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Masterlu 12-02-2018 11:11 PM

Terry... nicely done!

FYI; Lutron makes the same remote with a night light, I use these instead. They also make a nice weighted base for them.

https://www.gordonelectricsupply.com...RL-GBL-L01.jpg https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon....SR160,160_.jpg

Masterlu 12-02-2018 11:14 PM

They even make double, and triple stands too. :)

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tigerhonaker 12-02-2018 11:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Masterlu (Post 943207)
They even make double, and triple stands too. :)

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Hey Ivan,


The stand is ordered buddy :thumbsup:


I love this new remote for that entry foyer for Cathy going up and down those HT steps with food and drink in hand. :yes:


Terry

tigerhonaker 12-02-2018 11:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Masterlu (Post 943207)
They even make double, and triple stands too. :)

https://d3vxa2wxxeijf4.cloudfront.ne...-PED2-BL-1.gif

Hey Ivan,


The stand is ordered buddy :thumbsup:


https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon....SR160,160_.jpg


I love this new remote for that entry foyer for Cathy going up and down those HT steps with food and drink in hand. :yes:


Terry

tigerhonaker 12-02-2018 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Masterlu (Post 943205)
Terry... nicely done!

FYI; Lutron makes the same remote with a night light, I use these instead. They also make a nice weighted base for them.

https://www.gordonelectricsupply.com...RL-GBL-L01.jpg https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon....SR160,160_.jpg

Now that's the $hit right there buddy. :banana:


Terry

Masterlu 12-02-2018 11:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tigerhonaker (Post 943211)
Now that's the $hit right there buddy. :banana:


Terry

:ok:

tigerhonaker 12-07-2018 05:28 PM

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Hello guys,


Well I did make a change today and really like the look.
Took a week for the part to arrive but it was worth the wait.
As you will see below it was well worth the wait.


My buddy/tech at https://i258.photobucket.com/albums/...psxwrueuci.png Jason took his personal time to locate this Black 3-way switch for me.
I drove to Home Depot, Lowes and then to Nashville to Hermitage Lighting and no store carries a lighted black 3-way switch.
The guy that waited on me at Hermitage Lighting actually did a search on Google and found nothing.
Then he called the largest electronic distributor in Nashville and they had nothing and didn't think there was such a thing.

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http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/h...pstpacfu5g.jpg

As you can see below this does in-fact exist it's all in knowing where to look and Jason did.

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After I did my thing I went back to my local Home Depot here in Franklin ad picked-up the White 3-way switch and installed it.
Then I got the call from Jason and the Link to order exactly what I really was looking for.

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/h...psuag8cwxg.jpg


As you can see in the picture below the White one does light-up so I left it installed until the Black one arrived last night.

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/h...psnbmgcfl8.jpg


As you will see below KYLE had exactly what I wanted and I installed it today.
It is an exact match to what Jason installed last week with the foyer Remote Lutron Dimmer switch.
Looks very High-Tech like the Lutron.

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/h...ps3yrfjfjq.jpg

And guys 1-week from today in the AM hours around 10 am or so Chad B below will be here. https://www.avsforum.com/forum/image...t_thumbsup.png


https://i258.photobucket.com/albums/...pshgxedsqh.jpg


Terry
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tigerhonaker 12-14-2018 02:53 PM

This is going to be a Very-Very-"FANTASTIC" day guys ........
 

Greetings AVS,

Well things have already started taking place here in Franklin, TN. https://www.avsforum.com/forum/image...es/biggrin.gif

Chad B arrived right on time but that's probably not a big surprise to anyone that has had him do his Custom Calibrations. https://www.avsforum.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif

I did have a sit down with Chad and we talked about what I really wanted for him to do for both the Audio & Video.
Thank goodness he has been doing this since way back in 2002 so my Non-Exacting Terminology was no issue.
I will say this he is very-very-easy to speak with even if your not an expert on describing what your hoping he can do for you.
And if your wondering Chad will ask you if he doesn't clearly understand what your really asking and wanting the results to be.
He will also make suggestions once he gets the general idea of what you really are describing.

I don't think Chad will mind me mentioning the following regarding how he actually (Prefers-to-Work) after you cover with him what your Concerns/Wishes/Wants/Preferences etc. are.
Type up your Bullitt-Points and even Number those so you can run everything by him.
Then guy/guys say Good-Bye and Go-Away !!!
Chad will come get you when he has completed everything and if he does have a question he will come get you.
If the above in BOLD is UN-Clear let me say it My-Way, leave the guy alone and let him concentrate on what your paying him to do.
Okay, I think the above two (2) BOLD statements should suffice to tell anyone what the guy actually prefers.

Here is Chad as he arrived in the driveway around 10 am this morning.

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Thanks to Chad B Christmas is going to be so "AWESOME"

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tigerhonaker 12-18-2018 10:09 PM

The below multiple posts will cover Chad B. Custom Calibrating my HT ...
 
Guys,

ATTENTION, the below posts are for those that like and prefer detail if your not one of those then SKIP these posts, please.

When Chad came up the stairs to the HT (Home Theater) he said, nice room.

I'm not by any stretch of the imagination a professional writer or photographer.
So, take what I post and if it's helpful to even one AVS member I will have done good.
I said to more than a few people that when Chad comes I'll make it a point to say what I really think and below will be exactly that.
I'll try my best to keep on Topic but there is a lot to cover so bare with me guys I'll do my best as I do have the tendency to wonder off topic.
For those possibly wondering why I'm doing this in such detail ???
Because I have found that the greater majority of people simply say something like, Chad just left and everything looks great.
I have really not read anything on him doing audio.
Not that there is anything wrong with the above but I was always really looking & hoping for a heck of a lot more detail.
So, I decided I'll provide that (Detail & Coverage) to those of you that have not had Chad B. do anything yet for you and those that have then my coverage below probably will not mean much if anything.

Speaking of Chad B. when he arrived for a day and evening.
He arrived as I recall around 10 AM Friday December 14th, 2018 and left around 11:15 PM that evening.
I/we did offer two options for him, stay here with us or stay at the New Hotel maybe 1-mile from this house and I'll pay for it.
He did decide to leave as he wanted to get on the other side of Nashville, TN. and maybe make it to Bowling Green, KY. 1 1/2 hours away.
He is a pleasant sort of fellow and does smile and if you happen to be a touchy/feely/huggy fellow like me he seems to accept that with a smile.
He is NOT a Talker sales type at all but he will talk to you on what you hired him for.
He is what I call a SHY type fellow honestly and is the exact opposite of a Big-Sales-Mouth talking guy like me. LOL !!!
I think the 1st thing I should mention right off the bat is the following regarding Chad B. and him doing what you are paying him for.
I might beat this to death more than some of you really wish but so be it.
Once we did the Meet & Greet at the front door we went right to the HT.
I had my list of wants/concerns/likes and dislikes printed for him and also provided him with a green highlighter, Pen & Pad if needed.
We were sitting on the love seat so was not necessary to talk LOUD to one another and I preceded to talk and tried my best to cover every single thing I wanted him to know even some things not on the printed list.
It took awhile and when he had a question or actually comments/suggestions he said so and I listened as carefully as I could.
We went over the Video as well as the Audio in-depth and I asked him if I was not making things clear STOP me and let me say it another way.
I have thought about the following and see no reason to bore any of you with what my concerns were as I have posted my list above and it covered the majority of things for the most part.
Chad did explain that he understood what I wanted and it did not seem like to me that he was going to have any difficulty in addressing those.
Guys, read the following closely as I will be BLUNT.
I did ask Chad the following and believe me fellows I was in sales for a great many years in my working career.
I also worked directly with the public all those years for the most part.
I'm explaining the above so you get the idea I have no problem at all conveying my thoughts to another person when I want to make sure in my mind they are 100% following what I'm Saying & Asking.
I asked Chad the following, do you really care if a person sits in the room with their mouth SHUT and simply watches what your doing ???
Chad I have beat this to death and said everything I can possibly think of so you know I want you to be HONEST & BLUNT with your reply.
Chad B, guys (Prefers) to work by himself and 100% concentrate on what you asked him to do and what you are paying him to do.
So, if anyone is wondering you now know for a FACT what he (Prefers) and my suggestion is since you now know don't place the fellow maybe in an AWKWARD position to have to tell you.
I told Chad where the bathroom was, where all the snacks, refrigerator was and believe me fellows he knew he was welcome to any of it.
I said to Chad buddy while your in this house as far as I am concerned your family.
He said I'm going to do the VIDEO 1st as it's the most time consuming.
I did ask him when he wanted to eat and he said to me, Terry I just ate a Big-Full breakfast so I won't eat again until this evening.
I told him when he was at a good stopping point to just walk over to the stairs where he came in and give me a SHOUT and I'd go get food.
I did ask him if he minded just taking a very-few-minutes and saying HELLO to another HT enthusiast ???
I did tell him I'll make sure you don't get needlessly tied-up buddy so don't worry it's an older buddy in TX. so I don't mind being rude and cutting things off.
Tom Cochran in San Antonio, TX. answered immediately and told Chad what major components he has and Chad was familiar with them so Tom could RELAX.
I said my goodbye and went upstairs on this computer in Cathy's office where she works for Cigna Insurance as an analyst.
Once he completed the VIDEO he gave me a SHOUT from the bottom of the staircase.
He said, let me have you take a look at the video results.
(There was No-Audio)
We watched what he wanted me to see and then said, what else do you want to watch ???
I suppose I should comment on the results, they were exactly as they should be for sure.
Sorry, I can't recall his specific comments but I do remember him telling me he corrected the White it was off.
Oh, he also went in and lightened-up the HD & HDR more subtle detail areas in Dark-Scenes.
(He actually changed the settings so I could see what they looked like if even lighter I said leave them where they are suppose to be)
He also made sure the pictures/images were on the BRIGHT-Side for me per one of my request.
OOPS, almost forgot he also Named the user positions as we had discussed so all I have to do is select the appropriate one.
Examples, Dish/Roku, DVD/Blu, 4K disc .............
And of course all of those have his Custom Calibrations ^^^

I actually have given the next thing a lot of thought and have after careful consideration to post it as I owe it to Chad.
This is about video and something I saw after he left and me practically living in the HT for a few days & nights.
I'll try my best to explain this to all of you.
When we went over the video it did look totally awesome and that's no stretch at all on all media we viewed.
After he left I wanted to be sure I knew how to then operate the appropriate remotes and look at everything I could think of over and over.
Well in doing the above all of a sudden looking at the information on the screen when using the Roku Ultra for HDR Demos.
I noticed the RS4500 was automatically switching from HD to HDR but ...........
It was not automatically switching to High-Laser when viewing any HDR media no matter what it was including 4K disc.
Guys, keep in mind I'm not a professional at all and really just barely IMHO getting a better grasp on both the Audio as well as the Video usage.
So, I thought to myself I could go in and find out how to change the HDR & 4K probably to High-Laser.
But, I also thought to myself, don't be a DUMB-ASS as you might do the wrong thing and possibly mess up Chad's hours on hours of Custom Calibrations.
I thought it over for a day or so and decided to end this as I really did want and prefer High-Laser on HDR and 4K media.
I sent a detailed E-Mail to Chad and yes it was detailed and probably over-kill but I wanted to make sure Chad would have no-doubt as to what I was saying/asking.
Well, the very next day I'm on this computer and the cellphone rings and of course it was bro Chad.
Guys Chad talked to me as one fellow to another in a Super-Friendly-Helpful manner you could not possibly ask for more from anyone.
He said I can tell you why your not seeing High-Laser on those and why.
I was leaving the home office on the way to the HT to follow his instructions.
I fired-up the complete system as Chad walked me through what to exactly look at and what to change from Medium to High-Laser.
Bottom-Line is this, after we discussed this it was mutually decided that I change the HDR & 4K (Permanently) to High-Laser.
I did that as he walked me through it which is actually simple.
(Oh, changing to High-Laser on HDR & 4K per Chad would NOT mess up his Custom Calibrations at all)
I said to him after making those changes that what really I didn't understand was I thought the RS4500 was suppose to see a FLAG for HDR, 4K and automatically switch to High-Laser.
Well I was right but it was no-longer going to do that because Chad had installed his custom Calibrations and also in doing that he preset to Medium-Laser-Power for all content.
The reason he did that was because the MAJORITY of end-users don't like the Turbo-Fan-Noise when the RS4500 goes to High-Laser.
Keep in mind guys that my HT with all lights out is Pitch-Black so even though he had seen the Samsung Air-Carrier he easily forgot as it's really silent if on Low-Speed.
Plus it sits up high in the back of the HT on the wall and it's also custom painted black so it blends in perfect to the Pitch-Black-Roscopainted HT.
Once I said to him, buddy, the HT stays at like 73-degrees so the RS4500 never-ever goes to Turbo-More and usually it's on Low-Fan-Speed.
So, that's why we both decided there was no reason at all not to Permanently set the RS4500 to High-Laser for HDR and 4K.
And if your wondering it does make them both POP and they look FANTASTIC even more so than on medium laser.

Something I just now thought of I should mention regarding streaming from whatever device I have the Roku Ultra to do mine.
What I did find out from Chad as we messed around streaming content was the following.
When you go to say You-tube and search for say, HDR or even the newer 8K Demos.
Well, just because they say HDR or even 8K trust me guys there are few of them that are actually HDR content.
In my case I have the RS4500 and when it sees the Flag for HDR or 4K you see the screen Blip, Change, Pause then it comes back on in HDR.
(It also says that in the Upper-Right-Corner)
And I can easily touch the RS4500 remote buttons, MENU or ADVANCED MENU and on the screen I can see if it says, HDR.
Just a Heads-Up guys for those that like me maybe thought when those Demos said HDR or 8K they really were that.

I should also add that the picture is ABSOLUTELY 100% FANTASTIC and unfortunately I don't know all the lingo to describe it !!!
Let me add the following, if you can afford the RS4500 get it as it is a Bad-Ass-Machine and the reviews that were written after the Firmware changes were done are correct.
It's picture is way-way better than more than likely most of us think it would be and if your lucky like I just was to have Chad do the Custom Calibrations there is No-Way to possibly be Disheartened with it's performance.

Okay, so back to the coverage now Chad after the Video was done started on the AUDIO and he was ready for Supper. LOL !!!
I'm doing this from memory but I think it was like 6 PM when I returned with the Loaded-Up PIZZA.
Cathy came down and we all indulged on the PIZZA and Super-COLD Diet-Cokes that Chad also likes.

Okay time for AUDIO coverage.
This is actually going to be a heck of a lot shorter than the above video coverage and below is why.
As some of you have previously read I knew the audio was not right but since Chad was coming in just a few weeks I chose to leave it be.
I have taken pictures so maybe they will provide some additional insight/information on the audio.
I will say this in my words describing the way the audio is now.
The HT system from the AUDIO standpoint is KILLER !!!
All the Mirage BPS400 Subs come on instantly and do exactly what they are suppose to do.
Chad said to me, Terry those members that think you need more Bass have not been here and seen or heard these.
You Do-Not need or require any more Bass.
I now love the Marantz AV8805 and it does exactly what anyone would expect it to do.
I'd easily say I have definitely gotten more than my monies worth with it after Chad did his Custom Calibrations.
I think I should add the following on Chad regarding audio.
If anyone is wondering does he know his stuff on Audio like he does on Video ???
Yes people he's proficient on BOTH so don't hesitate on having him do both unless you have that same ability I don't.

Pictures in the next following 2-posts.

tigerhonaker 12-18-2018 10:09 PM

1st set of pictures.


This is what was done in preparation for Chad B coming.
Custom Black Velvet Covers and Black Felt Tape.
There is now No-Reflections to screen.

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Just a picture to show that power is to the rear subwoofers and the Red indicators are lit-up.
They turn Green when Bass content is sent.
There is another picture showing them Green later on.

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Below is a Blu-ray DVD of the Bee Gees in concert.
It's not so much for the video as the Marantz AV8805 audio you'll see.
Just look at what the Marantz does with the audio after Chad did his Custom Calibrations.

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Up-scaling video.

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Look what the Marantz is selecting for audio.

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Remember I said Chad named what to select under the user menus.

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Here is the Marantz AV8805 display at what audio is playing.

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Look at the Name on the list it's 4K per Chad's naming them specifically.
Made things really-really easy.

Passengers in 4K off Hard Disc of course.

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Top right-hand-corner of screen tells you exactly what your viewing.

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Look at what the Audio selection is on the display.
This is so cool guys as it's ATMOS and the Marantz sends the audio to the selected speaker.
It is Bad-Ass !!!

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All speakers are engaged if you look close at the bottom right-side of the Marantz AV8805 display.

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Next set of pictures below.


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