Home Theater

2006-09-04 23:36:08 · 15 answers · asked by buddyboy 1

There's a strong reverb effect and the vocals are canceled and slightly to the right - seems like a phase shift. But:
- The vocals are canceled even when I hold my ear against one speaker, or when I flip the polarity for one of the speakers.
- I hear both channels in each speaker, and each channel on both speakers.
- With balance full left, the left speaker sounds slightly louder, with full right it sounds centered.
- I tried the two available inputs ("DAT" and "AUX"). Same thing.

I opened up the unit, and as far as I can tell, everything looks fine. Nothing burnt or melted, no excessive dust (and they were smart enough that no board is upright).You can see snapshots at http://www.flickr.com/photos/31278470@N00/sets/72157594269637399/

The unit is a Sony MHC-1600. Its amp is STK4132II. The only thing I did to it was to move it to another room for one night.

How the hell could that have happenned, not to mention how to fix it?!

2006-09-04 18:14:39 · 4 answers · asked by binba 3

exactly what i want to do is burn all my dvd's to my computer and have some type of software, if it exist, to create a "dvd media center" where i can manage all of my almost 500 titles. it would be cool if i could search alphabetically, search by type and once i find the dvd i want to watch then i can click on it and it will start playing on my computer.

2006-09-04 11:13:33 · 3 answers · asked by sandmom1 2

2006-09-04 10:42:23 · 6 answers · asked by Dan0 1

Anybody have any websites where you can get good deals on speakers and other eletronics.

2006-09-04 06:54:20 · 6 answers · asked by Krazyk78 1

I am working on the specifications for a home theatre setup. The couch is currently 14 feet away from the wall where I will mount the screen. I'm trying to figure out how big the screen should be. I want to know if there is a rule-of-thumb ratio between screen diagonal, screen width or screen heigth. I can move the couch, and adjust other things, including opting for a smaller screen. I am positively going to purchase a front projector, most likely based on DLP technology. Also, I am going to purchase a professional screen (to receive the image from the projector). Finally, the room lighting can be near pitch black, BUT it is likely that there will be ambient light, since we will be building a bar at the back of the room as well.

2006-09-04 05:05:19 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a Koss DVD player, 5.1. Picture is fine but audio is not. I have only the 2 front speakers connected. I sometimes hear only background sounds but no actors voice/dialogue. What's up??

2006-09-04 03:44:54 · 3 answers · asked by Don S 1

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How can speakers with only two 3½" woofers have such low bass and handle 300 watts? It seems to defy the laws of physics.

http://www.stereotimes.com/speak050406.shtml

I just read this review and thought how can a speaker so small be capable to do this much? It's hard to believe. Do you believe it?

Given the comments in the review, do you know of any other speakers out there that would be comparable or competitive?
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2006-09-04 01:33:11 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-03 17:52:02 · 5 answers · asked by scott c 2

i have a powerd sub but i dont know how to hook it up to my analog reciever i have a lafyette lr-220 with new jbl speakers can anyonehelp me? also is there a way if there is no hook up that i can wire it or rigg it up so it will work?

2006-09-03 10:09:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

The DVD movies that you can buy at the store, what format are they writeen in??? is it MPEG-2???

2006-09-03 09:47:34 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-03 06:04:25 · 4 answers · asked by fk5107944 2

Which is better in terms of playback, recording capability?

2006-09-03 05:35:23 · 3 answers · asked by EJ L 2

I want to buy my boyfriend a home theatre for his birthday, but I am very inexperienced in buying electronics. I don't have a huge budget and would like to get the most "bang for my buck". We live in a small house and we will not be moving for at least 2 years so I don't need to fill a huge space. I want to be able to hook up his playstation and the TV to the surround system, not just the DVD player. Is my $300 budget unrealistic? Can someone help me and recommend a good system so I won't feel like I wasted my money. Thank you for your help.

2006-09-03 02:14:38 · 12 answers · asked by cntrygal123 1

i dont whot to spend more dan $2000

2006-09-03 02:12:47 · 1 answers · asked by lupopotente145 1

Got B&W 602.5 floorstanders & powerful Yamaha Amp. Would I see any real benefit in getting a sub? If yes, would does anyone recommend?

2006-09-03 00:49:59 · 14 answers · asked by mawby 1

I recently moved and in doing so my DA-Lite 92inch fixed screen got wrinkled.
It was rolled up in a tube but apparently the weight of itself when the tube was standing up-right caused
it to wrinkle the bottom half of the screen.

My question is, does anyone know how to remove wrinkles from the screen without damaging it?
Can the screen be ironed or somthing?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

2006-09-03 00:10:49 · 1 answers · asked by jooxjoox j 1

just need to know what the best surround sound system there is, I don't care who makes it!!!

2006-09-02 19:40:38 · 11 answers · asked by matsilexie 1

is there a way of changing the bars from grey to a diffrent color on my HDTV when watching HD sat tv.

2006-09-02 15:12:46 · 5 answers · asked by lost 1

I am having problems with my surround sound system. The sound effects and music are very loud but I can barely hear the people talking. I have to crank the volume up to hear the dialoge and when the action starts all of a sudden my ear drums are blown out. Its a Sony dolby digital 5.1 system. Any recommedations on what I am doing wrong? Thanks so much

2006-09-02 14:46:52 · 7 answers · asked by portlandguy78 1

Really my question is are all those premium cables really worth the money? The Monsters, RCAs, Phillips, Acoustic Research, etc. are gold contacts, and oxygen free materials, etc, do they really make a difference? Sometimes when I swap them out with cheap cables everything works and looks the same.

2006-09-02 11:54:02 · 8 answers · asked by moontreker 2

2006-09-02 08:02:51 · 1 answers · asked by Jonathon M 1

2006-09-02 05:27:29 · 3 answers · asked by faraz_d89 2

i don't need any of the abxy buttons, just play/stop/ffw etc controls

2006-09-02 03:52:21 · 4 answers · asked by lj1983 3

According to my speaker impedance help, I've found an article, "The Search for New Channels," (http://www.smartdev.com/SDDS%20article.htm) it says "You must have two matrix decoder boxes that can be connected to your digital sound decoder. The first matrix is connected to the outputs of the left and center channels of your digital decoder or processor. This will produce a NEW left extra channel when material is present on the soundtrack. The matrix box has two inputs, but multiple outputs." Is there a way to do it passively (without amps.)?

Again, I have a Sony HTIB with 5 speakers carrying 110 watts @ 4-ohms, and two Pioneer bookshelf speakers carrying 120 watts @ 6-ohms. Would that be a problem?

2006-09-01 18:45:27 · 1 answers · asked by Arthur C 2

2006-09-01 13:32:16 · 6 answers · asked by iiwjohnnytrauma 1

2006-09-01 10:56:10 · 6 answers · asked by American Superman 3

assuming that you have a Tv set that can display HD quality

2006-08-31 17:49:21 · 5 answers · asked by Spec 1

I have a Sony FR1 series DVD Dream System receiver that includes all my satellite speakers running 110 watts at 4-ohms. It's all just a simple connection terminals in the back panel.

Anyway, I have a pair of Pioneer bookshelf speakers that carries a maximum power of 120 watts at 6-ohms. I want to connect my Pioneer speakers with 2 of my 4-ohm speakers to create a wide-configuration front channels, and I don't want these speakers to run in parallel. Is there any equipment do I need (like speaker distribution hub or amplifier)?
Will it damage any of my components?
If so, which one?
What other effects will do?

2006-08-31 09:47:41 · 2 answers · asked by Arthur C 2

I have a 42" Pany Plasma with all the standard I/O including (1) HDMI. I have a Direct TV HD receiver. Now I want to add a home theater system. Nothing fancy, even one of the better "home theater in a box" will do for me. Question is, what connections do I need to make sure my home theater has? And what is the "flow" of the Direct TV signal? Is it HD box to Receiver to TV? If so aren't I losing the benefit of the HDMI from receiver to TV since the connection from HDTV box to Receiver is component? Any info would be great!

2006-08-31 09:36:05 · 5 answers · asked by Walman 1