Plasma Project
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Randy said:Rope said:
Rope
Rope that comes out and articulates but will not lower the viewing height of the display. This is what I need.
http://www.dynamicmounting.com/
It allows you to lower the display like 30"
You can anchor that mount so that it sets atop the fire place brick. The arm will reach past the front of the fire place so the lower third of the panel will be covering the front of the FP.
If you'd like, I can take a pic of mine for example purposes.
Rope
Ergotron makes height adjustable mounts but I dont think they'll support that kind of weight.
http://www.ergotron.com/ProductsDetails ... fault.aspx
http://www.ergotron.com/ProductsDetails ... fault.aspx
No not initially. I am going to place the center channel speaker on the hearth for now and although I know it will not look great, I am always exploring my options.
My buddy who helped me with the install and has a pretty significant HT background wants me to forego the center channel for aesthetics and he says we can get a good "center channel" image using phantom.
I don't know and I am not sold on the idea, but I also try to never say never.
My buddy who helped me with the install and has a pretty significant HT background wants me to forego the center channel for aesthetics and he says we can get a good "center channel" image using phantom.
I don't know and I am not sold on the idea, but I also try to never say never.
You can. And will. But only while seated in the center sweet spot. The further you sit away from that spot, the worse that phantom image becomes.Randy said:
Just like you, I have a (rarely-used) fireplace on my display wall with a stand-mounted speaker directly in front of it that serves as the Center Channel. Several months ago, I decided to (temporarily) remove the CC just so I could spend the night listening to music while watching and being mezmerised by the fire. It was not an unpleasant way to spend the evening. In fact, it was so enjoyable, I've repeated it many times in the last few months for both myself and guests. Anyhow, with that first time, I started thinking about all the people who have claimed they run a phantom center and how they don't feel they're missing anything. So while the speaker was removed, I made the necessary changes in the processor and then popped in a BD to see what it's like.
I sat in the center seat and immediately thought "Oh yeah! This is awesome! I don't need that speaker there. I'm going to keep things just like this." Then I sat in an outside seat and immediately thought "Shit! I need a center channel speaker."
If your seating is noticeably further away from the plane of your front speakers than the speakers are from one another, you may get acceptable results. But if your setup is closer to an equilateral triangle, I'd be willing to bet your findings will be much like mine.
