Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater HT for $10K

Hey Rook,

My seating is about 12-13 feet back from my 105 inch diagonal. My projector lense is about 13 feet from the screen.

I just looked up the min/max projector lense distance from a screen size of 120 inces, and it shows minimum of 141 inches and a maximum of 215 inches. So, you will have to mount it somewhere between 12 and 18 feet or so. Sounds like that should work just fine for your setup.

The HS51 also has pretty good lens shift capabilities for ceiling mounting and the like.

I'm a fan of Pioneer, but based on what I know of the Denon products you are looking at, you should get very similar features (Denon Link, hdmi output). And the way people on this forum rave about Denon with Axioms, I think you will be very pleased with that setup.

I also think you will be very happy with Axioms all around, and save some cash while you're at it. If you are handy at all, I do encourage you to think about building your own screen though. ALmost all of the cash you spend on a screen is to pay for the frame. I built the frame in about an hour, and another hour for my wife and I to staple the fabric to the frame. Another hour after that to add the trim and it was finished.

Jump up to the Denon 3910. The 2910 does not have Denon Link. Nor does it have the Alpha 24 Plus Processing.

rook,

I hate to do this to you with everything you have on your mind, but you might also consider the Denon 2900.

if you placed it between the 2910 and 3910, it would be about 80% of the way to the 3910. Because of the 2910/3910 intro, the 2900 has been discontinued. Normally $1000, but you might find them for $5-600 if you are lucky. Do a search on 2900 in the forum - it's great box at that price.

Yeah, but the 3910 just got SACD approval through Denon Link (FINALLY!).

That means one digital conection between player and receiver to carry every flavor of audio between the two, and one less D/A -->A/D conversion for SACD and DVD-Audio!

Engine Joe pointed out to me that this was announced on the Audioholics board today.

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Yeah, but the 3910 just got SACD approval through Denon Link (FINALLY!).

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Temptations, temptations.

Now if I can conjure up 2G for the 3910/3805 combo.

And Mark, I have not given up on the "8805" yet .

My Pioneer 578a is a piece of junk audio-wise.

I figure if I go to a local retailer and buy everything but the speakers at once (3805, 3910, projector, screen, cables/wires/connectors)...I should be able to work a fairly decent discount. Maybe 15-20% off? Is that reasonable?

Good luck...and kudos to you if you do...

Most retailers I have dealt with don't do "volume discounts"...

But YMMV. You may be a better negotiator than I am.

Live from Austin, Texas

WhatFurrer

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Most retailers I have dealt with don't do "volume discounts

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that was my experince also. when i first started my search for my HT, i was in the market for the whole deal. complete surround speaker set, sub, receiver, cables, everything. and i first started looking at paradigms simply cause thats what was avail to me local.

the guys at the shop here local wouldnt budge on the paradigms price. i called almost every dealer from dallas to austin, to houston, and none were willing to make ANY sort of deal on the paradigms. even when i said i would get a receiver also, they wouldnt move. so, thats what got me started looking for something else.. i found axiom, did some research and the rest is history.

once i got my HT set-up, i wanted to get the salesman from the local store and show him the system i built with my $2000 bucks. thanks anyway, SUCKA!!!

bigjohn

That surprises me. Oh well, I guess I'm about to find out. There's lots of competition in the Dallas area. I just assumed they'd budge a little if I was about to drop almost $10K at once....no financing.

Maybe Tweeter, Ultimate, or HomeTheaterStore will have a 25% off sale.

It really depends where you go. My dad has bought his PSB 5.1 system one piece at a time, and every time he buys something the discount get bigger. When my friend bought a PSB sub from him, he got a great discount because I accompanied him even though I have never personally bought anything from him. I have just kept bringing him business. He says he'll give me a killer deal on some NAD equipment when the time comes...

Just keep trying and asking.