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Hows this Home Theater setup? (Polk,Velodyne, Emotiva, Pioneer Elite)?
-Receiver Pioneer Elite VSX-23TXH
-Amp: Emotiva XPA-5
-Front towers: Polk Audio RTi A9
-Center: Polk Audio CSi A6
-Surround: Polk Audio FXi A6
-Sub: Velodyne SPL-1200R
I will mostly be using this for movies and games
I currently have just the receiver but would the emotiva amp and this selection of polk audio speakers be good? I will be getting the amp for $ 825.00 and a deal on the speakers for $ 1,950.00. These speakers would normally cost me $2709, so its a steal. Other than the Polk i was interested in the Klipsch RF-63 system (RF-63,RC-64,RS-62) but this was gonna cost me about $ 3,500 and i’m not sure if the extra $1,550 is worth it. I know it would be better to compare side by side but i was wondering what net had to say.
here are my questions again to make it easy:
-Is the polk audio selection i picked good?
-Would it be worth it to spend an extra $1500 to upgrade to klipsch?
-Is Polk Audio..Good,Great,Awesome, Cheap, Sucks, or Trash ?
-hows does Polk Audio compare to Klipsch in Home Theater?
Thanks for all responses!!!
- The RF63 system is truly fantastic. Klipsch is fantastic for home theater. The horn loaded tweeters and high efficiency design lend very well to movie soundtracks and dynamic effects. You could step down a notch in Klipsch and go with the RF-82 or RB-81 system that will reduce the price tag and still be much better than the Polk speakers you listed. Polk isn’t what they used to be and have become very commercialized and profit oriented. The Polk speakers you mention aren’t bad…they are just not as good as the RF63 or RF82 package.
- Ditch the VSX-23 and go with Emotiva’s preprocessor (UMC-1). You’ll save money and the end result will be the same if not better. If you bought the XPA-5 then all you need is a prepro and the Pioneer Elite’s amps would not be used.
- Klipsch subs are over priced. Check out http://www.svsound.com or http://www.hsuresearch.com (both provide much better bang for the buck). velodyne is good, but SVS is much better and better priced.
October 31st, 2009
Posted by admin in velodyne | 2 Comments »
How do i know if I can use a bass controller for my sony xplod xm-GTR2022 1,200 watt 2/1 channel car amplifier?
I have the sony xplod 1200 watt amp in my car a i just bought a bass controller for it but i am not sure if i can hook it up to my amp. I bought the PEQ punch equalizer remote.
if your amp does not have the "telephone jack" on it you can use your RCAs but the one you bought will not work http://www.sonicelectronix.com/viewcat.php?category_id=46&sort_order=price_asc
October 31st, 2009
Posted by admin in car amplifier | 2 Comments »
How much does it cost to change out my car audio?
I am wondering how much in would cost to transfer my subs and amp from one car to another the new car doesn’t have a deck and i can’t put one in it i heard there is a button you can buy and have a car audio place install it to tuurn the subs on and off please help
It’s not just a button that you need. You need a Line Output Converter (LOC).
You can purchase it yourself but most likely the audio shop that you take the vehicles to make the transfer will have one in stock. I’d call around. Installation can vary from area to area. A standard amp install at Best Buy is $69.99. Of course this will not include "uninstalling" it from the first vehicle. And you’ll also need a new amp wiring kit. Most installers won’t try to remove and reuse wires. I’d estimate about $125 total providing you do the removal and probably $200 or so if they do it all.
October 31st, 2009
Posted by admin in car audio | 2 Comments »
How many feet of wire will I need to make my new speakers be the same volume as my old ones?
I recently bought some new bookshelf speakers to comnpliment some floor speakers in my home theater system. The news speakers can output 100 watts and are 4 ohms, and will require a mininum of 15 feet of wire. The old speakers can output 100 watts and are 8 ohms, and will require at least 10 feet of wire. The wire I’m using is 16AWG. Each set of speakers will be about three feet from the listener. My question is, how much wire will I need to run to each speaker to make them have the same volume, and how can I calculate this?
I should have been more specific. There are a pair of 8 ohm speakers (front) and a pair of 4 ohm speakers (surround). Each of these have a maximum of 100 watts.
The reciever itself does not have a way to adjust the volume on a specific speaker, just the system as a whole.
You can’t. speakers don’t output watts, unless you are talking about professional units, and 100 acoustic watts would deafen you pretty quickly..
You should worry more about your impedance. A 4 ohm and an 8 ohm paired will make somewhere around 2-3 ohms, which might fry your amp. You can go into a switching system, and then add volume controls if you really, really must match levels.
Also, nothing you have said indicates relative level. If you are using a home theater receiver, there should be level controls in the setup. If these are the back channels, just use those to set levels.
October 29th, 2009
Posted by admin in speakers | 4 Comments »
How to install a car amplifier to ‘95 Chevy Caprice stock stereo?
Besides from buying anything else (like the line-out converter), how can I get a signal to my amp from the stereo? (not the remote start)
Unless the amp has high-level inputs, the LOC is the only way.
October 29th, 2009
Posted by admin in car amplifier | 1 Comment »
How is you can have higher amps then volts?
It seems counter-intuitive to have a flow geater then your pressure. I always assumed that when you make a super conductor your volts would equal your amps as you have 0 resistance. But from what I calculated the only way to get higher amps then volts is to have fractional resistance which doesnt make much sence to me.
You can have small resistance. Take a small piece of metal wire, for example. It has a resistance of less than one ohm. If you can maintain 1 Volt across that, you will get more than 1 Amp (using Ohm’s law, V = I*R). Although doing this requires a power supply capable of supplying that much current (i.e. if you used a simple 1.5 V battery, its internal resistance will add to the overall resistance and you will not get much current).
Anyways having a "flow" greater than your "pressure" doesn’t mean anything. It’s like saying my "weight" is greater than your "height".
October 29th, 2009
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What speakers are compatible with the PSW10 sub woofer?
What speakers work with the Polk Audio PSW10 sub woofer? I have some Bose speakers at my house but they didnt work with it. I’m not very good with this kind of stuff so if someone could help me out that would be great. Thanks OH AND IM USING IT TO PLAY MUSIC ON NOT TO CONNECT TO A THEATER SYSTEM OR ANYTHING
Hello
On this page you’ll get
the requested information.
http://www0.shopping.com/xPO-PSW10
October 29th, 2009
Posted by admin in sub woofer | 1 Comment »
Automotive question-On a fusible link from a car what amp is a 20 gauge fusible link equal to in amps?
replacing a fusible link with a fuse need to know the amp equal for a 20 gauge link.
It will start to fail somewhere around 18 to 22 amps. But fuse links will endure being slightly overloaded for a short period of time before they actually melt and break the circuit. That is why they are used in some circuits which can be intermittently overloaded. You may want to keep this in mind if putting in a fuse in place of a link. The fuse will blow when the circuit is only slightly overloaded. Where as a fuse link will usually only blow when it is really overloaded or shorted. You may want to carry a lot of spare fuses with you.
October 27th, 2009
Posted by admin in car amps | 1 Comment »
How to watch movies on my car DVD player?
I’s Neo. I burned a DVD and the player didn’t played it.
Should the disk be of certain type? DVD+R DVD-R?
Or the Neo player is unable to work with video?
I know one which is easy to use and has good quality. That is Joboshare DVD Creator.
http://www.topmediasoft.com/dvd-creator-joboshare.html
Why not have a try?
It is a professional dvd creator to convert popular video to dvd. It allows you to specify NTSC or PAL, adjust 4:3 or 16:9 video aspect and burn DVD movie disc, DVD folder or ISO files. Joboshare DVD Creator supports lots of DVD formats, including DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-5, and DVD-9.
You can free trail it here:
http://www.topmediasoft.com/download/j/j-dvd-creator-483120.exe
Step 0: Download,Install and run Joboshare DVD Creator
Step 1: Choose the "To DVD" button and click "Open/Add" button to import WMV/AVI files to convert WMV/AVI to DVD.
Step 2: Select Merge or Batch function.
Batch Function, Support converting multiple files to DVD VCD SVCD MPEG1/2 at the same instance
Merge/Join function, Support selecting several clips from different sources and combine them into one single output.
Step 3: Set your preference to burn WMV/AVI to DVD.
Step 4: Click "More Advanced Settings" button to set advanced settings for your files.
Step 5: Choose the "Output Folder" and Click "Convert & Burn" button to start.
I hope that can help you!
October 27th, 2009
Posted by admin in car dvd players | 1 Comment »
looking for youtube video car theme song?
i once saw a video on youtube of a car driving down a long road with cuts in the road. when the car went over the road the cuts and car played some theme song and i can’t find the vid anymore please help.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QWKljfV9qc&feature=related
Now please give me a best answer rating
October 27th, 2009
Posted by admin in car video | 3 Comments »