My Dedicated Audiophile Home Theater - Steve Bruzonsky - Page 2

All these years of initially moderating and posting, and since 2004 just posting, and I still hadn't figured out the photo gig.

thanks for the PM

As I have time, I'll edit each post to insert the photos direct so folks don't have to click on them.

I finally got all my theater photos posted as part of the thread so you don't have to click on each photo!!!@@@

The photos show up fine on my PCs, so I don't know what it is.

I did the latter. I first uploaded the photos as attachments. Then I clicked on the web address for each photo attachment, as listed at www.avs - - and then I inserted [IMG} before the web address and [/IMG] after the web address. Then I deleted the original photo attachment from the post. Pictures show up fine on my PC when I go to this thread.

SUre enough. I am at my office and the photos don't show up on my PC here.

I will try to fix this, but may not get to it until the holiday weekend!!!
(DARN!)

OK, think I've fixed it. I attached each photo to the post, in order to put [IMG] before the URL address, and [/IMG] after the URL address, inserted into each post, to show each photo in each post.

Can you folks see my photos? I can.

I think I give up!!!@@

I went to my wife's PC where I am not signed in to AVS. I went to this thread. No photos in the post itself except I can click on each photo link to get the actual photo on screen.

I read AVS instructions, etc and still don't get it.

I tried going into the Theater Gallery but you can only post a small # of photos there.

Is there supposed to be someplace on AVS where you can post an album of photos, and then refer to those URLs to post within the text of the post so that the photo shows up in the thread???

Yea - I "cleaned" my PC of passwords, caches, etc and didn't log into AVS and couldn't see the photos. Now that I logged in, all looks fine.

Its been my passion and THE HOBBY for years. If I could get paid $10 per hour for all the time I've spent on this audiophile home theater gig (rather than paying out the same amount. HA!) I'd be - better off financially. HA!

If you're ever in the Phoenix area, you're invited over!!@@

Each room and components are different as is the listener. What I do may not work for you. My three Aerial subs are toward front center of room and are pretty flat there. I use SMS-1 only to boost bass 6 dB at 20 Hz and 2 dB at 32 Hz, otherwise flat. I run all 5.1 speakers Phase Perfect crossover 40 Hz 6 dB . With SMS-1 using 80 Hz and steeper slope measures a bit better but subjectively doesn't sound near as good.

So you need to experiment. Optimizing room build, acoustic treatments, speaker position, sub position first makes it easier to use lower crossover and more musical 6 dB slope with full range speakers, like I do.

Steve




Re: SMS EQ
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Originally Posted by stick70
Thanks for your response that does help me. I'm confused on one part of your response though, you said your using the SMS to boost bass @ 20hz and 32hz are those at the contour frequency area or are you using using two seperate inputs or is that using the EQ section? Are your setting the same for HT and Music? I've integrated my two channel into the Casablanca using the digi out card into the Gen 8 so I'm using different setting for each input. I know you use you HT for music as well. Thanks again.

Dave

My SMS-1 is connected via an AES/EBU cable from my Theta CB3's Six Shooter. Another AES/EBU cable connects the SMS-1 to my first Aerial SW12 subwoofer, which is chained to the second sub, which is chained to the third sub.
The AES/EBU input is the one which allows you to use the SMS-1's EQ features.

My SMS-1 is otherwise setup at factory settings.
#6 EQ Defeat is flat. #5 Custom has the 6 dB boost at 20 Hz and 2 dB boost at 32 Hz. #2 Movies has I believe a 5 dB boost at 50 Hz or something like that.

I have my subwoofer where they are reasonably flat toward the front center of my room, and I set my sub levels to match my main speaker levels.
I may use SMS-1 setting #2 Movies for movies for a bit of bass boost. I may use the SMS-1 setting for rock or jazz or just use #5 Custom depending how I like it.

Thanks guys!!!@@@

For the past month I've been listening to my new acquisition, a PS Audio PerfectWave Transport. I have taken some SACDs/CDs and find that at least in my system, the CD in stereo on the PS Audio sounds appreciably better (using balanced digital cable to my Theta Casablanca 3 Extreme DACs) than my Theta Compli playing SACD (using multi-channel analog cabling to my Theta Six Shooter preamp). I am listening to music with a fresh new interest.