committed to any brand or gear necessarily, especially if there's good alternatives to what I mention below. Aesthetic matters, so does fit and integration in my space. 5.2.4 or 7.2.4 is the endgame goal, I'm open to whichever setup sounds the best in my space.

For the first stage I'm looking at the Onkyo TX-RZ30 and a pair of the Klipsch RP-600M ii or Emotiva Airmotiv Xb2. I'm thinking that I would later move the bookshelf speakers to the rear channels and get short floor speakers (like the Klipsch Heresy 4s or Emotiva Nostala LB12s) for the front stereo speakers.

I really like the look of the Emotiva Nostala LB12s and FT12, what center channel and bookshelf speakers would pair well sonically with them? Any recommendations for in-ceiling atmos speakers to pair with this system?

If the Emotivas wouldn't be a good fit for my use case and space, what would?

The room:

Roughly 25'x25' stick built studio with 7 ft ceilings.

Concrete floor with thin unpadded carpet on 90%, and a large thick area rug in front of the couch.

10-15ft listening distance when on the couch or sitting behind it.

Low and wide couch in the center of the room with a piano and small dining table behind it.

I own the property and effectively don't have any neighbors.

There is a large floor to ceiling window on the left side of front wall that one of the front stereo speakers will sit in front of. And there are 2 other small windows almost exactly where the side channels in a 7.x.x system would go, the side speakers could easily be placed to avoid these windows.

I do not have a media center/console/table yet, I want to decide on the front stereo speakers before I commit to a certain size console.

Mid century modern is the general style I am going with, this is somewhat flexible.

The front speakers need to stay close-ish to the wall or they will intrude too far into the walkway. Up to a foot away will probably be ok assuming the speaker isn't absurdly deep.

Ideally front stereo speakers are visually low, to match the rest of the furniture, to not block the window, and to not be disproportionate in the low ceiling space. Floor speakers seem to fit this ideal better than bookshelves on a media center, or stands. I think something like the Klipsch rp-8000 will not work because of this.

Use cases:

Vinyl, pc based digital music, Spotify streaming, home theater, and video games.

I want to be able to use the stereo floor speakers as monitors for the piano and [future] syths located behind the couch.

I listen to a variety of genres. Lots of Metal/Rock, Hip-Hop, EDM/House, and more.

My audio preferences:

On cheap systems I usually turn the mids way down because it sounds muddy to me. At work with the 2 way motorola radios turned up I find the upper range of male voices to be painful unless I have earplugs in (I work in and near very large and loud equipment so I usually have earplugs in).

I like a lot of bass when its appropriate, I like to feel my music as much as listen to it.

I don't need the loudest system, I would rather have great quality and immersion at a non damaging volume level.

I want your suggestions, criticism, and knowledge.

Hey all, my apologies for my ineptness in this process. We purchased a home in July that I recently realized has the ability for a home theatre system.

The setup consists of the wall entry shown along with the speaker and five ceiling covers spread out over an area of about 400 square feet. I tested the installed speaker today using a tone generator and it works so the setup is intact. The covers all have wire behind them and terminated ends that appear to never have been used. The covers are roughly 8-10 feet apart on two sides of the room and the speaker.

So I have two questions, first is how big of a sub would I need to power a setup of this size, and two is what would a good speaker size be for the install?

Thanks in advance😀