Re: Maybe I should start a v4.0 build thread somewhere
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Oh and the QS8s are gone, so I will never be able to make the comparison.
Farewell - June 4, 2020
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Re: Maybe I should start a v4.0 build thread somewhere
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Early this morning, after listening to an avs video I decided to do a little more trials which involves mixing up different speakers for side and rears surrounds (m3's with qs's in the surrounds) and with my room dynamics and calibrated every-time each setup with the ARC, and Yahtzee, this what works the best for me of all the different combos I tried since yesterday
fronts & center (with ARC set as full range speakers) front subs the sides qs8,s ( ARC set at 80 ) back m3's ( ARC set at 80 ) in-ceiling's with tweeters angled towards seating area ( ARC set at 80 )
the sound is crazy good and precise. from all the speaker combos this sounds the best I tried in my HT room ..I am really happy I did those tests, this will be my setup for a long long time!!!!
only thing for aesthetic looks I need to buy M3-on wall positioned horizontally for rear surrounds instead of m3 bookshelves. will return a pair of qs8 to axiom or go the canuck mart route
7.1.4 * MRX1120 * M100s * 180HP * 4x M3-on walls * 4x M3-IC * dual XV15se * Shakers
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Re: Maybe I should start a v4.0 build thread somewhere
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So today I arrive in Denver for work, and tomorrow late afternoon I head to Los Angeles, and then I don't get home until after 5pm on Thursday...
Guess what arrived from Canada today?
Heavy box of something (my wife isn't good at describing anything), but it is the Antehm MRX-1120.. Crap. I can't play with it until Thursday (although that is better than it showing up on Thursday as nobody would have been home at the time that they dropped it off as it required a signature and I would have had to wait until Friday.
Now I wonder when my Axiom "custom finish" on-wall M3s will ship. They got my four QS8s and VP150 last Friday afternoon. Haven't heard a word about any part of the trade up process.
Just getting really excited.
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Re: Maybe I should start a v4.0 build thread somewhere
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Good news there Nick... looks like you will be quite busy this weekend
7.1.4 * MRX1120 * M100s * 180HP * 4x M3-on walls * 4x M3-IC * dual XV15se * Shakers
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Re: Maybe I should start a v4.0 build thread somewhere
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Farewell - June 4, 2020
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Anyway, enough talk about price and dealers.
I just can't wait to get home later this week to try it out.
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Yes, anyway your room is going to sound fantastic now. Enjoy!
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Re: Maybe I should start a v4.0 build thread somewhere
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Hey, just FYI that I was asked to have all talk about pricing removed from this forum. Without naming names, someone complained to the reseller that I was posting prices here, even though it never referenced the reseller themselves. Anyway, I can't wait to get the unit, but can no longer discuss pricing myself or even comment about your comments.
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crap , I cannot edit it ou or delete my comment, the option is gone ;(
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Re: Maybe I should start a v4.0 build thread somewhere
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So I finally got the Onkyo removed and the MRX-1120 put in place. It has been a horribly slow process due to it being spring break and my oldest doing a lot of wedding planning, plus some unexpected "projects"... Yes, the wedding planning requests have consumed most of my day yesterday, and continued into today, plus I had to show my future son-in-law how to avoid a $900 bill at a dealership for something that took me 20 minutes and $150 in OEM parts to fix. Unfortunately, this took 3.5 hours yesterday due to having to buy parts, and then drive an hour each way to get to the car.
Then last night, my same daughter found out that she was referred by her college and a state-wide talent agency that she hasn't used in a few years to audition for (wait for it) Disney's High School Musical 4... Yeah, #4... Anyway, they only do video auditions for round 1, so we had to set up a make shift recording room in he house, tweak lighting, etc. She has everything recorded, but we (I mean *I*) now have to go and do some trim work and weed through the dozens of audition pieces with her to find the best looking and sounding ones and then splice them all together into a deliverable package. Call backs will be later this coming week.
But, the MRX-1120 is connected, and it does play audio. That is as far as I have gotten.
One thing that I didn't notice before is that I lost the component video connections when going to the Anthem receiver.
I used the HDMI *AND* Component video plus optical audio outputs on my Dish receiver to feed the signal to the home theater (Component video/Optical audio) and the family room just outside the theater (HDMI)...
So no TV in the home theater for a while. Not sure about a HDMI splitter type deal or not. I will have to look that up later.
Hopefully, I can run ARC (I am hoping to install the firmware on the receiver and get ARC software on my laptop in the next hour) yet today... It is already 4:15, so we'll see.
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