Jeff will be through Chicago in July

I can't wait to get my 60XBR2 calibrated. He is scheduled to show up on the 10th. Let me hear some of the glowing reports from others who had Jeff work on their sets. If you didn't catch him earlier this year, this tour through the mid-west is booked solid.

Yes it's Jeff Meier.

Jeff was by last night to calibrate my 60XBR. He got there around 5PM and it was about 10:30 when he left (on his way to Detroit to continue his tour). Well, I must say that you can believe the hype about his work, knowledge and the equipment he totes along. Jeff has been calibrating audio/video for so long that if you watch him work you can tell that it's second nature. I thought about leaving the room to let him do his thing in peace, but instead I stuck around so that I could learn a few things.

To my eyes and anyone else who saw my set before last nights calibration, it looked good. But, test revealed otherwise. To start off with, the color Grey was bluish, and the other colors also needed adjusting. Picture sharpness and black level were also way off. After correcting these errors, the picture is now much sharper and the colors have snapped in line and look much better than before. Details in shadows are now much more discernable and the color black is deeper. Jeff went into the service menu with no hesitation and changed certain settings. I had one HDMI input , the PC input and one component input calibrated as well as the tuner. Jeff calibrated the grey scale, color temps and fine tuned the sharpness. He also did something that made 720P programs (ABC) snap into focus. As for the audio, what I am hearing now is much more cohesive that what I had before. All the speakers are working together as opposed to one or more standing out in the crowd. They are now blending together like never before. I thought the Audessey settings on my Onkyo 605 were better than what I got with my previous reciever (Pioneer 1014) and they were but after Jeff changed the crossovers and levels (and corrected something I had wrong on the sub) the SQ was now better than Onklyo's Audessey and Pioneers Auto MACC. At first I was stymied by him dumping the automatic settings but my ears heard a big difference that I couldn't dismiss. I am so impressed with the PQ and AQ that I wish I had the day off to play some movies and music (also need to cut the grass get my hair cut and replace a sewer pump). To sum it up, I use to have a 36 inch HD TV by Princeton. I had a local guy come out and calibrate it but I never got the feeling that he really knew what he was doing and quickly lost confidence in him. After he was done I couldn't tell the difference from before and after. Also he never communicated anything in regards to what he was doing. From testimonials here, I was already looking forward to having Jeff work on my audio/video system and once he arrived and began to talk, I knew he was "The Man." Jeff's work is so good that I consider it a privilege to have him over. My system has a PS3, the original Xbox, a Sega Dreamcast (PC input), dual cassette deck, Phillips CD recorder, Technics record player and Toshiba AX2. For speakers I have HSU Ventriloquist system and HSU VTF-2 sub. Jeff had never heard the Ventriloquist speakers but was familiar with the larger book shelf speakers that HSU sells. He was surprised at how good the HSU speakers and sub blended and sounded. I already had the sub when I found the Ventriloquist on close out at Comp USA for a mere 129.00.

I would recommend Jeff to anyone who is in the market for a professional calibration. He is also a very pleasant person to talk to and though he has much knowledge on the subject of audio/video he is also able to communicate it to you in laymans terms. I'm sure there are other competent guys out there that can do a good job but Jeff is at the top of my one name list.

Jeff, you have a PM.