My new theater...The Escape (pics) (1 Viewer)

[Gary_R]

Greg,
Is the "carpet insert" with the film reel logo an overlay in the carpet or is it part of the carpet?

Gary

 

[Javier_Huerta]

Incredible.

 

[Paul James]

Awesome theater, I'm just about to start on mine and yours has driven my enthusiasm through the roof ! Congratulations !

 

[Matt Wallace]

Very nice!

 

[David Galindo]

Thats...incredible. Makes me motivated, especially with that $2000 price tag

 

[LaMarcus]

How much better did the Dazian Celtic cloth do? How much more was it, and where did you get it from?

 

[Glenise]

Very nice once again!

 

[richard_v]

Incredible theater. I know the hard work that went into it - we have very similar styles.
Congratulations !

 

[Neil Joseph]

What projector are you using, is it a Sanyo Z1?

 

[greg jones]

Sorry I haven't been in here in a while. Let me first give thanks to everyone who's commented on the theater. Now, I'll answer some of the questions.

Gary R, the insert is actually a separate inlay that I made from scratch. It was originally a Microsoft Publisher clipart file that I plotted off at full scale. I then cut carpet pieces out and then taped the backside to keep everything together. The gray floor carpet is cut around the inlay to eliminate the differing thicknesses.

Lamarcus, the Dazian fabric is incredible. I originally used an 80x46 blackout cloth screen that worked great. When I decided to build the room, I wanted to place the front speakers behind the screen. I had seen the Dazian cloth mentioned several times over at the AVS Forum and noticed that it was acoustically transparent. I was able to build a 94x52 screen for less than $80 total, including lumber. The fabric was obtained directly from Dazian. Here is a link for the 80" wide Coated Celtic cloth, which I used. They also offer the fabric in 122" widths. The Celtic cloth is a dramatic difference compared to the blackout material, even with a larger screen. Plus you have the added bonus of being able to place your front stage behind the screen.

Neil, the projector is actually a Panasonic AE100. I'm hoping to upgrade to an AE300 or even the AE500 soon. I've been really happy thus far with the performance of the projector.

Thanks again to everyone for the positive comments. As I said a few posts earlier, I've wanted to build my own theater for quite a while and it feels great to finally be able to get some of those ideas out of my head and make them a reality.