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I'm considering doing the same. Here is the advice I got. First vacuum the tiles then apply a textured ceiling paint using a slit foam roller. If you are going to a darker color (grey or black) you will need two or even three coats. Hope this helps

Something I have been considering for my HT to be developed soon is an "open ceiling". Presently the room I will use (15' x 20', which I may downsize to 12' x 19' to make it totally dedicated) has a suspended ceiling but because it is a basement the height is only 88 inches. I was considering...

Thanks fo the quick reply. The referred article talks about setting the Surround receiver in Dolby 3 mode. My Yammy doesn't have such a thing. Is this the fancy name for "phantom" mode ?

Could someone please refresh me on how to recreate DD 6.1 using two receivers. I have a Yamaha R-V1100 (DD5.1) and an old Yamaha RVX673 (Pro Logic) receivers. My thoughts were to simply run an RCA's from my DVD to the Pro Logic receiver and use only the rear effects from it. I question if this...