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Nice job with the DIY elevators. That speaker cable looks amazing!

I recently bought this CD. The music lover inside me absolutely loved it. A collection of great songs. However, the audiophile in me was severely disappointed in the dynamic range compression. The entire album is just loud with substantially clipping and very little dynamics. :( Looks like...

What are you using for volume control if your not using a preamp?

Glad it working out. The Vantage is a great speaker but like any other, it needs to be coupled to the right amp. Let us know how the DAC hunting goes. I use a Conrad Johnson d/a-2b tube based DAC. I absolutely love it. Great detail, yet none of the harshness that many digital DAC introduce...

Audiogon's "The Hub" featured this project this past month on their website. You can read it here: http://hub.audiogon.com/2013/06/diy-coasters-for-speaker-feet/

Bought this for a few bucks awhile back and finally had a listen the other week. Very nice CD, good acoustics and of course the music is quintessential 80's. If you have never listened to this album I would highly recommend it (especially if you like 80's music).

A few months ago I saw a video of a company that makes these "sheet rock suspenders". Basically it's a screw connector that goes between the sheet rock and the supporting wood beams. It essentially decouples the wall with the house structure and minimizes vibration (sound) transmission...

I did not use the full area dampening material in my home theater but I understand that it works quite well. Of course some strategically placed acoustic panels can go a long way as well. Especially if placed at sites of 1st reflection.

Nice to hear things are moving forward! As for the comments. I think the larger the room, the more happy you'll be and it allows for more seating arrangements, speaker placement, etc... Having a cement floor means you will have to pay extra attention to what you lay down. You will need to go...

I did a complete home theater build about 2 years ago. Here is a link with some pictures: Home Theater build I read through the messages of this forum and just some words of wisdom: If the room is of adequate size (your's appears to be), I would ditch the idea of putting a 60" flat screen TV...

I use a APC H15BLK AV 1.5kVA H Type Power Conditioner. I think it is very good and rather inexpensive when compared to other "audiophile grade" conditioners. I have also found the tech support at APC to be excellent. With my intial unit I had an issue with it and when I called they...

Same thoughts, awesome room, awesome hardware,... terrible combination.

I just bought a Hsu Research VTF-15H subwoofer and I can vouch for these. It's really powerful and VERY tight. Running test tones really show off the vast differences bewteen 16 and 20 hz, 50 and 60 hz, etc.... I have a 500 sq ft home theater room and it really shakes the room at 1/3 volume...

Congrats on the new listening space! Let's see some pics. :)

Well, 10.5 x 12 is really small. Frankly, It's going to be difficult to position the system as you will want the speaker at least 3 feet off of the front wall, and that means even you sit all the way in the back of the room you only have a 6 foot or so distance from you and the speakers. You...

I would just like to say that although "acoustically transparent screens" have minimal effect on sound, they are not truly acoustically "transparent". There is some distortion and absorption of the sound waves. This may not be noticeable with loud movies but may be an issue for the very astute...

I use a 150" (diagonal) screen with some ML Vantages. I find that the speakers sound best about 5 ft off the front wall, so I have them in front. I sit about 15 ft from projector screen (and probably around 13 ft from the speakers). As mentioned above, the speaker to speaker distance can be...

timm, First, good luck with the house hunting! As for your question, 12x15 ft is pretty small. It is doable, but obviously a larger room will give you a fuller soundstage and better acoustics. The advantage of the dedicated listening room is that you can fully maximize speaker...

I use my ML vantages on hard wood floors and I didn't want to ruin the floor with my Mapleshade Threaded Heaveyfeet brass spikes. I made some marble coasters for the speaker feet. Below is a picture. If you want to see the step by step instructions you can visit the Step by Step Instruction...

Very cool. I was hunting for that Eric Clapton album as well. I have the 2 channel stereo version but I am aware that there is an AC3 version if memory serves. I have a few concert LD's and they are great. One of the reasons I prefer LD over DVD is for the audio which you pointed out is...