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Dakkon,

Have you used that site before? I have never really bought refurbished equipment before. Looks like a 1 year warranty at least.

I have an amp in my bed room that i bought back in 2004, still works great today.. Also, I gave my Aunt and Uncle a receiver that i bought at the same time as the amp... It is the receiver that replaced their mitsubishi receiver when their mistu stopped working....

The amp i bought from them was a Marantz MM9000, the receiver was also a Marantz, however i do not remember the model number....


Again, there are several of us who have bought from that site... I have not read from anyone on the axiom forum that has had any issue anything purchased from them.

One other note about the screen. The Epson is a virtual light cannon, this will allow you to purchase a screen with a lower gain associated with it. Check out this link for some guidance. http://www.projectorcentral.com/projection-calculator-pro.cfm

Hmm, Looking at that calculator it appears I shouldn't do a 100" screen with the epson 3010. Am I reading that correctly? Looks like I should go with a bigger screen but I don't think I necessarily have the room for that. Max I could go would probably be 110".

Am I reading that calculator correctly? If so maybe I should go with the epson 8350, if i want to stay with a 100" screen?

If you can go as big as 110" on you're screen size I would suggest doing that, bigger is better right. A 110" screen at .8 gain at the sweet spot for the throw distance will give off 18 FL. I believe the recommended FL range at the screen is 13-17. You should be fine. You could mount the projector a little ahead of the sweet spot and gain more light out put to be a little safer if you like.

The minimum seating distance back from the screen would be 11 ft. so be aware of that as well, 10 ft. on a 100" screen.

5ft sitting distance from a 100" screen is nice... Trust me on that one...

I talked to a lady at projectorcentral.com today. She said the 3010 would be fine with 106" screen at that distance. So I am going to go with that.

I recently purchased the in-wall M22's and the on-wall VP100 along with the QS8's and EP175, replacing an M50, M3 system. The M22's are fantastic and the whole system is awesome. I was advised by this board to go with VP150 and EP350 and while I'm sure they would make a difference, especially the bigger sub, it wasnt in the budget. I am using a refurb Denon 1712 and this system is very loud, open and very clean and I am very happy and certainly don't feel like I'm missing anything. Also they look great, nice clean contemporary installation.

the only thing left for you to do is to ENJOY !!!

Alright so I will be installing Thursday night and Friday. I have never installed a projector and screen before. Do I install the screen first or the projector? Any other words of advice to get this right the first time?