Home Theater Thread

[OiC65]

Good day tsikoteers.........after waiting for a long time magka-budget, nakabili din ng AVR and speakers

3 questions lang po

1. sino po ba gumagamit dito ng Monster THX speaker cables? alin po ba ang positive and negative? di po kasi colored and halos parehas lang yung wires except may marking yung isang half.

2. kailangan po ba talaga ng separate subwoofer power center? di ba pwede isama na lang i-plug ito sa power surge protector?

3. after connecting all speakers.......walang sound na lumalabas, sa setting ba to ng AVR o tama yung sinasabi nung mamang tindero na kailangan ko ng optical digital audio cable from the source to the AVR?

eto po ang aking set-up but not yet operational

Sony Bravia LCD HDTV “40
Sony CD/DVD Player
Harman/Kardon AVR 146
Polkaudio RM6750

Cables:
Monster HDMI Advanced High Speed 2m
MonsterBass 300 Subwoofer Interconnect 1.83m
Monster Standard THX Speaker Cables

Monster THX Digital Fiber Optic (?).........or anything else I need?

thanks in advance!!

[boybi]

Ano bang gamit mong audio out from your DVD player to your AVR? Baka wala ka ngang nai-connect na audio Either optical or coaxial digital out yan.

[OiC65]

well actually sir.......di ko pa na-try sa DVD, i connected my cable satellite box sa AVR then AVR sa TV via HDMI and i was expecting may sound na sa speakers. anyway, i guess i really do need an optical cable para sa DVD.....pati ba sa cable sat box kailangan ko rin to?

[OiC65]

pasensya na po, follow up question lang.........nalilito lang ako ng konti, pls bear with me.

kung HDMI cable ang gamit ko (from which I understand is an audio/video connector, pakitama na lang ako kung mali), kailangan ko pa ba nung optical audio cable? pero bakit nga walang sounds na lumalabas sa speaker? grrr!!!

[Horsepower]

1. sino po ba gumagamit dito ng Monster THX speaker cables? alin po ba ang positive and negative? di po kasi colored and halos parehas lang yung wires except may marking yung isang half.

You wasted a lot of money on hype.
Anyway, either leads is fine to use. The mark was just there so you'd be able to distinguish which is which. Normally, I use the marked one for the negative.

2. kailangan po ba talaga ng separate subwoofer power center? di ba pwede isama na lang i-plug ito sa power surge protector?

Malakas kasi power draw nito esp at high bassy volumes. It's much safer na naka-separate sya ng power block.

3. after connecting all speakers.......walang sound na lumalabas, sa setting ba to ng AVR o tama yung sinasabi nung mamang tindero na kailangan ko ng optical digital audio cable from the source to the AVR?

to test, connect an antenna to the FM screw. Set function to tuner. You should be able to hear something. Meron din yang test speaker function.

eto po ang aking set-up but not yet operational

Sony Bravia LCD HDTV “40
Sony CD/DVD Player
Harman/Kardon AVR 146
Polkaudio RM6750

Cables:
Monster HDMI Advanced High Speed 2m
MonsterBass 300 Subwoofer Interconnect 1.83m
Monster Standard THX Speaker Cables

Monster THX Digital Fiber Optic (?).........or anything else I need?

thanks in advance!!

How did you connect the Sony dvd player to the AVR?
Did you set the AVR to DVD function?
Have you checked if it's on Mute?


Optical cables are best but no need to buy Monster. It's just a glass cable. I used all sorts of optical and analog cables and i have not heard a difference with monsters except for the monstrous price. hehe.

Remember that Optical is a digital data, it's a binary sequence of 0's and 1's. So as long as it gets transferred and delivers sounds with no jitter, it's fine.

[OiC65]

thanks sa replies...........somehow i figure it out.

sadly nabili ko na yung speaker cables, yung optical i'll check for cheaper one.

[boybi]

Sometimes meron din settings sa mga players kung sa HDMI ilalabas ang sound or sa digital out.

[dwin95]

Hello po sa inyo! newbie pa lng po ako pro im into home theater since 2002 ang set up ko po 32 slimfit samsung widescreen, harman kardon avr2000 tsaka po complete northridge speakers ng jbl pati subs northridge po, tsaka philip dvd ok naman po satisfied naman kya lng po nagkaroon ako ng problem sa harman kardon avr, hingi ho sana ako ng advice kung saan ang matinong service center ng harman kardon? thank u po!

[dwin95]

paki chk mo rin yun saksakan ng optical minsan meron plastic protector pang nakalagay dun minsan di mo mapapansin.

[Grimlock]

You can call Architechtural Audio tel no. 816-6723, distributor sila ng HK

Hello po sa inyo! newbie pa lng po ako pro im into home theater since 2002 ang set up ko po 32 slimfit samsung widescreen, harman kardon avr2000 tsaka po complete northridge speakers ng jbl pati subs northridge po, tsaka philip dvd ok naman po satisfied naman kya lng po nagkaroon ako ng problem sa harman kardon avr, hingi ho sana ako ng advice kung saan ang matinong service center ng harman kardon? thank u po!

[Grimlock]

You are correct HDMI cable can be for audio/video. Since this is a hdmi of a dvd player, I believe this is already assigned as video out. If you are to use an optical audio out (coax/toslink), in your dvd menu you need to go to audio setup and select the audio to "digital out" and not analog L/R. Hope this helps

pasensya na po, follow up question lang.........nalilito lang ako ng konti, pls bear with me.

kung HDMI cable ang gamit ko (from which I understand is an audio/video connector, pakitama na lang ako kung mali), kailangan ko pa ba nung optical audio cable? pero bakit nga walang sounds na lumalabas sa speaker? grrr!!!

[flakez]

up lang natin.
ano ok na dvd cleaner? yung hd player namin namimili na ng dvd.mga 4 months pa lang yung player.

thanks

[chua_riwap]

Up ko lang........

Anybody here using the Bose SL2 Wireless Surround Link?

I did an online search about this product. It says it's good with Lifestyle & Acoustimass speakers only. But I've read that it can also be used w/ non Bose satellite speakers (rear L & R). Totoo ba ito?

My rear speakers are not Bose Acoustimass cubes. I want to get rid those rear cables coming from my main AV amp.

TIA for your replies.

[frenchtower]

Up ko lang........

Anybody here using the Bose SL2 Wireless Surround Link?

I did an online search about this product. It says it's good with Lifestyle & Acoustimass speakers only. But I've read that it can also be used w/ non Bose satellite speakers (rear L & R). Totoo ba ito?

My rear speakers are not Bose Acoustimass cubes. I want to get rid those rear cables coming from my main AV amp.

TIA for your replies.

Good thing, this thread get's revived.

You might want to try this if you have a non-bose rear speakers (that is if it will match your system). Check also the various awards/positive reviews they have. Bose are simply too overpriced and overhyped.

[speed unlimited]

Old school home theather speaker
Front speaker : Audio Source
Jbl control 1 speaker
Jbl 2500 speaker
Jbl control SB-5 subwoofer
KLH Audio System R5100
Soundcrafmen Power Amplifier PCR- 800
DVD Phillips DVP 5500 S
Sony TV
Audio Source Model SS four Sorround sound processor.
Monster Cable speaker wire.

[donald22]

San po ba pinakamurang bumili ng lcd tv na madaming pagpipilian? may mga fake din ba nito?

[CVT]

San po ba pinakamurang bumili ng lcd tv na madaming pagpipilian? may mga fake din ba nito?

Sights and Sounds at the Shangrila Mall......

8900:painting:

[donald22]

shangrila? must be pricey...

[number001]

shangrila? must be pricey...

Try them out. you can also try the listening room group of companies (Megamall B 3rd flr near Concorde, Trinoma, etc..)

Yes they are all mall based, but their prices are also competitive.

[Horsepower]

You can try shops posting at Pinoydvd.com or Malls.

Make sure to get a locally sourced unit. Mura ng konti ang mga grey market (units not from legit brand distributors i.e. smuggled or parallel imported) pero masakit sa ulo ang warranty since hind locally supported. If you must go the grey route, check the feedbacks about the seller first (and make sure they're actually valid).

Right now, best deal ang mga LG. There's the 32LH70YR 1080p Full HD Bluetooth (100Hz at LED backlit na ata ito given the 100K:1 contrast). 28K lang sa Anson's. 30K sa Sights and Sounds Shang with Free Wall Bracket. Di ko lang alam kung may free Bracket na yung sa Anson's. It's imperative that you mount it on the wall for your peace of mind against the possibility of it falling on the floor (that's why we did). I'm also looking at this model for the other house. Personally, we have the Sony Bravia (and very happy with it) but this LG is a steal of a deal!

If you can, get the 42LH70YR. 32" is just fine but over time, you'll want something bigger, believe me.

Good luck.