OT - CRT projectors

[xcortes]

 

[xcortes]

A nicer shot.

It's a little bit on the high side. Can the screws on the front be extended to provide more inclination? Maybe even using longer screws?

I tested it last night. Except for the image a little bit on the high side it works perfectly. Today is screen mounting day and then the adjustment process should start. The good thing is that even though you can spend thousand of hours adjusting a first quick one will get you close enough to make the image very enjoyable. 

[Doc B.]

That looks awesome. And I am impressed with your courage being the test weight. You're really going to love seeing it on a proper screen.

Yesterday I felt like I got the last few kinks out of my HT. Once I got the surround sound going I found a sub driver was unfortunately blown by a flaky amp, so I "subbed a sub" from the office. I also got the last bit of focus issue about 98% resolved. Colin and I watched Bladerunner final cut last night. Absolutely stunning remaster, the best I have seen and heard in our theater. Extra impressive considering it's a 25 or so year old film.

[xcortes]

Yes!!!!!!!

[Doc B.]

I'm barely keeping up with you. Just installed the Wilsonart designer white laminate screen this afternoon. Gain is up from 1.0 to 1.25.

Now we are talking! Finally getting to that looking through a window feel. I think I am done d***ing around and ready to just kick back and watch a lot of movies.

[Paul Birkeland]

I think I am done d***ing around

That does not sound like the Doc B I know!

[Doc B.]

I meant for the day.

[xcortes]

We played the first movie with the kids. Fell asleep. Been two busy days! Need to work a little bit more on the adjustment but that's only noticeable with the credits or menus. The image is still on the soft side but amazing. And the sound coming from the oppo is twenty times better than the pro onkyo pro. Particularly the bass. An explosion used to be booooooom. Now its BOOM. Good tip.

The good news is. Tomorrow is a Holiday! 

[Doc B.]

One of my tests of a good sound system is if I can fall asleep in front of it. Not sure if the same applies to video though. Get used to the small CRT adjustments, as it seems the need for them never goes away. I just do a quick touchup of the convergence before I plan to watch something "serious". Takes all of a minute.

Last night we experimented with connecting a new USB 3.0 4TB external drive that Colin had loaded with movies. The Oppo pretty much instantly found the drive and it is very quick and easy to navigate through the folders. I also ran the HDMI out of the Mac Mini to the HDMI input of the Oppo to allow use of the sound processor and the Darbee chip. That works quite well too. The Oppo is very impressive in how well it does all the stuff it is supposed to be able to do.

And I have to say that though some friends have suggested that movies are better with a stereo system than surround, I am really digging finally having a decent quality surround setup. The feeling of immersion with a good soundtrack really adds to the event. The Orcas seem quite up to the job. We've had a home theater for something like 10 years now and I feel like it's finally approaching what I had in mind when I started on the journey.

I would like to have people over to show the system off. We're thinking about April 12th. The room is small so we would have to sort of do the room in shifts. So we are thinking we'll do an open house for a few hours on that Saturday.

[xcortes]

I joke with my wife all the time that I' d spent lots of time and money on my system and I almost always fall asleep before side B is over so I guess I pass the test.

Last night after my nap I did more adjustments. And put a bluray of The Magic Flute. Total immersion is indeed the right description. Although for an opera I kike the two channel a little bit better.
Now to start planning the preamp. Yesterday I took the onkyo out as well as an old oppo dvd and that opened me space for three BH dacs and the preamp. I found a six deck make before break eleven position rotary to build a volume control. Don't think eleven position is enough range though. Maybe something with coarse and fine as the latest BH design.
I know things can change but the latest on the BH dac is 2.0v output and 600 ohm output impedance right?

[Grainger49]

    .  .  .    I found a six deck make before break eleven position rotary to build a volume control. Don't think eleven position is enough range though.  .  .  .   

Xavier,

If it goes to 11 it should be good.   (Tongue-in-cheek!)

I had an ACR preamp that had a full range of steps and 5 ranges.  I believe I could reach the right volume in all 5 ranges.  Which makes it redundant.  Three ranges would be more than enough.  IMHO.

P.S. Friday is the last day of this contract.  They are talking bringing me back this summer.

[xcortes]

In one month I'll go to Sicily with my wife, parents and the two oldest kids. I'm trying to read about Sicily and bought some movies. Tonight we watched Divorce Italian Style. In glorious mono and black and white. Awesome!

[Doc B.]

If you are digging black and white watch Rififi. A classic jewel heist film.

[Paul Joppa]

Completely OT, but we were in Sicily last fall - don't miss Agrigento on the south coast! Yes it's a pain to get to, and driving is insane, but worth it all! And if you're going to be around Syracuse, read Ovid - a lot of the Metamorphoses takes place around there, and the landscape hasn't changed much in two millenia.

[xcortes]

Syracuse and Agrigento are definitely part of the itinerary. I'm traveling with Dr Cortés Rocha, phd in architecture with specialty in neo classicism in the Mexican architecture, so all the roman and greek classics are included. I tried to squeeze in a golf course but I lost. I'll add reading Ovid to the getting there check list.

Thanks