Andrew Stoakley

The only thing I regret not doing and wishing that I had was run conduit through my riser to make it easier to fish cables. Not that I really need to, but it would have been a nice feature to have for any kind of upgrading later.

Cheers,
Andrew

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Darren McGruther

the drywall went up so fast in mine, I forgot to run the wire for my projector. thank god I haven't purchased one yet, cant wait to get it but I'm dreading the wiring. One other thing, I only ran 5.1 not 7.1(duh)

My DVD Collection
My Home Theater

HowY

I'll toss in a few... after some 5 years installed...

Did'nt pre-wire for 7 channel.
Did'nt think I'd want multi-zone.
Should have wired in a few extra
input feeds....

Things I did RIGHT:

Output video & audio straight to the TV from the DVD
so the kids can watch DVD's without the whole system
running... and composite to the reciever <-> tv

I'm a transducer believer and glad I installed
the shakers ON THE FURNITURE and now they have
"isolaters" that are rubber feet to isolate the
furniture from the floor HANG ON! Big Fun

Followed the POLK guide to wiring up my subs
(l5's in isobaric chambers built into the
floor joists)

You guys hook your subs into the LFE...?
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*READ THIS ARTICLE*
http://www.polkaudio.com/home/faqad/...cle=bassmanage

Let me (or polk) change your thinking!
-- That is if you all are into music too --

Wire the shakers on the LFE and put the sub's on the
pre-out! Only enable sub when I want the shakers runnin...

Went thru lots of testing to come into complete agreement
with Polk's findings enabling the sub in the DSP kills
the main drivers.....

Gary Sedlack

I begin construction next week. After reading this thread I think I have most of my bases covered. Here is a list of what is going in. 6 dedicated 20 amp power lines for amps & AV, lots of couduit, pre wite for 7.1 ( already have the speakers), 1" wood sub floor over the slab, stand alone HVAC system, pre wire for a second sub. Not using any shakers so non issue. Interior dimentions of the room ar 13x23, 10' celeing double soffit for lights and a/c.

Gary

Have fun with music and HT

andrew lewis

Only thing I need to do is put some dynamat on my big old picture windows. Watching anything w/ 1 of my dual 10" on gets annoying when the whole house shakes.

nickMahler

i would put a return air vent in my HT and less windows

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/gall...g2_itemId=1571

nickMahler

and more electric circuits to the room

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/gall...g2_itemId=1571

drobbins

This forum helped me avoid many issues (thanks) but I still had a few.
1. Put an outlet in the corner where the sub is going. I have one 3’ away, but you can see the cord.
2. Added a switch to the ceiling outlet for the projector. My 4805 doesn’t power down all the way when using the remote. The fan runs on low all the time and my wife & kids can not reach the projector’s switch.
3. I hadn’t thought of hooking up a computer to the projector during construction, so I didn’t run the DVI to the projector. I will run one when I add the switch to the outlet. I will have a hole in the sheet rock anyway.
4. After I painted the textured ceiling, I saw little white holes the next day. I should have painted it with regular paint first, then the colored textured paint afterwards.
5. When I got another gallon of paint to repaint the ceiling, I wish I double-checked it first. He gave me the satin finish instead of flat that I asked for. Didn’t notice it until the next day after drying.
6. Used some recessed lighting. All my lights are wall mounted. I like the way they look, but they add light on the screen. With recessed lighting, I could have some ambient light without shining on the screen.
7. Gotten someone else to finish the sheet rock. I hate doing it. Spent 2 weeks at it. The finish is not as smooth as I would like it.
8. Ordered the seating sooner. The room is finished but it is another 2 weeks until I get the seating.
9. Aside from these items, I am happy with the results. I saved much money doing it myself. My kids and I had a great time working together building it and they have the satisfaction of knowing that they helped.
Dave

Wes

Alright here is my quickly thought out list!

1 Painted the walls in Flat paint to reduce refections from the screen. Bad idea, should have used a washable satin.

2 I have separate lights for my equipment and software area. All the time I go to walk out of the theater and find a light still on on the other side of the room, so I have to walk back over around the couches to turn them off. Had I installed 3way I could have put a gang box at the door.

3 installed a better IR repeater system. I still can do it but should have been ran in the wall.

4 Should have paid for a pro to do the mud and tape work.

5 Should have ran speaker wires for overhead channels. I ran 26 wires through out the room and none went over head where I now have a overhead Envelope channel!

Wish list:

More money to work with, did all the theater for under $10,000.

Torgny Nilsson

I am still discovering new things I should have done differently:

1. I should have purchased a universal ceiling mount (such as that sold by Chief) for my projector. I just replaced my first projector and had to buy a new mount. If I had purchased a universal mount to begin with, I would have saved $150.

2. I should have run conduit big enough for a DVI cable and all the other cables I could conceive of running along the same conduit (which probably means I should have installed 3-4 inch wide conduit). My old projector did not have DVI, but my new one has it. No way I am ripping up 40 feet of drywall to run a DVI cable. I also would have thought about how expensive such long runs of cable are.

3. I should have installed a good in-wall power conditioner in my ceiling near my projector to provide power protection to my projector.

4. I should have decided on the projector before wiring for it. As it is, my power outlet is on the wrong side of the projector, so I have a couple feet of ugly power cord hanging from my ceiling. Or else I should have arranged it so that the power and cables came out through the ceiling mount.

5. I should have given more thought to how I would hook a computer up to my projector and audio system.

6. I should have installed more in-wall wires for speakers. I only ran in-wall wires for 6.1. I should have run wire for 7