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Sim2 HT3000 Projector
Feb 1st
Sim2 HT3000
I recently had the opportunity to work on a Sim2 HT3000. This projector delivered wonderful colors post calibration. As long as you can live with a lower light output than its three chip DLP brothers and the motion issues of a single chip DLP unit this is a very More >
Interested in an ISF Calibration Business?
Feb 1st
Imaging Science Foundation
I get asked about starting an ISF calibration business pretty regularly. This can be a fun business, but before you go into this I would consider a few things.
The first thing you need to know is if you have the skill to be able to recognize a properly More >
Optoma HD8600 Front Projector
Jan 31st
Optoma HD8600
I had the opportunity recently to work on an Optoma HD8600. This is a DLP single chip projector with three different lens options. This product is uniquely priced under $10,000 and can output over 1000 lumen’s of actual light output at D65 white point. This is a very compelling More >
Selecting Home Theater Seating
Jan 31st
Brunswick Rialta
Home theater seating is key to enjoying the home theater experience. When selecting seating it is always best to sit in what you are going to buy before you purchase it. A variety of stores sell this type of seating besides your home theater supplier. One way to locate More >
JBL BassQ Manages Multiple Subwoofers
Jan 31st
JBL Synthesis BassQ
JBL Synthesis BassQ offers multiple subwoofer automatic room mode correction for up to four subwoofers in a system. This incorporates Floyd Toole’s methodology of Sound Field Management for subwoofer equalization. Two different house curves are included one for music and one for movie use. The unit uses equalization More >
Some $10k Speakers Worse Than $200 Ones
Jan 31st
“Toole continued by showing response measurements of various loudspeakers in different price ranges. Without naming names, he showed that a few loudspeakers in the $10-20k price range were being outperformed by speakers in the $200 range.” From AES section meeting on “Upgrading The Audio Industry”
These tests show what I already More >
Common Problems With Equalization
Jan 30th
The market is full of automatic equalizers and other equalization solutions that promise the world. Beware of the following problems with any solution you choose.:
- Local optimization instead of multiple seats
- Poor solution accuracy
- Does nothing to solve other common problems with subwoofer setup
- Too little focus on the effect on speaker distortion
- Losing settings on power failure
- More equalization More >
Optimizing a Multiple Subwoofer System
Jan 30th
I would consider running the CARA design software to optimize at least the subwoofer locations in your room within your constraints for the primary seats. After positioning the subwoofers I would manually optimize the phase and level with each subwoofer individually and then combined to get the smoothest frequency response More >
Subwoofer Equalization
Jan 30th
Subwoofer equalization is a useful thing to do. Many tools are available on the market to do this. The key thing to realize is that many of the low frequency problems in your home theater are caused by the room itself. Trying to use an equalizer to solve room problems will have More >
Are All ISF Video Calibrations The Same?
Jan 29th
Poor Gray Scale
As an ISF calibrator I work on many displays calibrated by others because they hired someone else with lesser skill or tools. These charts show the difference in the quality of white point calibration between a quality job and a good one.
When the gray scale is perfect the mix of red, More >
