Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater Plasma is here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My turn to gloat...I bought a 42" Panny plasma from Dell last Oct. It was on backorder since. Got it today and I'll be having a great weekend playing w/ it. Though the wife may not be too happy.

Still gotta figure out how to mount the VP150. Right now it's on the TV but I have to create a "shelf" for it w/ the plasma. Won't be wall mounting until summertime probably...

I'm open to any mounting ideas, here's out it looks now. I may add another shelf on the adjacent wall and straddle the VP150 OR use some BTech brackets and "float" it above the plasma. Either way, I'll have to strap the VP150 down, I am in quakey California...

http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/oldskoolboarder2001/detail?.dir=/Home+Theatre&.dnm=PB060046.jpg

i used the FMB to mount my vp150 just above my plasma in the ent. center. one of these days i'll get the cam corder out and take some pix.
dan

Love to see it...But your link does not work...

WhatFurrer

Hello,

When links like that don't work, copy and past the URL into your browser address line. 9 out of 10 times, that will solve your problem.

Tried that too...the album is not there...

WhatFurrer

I copied and pasted and I got a picture of a couple of 22s, and a VP150 on top a a TV which in no way resembled a plasma display. Wha' the...........?

Oh! I get it. This is a picture of his current positioning and the old TV set. The plasma is not up and running yet. Yeah, trying to anchor a VP150 in a corner could be a little tricky, particularly if you have to deal with earthquakes. The obvious is a corner shelf of some sort, to which you could anchor the VP150.

Sorry, I'm not much of a handyman.

Tried copy & paste again...Pic works now...but definitely not Plasma!

WhatFurrer

I've been lurking here for about 8 months. I own M22tis as well and I am looking at the center channels. Your picture really hits home to me how ridiculous the vp150 looks along side the m22tis. (no offence to you) It is essentially 2 M22s side by side(short one woofer)

Millennia M22ti Specifications
Max Amp Power 200 Watts
Min Amp Power 10 Watts
Freq Resp +/-3dB (Hz) 60-22K
Freq Resp +3dB/-9dB (Hz) 50-22K
SPL in Room 1w/1m 93 dB
Anechoic SPL 1w/1m 89 dB
Impedance 8 Ohms
Woofer 5.25" Dual
Tweeter 1"
Dimens. (in.)(HxWxD) 19.7x7.5x8.5
Weight 16 lbs per

VP150 Specifications
Max Amp Power 400 Watts
Min Amp Power 10 Watts
Freq Resp +/-3dB (Hz) 85-22K
Freq Resp +3dB/-9dB (Hz) 50-22K
SPL in Room 1w/1m 95 dB
Anechoic SPL 1w/1m 91 dB
Impedance 6 Ohms
Woofer Triple 5.25"
Tweeter Dual 1"
Dimens. (in.)(HxWxD) 7.5x26.5x7.5
Weight 17 lbs per

I have never heard eighter center, but Im trying to make a decision based on the specs (2 db can definitly be heard). To me it seems, and looks like huge overkill. I imagine everyone with this setup needs to run with the center level down 2 db.

Is it really worth the extra 10-15 Hz and wider soundstage. A center rated to 400 W when your mains are half that? I feel like this is madness.

Any comments

M22ti
QS4
Monitor Audio ASW110

All I can tell ya is my 22s and VP150 don't SOUND like madness. But, suit yourself. If it's MADNESS to you, do something else.

SJ, it isn't clear what alternative to the VP150 you're considering, but if you've run across any of my replies on the topic, you'll recall that I suggest a vertical M2. The reported 2dB difference in the sensitivity spec(if accurate)is no problem, since manual or automatic calibration balances speaker levels regardless of sensitivity differences. Also, differences in maximum rated power handling capability shouldn't be a consideration; that much power is never going to be used.

New pix posted at:

Oldskool pix

skool - most excellent!

Is that an HD or ED plasma? Do you have an HD feed yet? The trip you are making to DVD and HD on this plasma will be incredible. Enjoy.

It's an ED. Couldn't yet justify the HD upgrade. However, my next purchase (unknown to the wife...) is HD DirecTivo and the DVI blade for the panny plasma. Just when I think I'm done...

I hate to break this to you, but you're NEVER done.

Really nice set. Enjoy!

skool - how does it go so far. Everything work well & knocking your socks off? Have you looked ay any HD signals with it yet?

display is awesome. Just like the m22 immerses you in sound, I'm now immersed in TV!!

DirecTivo in SD using composite is good, svid is worse. Don't have component, planning to do the $99 HD upgrade w/ DirecTV this week. That'll prepare me for HD DirecTivo in a few months. SD shows a lot more compression artifacts, CRT does have it's advantages.

out of the box, screen is a little bright for my taste, had to tune it w/ Avia to bring it down (and increase the life span). I'm trying to tweak it to get the absolute WOW factor that I've seen w/ some other users and this display. Glad I've got a 3 day weekend!

First I wasn't an audiophile, then I get the Axioms and I'm obsessed on this board. Get a plasma and I'm obsessed on AVS. Didn't think I was a videophile that would get picky and here I am spending hours tweaking colors, hues, etc. My wife's gonna kill me...

Nice set!!

Composite looks better than s-video? Isn't that strange?

I am waiting for HD DirecTiVo before I make the plunge.

yeah, weird. someone on AVS made a good case that the Panny has a better decoder than what exists on the DirecTivo so composite ends up being better. I tuned it tonite (yes it's midnite) and now it's even better in composite and component.

I have a friend with a digital satellite receiver who hooks it into his vcr via the composite cables although he also has the option for svideo.
Upon using the "better" svideo connection, the picture becomes more pixelated, almost grainy. Even after removing the vcr as a possible source of error and hooking up svid directly into the tv from the satellite, the picture difference b/w svid and composite was still the same.
So much for svid being the better connection here. I think the internal decoders on the digital box are most likely to blame but still, very unexpected.

The day that HDtv becomes commonplace in Canada will probably be the day i retire.

oldskool,
I've had the same experience from my hookup. I found the svid connection from my Bell Satellite Receiver was noticebly poorer than using composite.