Recent content by Mike Schramm

CEC isn't quite the same as ARC/eARC. CEC is intended to be a way for all of your devices to communicate with each other via HDMI cables. In a perfect world when you turn on your bluray player, for example, it will "talk" to the AVR and TV and let them know what input they should be set on and...

It sounds like it may be an HDMI-CEC problem. If that feature is turned on on your devices it could confuse the system and cause it to switch around like that. Maybe try turning it off on all your devices and see if that helps?

That one gave your new speakers a workout for sure! What are impressions?

Welp, so much for that. I won't be making it to AXPONA this weekend. My buddy's dad passed away and the services are Saturday. Stinks when the real world interferes with the A/V world.

My first DVD player was a Walmart special: a GE 1105P from 1999. I wish I still had it simply for the nostalgia. I got it and a copy of The Blair Witch project for Christmas '99.

Done!

Can't wait to hear these this weekend!

That's a really good point Karl. I'd rather a used V instead of an M, if I could get it at the same price.

I can't speak to the Monitor Audio speakers, I don't have any experience with how they sound. They certainly look sharp though! How many Atmos speakers are you considering for the ceiling? The main thing that I would recommend is that you look for ones with aimable tweeters. In my experience I...

So, I listened to this week's Take Over Tuesday from @Bright Side HT and DJ used me as an example of who this product would be catered to. After hearing his explanation, I get it. This may be the way I get into the KScape. I think it's time to start saving to get my foot in the Kaleidescape door...

Your room looks very nice! Are you unhappy with the sound your current speakers are producing? Or just looking to upgrade because you've got the itch for something new? With the 77" TV taking up more space, it would be nice to maintain the slim center channel that you currently have, as long as...

This is just awesome! At the time this was written I was a fresh 16 years old and not at all into AV yet. What an amazing system. So cool to stroll down memory lane like this!

I'm confused a little on how that works. Are things just scaled to 2K from 1080p? There aren't many movies that are native 2K, are there?

Well, it's this weekend! I'll be there Saturday along with @JonnySpeakers and @Skippyturtle. Anyone else going to make it?

I watched Heat for the first time on Saturday. Man, was that a great movie. From a "Val Kilmer performance" perspective it was good, he just wasn't in it enough to really shine. However, the movie itself was phenomenal.