Power Amps for the Urei Theater
Amps:
L, R, C, pair of Hafler DH220
R, L Surround Hafler XL280
2242H's Hafler DH500
Sources:
Sony TA-E9000ES Processor
Sony DVP 9000ES
Outlaw ICBM Bass Manager
Home Brew subsonic filter using Burr-Brown op amps (to protect my 2242's)
DVDO iSCAN HD+ for Video Scaling
:) Frederick
Yep, should look funny when I'm done....
Understand about the soffits, Fredrick. They were clearly designed with that assumption/requirement.
I've just moved back into a house where I'll end up setting up the garage for use as a 'romper room'. Right now, the UREI's are on furniture mover's wheels and will stay like that for a while. Yes, there's a bit of booming in the bass but the midrange presentation is all there. I posted a picture of the current setup the other day somewhere on these forums.
I *could* almost set up a smaller version of your theater in there, using the 809s for rear speakers and the set of JBL 4425s for a middle, I suppose. Nah.....I'm just into 2-channel right now. Maybe someday.:blah:
The other problem I have here in Santa Cruz is that the houses are on 40' x 80' lots. Houses are close together as a result and I can already hear the 813s out on the street through the garage door. Can't imagine what a full theater setup would do for the neighbors' entertainment.
One interesting thing I discovered re: light bulbs in the UREI's. The tweeter bulbs in the crossover are GE-81s. They're the same bulbs as found in old Volkswagen dashboard lights - the old 6V versions from the 60s, that is. Was able to locate them at a local VW restoration outfit. The other 6V bulbs for the woofers I found at a local lighting fixture company after digging around in their old boxes. They had *lots* of them.
For the large spade connectors on the back, I used Thomas and Betts L35-B2 copper terminal lugs, available at Home Depot. These allowed me to use its clamping system while making a solid connection to the speaker.
Cheers,
David
Impressive looking system!
I'll bet the sound will be dynamic as hell once completed!
Thanks for sharing with us!
Ron