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[size=medium]So I’m planning to fly out to LA at the start of December to do a PRIR correctly with Lorr at AIX. He did mention that the Egyptian theater *may* also still be available for a PRIR, and I’m intrigued by the idea of capturing a full cinema auditorium on the Realiser. I know a few people here have had it done and I could test out their PRIRs, but I don’t yet have a Realiser to try it with, and I figure a set-up with such unique acoustics as the theater may be particularly off with using someone else’s PRIRs. So, I was wondering if there was anyone else on here who may be interested in splitting the cost of the theater and doing a PRIR there? I’m initially planning to be there 12/3, though the plans aren’t 100% finalized yet. [/size] [size=medium]Also, as I’m traveling from Houston to LA, and given there are some logistics/costs to doing so (which I think is likely worth it even if I am just able to calibrate at AIX and leverage Lorr’s expertise, as some others have mentioned here), I’d like to take advantage of some other calibration opportunities are available in the area while I’m there. So if anyone else might want to do a bit of a calibration road trip to a few sites in the SoCal area sometime during that weekend 12/1-12/3, I would be more than happy to split costs on any access fees, etc. Or if you know the names of a few places in the LA/San Diego area that are fairly open to doing calibrations, I’d really appreciate that too. Darinf, I know you mentioned trying a few places, I would certainly love to tag along if you were thinking of going to any of them during that time period. I'd even bring the beer. [/size]
Welcome Jand and congratulations on purchasing the Realiser. For me it has been an amazing journey back into the world of hi end audio after being away from it for 20 years.
The setup for doing a PRIR at the Egyptian is very involved. Aside from actually renting out the theater, the main issues are cable lengths. Lorr mentioned that it requires converting the microphone audio signals to run over Cat-6 wiring and then running those cables from your seating position up to the projection booth/sound system. I still don't know how the Realiser audio outputs are connected to the sound system, but I assume Lorr has all the gear for that.
So, how much does it cost to do the PRIR at the Egyptian? I might consider doing it, depending on the costs. However, the current Egyptian PRIR that's available seems to work pretty well. I am not sure it's worth the effort since the sound seems "too big" and reverberant as a everyday use PRIR. It's more of a novelty to use as a demo. BUt on the other hand, it really does sound like you're sitting in a movie theater. You just have to decide whether or not that's what you really want. I go to the movies for the large screen size, but I find that high end music or home theater systems tend to sound a lot better to me than most movie theaters.
I am in the process of arranging some PRIR sessions with Kiritz, but the date looks like it's going to be 11/5 through 11/7. You are welcome to come out then. I am organizing a
Head-Fi meet in San Diego on November 3rd too, so if you wanted to come out for that and then stay to come with us to the various PRIR sessions, that would be fine.
For early December, that could be tricky. The thing is, I run the risk of "wearing out my welcome" so to speak with the various locations for PRIR's. I would not want to ask the same people only a month later to give me access again for more PRIR sessions. I would have to find other "victims" to approach. I also think as the holidays approach, people are busy and are less likely to be willing to take the time to let us come in.
So, I wish I could help you out for December, but I think it would be tough for me to arrange anything for you. I do know two people with great custom built home theater rooms, with 7.1 systems. They seem to always be willing to share their systems. One is located in Palmdale, CA and the other is in Compton, CA. If you're willing to do some driving AND feel comfortable doing your own PRIR's, then I could put you in contact with them. However, for a beginner to do your own PRIR measurements with a 7.1 system, it can be VERY challenging. Even when I did the PRIR in Compton with Lorr, we had hours of troubleshooting which ultimately never got 100% resolved. I also brought LOTS of cables since you have to be able to connect 8 analog outputs of the Realiser to their amp inputs which can be challenging.
Enjoy your Realiser!