Recent content by chris_everett

Way back in the early '80s (I was less than 10), my family was friends with a local dentist, who was well off. We went to his house for dinner once, where I saw not only a CD Player, but a home theater. Laserdisc, CRT projector, the works. It made a big impression on me, but I mostly forgot...

Big question marks: Time frame. If they want this in two weeks, the costs will skyrocket. Extent of soundproofing. Do they need this room completly soundproof? What are the spaces around it? What is the building construction like? Extent of Accoustical treatment. If using this as a...

A few months ago, I helped out a friend of my wife's (then fiance) with some legal trouble with one of her kids. Took all of maybe 30 minutes on my part, (just calling some contacts of mine, and letting her know what her rights were) and I pretty much forgot about it. When we got married she...

1. Drop ceilings won't help much with soundproofing, but they will help with accoustics. 2. Can you glue down some 2x4's and attach your seats to those? This also gives you a nice floating floor (it's what I did, and I like it) 3-5. The Russound system that mylan points out is the best...

Your post talks about seating and soundproofing. Do you also need accoustics? Decorating design? Honestly, the equipment is the least of your problems. Your client (clients? what exactly do you do?) Need to be introduced to the Money/Time/Quality triangle. They get to pick two of the three. To...

The basic physics principals are of course the same. The biggest difference is that in a stereo room, the listener is ideally in the "mid-field" hearing both direct and reflected sound, while in HT the listener is ideally in the "near-field" hearing much more direct, and less reflected, sound...

Keep in mind that much of the information on line and in print is geared toward stereo rooms. Multi-channel is a different beast, and requires a somewhat different approach. In general, you can't go wrong with absobtion, and the lower frequencies that you can absorb the better. In my HT, I...

What _exactly_ do you mean by "sound better"? Accoustics is a complicated mix of science and art. That being said, you can purchase absorbers that you can attach to your walls that can reduce reflections and enhance sound from compainies like http://www.auralex.com (If you don't like the foam...

I would guess that 1/3 of my movies are 16x9, so I went with that aspect ratio. Also, the limiting factor of my screen size was width, so a taller screen gives me the most picture in the most movies. The small "white bars" at the bottom and top of my screen disappear when I'm watching something.

You won't see any accoustical advantages, but you might see some soundproofing advantages. Soundproofing is a system, so without knowing how the rest of the room is designed, it's difficult to say what the effect would be (If on a first floor though, there's no point at all.)

You can purchase specialized doors that are designed to be soundproof, but they are _very_ expensive. A solid door is very effective, as long as it has a good seal and threashold.

The material in your standard SD broadcast is very compressed. (Dynamic compression, not data compression) DVD's and the like arent. The real problem that you probably have is a lousy accoustical environment, which can make it very difficult to hear two people talking "normally" Most DVD players...

Robert, Have you tried the analog audio outs to see if they are synced with the component video?

There are three keys to soundproofing 1. Airtight 2. Dense wall partitions 3. Accoustic Separation Airtight is fairly obvious. If the room is not airtight, sound will escape. This is also the first step toward soundproofing. Dense wall partitions can be accomplished with mass-loaded...

Looks very nice... Make sure that you consider accoustics and soundproofing in your design.