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Post by Boomzilla on May 29, 2020 4:11:44 GMT -5
...Got Ford v Ferrari on 4k UHD. Haven't watched it yet. Bet you LOVE it! |
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Post by garbulky on May 29, 2020 8:13:09 GMT -5
BoomzillaGood feedback my friend. However, I've heard people talk about the dangers of "overdamped and dead sounding" rooms. But I have still not encountered any such thing. Not saying I won't but I am starting to believe that though it may be possible, it is a "practical myth". On the other hand,every room I've heard including mine (and I'm not talking specifically about yours) has not had enough and it was audible to me. Now this is not to say that one could apply room treatments poorly. I have put them in the wrong place or used the wrong type and not liked the sound. But that is different from overdamping the room - that is suboptimal placement.
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Post by garbulky on May 29, 2020 8:22:33 GMT -5
...Got Ford v Ferrari on 4k UHD. Haven't watched it yet. Bet you LOVE it! Oh man, it was fantastic. A visual and aural feast! |
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Post by Boomzilla on May 29, 2020 8:36:39 GMT -5
BoomzillaGood feedback my friend. However, I've heard people talk about the dangers of "overdamped and dead sounding" rooms. But I have still not encountered any such thing. Not saying I won't but I am starting to believe that though it may be possible, it is a "practical myth". On the other hand,every room I've heard including mine (and I'm not talking specifically about yours) has not had enough and it was audible to me. Now this is not to say that one could apply room treatments poorly. I have put them in the wrong place or used the wrong type and not liked the sound. But that is different from overdamping the room - that is suboptimal placement. OK - I'd refer you to our friend Russell's room: A total of three bass traps, and a few flocked air-conditioner filters hung on the wall as absorbers. Carpeted floor, but sheet-rock walls & cathedral ceiling. That's it. Yet despite lacking absorbers in any square footage, the room sounds great - and even at HIGH volumes. |
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Post by megash0n on May 29, 2020 8:40:26 GMT -5
BoomzillaGood feedback my friend. However, I've heard people talk about the dangers of "overdamped and dead sounding" rooms. But I have still not encountered any such thing. Not saying I won't but I am starting to believe that though it may be possible, it is a "practical myth". On the other hand,every room I've heard including mine (and I'm not talking specifically about yours) has not had enough and it was audible to me. Now this is not to say that one could apply room treatments poorly. I have put them in the wrong place or used the wrong type and not liked the sound. But that is different from overdamping the room - that is suboptimal placement. OK - I'd refer you to our friend Russell's room: A total of three bass traps, and a few flocked air-conditioner filters hung on the wall as absorbers. Carpeted floor, but sheet-rock walls & cathedral ceiling. That's it. Yet despite lacking absorbers in any square footage, the room sounds great - and even at HIGH volumes. I've been in many rooms that were way over-treated. They sounded absolutely dead. I think some cross the line between HT and a recording studio. They are designed for different purposes. There's some ideal numbers out there for reverberation decay times. This is something I'm looking to measure once Dirac gets here. I also need to figure out how I want to handle the 80hz and below region. I'm between really thick panels in some corners or diaphragmatic panels tuned for my room modes located in an appropriate area. |
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Post by garbulky on May 29, 2020 10:34:31 GMT -5
BoomzillaGood feedback my friend. However, I've heard people talk about the dangers of "overdamped and dead sounding" rooms. But I have still not encountered any such thing. Not saying I won't but I am starting to believe that though it may be possible, it is a "practical myth". On the other hand,every room I've heard including mine (and I'm not talking specifically about yours) has not had enough and it was audible to me. Now this is not to say that one could apply room treatments poorly. I have put them in the wrong place or used the wrong type and not liked the sound. But that is different from overdamping the room - that is suboptimal placement. OK - I'd refer you to our friend Russell's room: A total of three bass traps, and a few flocked air-conditioner filters hung on the wall as absorbers. Carpeted floor, but sheet-rock walls & cathedral ceiling. That's it. Yet despite lacking absorbers in any square footage, the room sounds great - and even at HIGH volumes. Russel's room sounds great. But it's a good example of what I'm talking about because it still needs more room treatments imo. Keep in mind it;s completely possible to have a phenomenal sounding room with NO room treatments. But that doesn't mean one shouldn't get a ton of room treatments imo. It can only gets better...! |
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Post by garbulky on May 29, 2020 10:38:05 GMT -5
OK - I'd refer you to our friend Russell's room: A total of three bass traps, and a few flocked air-conditioner filters hung on the wall as absorbers. Carpeted floor, but sheet-rock walls & cathedral ceiling. That's it. Yet despite lacking absorbers in any square footage, the room sounds great - and even at HIGH volumes. I've been in many rooms that were way over-treated. They sounded absolutely dead. I think some cross the line between HT and a recording studio. They are designed for different purposes. There's some ideal numbers out there for reverberation decay times. This is something I'm looking to measure once Dirac gets here. I also need to figure out how I want to handle the 80hz and below region. I'm between really thick panels in some corners or diaphragmatic panels tuned for my room modes located in an appropriate area. Well the nice thing is that you have multiple subs. Those definitely help things out. Room treatments have limited effect on bass frequencies though they do help. But multiple subs can absolutely help smooth out frequency dips and bumps. I bet the whole system sounds phenomenal. I've heard about these "tuned" panels. What are they and where can I buy them? |
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Post by megash0n on May 29, 2020 10:52:15 GMT -5
I've been in many rooms that were way over-treated. They sounded absolutely dead. I think some cross the line between HT and a recording studio. They are designed for different purposes. There's some ideal numbers out there for reverberation decay times. This is something I'm looking to measure once Dirac gets here. I also need to figure out how I want to handle the 80hz and below region. I'm between really thick panels in some corners or diaphragmatic panels tuned for my room modes located in an appropriate area. Well the nice thing is that you have multiple subs. Those definitely help things out. Room treatments have limited effect on bass frequencies though they do help. But multiple subs can absolutely help smooth out frequency dips and bumps. I bet the whole system sounds phenomenal. I've heard about these "tuned" panels. What are they and where can I buy them? I'm planning to build. They are way too expensive to buy and ship |
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Post by garbulky on Jul 24, 2020 10:19:23 GMT -5
The power of OLED TV's. The more I use it, the more I see just how much quality one can acheive when one gets the ability to go completely black. Night time scenes are just incredible. Once one gets used to OLED's even Samsung's quantum dot tvs (which have really impressive colors and brightness) just can't quite match up against the perfect blacks of OLED tvs.
OLED's main weakness (at least my 2015 model) is that it's brightness levels aren't all that fantastic for 4k HDR. So I reccomend complete dark rooms because otherwise it doesn't realyl cut it. Nevertheless, it's pretty much incredible offering something that no other tv can.
If anybody is hesitating on getting an OLED, go for it. My next purchase is going to be the 77 inch model OLED. But I'm hoping that the 75 inch microled will come out by then as it would solve the one weakness - brightness. It's a pity the But I'm not buying the 75 inch microled unless it can offer true 4k....
Frankly I would be very happy with the LG OLED z9 88 inch model. But right now it's price is completely unrealistic at 30,000. I would be willing to pay $8500 for one though.
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Post by Boomzilla on Jul 24, 2020 21:19:41 GMT -5
I think I'll go a different route. I got a 110" portable screen from a yard sale (Day-Lite brand), and can set up my projector when I want a movie. Completely black levels? No. True 4K? No. But a REALLY big screen makes up for a multitude of shortcomings...
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Post by audiobill on Jul 25, 2020 4:57:55 GMT -5
Absolutely, Glenn -
With an Epson 2150, I cast a 165" diagonal image on my wall, and it looks fabulous.
Was $500 directly from Epson, "refurbished" (prob just a return) with full warranty.
All that resolution from 4K, OLED, etc only useful when viewing from a short distance IMO.
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Post by Boomzilla on Jul 25, 2020 5:13:35 GMT -5
Absolutely, Glenn - With an Epson 2150, I cast a 165" diagonal image on my wall, and it looks fabulous. Was $500 directly from Epson, "refurbished" (prob just a return) with full warranty. All that resolution from 4K, OLED, etc only useful when viewing from a short distance IMO. Using the wall is a GREAT way to get screen real-estate. Unfortunately, I have a wall-mounted TV in the middle of where I'd want to project. Therefore, I'll need a pull-down (or a portable) screen. I may buy a high-contrast motorized screen that I can mount on the ceiling eventually - Then I can lower the screen over the TV when I want a movie. I used to have the Epson 2150 - a GREAT projector! |
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Post by garbulky on Jul 25, 2020 9:14:34 GMT -5
Absolutely, Glenn - With an Epson 2150, I cast a 165" diagonal image on my wall, and it looks fabulous. Was $500 directly from Epson, "refurbished" (prob just a return) with full warranty. All that resolution from 4K, OLED, etc only useful when viewing from a short distance IMO. There's nothing like a projector. I watched Gravity on B'zilla's setup and it was incredible. Size matters! Luckily for me I view things from a rather short distance. But I still want a bigger tv than 65 inch. |
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Post by megash0n on Jul 25, 2020 10:31:48 GMT -5
Absolutely, Glenn - With an Epson 2150, I cast a 165" diagonal image on my wall, and it looks fabulous. Was $500 directly from Epson, "refurbished" (prob just a return) with full warranty. All that resolution from 4K, OLED, etc only useful when viewing from a short distance IMO. There's nothing like a projector. I watched Gravity on B'zilla's setup and it was incredible. Size matters! Luckily for me I view things from a rather short distance. But I still want a bigger tv than 65 inch. I agree. I miss using mine. I have a Runco in my HT room, but it is a 720p projector. Still hasn't a great picture though. I moved out of the HT room a while back and settled for a bedroom theater with a 65 inch. I'm slowly getting the itch to revive the HT room though since it was purpose built for it. I need all new speakers, amps, processor, and projector. It's in the basement and a very long walk from my bedroom. I do miss it though. |
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Post by garbulky on Jul 27, 2020 9:46:44 GMT -5
I was looking for some outdoor speakers and I found this nifty looking thing – the Anker Soundcore Flare 2 selling 70 bucks. www.amazon.com/Anker-Soundcore-Waterproof-Protection-Adjustment/dp/B07ZRVX6RM/ So far I’m really liking it. It is waterproof. It has surprisingly extended bass and the sound quality is quite good. It kept reminding me of the airmotiv 4…though the airmotiv did sound significantly better. But overall, quite good for a tiny Bluetooth speaker. Keeping in mind that the size is really tiny, and that I’m really picky… I think for outdoor use, this is a really satisfactory solution. The bass guitars come through with surprising detail and punch. There is some extended treble, though it is still rolled off, but definitely a cut above. The sound is omnidirectional so it doesn't matter which way you position the speaker. The main weakness it has is that there is a DSP that cuts the extended low bass once you get above 70% volume or so. This allows the speaker to get impressively loud while sacrificing on bass. Personally I would take less max volume to get more bass. The other weakness is that there is a significant lipsync delay. So it’s not for movies. It has the ability to pair up to …. 100 (!!!) of these speakers wirelessly at the same time. It does not do stereo so they only receive a mono signal, but that is impressive. I went ahead and got two and the sound is significantly better with two producing a fuller sound overall. I will probably end up with four of these. Finally, it’s got these multicolored circle lights on top and bottom which are quite bright and look pretty fun. The shape and the material is pleasing to hold and lug around. The main downside is that the volume and power buttons are not lit up. Though they have tactile bumps you can’t easily tell which is which in the dark.  So if you are looking for a small portable system, I would check these out. Haven’t tested the battery up yet. |
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Post by garbulky on Jul 29, 2020 11:43:36 GMT -5
Here is a modified Tesla just tearing up the track and set a record. Who says these things can't be track cars?!
"“The car was already really well prepared so we did not need to change much. The suspension was great off the bat and really well dialed-in. As the day progressed, we simply raised the rear up a little and added a bit more compression. Since the car was factory power and factory traction control I found myself being interrupted by the car’s nannies… Overall the car is a rocket ship (no SpaceX pun intended)! If I had more time with it I’m certain I can go a lot faster. I’m looking forward to my next time behind the wheel of it!”
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Post by stiehl11 on Jul 29, 2020 12:15:12 GMT -5
Who says these things can't be track cars?! As long as you like spending all your time in the pits. Are you a fan of Formula E? |
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Post by garbulky on Jul 29, 2020 12:35:29 GMT -5
Who says these things can't be track cars?! As long as you like spending all your time in the pits. Are you a fan of Formula E? Know nothing about it |
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Post by stiehl11 on Jul 29, 2020 12:48:21 GMT -5
As long as you like spending all your time in the pits. Are you a fan of Formula E? Know nothing about it Formula E is a professional racing series with open-wheel cars and all electric format. Through the series, constructors gain knowledge on motor and battery performance moving both the sport and the technology forward. |
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Post by garbulky on Jul 29, 2020 13:27:41 GMT -5
Formula E is a professional racing series with open-wheel cars and all electric format. Through the series, constructors gain knowledge on motor and battery performance moving both the sport and the technology forward. Impressive stuff |
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