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Well, after months of messing, I'm nearing the end with my home theater. Here were some old pictures Got the wiring finished and then I insulated..... Then drywall..... Painted the floor.... Started hanging my movie posters... Got everything wired in and started to set up....here is...

By now hopefully some of you have seen the new Denon X8500H, and wow is it NICE. I'm already scheming on how I'm going to break the news to my wife that this is going to be the new baby that runs my home theater! Anyway, I'm nearly finished with my basement home theater, and I initially wired...

Probably time to ditch my Denon receiver and move to Atmos with my new home theater I'm putting in. My budget is probably around $2500 but I can go higher if need be. I've wired for a 9.2.4 system (and yes, I know that 99.9% of receivers out there don't power that without an amp), so I'm...

Hello everyone. Been awhile since I've been on, but my wife and I recently purchased a new home with a relatively unfinished basement. We'd planned on finishing it next year sometime, but had the opportunity to have someone come in and finish it for a lot less than we'd expected.....but he's...

Hey all. I've got a large space in my basement that is going to become my new home theater. I've got a large space, but I see one issue initially. On the right side of my room, there's an open space where the room goes back about 8 feet. This is an issue because I'm not exactly sure how I'd...

Hello. Been awhile since I've been on here. I've had my Denon 9.1 receiver for about 5 years now. It's been a great receiver and I have no complaints. Been reading a lot about Atmos, and I'd like to say I'm good with what I have, but the audiophile in me won't allow me to let it go. With...

Hello. I am looking to upgrade my system from a 7.1 to a 9.1 system utilizing front height speakers. My speakers are all Polk RTi A series speakers. I just purchased the RTi A1's for the front height's and now I need a good speaker mount for them. I have NO clue about any of this, so I was...

Boy I'm nearly embarrassed asking this question, but here we go.... I have a Samsung HL67A750 LED DLP HDTV to go along with a Panasonic DMP-bd55k blu-ray disc player. My question is pretty specific and probably really simple: How do I know when I'm seeing 1080p? When my tv turns on, it tells...

Hello. I FINALLY have my home theater finished, and I sat down to watch a movie on my new Samsung HL67A750 DLP and noticed that in really dark scenes the dark areas seem to be a bit "grainy". Is this normal? I was watching Transformers (I've heard this has reference quality audio and video)...

Hello. I have recently finished my basement home theater. Before the drywall went up, I ran TONS of HDMI cables throughout the basement in an attempt to split signals or direct certain signals from my A/V closet to different points in the basement and upstairs as well. I had tested the lines...

I was looking at the Denon website today and noticed this new receiver. I went through the tutorial on their Audyssey technology, and was surprised to see that they are now adding a 9.1 system, meaning that you'd have your typical 7.1 setup plus an additional "width" or "height" channel to...

Hello. I'm currently having my basement finished and I've run all my speaker wires for a 7.1 system. My main surrounds and back surrounds (All Polk - FXI A6 and FXI3's) will be hung on the walls. In the opinions of those who have gone before me, would you rather have the speaker wall plates...

Hello. I am trying to hook up my 22" Dell widescreen monitor to my Directv HD DVR, but I'm not having any luck. I have a converter that converts the DVI to HDMI, but it isn't working, just a blank screen. Any ideas out there?

Hello all, I'm starting my basement home theater. Here is a picture of the section of my basement I will use for it (the tv will go against the wall where the broom is leaning)... Another view of the space from the right side and further back.... The red posts will be moved to open up...

Hello. I'm in the process of remodeling my basement. In part of it I am attempting to create a home theater. The problem is that the one wall is mostly wide open, so I'm at a loss in what to do as far as the surround speaker that should be on that side. I have attached a picture so you can see...

Hello. I've been trying to find a toslink keystone that will fit my monoprice wall plate. Monoprice has been sold out of these keystones for what seems like forever. I have heard that the Calrad toslink keystones won't fit in the monoprice wall plates and I can't find anything on the internet...

Hello. I am in the process of studding out my basement. In one corner of the room will be my home theater. I went a little crazy on monoprice.com and have purchased hundreds of dollars of cable to be run throughout the basement - everything from CAT6 to speaker to hdmi & other audio & video. I'm...

I've had my eye on the HL 67a750 LED DLP for quite some time now. I thought I'd wait until the new models get rolled out in 2009 to determine if I'll buy the 08 or 09 model. Well I've been reading around the internet and rumor is that Samsung isn't going to produce the DLP models anymore. Anyone...

Hello. I am starting to finish my basement this week. I have one section of the basement to use as my home theater, but part of the back of this section will be open to the rest of the basement, which will only allow me enough wall space to wire and hang all of my Polk speakers (FXI A6 main...

Hello. I have an Onkyo TX-DS989 and a Panasonic DVD-CP72 player. My question concerns the hookup for the DVD-Audio side of the DVD player. I just purchased my first DVD-A disc today, and I also bought 6 cables to hook up to the DB-25 multichannel hookup on the back of the 989 and the individual...

I'm trying to decide between Polk and Infinity speakers for my 7.1 setup. I'm going to upgrade over time, and I mainly watch movies with my system. I have listened to both and I really like them. Any opinions out there about what the brands or specific speakers that I might want to consider? Thanks!

I'm looking to upgrade my speakers, and I'm choosing to go with Polk. I want to start with my surrounds, and I really like either the LSiFX or FXi5 models for the dipole/bipole surrounds. I was hoping that Circuit City would carry them, but they don't, so now I need to find somewhere over the...

Hello. My wife and I have been experiencing some problems with our Mitsubishi HDTV receiver. I have a warranty at the store where I purchased the receiver, and they told me to just bring it in and they would exchange it out, until I unhooked everything and brought it in to the store and they...

Hello all. I don't know what's going on with my tv. I have a Mitsu 65857, and I've had it about 2 and a half years. It's been working great, and the HD pictures are really good as well. Well that was until the other night. For some reason, the HD picture isn't as sharp anymore. HD Net is still...

Hello. I have a decent system at home. I have an Onkyo 989 for my receiver, but my speakers are not so great. I have a Klipsch 15 inch sub and the rest of my speakers are a mix of speakers (Cerwin Vegas for the center and fronts, old Pioneer speakers for the surrounds, and crappy bookshelf...

Hello. I have the above-mentioned Mitsu RPTV. Initially, I had an old Pioneer dvd player that I used. It didn't have progressive scan and I noticed that the picture many times when watching movies had a lot of what I call "grit" to the picture. I'm sure there's a more technical term to it, but...

My wife and I were watching a dvd the other night through our Onkyo TX-DS989, and all of a sudden we heard a pop out of one of the surround back speakers, and since there is a constant loud hum coming out of it. I've tried to hook other speakers into that line, but they just give off the same...

I am really sorry to ask what seems to be the same question I've asked before, but I'm about to purchase either the RP-82 or CP72, and I need to know if the subtle differences in the RP-82 are enough to choose a single disc player over a 5 disk one. I've asked this before and I apologize that I...

I have an ancient Pioneer dvd player and I DESPERATELY need to upgrade to a progressive scan player for my Mitsu tv. Anyway, I've heard so many great things about the Panasonic RP-81 and CP-72 that I'm leaning in that direction. BUT - with the issue of DVD-Audio vs SACD and with the...

I'm relatively new to the dvd audio scene, and this may be an obvious question to most, but why aren't there a lot of relatively new titles out there for this format? Is it due to the fight concerning dvd audio vs SACD? Just curious. Thanks!