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I did a tour of duty in Rota Spain back in 77 with NMCB 133. It was a nice place to live for the nine months I was there. I had a chance to take in a bullfight in Sevilla while there. Interesting to say the least.
Seabee? I did 10 years in the Corps starting in 79. Always fond of Seabees and Corpmen. Only did WestPac as a grunt but also did 4 years as an embassy guard. Seabees did most of the embassy security construction when I was in West Africa.
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Seabee?
There ya go, sure was  . Stationed out of Gulfport Ms.
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Very good, Dean. On the EP500, you might also find that in a small room the trim control would give the best overall bass balance at the "full" setting. A note on the QS8s is that they aren't dipoles; the speakers are all connected in-phase, so there's no "null" created at the side.
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Very good, Dean. On the EP500, you might also find that in a small room the trim control would give the best overall bass balance at the "full" setting. A note on the QS8s is that they aren't dipoles; the speakers are all connected in-phase, so there's no "null" created at the side.
I was hoping the quotes would convey that it wasn’t a true “null.” guess it didn’t work. What is the best way to refer to that part of the QS8s to avoid giving a misconception of how they work?
I will definitely try “full.” “Half” seemed to help allot. I’m learning that getting the subwoofer “right” is proving to have the most variables. Right now I’m still working mostly off the Auto/EQ settings before I strike out on my own.
Dean
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Looks like you put alot of work and thought into getting it blacked, very nice.
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i've been thinking of getting a clapper
as the light switch in my bedroom doesnt work. they have a deluxe model that comes with a remote for $25.
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Nice! Here I am way over-thinking this and you have an elegantly simple answer. Thanks.
In a bedroom, OK. But a sound switch in a theatre room??
Actually, it might be cool. Put a 600 watt bulb in that totally dark room, and play a movie with a lightning clap/thunder storm.... Talk about realism!
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Looks like you put alot of work and thought into getting it blacked, very nice.
Thanks! Once the plan came together things went quickly and fairly inexpensive. The curtains cost about $40 total money and beer for a guy in the parachute shop at work to make them. All the construction materials and carpet cost about $50 at Home Labyrinth (Depot).
The wooden frame also gave me a way to run the speaker wire so it’s out of the way.
A couple things I would do differently now. I wouldn’t bother with the curtains in back as long as all seats are facing forward. They really don’t help visually and seem to deaden some of the surround sound when they are closed. Would have gotten the Axioms in Boston Cherry because I think they look nicer and with the black grills they should be plenty dark enough.
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In a bedroom, OK. But a sound switch in a theatre room??
Actually, it might be cool. Put a 600 watt bulb in that totally dark room, and play a movie with a lightning clap/thunder storm.... Talk about realism!
If it doesn’t work for the theater room I can still use it to deter potential burglars when I’m away on trips since it has a switch that activates it to any sound.
I had a friend who had these big Plexiglas lighting panels with multi-color lights inside that activated to changes in sound frequency. Not so real but very trippy.
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Nicely done but I can't believe that your Oppo has a lesser quality picture than Direct TV, as you are correct in that the Signal is highly compressed ans the Oppo shouldn't be. Could be your set prefers a 720P signal as its preset definition(lines of resolution).
Here is a very lengthy discussion on the subject.
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You are definitely correct that the Oppo picture is better than HDTV. I just got a superbit copy of “The Fifth Element” and nearly dropped my jaw. I don’t know if the picture or the DTS audio was more impressive as I’m still recovering from watching it. It was like watching the movie for the first time again it was that much better than even the saved version I had on my HDDVR.
Dean
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