Whats your HT rig?... (pics please)
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I got these Hsu HB-1 MK2's R/L's and a HC-1 MK2 center recently, and I mounted the center today. Ithem, they sound great. Decent projection, very dynamic and accurate imaging.
Nice. Hows the tweeters on those MK2s? Do they have a wide sweet spot?
Well they certainly have a wider sweet spot than my previous Hsu Ventriloquist setup did. Moving off-axis doesn't collapse the soundstage like it did with the Ventriloquists.
While it's difficult to compare speakers unless they are used in the same environment and use the same setup, I think the imaging of these sound as good as my father's B&W bookshelves/center (I don't know the models) in our respective setups. Their projection could be better, but for the price they aren't bad at all - only spent about $500 for all three speakers with shipping.
They handle up to 250 watts each, are 92db efficient at 1 watt/1 meter (in half space though; which would make them around 89db in full space), and are frequency response is 60Hz to 20kHz - but honestly it sounds like they get down to 40Hz. Either way they definitely benefit from the use of a subwoofer. They have 6 1/2" woofs and the tweets are constant directivity horns. I've always hated horn speakers from past experiences, but these have absolutely no hint of the hollow honking twang that typically comes out of horns. I'm actually amazed - you would never know that they are horns.
While it's difficult to compare speakers unless they are used in the same environment and use the same setup, I think the imaging of these sound as good as my father's B&W bookshelves/center (I don't know the models) in our respective setups. Their projection could be better, but for the price they aren't bad at all - only spent about $500 for all three speakers with shipping.
They handle up to 250 watts each, are 92db efficient at 1 watt/1 meter (in half space though; which would make them around 89db in full space), and are frequency response is 60Hz to 20kHz - but honestly it sounds like they get down to 40Hz. Either way they definitely benefit from the use of a subwoofer. They have 6 1/2" woofs and the tweets are constant directivity horns. I've always hated horn speakers from past experiences, but these have absolutely no hint of the hollow honking twang that typically comes out of horns. I'm actually amazed - you would never know that they are horns.
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CurrentlyPissed
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I hate you. and your double triple quad post.
Mahjik
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Most of my stuff is pretty old, but it works for what we need. Sorry for the dark photo... It's not much, but here are most of the components:
Samsung PN58B650 58" Plasma
Sony STR-DE698 Receiver
Sony BDP-S300 Blu-Ray Player
Sony CDP-C445 5-disc CD Changer
Phillips VCR
Technics Cassette Player
Otimus 10-Band Graphical Equalizer
Eosone RSF600 Floor Speakers
Bose Model 21 Shelf Speakers (not pictured, used in the rear)
Infinity Primus C25 Center Speaker
XBox 360 with Kinect
Monster HTS 1000 MKIII 8-Outlet and all Monster cables.
and the media wall on the side..... Looking to eventually do some built-in's on the wall since we've run out of DVD space...
, I want a plasma TV so bad 
If hard drive prices where not insane right now, I'd recommend you consider looking at buying a networked drive bay, some 2+TB hdd's and dropping in a network media player to access it. Could have the entire collection of DVD's in ISO's and not loose a thing but some time in copying the discs. Also free up some space for Blu-Rays
She's just buying more than we have space for.. 
aviphysics
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If hard drive prices where not insane right now, I'd recommend you consider looking at buying a networked drive bay, some 2+TB hdd's and dropping in a network media player to access it. Could have the entire collection of DVD's in ISO's and not loose a thing but some time in copying the discs. Also free up some space for Blu-Rays
This is what we did earlier last year. Great for keeping the kids from messing up the discs. BRs take up a bunch space though. Gonna have to go through and compress them eventually. Also, some Disney DVDs are a PIA to copy. They got some sort of fancy junk in there to stop pirates. I think AnyDVD can defeat it but costs money that I don't want to spend. Kind of funny that a Disney BR is easier to rip than their DVDs.
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junglist1996
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Upgraded from a 200wpc Class A/B amp to 35wpc Class A
Upgraded from a 200wpc Class A/B amp to 35wpc Class A
So I got a MF AMS35i 35wpc pure Class A amp to replace a MF M6i 200wpc Class A/B amp in the living room about 2 weeks ago. Here are some pics.
AMS35i (left) and M6i (right) side by side.
The grand grand grand pa, a modded (new capacitors and op amps) MF A1 20wpc Class A amp I have in the bedroom in the foreground, M6i behind it and AMS35i on the equipment rack.
Massive heatsinks on the sides that get too hot to touch for more than a few seconds.
The whole 2.0 setup.
Most people must be thinking "WTF did you "downgrade" from a 200wpc amp to 35wpc?" TBH, I was also a bit skeptical about this move at first. After all, this 35wpc AMS35i costs over twice as much as the 200wpc M6i. But I must say that I'm pleasantly surprised at the result. Not only has everything I listen to become more musical (love that piano, violin and human vocals that is more tube like), but it is also more analytic which allows some complex classical pieces (e.g. Tchaikovsky's 1812) which somewhat sounded like a mess on the old amp to play with ease. However, the most surprising thing is that there is a very noticeable improvement in bass. That's right, there is more bass from this 35wpc amp than a 200wpc one. Never knew that the woofers in my VA Beethoven Concert Grands can sound like that in old school jungle / drum and bass tracks. Obviously, this is no replacement for for a proper powered subwoofer, but IMO it has come a lot closer.
To conclude, the specs would seem to indicate the new amp is severely underpowered but in reality, it seems to be better than the old one in every aspect. Well, maybe NOT power consumption and heat coz this amp generates a sh*t load of heat and consumes full power the moment it is switched on even when idling. The downside with that is I need to turn on the ceiling fan and a/c after an extended listening session, just like how I need to turn on the a/c in my gaming room.
But if you have reasonably sensitive (say 90db or above) 4ohm speakers (the amp's output increases to about 60wpc at this load), I would suggest an audition of a Class A amp for a 2.0 setup. Don't rule it out simply because of the seemingly "low" power output. 
Upgraded from a 200wpc Class A/B amp to 35wpc Class A
So I got a MF AMS35i 35wpc pure Class A amp to replace a MF M6i 200wpc Class A/B amp in the living room about 2 weeks ago. Here are some pics.
AMS35i (left) and M6i (right) side by side.
The grand grand grand pa, a modded (new capacitors and op amps) MF A1 20wpc Class A amp I have in the bedroom in the foreground, M6i behind it and AMS35i on the equipment rack.
Massive heatsinks on the sides that get too hot to touch for more than a few seconds.
The whole 2.0 setup.
Most people must be thinking "WTF did you "downgrade" from a 200wpc amp to 35wpc?" TBH, I was also a bit skeptical about this move at first. After all, this 35wpc AMS35i costs over twice as much as the 200wpc M6i. But I must say that I'm pleasantly surprised at the result. Not only has everything I listen to become more musical (love that piano, violin and human vocals that is more tube like), but it is also more analytic which allows some complex classical pieces (e.g. Tchaikovsky's 1812) which somewhat sounded like a mess on the old amp to play with ease. However, the most surprising thing is that there is a very noticeable improvement in bass. That's right, there is more bass from this 35wpc amp than a 200wpc one. Never knew that the woofers in my VA Beethoven Concert Grands can sound like that in old school jungle / drum and bass tracks. Obviously, this is no replacement for for a proper powered subwoofer, but IMO it has come a lot closer.
To conclude, the specs would seem to indicate the new amp is severely underpowered but in reality, it seems to be better than the old one in every aspect. Well, maybe NOT power consumption and heat coz this amp generates a sh*t load of heat and consumes full power the moment it is switched on even when idling. The downside with that is I need to turn on the ceiling fan and a/c after an extended listening session, just like how I need to turn on the a/c in my gaming room.
But if you have reasonably sensitive (say 90db or above) 4ohm speakers (the amp's output increases to about 60wpc at this load), I would suggest an audition of a Class A amp for a 2.0 setup. Don't rule it out simply because of the seemingly "low" power output. aviphysics
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Not especially surprised that 35 WPC is sufficient. A normal human shouting at the top of their lungs is only about 6W. I doubt any acoustic instruments are much more than that. Most are probably less. At any rate, you probably wouldn't want to sit in front of something that loud for very long.
junglist1996
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Haha, didn't know that humans can only produce 6W. I would have though certain people (like my parents) can produce at least 100W.
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Deaderinred
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Samsung 61" LED DLP
ONKYO TX-SR607 7.2-Channel Black Home Theater Receiver
Polk Audio Monitor 60 Black Floorstanding Loudspeaker
Polk Audio CS1 Black Center Channel Loudspeaker
Polk Audio Monitor 30 Black Two-way bookshelf loudspeaker
Polk Audio PSW Series PSW505 12" Powered Subwoofer
Sony Blu-ray Player BDP-N460
HTPC
ASUS M3A78-EM
AMD 4850E-X2
HIS 4670 1GB
G-Skill 2x2 PC2 800
WD 640GB & Deskstar 400GB
LG Blu-Ray/HD-DVD
Hiper 580 PSU
Silverstone SST-LC17
Windows 7 64bit
Mediaportal 1.1.1 (Maya Skin)
ArcSoft TotalMedia Theatre 3 Platinum
why do you live in scottdoom's parents house.
I have no idea what you are saying.
Deaderinred
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well.. learn to read and maybe you will.
ScottDoom
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52" LG Plasma (forget the model at the moment)
Onkyo 5.1 w/ receiver (theater in a box, decent for size of room)
Sony Playstation 3
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Room was a converted garage with flat white walls. We just recently textured and painted, and we're in the process of putting up shelves above the stereo to store more CDs.
Onkyo 5.1 w/ receiver (theater in a box, decent for size of room)
Sony Playstation 3
Uploaded with ImageShack.us
Room was a converted garage with flat white walls. We just recently textured and painted, and we're in the process of putting up shelves above the stereo to store more CDs.