Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Rate Thread
Page 5 of 5 1 2 3 4 5
Re: Center channel or surrounds
minorc #411364 04/11/15 05:26 PM
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 6,379
Likes: 7
axiomite
Offline
axiomite
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 6,379
Likes: 7
Very nice. Love the new colour of the room.

Might sound strange, but I would think about hanging the TV out from the wall a couple of feet so you could pull the speakers away from the wall and not have things look wierd. Would also let you use a conventional center channel in the future if you wanted.

Besides, moving the screen closer is like having a larger screen at no extra cost smile

I always thought it would be neat to build a frame like that to hold a TV or something, then add a few long slide-out drawers to hold your disks at an easy-to-see height, but have them out of sight the rest of the time.

Last edited by bridgman; 04/11/15 05:37 PM.

M60ti, VP180, QS8, M2ti, EP500, PC-Plus 20-39
M5HP, M40ti, Sierra-1
LFR1100 active, ADA1500-4 and -8
Re: Center channel or surrounds
minorc #411365 04/11/15 07:20 PM
Joined: May 2014
Posts: 1,170
Likes: 6
M
MMM Offline
connoisseur
Offline
connoisseur
M
Joined: May 2014
Posts: 1,170
Likes: 6
something else to consider. The room has downwards pot lighting. That leaves much to be desired with lighting the room for a movie as it casts hot spots and shadows on the screen.

Look into running a strip of those tap LED lights with a dimmer directly behind the top of the TV. If you went colour it would be even more spectacular. That way it adds a mood light to the room while watching TV and it glows away from the viewing area rather than onto it so you don't get the screen detrimental effects.


Anthem: AVM60, Fosi DAC-Q5
Axiom: ADA1500, LFR1100 Actiive, QS8, EP500, M3, M3comp, M5
Re: Center channel or surrounds
minorc #411366 04/11/15 07:34 PM
Joined: Mar 2014
Posts: 1,593
Likes: 1
A
connoisseur
Offline
connoisseur
A
Joined: Mar 2014
Posts: 1,593
Likes: 1
Coloured screen bias lighting is a bad idea if screen colour accuracy is important to you. But it is a nice effect when watching in a darkened room.

As far as pots go, you can get bulbs that have narrow dispersion and will spotlight the floor directly below them and will not wash out the screen if this is an issue. Good pickup from eagle eye Matt. smile

Re: Center channel or surrounds
AAAA #411393 04/12/15 11:34 PM
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 96
minorc Offline OP
old hand
OP Offline
old hand
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 96
I don't watch TV with the lights on anyways, so as much as I dislike the pot lights, they have to stay.

I can pull the speakers away from the wall, they'e about 5-6 inches away currently. I bought black out curtains today, so now i'm on the hunt for an area rug to match the curtains and walls to a certain degree.

I have a full sized sofa coming within the next week or two, so I'll move the furniture around and see what I'm dealing with in terms of acoustics. Currently the room has a nasty echo, I'll see about acoustic panels once I get a rug in there.

Thanks for all the kind comments
Keep them coming!


VP180v3, M80v2, QS8v4, Arcam AV860, Rotel RMB1585, Epson 5050ub
Re: Center channel or surrounds
minorc #416796 02/01/16 02:59 PM
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 96
minorc Offline OP
old hand
OP Offline
old hand
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 96
Just an update to this thread.

I lucked out and found a VP180 v3 in the refurb section ! YES!
Ordered a stand to go underneath the tv to put the VP180 on and store my blu-rays, game controllers etc.
http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/nexe...andStore=nexera

Have a 11x9 area rug in there now as well.

I'll post up a couple of pictures once everything is in and set up, need some cheap acoustic panel solutions next...anyone? anyone?

Thanks

Last edited by minorc; 02/01/16 03:00 PM.

VP180v3, M80v2, QS8v4, Arcam AV860, Rotel RMB1585, Epson 5050ub
Re: Center channel or surrounds
minorc #416860 02/04/16 02:49 PM
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 96
minorc Offline OP
old hand
OP Offline
old hand
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 96
Hey all,

Here are some updated pictures of my setup, got everything hooked up and calibrated last night.

Thanks for looking





VP180v3, M80v2, QS8v4, Arcam AV860, Rotel RMB1585, Epson 5050ub
Page 5 of 5 1 2 3 4 5

Moderated by  alan, Amie, Andrew, axiomadmin, Brent, Debbie, Ian, Jc 

Link Copied to Clipboard

Need Help Graphic

Forum Statistics
Forums16
Topics24,940
Posts442,457
Members15,616
Most Online2,082
Jan 22nd, 2020
Top Posters
Ken.C 18,044
pmbuko 16,441
SirQuack 13,840
CV 12,077
MarkSJohnson 11,458
Who's Online Now
0 members (), 145 guests, and 4 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Newsletter Signup
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.4