what moves you?

Saturday, September 08, 2007

Its certainly been a very long time since I posted anything here. Church's been busy procuring a new sound system in line with its renovation plan, and I've certainly succeeded in getting myself over involved in the planning, review and research.

Well it certainly is a joy to be involved in something that you are passionate about- I believe that passion remains as your strongest driving factor.

Following my buddy's decision to move, I was blessed with a few new toys; The Atlantic Technology model 251LR speakers, the Atlantic Technology model 253c center speaker, and a Sherwood R-945RDSMKII HT Receiver.

Upgrading to an AC-3 (Dolby Digital) receiver isn't the latest trend in town, but it beats watching DVDs in Pro Logic mode. The 5 discrete channel really puts you into the middle of the action, all with greater detail and clarity. Woot.

A pity that there was some problems with the onboard DTS encoder- I'm sure I would have been offered a greater audio treat!

Finally, having a matched LCR (Left Right Centre) speaker system sounds great. For once, the frequency response is consistent- cars zooming past don't sound different as it passes through the speakers. The Atlantic Technology model 253c center speaker has midrange and treble controls, that allow you to match the midrange and treble response to your front speakers. Naturally, there was already a preset to match with the front speakers. =)

In an hour, I was watching Elektra and enjoying the upgraded, glorious sound of Dolby Digital.

Yet another turn of events. My tenants moved out, leaving me with their Boston THX home theatre speakers. It comes in matching LCR speakers (Boston 555X), dipolar surround speakers (575X) and the 595X sub woofer. Yes, this is my first pair of THX certified speakers ever, so I am very excited!

Now that the 595x sub woofer employs a 12' driver, I am so gonna have a hard time finding space for this massive low note generator in my house (freq response 20hz-80hz, +/-3db)

The catch is, the edges (surrounds) of all the main speakers have rotted away, leaving me with no bass response, and an extremely nasal midrange)

Nonetheless, I've gathered a few sites that can help anyone with the same predicament. Hope this helps.

http://www.decware.com/newsite/refoam.htm

http://www.speakerworks.net/

So much for the talk, now the visuals.