Vintage HiFi Audio Forum
General Banter => The Circular File => Topic started by: OldiesButGoodies on May 26, 2014, 02:52:50 PM
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But is there a reason why we do not have a home theater board?
Would be nice... just saying...
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I saw Tom spend at least five minutes talking car audio when someone brought by a Marantz under dash amp. Every rule has an exception.
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I saw Tom spend at least five minutes talking car audio when someone brought by a Marantz under dash amp. Every rule has an exception.
That was for a 1960's Buick Skylark. That exception makes sense. You should see that beast.
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I would gladly talk HT with you, OBG.
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Same here.
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Do you all think it would be worth having a category under audio or as a child board somewhere in that collection of categories?
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Maybe it could just be a sub-heading in the car audio section. :laugh:
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Stick it anywhere. Once we find it, it won't matter.
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I just look at the most recent posts anyway, I don't ever look at where it's posted.
I like me some HT. I just got a new TV stand and couch, redid my entire wiring for the living room, and finally have my speakers square against a wall rather than diagonal across a corner. It makes a world of difference, for sure. All in the last week and a half. Phew!
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I have 2 cents i could put in on my previous setups and would certainly like to hear others opinions on setups they have used in the past. I think its a great idea.
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"I have 2 cents i could put in on my previous setups"
Shoot I only have to use 1 penny on my turntable
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So where is the HT board?
I would like to discuss this:
http://blog.dolby.com/2014/06/dolby-atmos-coming-soon-living-room-near/ (http://blog.dolby.com/2014/06/dolby-atmos-coming-soon-living-room-near/)
I'll finally have a use for the 64 speakers I have crammed into my basement.
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Great, another format and the attendant shit to buy. It's raining right now and I don't hear it over my head-it's hitting the windows.
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Well Atmos could theoretically be the end-all for surround sound formats, at least for a long time. It is scalable up to 64 speakers and regardless of where you place them you should be able to get directionally appropriate sound.
I guess it really depends on the implementation once it actually comes to home theaters but it has the potential to be very awesome.
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It's raining right now and I don't hear it over my head-it's hitting the windows.
Noah wasn't in an office. :P
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Atmos = object-oriented coding to put sounds in specific locations in your HT space. It sounds promising if it works.
Will add the board soon.
;D
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Call me old fashioned, but my 4.1 surround (no center) powered by Marantz tuned w/ Audessey has me pretty happy. I don't see the need for anything over 7.1 unless your room is downright huge. In which case, line arrays for days!
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Maybe I don't get it. With video, all I hope to achieve is to put the sound where it originally belonged, with a reasonable sense of realism. I suppose improved directionality is an improvement, just as is better resolution (audio and video). In my 12 by 16 foot room, there isn't much more space, even in the walls/ceiling, to achieve that. And, as much as I enjoy the theater, my audio system will always be the first priority when significant additional resources are available.
On the other hand, if I were starting over, I can imagine several dozen, small, wide range drivers scattered about the room, none of which would require much power, but all of which would present a substantial combined result. Of course, for those of you who know me, each driver/channel would be voiced to maximize frequency response at it's location. I guess I better start buying more EQ channels:)