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post #1201 of 1242
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Originally Posted by wraunch View Post

That is way cool with Siri. I would love to figure out a way to incorporate a Kinect to use gestures or voice command without the phone.

From what my coworker has been telling me it sounds like the Kinect requires a fair amount of ambient light to work. I don't think that would work too well in a theatre environment.
post #1202 of 1242
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I splurged.

I've been talking with Brian Pape at Gik Acoustics about some concerns that Nickshitachi and I have about the low-frequency response in my room. I consider myself fairly competent at construction and electronics but I'm very much a newbie at room tuning.

You may remember that my room measured a fairly lengthy response from 15-200Hz+



So, to that end, I've purchased some goodies from Gik! I bought four of the 244 bass trap panels and a pair of Tri-Trap corner bass traps. I have a plan for installation but I'm going to experiment and measure before I permanently install anything. After I measure the results I'll reevaluate and order more goodies if necessary.
post #1203 of 1242
You should really consider ATS acoustics. Their panels are super cheap and effective. Much more so than GIK, and there are all kinds of colors and designs you can choose from smile.gif
post #1204 of 1242
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Originally Posted by beastaudio View Post

You should really consider ATS acoustics. Their panels are super cheap and effective. Much more so than GIK, and there are all kinds of colors and designs you can choose from smile.gif

Hmm... I'll check them out. At casual glance I'm not overwhelmed by the differences in product or prices. It seems that the ATS Acoustic Bass Trap 24’’ x 48’’ x 4’’ has a slight edge over the Gik 244 above 125Hz despite it being thinner. I don't like that ATS only published corner-mounted measurements since that's not my intended use. Gik published corner, wall, and something called "A Mount" - whatever that is.
post #1205 of 1242
Or you could make your own. That's what I did. They cost me about $20 each to build once I found a source for OC703. The dimensions of mine are 2'x2'x4", with a 1.5" backe spacer (1"x2"). I just copied this method, only smaller, and I put them in the 4 corners of the room. I plan to make more for reflections. :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyYUpkpL0gw

From the looks of that waterfall, it looks like you definitely need something. I'm just getting back into testing with REW but they appear to be decreasing my decay time.
post #1206 of 1242
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I have considered making my own and I still might in the future. There are a few things in this project that I *really* didn't want to screw up. I can cover up an awful lot of mistakes with more drywall mud or paint but my expertise isn't in sound treatments.

I don't know... I can justify it all I want but I'll chalk this one up to: I wanted THIS part fixed fast and right instead of taking forever and being questionable. That's got some value to me.
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^ I hear ya and I understand about just getting it done with some consultation and hanging a product that is complete. Just hate to see a very accomplished DIY guy miss out on much lower cost alternatives. I looked back through some of your thread and it looks likes you and Nickshitachi have done some testing; so what ever you decide to do, I'll stay tuned. Great thread, man!
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^ I hear ya and I understand about just getting it done with some consultation and hanging a product that is complete. Just hate to see a very accomplished DIY guy miss out on much lower cost alternatives. I looked back through some of your thread and it looks likes you and Nickshitachi have done some testing; so what ever you decide to do, I'll stay tuned. Great thread, man!

Makers have this little joke when presented with somebody else's project: "...but did you make the screws yourself on the lathe too?"

At some point, no matter what project they're working on, any Maker will reach the point of diminishing returns. I didn't want to make my own screws from scratch, I wanted to make my own coffee table/MP3 Player/whatever...

Sometimes it really isn't the journey... it's the destination. biggrin.gif

I really appreciate the looking-out for me! I knew going into it that I could have saved some $$ but for this one? I wanted the time instead.
post #1209 of 1242
Wait, you didn't make the screws on the lathe? For shame! wink.gif

Time = $$ Very good point!
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What size cans did you use for your perimeter soffit lighting? Do you wish you would have used sconces instead? Are those cans low voltage and if so what are you doing about dimming them?
post #1211 of 1242
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What size cans did you use for your perimeter soffit lighting?
4-inch non-IC high voltage cans

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Do you wish you would have used sconces instead?
Sometimes, yes. If we're being honest then they're too close to the walls. I should have built the soffit deeper so that the lights could be pushed another 6" or so away from the wall.
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Are those cans low voltage and if so what are you doing about dimming them?
They're 120 cans. I installed four LED Lutron dimmers. I intend to replace these dimmers someday with either a Grafik Eye or four Crestron lighting controllers so that I can automate them.
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4-inch non-IC high voltage cans
Sometimes, yes. If we're being honest then they're too close to the walls. I should have built the soffit deeper so that the lights could be pushed another 6" or so away from the wall.

How far do you wish they were from the wall?
post #1213 of 1242
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How far do you wish they were from the wall?

There are a few factors at play: the size of the light source, the type of the diffuser/trim ring, the spacing between each light, and the spacing from the wall.

With my black-diffuser trim rings and the space between the lights that I arbitrarily chose I wish that the lights were more like 12-18" from the wall instead of the ~6" they are now.
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I've been playing with the SiriProxy a little more tonight. I managed to get her to accept and interpret open-ended text variables such as "Let's watch XXXXX".

I'm interpreting all such commands to be movie requests but I can expand the logic tree to query for media type easily enough later.

The query looks like this:
Code:
 listen_for /let's watch (.*)/i do |title|
    response = ask "Did you want to play #{title} in the theater?"
    if(response =~ /yes/i)
     say "OK. Let's watch #{title}.", spoken: "OK , , Let's watch #{title}. I heard that one is pretty good."
     puts %x{/home/siri/SiriProxy/TriggerEvent.sh goto xbmc play #{title}}
    else
     say "I don't understand #{title}."
    end
    request_completed
  end

I ask the user if that's what they really want. If they say yes then I send the command "goto xbmc play _title_\x0A" to the Crestron system. The Crestron simply parses this string, turns on the system (if it's off), and then passes the title request onto the xbmc.

Obviously there's no way of knowing whether or not I HAVE _title_ on the system or, at this point, for me to inform the user as such, but it's a start.

Works pretty well too:

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"Let's watch XXXXX".

Lol, what are those videos about???eek.gif
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Originally Posted by krakhen View Post

Lol, what are those videos about???eek.gif

Oh, those are really good!
post #1217 of 1242
When I get siri, I need to have you up smile.gif that is awesome!
post #1218 of 1242
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The Gik panels come in today! Woot!
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Are you sure? I can't see them.

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We must be using the same browser, Fred. I can't see them either. I'll go check for an update biggrin.gif
post #1221 of 1242
Ummmmmm.............i can't see them on IE, FF, O, or Chrome..........ITS AN INTERNET BROWSER CONSPIRACY!


Regards,

RTROSE
post #1222 of 1242
Acoustically AND optically transparent....
post #1223 of 1242
A came here expecting to see panels... ??
Whaaat the heck - I don't see no stinking panels
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"These aren't the panels you're looking for ... " rolleyes.gif
post #1225 of 1242
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OMG you people! biggrin.gif

This week has been so long and frustrating. Nevertheless I did unbox the panels and sprinkle them around the room. They're not installed yet but here, at least, is an unboxing photo.



I need to have a friend come over so I can do the mirror trick. The corner traps are installed and I'll venture to say that I've found the bass to be more articulate already. Since I've said "articulate" I now must post this photo.

post #1226 of 1242
Very nice. . . and a Top Gear reference to boot! I take back all the bad things I was thinking while waiting for a photo.
post #1227 of 1242
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Just popping in to tell you that I have done nothing with the absorbers since unboxing them 2 weeks ago. I propped them up against the wall and sat them on the floor. I need to convince my wife to assist me with the mirror trick before I commit to hanging them. biggrin.gif

Anyhoo, just wanted to let you all know that I'm still alive!
post #1228 of 1242
Good thing too! I was actually just searching for your thread a few pages back and was going to give you a gentle "nudge" to see what was up. Thought maybe you were just too wrapped up in doing some major editing for the highlights video.

Glad to hear you are alive, now get to work on that mirror trick will you. Chop chop!


Regards,

RTROSE
post #1229 of 1242
It has been 2 weeks and not a single additional picture of the panels? eek.gif

There were 6 posts 'requesting' pictures and you all back off after a single lame unboxing picture? What is wrong with everyone? Where's the outrage?

And has anyone see my medication? I know I left it around here somewhere... rolleyes.gif
post #1230 of 1242
Outrage is right. I think (myself included) the majority of us here on AVS have gone somewhat soft here of late, you're right buddy. We need to get angry, raise a mob, start a riot! Hold these "slugs of no progress" responsible for their inaction, lack of progress and lack of photos.

Yeah, I'm off my meds too, and this rage about lack of progress is coming from a guy who has take my sweet time in his thread title (ya what are you gonna do about it, ya your right there), oh look my meds! biggrin.gif

Regards,

RTROSE
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