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Thanks for the help- unfortunately, this is a house move, and I took my seats with me (so seating is already purchased and to scale). I know they are too close to the side wall, so I suppose i'll just have to make due with placing the rears in an alternate location...

Assuming I go with #2, are the rear speaker locations the best available for the room? (I am assuming a 2-3 ft above ear level - i'm more referring to the placement on the rear wall - the side wall seems tough since its so close the the seating)...

In my new house, I have no choice but to divide up an L-shaped room into 2 rooms (one for an office, and the other for my home theater)... Here are my two possible Room configs (I know both of them kinda suck): 1) http://www.nwrep-intrepid.com/roomconfig1.jpg - Screen is 7'8" wide (could...

Anyone know what the current street is on this machine? Anyone seen it crack the 2500 mark yet? The Z2 can be had for 1800, but for 700 more it might be worth it.

Can anyone recommend a good dimmer switch to work with the MX-500... I have 2 light switches i'm going to replace with dimmers and I want to be able to press a button to fade up and fade down full or just a little bit if I choose...I am willing to go whatever route whether that means getting an...

Owners of this Center Channel (Paradigm CC-370)- what should I set my Crossover at? Here's the specs on the website: Low FrequencyExtension (DIN)* 57 Hz Frequency Response: On Axis ±2dB from 100 Hz - 20 kHz I currently am without a subwoofer and send my LFE to the mains...but I have my...

Well now I'm thinking I'll just get one of the 6 6" can kits and use that in this room... Its a dedicated HT room, so the only time I'll need some serious lighting is more for cleaning and anything non-projector related which isn't much. The only problem is- with the vaults in the ceiling...

Is there any way to turn a 3-way switch into controlling two seperate light sets? In other words, I have 2 light switches near the door - one controlled the fan light, and the other controlled the fan. I'm going to remove them and use that power to run recessed lighting... The problem is...

I'm trying to plan for a 20 1/2 X 16 room for can lighting... The ceilings are 9 ft tall... Now from what i've read...a recessed can will put out a diameter of light close to the height of the ceiling... The question is, what's the difference between the different sizes of cans? There...

Mike, yeah that's a good idea...I'll consider that... Any suggestions on wall ceiling colors to complement it? I was thinking a suitable darker gray... G

Do you guys see any adverse affects of painting 'curtains' on the front wall behind the screen (assuming you paint it dark enough like a deep red being the lightest color in the pallette)? My wife is a mural painter and thought it would be a good idea to do something like this: Curtains -...

Kevin, You sure its called Kilm Red? Not on their website... argh :frowning:

Well this is a prebuilt house and I don't want to run any wire...so I'm stuck with two switches... Therefore, I suppose I am stuck with two zones... I thought maybe a front and a back would be best so I can do: All on: no movie, just look and work in the room Front off, back dimmed - tv...

guess not...

Hey guys, I'm looking at either the Berkline 090s or 088s in a 4 seat side-by-side configuration - 14 feet back from a 106' screen... I'm undecided as to whether I want straight edge or wedges... The room is 16 feet wide. How many feet do you usually allow for clearance on the sides of...

bump... any other comments? lighting?

Well- what I was thinking is mounting my direct radiating rears to the side walls - maybe 1 ft behind the seating... then eventually i'll swap them out for bipoles on the sides and moving the minimonitors (direct radiating) to the rear for 7.1. This should work fine assuming that the...

Well, I'm almost done planning out my room... What I need help from you guys with is any suggestions for the layout and the lighting i'm planning on putting in... I already have the speakers (unmounted rears) and audio equipment..and i'll be getting the rest over the next few months...

I have a dedicated room being built - 21x16 for HT and looking at the Z2 and a 106" HCCV dalite screen.... I have total light control (no windows).... To those who have designed their dedicated rooms: How did you introduce lighting for TV watching (football w/ friends) without...

I'm looking at putting a 119' diagonal 16:9 screen in my HT... At what projector price range will I get a picture that equates to just as good as a WS RPTV? I'm assuming the x1 won't do it ;)

It's 21' front to back.... As far as projector- it'll be whatever can do the screen size I choose.... I have no windows in the room and it is doored in as a rectangle so I have total light control...

I am building a house and my HT room is looking to be 21 X 16... How far from the front wall is the idea place to put seating? I am also looking to put a FP screen on that front wall so I need an appropriate size for whatever seating distance is chosen... any ideas?

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I own a Paradigm Monitor 11, CC-370, Mini-Monitor HT setup. I currently use a Denon 3802 to run it all. My question is this- from your experiences- will adding a better amp, such as a Rotel, improve my sound significantly for music and HT? I am toying with just getting a two-chan amp to...

I went with the mini's over the 5's to complement my 11s. I made the right decision. The mini's keep up with the 11s for surround duty and then some. If I'd gone with the 5s i'd probably just be regretful of the fact that I now have those huge tall rears that probably won't add much to the...

I have Monitor 11s as Mains in my apartment as part of my Home theater setup. They are on spikes (came with em) and standing on a carpeted floor. I am in an apartment on the 2nd floor so I let the LFE go through them instead of using a sub. The question is this: Is there a better way to...

I'll be using Paradigm minimonitors for my rear speakers by setting them on top of these two tall wooden cabinet tables. What is the best (cheap) method to isolate these speakers from the cabinet... Could I get away with good sound through some foam, felt, etc...?

The Mini-Monitor and Monitor 5...

I am interested in two different paradigm speakers as surrounds- the only difference between them is the inclusion of a bass driver... Where does the bass driver typically take over in a speaker (Hz)? If I set the speakers to small, will the speaker not really even use it (the bass driver)...

I am starting to agree with you that more than mini's for surround won't mean much.... If I set the surrounds to small, they won't take much advantage of the extra bass of the 5s much anyway right?? The main concern I have is maxing out my 3802 to +10 and the mini's keeping up with the...