Re: Finally upgrading from stereo to HT
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I don't know if this will work, but I built a support for my center that's working great...outlined in part IV of my Mother of All Posts.
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Re: Finally upgrading from stereo to HT
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I don't know if this will work, but I built a support for my center that's working great...outlined in part IV of my Mother of All Posts. Thanks, Mark. I remember reading the "Mother of All Posts", but somehow missed the part about the center channel. Perhaps I missed part IV. You seem to be quite an accomplished woodworked, btw (at least as compared to me). I might have to give that solution a try, I've already had my DLP pulled out, and it looks to be shaped very much like yours, so that just might work. The rubber bumpers are a good idea too. One more question, it looks to me like the center channel sits above your ears when you're sitting on the couch. Have you considered using the hockey puck trick to angle them down slightly? I was thinking that I could just customize the stand to allow for that.
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Re: Finally upgrading from stereo to HT
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I never felt the need to tilt it down. It probably isn't clear from the post, but the VP150's centerline is only a little more than a foot above ear height when I'm sitting. From a 9' viewing/listening distance, it's reasonaly level with ear height.
If you wanted to get the center even lower, you could forego the 1/4" "shelf" sitting on top of the DLP and instead just let it remain behind, and level with, the top of the DLP. You're still taking almost all the weight off the DLP...
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Re: Finally upgrading from stereo to HT
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Ahh, my entertainment center must be taller than yours then (or my couch is lower). For me, the center channel will be almost three feet higher than my ears.
M60's VP150 QS8's HSU STF-2 Onkyo TX-SR805 Audiobytes for the PC
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Not sure from your description or picture but couldn’t you add another shelf above the TV. Just drill a few small holes for the dowels on each side wall inside the enclosure above the TV. Then make a shelf and use wood or metal dowels to hold the shelf in place.
One other thought. I’m not sure of the actual space you have above the TV but it looks from the picture like the VP150 drivers might be partially covered by top front piece. Not sure but that might cause some sound quality issues if you put it inside the enclosure above the TV.
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Nice, Frank. Congrats on the upgrade. So, I guess a new TV is out of the question, then? How about M2's on the side bookshelves? Perhaps an Omnimount CCH1 would do the trick? Although you would be supporting the weight of the VP150 on the TV. I might try a mount (FMB or other) to hang it from the inside of the entertainment center - but only if you really do have room above the TV.
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Re: Finally upgrading from stereo to HT
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Here's the post thanks to Peter's search engine, FMB in EU
High Gloss Cherry M60 VP150 QS8 Open for Auditions but please don't drool on the High Gloss
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