center channel placement
|
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 3
newbie
|
OP
newbie
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 3 |
This might be a dumb question but is it ok to place your TV on the center channel itself? The VP180 is 17" and that is deep enough for my TV's base to rest on.
|
|
|
Re: center channel placement
|
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 3
newbie
|
OP
newbie
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 3 |
Nevermind, I see now that the back of the cabinet tapers. So...how do most people place their center channel? Is it advisable to use the mount that is sold by axion?
|
|
|
Re: center channel placement
|
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 769
aficionado
|
aficionado
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 769 |
I have mine on my TV stand with the TV wall mounted. You can either do that or use their stands http://www.axiomaudio.com/fms180.html . The VP180 is too heavy to be wall mounted.
Bruno M80s/VP180/QS8s/EP600/AVR-890 ------------------------------------ "The problem is choice..."
|
|
|
Re: center channel placement
|
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 533
aficionado
|
aficionado
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 533 |
Hi,
To wall mount it you need to build a deep sturdy shelf. I have one of my VP180 hanging down from the ceiling above my front projection screen.
jc
|
|
|
Re: center channel placement
|
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 769
aficionado
|
aficionado
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 769 |
WOW, I'd like to see a pic of that! Did you use chains?
Bruno M80s/VP180/QS8s/EP600/AVR-890 ------------------------------------ "The problem is choice..."
|
|
|
Re: center channel placement
|
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 11,458
shareholder in the making
|
shareholder in the making
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 11,458 |
Aximoe in Chains. Worst..... Seattle....Band.....EVER.
::::::: No disrespect to Axiom, but my favorite woofer is my yellow lab :::::::
|
|
|
Re: center channel placement
|
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 6,471
axiomite
|
axiomite
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 6,471 |
Bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica.
|
|
|
Re: center channel placement
|
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 8,488
axiomite
|
axiomite
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 8,488 |
bibere usque ad hilaritatem
|
|
|
Re: center channel placement
|
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 6,471
axiomite
|
axiomite
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 6,471 |
My band's name:
Smiley Arms Race
Bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica.
|
|
|
Re: center channel placement
|
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 40
buff
|
buff
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 40 |
JC,
How elevated is your center channel? If it is above your projector screen, it must be pretty high. Any trouble angling it down to your listening area?
|
|
|
Re: center channel placement
|
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 533
aficionado
|
aficionado
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 533 |
It is a few inches from the ceiling and I'm using turnbuckles so I can dial in the required angle aiming at the seated listeners' ear level of the second tier.
The ceiling and walls are all black, the speaker is black and I painted all the hardware in black. Regardless of the lighting use a decent photo is not possible.
jc
|
|
|
Re: center channel placement
|
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 1,291
connoisseur
|
connoisseur
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 1,291 |
JC,
that means you don't use a bias light behind the TV? i'm surprised. there is a very good thread about this in AVS Forums.
|
|
|
Re: center channel placement
|
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 533
aficionado
|
aficionado
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 533 |
Using a front projector you need to completel yeliminate all possible light sources except the projector of course. Ideally, you should not be able to see your hand in front of your face when the lights and the projector are off.
jc
|
|
|
Re: center channel placement
|
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 13,840 Likes: 13
shareholder in the making
|
shareholder in the making
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 13,840 Likes: 13 |
I believe one of us on the customer counsel asked Ian long ago before the 180 was released and Peter was in charge of the calls, about suspending it upside down using the existing threaded inserts. I believe the answer was no problem.
M80s VP180 4xM22ow 4xM3ic EP600 2xEP350 AnthemAVM60 Outlaw7700 EmoA500 Epson5040UB FluanceRT85
|
|
|
Re: center channel placement
|
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 18,044
shareholder in the making
|
shareholder in the making
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 18,044 |
Later info from Axiom said that was a bad idea. I know that someone talked about it on the call, but that was apparently inaccurate info.
I am the Doctor, and THIS... is my SPOON!
|
|
|
Re: center channel placement
|
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 13,840 Likes: 13
shareholder in the making
|
shareholder in the making
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 13,840 Likes: 13 |
hmmm, guess I missed that. I would assume using threaded hardware with appropriate strength, I see JC mentions turnbuckles? for his setup it should work. I guess you would have to trust the inserts would not pull through the mdf.
In regards to lighting, bias lighting has been discussed on this forum. I would never use that behind my screen, like some use for TV's, however, I disagree with JC in regards to having no ambient light anyware in the room. Idealy, there is nothing wrong with having dim lighting behind or off to the sides, not affecting your direct view of the image. Even professional theaters have rope lighting, and other dim ambient lighting. Try looking at a remote with only projector light.
M80s VP180 4xM22ow 4xM3ic EP600 2xEP350 AnthemAVM60 Outlaw7700 EmoA500 Epson5040UB FluanceRT85
|
|
|
Re: center channel placement
|
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 3,569
connoisseur
|
connoisseur
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 3,569 |
Using a front projector you need to completel yeliminate all possible light sources except the projector of course. Ideally, you should not be able to see your hand in front of your face when the lights and the projector are off.
To have or not have any ambient light is a matter of personal preference and what you are looking for in your HT. If you are trying to create a “Movie Theater” like experience then some ambient light is necessary. However, if you are looking for the best possible picture quality and immersion (suspension of disbelief) then total blackout is the way to go. My preference is total blackout, but it’s not for everyone.
3M80 2M22 6QS8 2M2 1EP500 Sony BDP-S590 Panny-7000 Onkyo-3007 Carada-134 Xbox Buttkicker AS-EQ1
|
|
|
Re: center channel placement
|
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 3,466
connoisseur
|
connoisseur
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 3,466 |
The need for a bias light diminishes as screen size increases. The problem with a screen that doesn't completely fill your field of view is that it tends to act like a flash light beam pointed across the room right into your eyes. With larger screens you don't have that large blackness with a small bright light in the middle.
Pioneer PDP-5020FD, Marantz SR6011 Axiom M5HP, VP160HP, QS8 Sony PS4, surround backs -Chris
|
|
|
Re: center channel placement
|
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 3,569
connoisseur
|
connoisseur
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 3,569 |
The need for a bias light diminishes as screen size increases. The problem with a screen that doesn't completely fill your field of view is that it tends to act like a flash light beam pointed across the room right into your eyes. With larger screens you don't have that large blackness with a small bright light in the middle. Thanks for that info Chris. I always wondered why I never get a headache watching my projection screen 16 hours a day all weekend when my 56” HDTV would give me problems in just one day. I always thought it was the distance and the fact that I’m loosing my near vision.
3M80 2M22 6QS8 2M2 1EP500 Sony BDP-S590 Panny-7000 Onkyo-3007 Carada-134 Xbox Buttkicker AS-EQ1
|
|
|
Re: center channel placement
|
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 5,210
axiomite
|
axiomite
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 5,210 |
hmmm, I guess you would have to trust the inserts would not pull through the mdf. Keeping Newf's VP150 falling off the wall experience in mind (but primarily using my own common sense) I'd personally be very reluctant to hang a $720, 56.8 lb speaker straight down from the ceiling using four small threaded into MDF inserts. But that's just me.
|
|
|
Re: center channel placement
|
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 1,291
connoisseur
|
connoisseur
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 1,291 |
i had forgotten that J-C had a projection screen and not a TV-Monitor.
|
|
|
Re: center channel placement
|
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 40
buff
|
buff
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 40 |
It is a few inches from the ceiling and I'm using turnbuckles so I can dial in the required angle aiming at the seated listeners' ear level of the second tier.The ceiling and walls are all black, the speaker is black and I painted all the hardware in black. Regardless of the lighting use a decent photo is not possible. How steep an angle does that speaker height require? Any trouble with blending it to the rest of your front speaker set up? Can you identify the location of the speaker from your listening area, or is it pretty seamless? Thanks
|
|
|
Forums16
Topics24,945
Posts442,477
Members15,617
|
Most Online2,082 Jan 22nd, 2020
|
|
0 members (),
998
guests, and
5
robots. |
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
|