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Re: THE iMAtZ THxEATER
« Reply #930 on: Feb 14, 2008 at 05:33 PM »
pare pang collectors item yan ah :D congrats on your new gears,thanks for your help in some of my inquiry.

Thanks & you are welcome. Basta wag lang black walls & green curtains usapan, ok lang yan. hehehe (private joke).

dami updates matt ah.....  Ill wait for your reviews on the receivers.   Congrats again on the new receiver!!  ;D ;D

Malapit na reviews. Konting demo disk pa.


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Re: THE iMAtZ THxEATER
« Reply #931 on: Feb 14, 2008 at 05:42 PM »
IS that considered SARS too? LOL ;D No worry mate, it's perfectly normal for a AV guru.  ;)

Congrat to all your upgrades...wow galing 9.2 speakers, it will be an awesome experience! :o



Thanks Paul, only 7.2 are for HT.  :)

2 subs indeed give smoother bass, but maybe I am an amateur  :D as I still miss the bass from just one sub where it really rattles the whole room. Anyway, at least my curiosity for 2 subs is satisfied.

I believe its more curiosity than SARS. And I just cant help to act on my curiosity.

Happy Valentine's and Happy Birthday to your son! I am sure happy ka din sa new gear mo  ;)

Thanks! Sana happy na ako talaga.  :D ;D

mukhang may nakakaalam ng mga balak ko ah:


Pa secret secret pa kayo ;D Go for it matt,go go go :o ;)

hehehe, yes....do it...do it!!  ;D ;D

Pero saka na!  :D

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Re: THE iMAtZ THxEATER
« Reply #932 on: Feb 20, 2008 at 06:35 PM »
sir MAtZ, what receiver are you using for your bedroom setup?

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Re: THE iMAtZ THxEATER
« Reply #933 on: Feb 21, 2008 at 03:42 PM »
I wasnt able to update my bedroom setup details. Been lazy, hehe.

I used an entry level Onkyo 494 followed by a Denon 1705 (75wpc).

Just this end of Dec. 2007, I changed to a Bada integrated  5 channel power amp (no decoder) connected via 5.1 analog out from my Pioneer DV-600 (decoding via DVDp). It was only around 5x60w but it really filled up my room with undistorted sound. The difference was sooo far, it actually didnt even take me 10 mins to decide to sell my 75wpc Denon.

So I am not using a receiver anymore, but a power amp with volume control. Its not bad, really, I thought DVD player decoders suck, di naman pala w/ the DV-600. I am immensely enjoying DVDa and SS pop music at my room now! Concerts are great too.

Let me update my bedroom setup:

Hitachi 32LD380 LCD TV
Pioneer DV-600 DVD player
Bada integrated 5 channel amp. (5x100w @ 4ohms) w/ Karaoke function (gee...)
CDrKing HDMI cable
IXOS gamma 103 interconnects (5 pcs)
JBL SCS 200.5 speaker system
Generic 12 ga cables
Sabre Crescendus leftovers from the main HT room.  ;D

New additions:

Sabre arm mount adaptor, attachable to the wall bracket:



Been having difficulty everytime I wanted to change cables or connect my headphone when my kid is sleeping. So I added the arm bracket to ease my difficulty.  :)

I could also swivel it to face the dressing room (diagonal to the TV) or just pull the TV nearer the bed if I go HTPC mode in the future.


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Re: THE iMAtZ THxEATER
« Reply #934 on: Feb 21, 2008 at 04:02 PM »
Ganda pre! Swiveling LCD. Perfect for karaoke yan ah.  ;)  btw ygpm

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Re: THE iMAtZ THxEATER
« Reply #935 on: Mar 02, 2008 at 04:20 PM »
sir, u got PM..... arnell

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Re: THE iMAtZ THxEATER
« Reply #936 on: Mar 07, 2008 at 04:13 PM »
replied to PM's  :).

More decent pics to what caused my long hiatus in this gallery last year:



Dual mono construction. Separate power supply for the pre-amp stage.



Balanced inputs. Back breaking weight.



AUDIO Bliss bliss bliss!
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Re: THE iMAtZ THxEATER
« Reply #937 on: Mar 12, 2008 at 04:29 PM »
Goodbye 705, hello to my new pre/pro:




at 60 lbs, I agree!!!  ;D

Oh Superman: I also think last na to!  ;D Talaga!
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Re: THE iMAtZ THxEATER.. now THX Ultra
« Reply #938 on: Mar 12, 2008 at 04:37 PM »
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^



master MATT, pa pm naman ng price and where you got it, 805 is on my mind at the moment  ;D ;D
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Re: THE iMAtZ THxEATER.. now THX Ultra
« Reply #939 on: Mar 12, 2008 at 04:39 PM »
Congrats! Parinig ha! :D
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Re: THE iMAtZ THxEATER
« Reply #940 on: Mar 12, 2008 at 04:49 PM »
Goodbye 705, hello:




at 60 lbs, I agree!!!  ;D

Oh Superman: I also think last na to!  ;D Talaga!

Grabe ka pre! Panalo! Anong balak mo sa 705? Preamp nalang?  :)
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Re: THE iMAtZ THxEATER
« Reply #941 on: Mar 12, 2008 at 04:57 PM »
Goodbye 705, hello:




at 60 lbs, I agree!!!  ;D

Oh Superman: I also think last na to!  ;D Talaga!

Huuuuuwwwaaaaawwwww!!!  :o :o :o :o Kahon pa lang, tulo na laway ko. Congrats pre. Pls. reserve the unit. I'll pick it up anytime you want me to.  ;D ;D
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Re: THE iMAtZ THxEATER.. now THX Ultra
« Reply #942 on: Mar 12, 2008 at 05:12 PM »
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^



master MATT, pa pm naman ng price and where you got it, 805 is on my mind at the moment  ;D ;D

Sent you PM.  :)

Congrats! Parinig ha! :D

Kaw pa, any time! Basta dapat di ko pa sya nabenta by that time ha.  ;D
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Re: THE iMAtZ THxEATER.. now THX Ultra2
« Reply #943 on: Mar 12, 2008 at 05:16 PM »
Sir MatZ, all I can say  :-X  :-X  :-X :o  :o  :o
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Re: THE iMAtZ THxEATER
« Reply #944 on: Mar 12, 2008 at 05:21 PM »
Grabe ka pre! Panalo! Anong balak mo sa 705? Preamp nalang?  :)

disposed na 705 bro. I will still use the 875 as pre/pro only. As manual states its 140w, 2 channels driven only. So I will still prefer to rely on the power amps for 100w on all 5 channels driven. It performed better than my 130w Yamaha receiver, so I would assume the same with just a 10w difference of the 875's 140w. But I will experiment using em w/o power amps in the future.



Good thing the finish is a bit silvery, not the kabaong Gold.  ;D

HTPC (Lian Li casing) in pic with 22" AOC monitor for watching DivX's.

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Re: THE iMAtZ THxEATER.. now THX Ultra2
« Reply #945 on: Mar 12, 2008 at 05:54 PM »
lufet talaga ni sir Matz! bigtime as always!  :o :o :o

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Re: THE iMAtZ THxEATER.. now THX Ultra2
« Reply #946 on: Mar 12, 2008 at 06:10 PM »
Text kita baka maka-eskapo ako this sunday bro :D
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Re: THE iMAtZ THxEATER
« Reply #947 on: Mar 12, 2008 at 06:43 PM »
Goodbye 705, hello to my new pre/pro:




at 60 lbs, I agree!!!  ;D

Oh Superman: I also think last na to!  ;D Talaga!
ang bilis ah....Congrats matt!!   from 2807...705 tapos ngayon 875 na!! ;D ;D

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Re: THE iMAtZ THxEATER.. now THX Ultra2
« Reply #948 on: Mar 12, 2008 at 06:49 PM »
Now Matz is on the roll from his previous silence.  :o

But come to think of it Mat have you ever benn silent? ;)

Bro please review this once you get the chance to sit and really be your old meticulous self. I'll be waiting.

CONGRATS on your new toy! :)
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Re: THE iMAtZ THxEATER
« Reply #949 on: Mar 12, 2008 at 08:21 PM »
Huuuuuwwwaaaaawwwww!!!  :o :o :o :o Kahon pa lang, tulo na laway ko. Congrats pre. Pls. reserve the unit. I'll pick it up anytime you want me to.  ;D ;D

I-schedule mo na kailan, may balita ako eh ;) ;D :-X

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Re: THE iMAtZ THxEATER.. now THX Ultra2
« Reply #950 on: Mar 12, 2008 at 08:57 PM »
Wow...congrat again Matt! ;)

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Re: THE iMAtZ THxEATER.. now THX Ultra2
« Reply #951 on: Mar 13, 2008 at 07:46 AM »
Aba ... Meron ka nang pre/pro that can accept HDMI 1.3 and can decode Dolby TruHD and DTS HD-MA! :)

E bakit wala pang BD player? Pwede rin super cheap HD-DVD player!  ;D ;D

Parang alam ko na ang next buy mo.  ;D

Congrats!  :)
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« Reply #952 on: Mar 13, 2008 at 03:04 PM »
Huuuuuwwwaaaaawwwww!!!  :o :o :o :o Kahon pa lang, tulo na laway ko. Congrats pre. Pls. reserve the unit. I'll pick it up anytime you want me to.  ;D ;D

Hehe, dont forget to bring your cousin. This time you cant lift this on your own.  :D

lufet talaga ni sir Matz! bigtime as always!  :o :o :o

thanks sir, but I disagree. Resourceful maybe, but big time, definitely not.  :D

Addict lang sa hobby & sulit naman R.O.I. considering how much my family enjoys the setup.



HTPC (Lian Li casing) in pic with 22" AOC monitor for watching DivX's.

Posting my video card: Powercolor HD3850 for upsampling video to semi HD quality.

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« Reply #953 on: Mar 13, 2008 at 03:10 PM »
ang bilis ah....Congrats matt!!   from 2807...705 tapos ngayon 875 na!! ;D ;D

I kept getting curious regarding the Reon HQV video processing. Since my display is still 720p native, for now I feel that the 705 was better for 720p video, but the SQ got me



I must admit this is the best pre/pro I ever had. More details soon.

Problem is I am tempted to get a 1080p display.... GRRRRR.

Now Matz is on the roll from his previous silence.  :o

But come to think of it Mat have you ever benn silent? ;)

Bro please review this once you get the chance to sit and really be your old meticulous self. I'll be waiting.

CONGRATS on your new toy! :)

Thanks!

Me silent? never  ;D! , but I admit I got lazy to update this thread last year though. I was happily enjoying my audio setup & never bothered to post my new equipments.

Review? One word: AMAZING!  :D

More detailed reviews of my previous receivers soon
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Re: THE iMAtZ THxEATER.. now THX Ultra2
« Reply #954 on: Mar 13, 2008 at 03:16 PM »
Wow...congrat again Matt! ;)

Thanks Pchin!

I-schedule mo na kailan, may balita ako eh ;) ;D :-X

Shhh!

Sir MatZ, all I can say  :-X  :-X  :-X :o  :o  :o

Thanks sir. I wish I can afford separates like yours! But I find receivers more pratical (just me) for my personal upgrade habbits.  :D

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Re: THE iMAtZ THxEATER.. now THX Ultra2
« Reply #955 on: Mar 13, 2008 at 03:18 PM »
Aba ... Meron ka nang pre/pro that can accept HDMI 1.3 and can decode Dolby TruHD and DTS HD-MA! :)

E bakit wala pang BD player? Pwede rin super cheap HD-DVD player!  ;D ;D

Parang alam ko na ang next buy mo.  ;D

Congrats!  :)

Hehe, yer right, borrowing a BD player tonight.   ;D :D

borrow lang...

I still love SD & have no complaints with it, specially for the price.


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Re: THE iMAtZ THxEATER.. now THX Ultra2
« Reply #956 on: Mar 13, 2008 at 04:22 PM »
Hehe, yer right, borrowing a BD player tonight.   ;D :D

borrow lang...

I still love SD & have no complaints with it, specially for the price.


Tigerdirect is the featured reseller of panasonic bd30 in amazon...it is at $420 bucks right now.   Me and mark chose tigerdirect coz they dont double box the item (tipid sa shipping).   Your total cost will be just similar if you buy a ps3 here....para magamit mo rin yung decoding ng 875 mo.   ;)

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Re: THE iMAtZ THxEATER.. now THX Ultra2
« Reply #957 on: Mar 13, 2008 at 04:25 PM »
Gud pm sir Matz. Me Velodyne cht-12 ka pala dati. Ano masasabi mo sa sub na yon. Type ko sana magpalit non and some bookshelf speakers. Tnx

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Re: THE iMAtZ THxEATER.. now THX Ultra2
« Reply #958 on: Mar 13, 2008 at 04:49 PM »
Tigerdirect is the featured reseller of panasonic bd30 in amazon...it is at $420 bucks right now.   Me and mark chose tigerdirect coz they dont double box the item (tipid sa shipping).   Your total cost will be just similar if you buy a ps3 here....para magamit mo rin yung decoding ng 875 mo.   ;)

Will look it up. Tnx Marvs! Is it region free for SD?

Gud pm sir Matz. Me Velodyne cht-12 ka pala dati. Ano masasabi mo sa sub na yon. Type ko sana magpalit non and some bookshelf speakers. Tnx

Great sub for HT! For music I cant help but notice that the 12" woofer is sometimes slow. But I dont use subs for music so Ok lang.
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Re: THE iMAtZ THxEATER.. now THX Ultra2
« Reply #959 on: Mar 13, 2008 at 05:14 PM »
Wow! Congrats Matt! Hataw talaga yang THX-Ultra2! Really amazing  :o
That truly deserves a 1080p partner... ;D
Enjoy what you have!