Recent content by David Flora

Well, after months of messing, I'm nearing the end with my home theater. Here were some old pictures Got the wiring finished and then I insulated..... Then drywall..... Painted the floor.... Started hanging my movie posters... Got everything wired in and started to set up....here is...

By now hopefully some of you have seen the new Denon X8500H, and wow is it NICE. I'm already scheming on how I'm going to break the news to my wife that this is going to be the new baby that runs my home theater! Anyway, I'm nearly finished with my basement home theater, and I initially wired...

I'm actually working on the fiber optic ceiling now. The painting of the ceilings are REALLY cool, but I decided it was too much for me and I didn't know of anyone in my area (Indiana) who would do it. I'm hoping it won't be too much of a nightmare to get this done. Fingers crossed! Thanks...

Ugh, another cable I'll eventually have to run. Thanks for the update. Since I only purchase receivers every 8 years or so, maybe I wait a bit and see what the 2018 models have? I'm in no big hurry....my receiver just doesn't do Atmos, which I'm currently wiring my basement for. Thoughts? I...

Yeah I don't necessarily need it to rattle the stuff off the walls 2 floors above my basement....I just want something that's going to power a 7.2.4 system effectively when I'm watching a movie. Preferrably I'd like one that could do 13 channels, but those don't exist without adding an amp...

So no one would suggest just getting an 11-channel receiver and being done with it? I've never worked with amps before. I am pretty sure my current Denon doesn't have amp outs on it, so I'd still be starting over I guess.....

Probably time to ditch my Denon receiver and move to Atmos with my new home theater I'm putting in. My budget is probably around $2500 but I can go higher if need be. I've wired for a 9.2.4 system (and yes, I know that 99.9% of receivers out there don't power that without an amp), so I'm...

Nope, I've got a lot invested in them and they are already wired to go, so they'll be there. I'm looking forward to it. Working on the drywall sanding and painting, then drop ceiling goes in and we'll be getting towards the end! Should I try to look at dropping wires down my walls for wide...

Thanks. I already have the speakers, so I was just curious what would be best. I know Atmos has wide speakers as well, and I could use these speakers (I have all Polk RTi series speakers for my system) as I have enough speakers for a 13 speaker system (I just bought four Polk in-ceiling...

Any thoughts on having a front height speaker if I'm adding 4 ceiling speakers for Dolby Atmos? Obviously there's no affordable receiver out there that can power a 9.2.4 system, but I've got the speakers already, and I had a 9.2 system in my old home theater, so just trying to keep it the same...

Yeah this isn't a contractor and I'm saving $15k on this job at a MINIMUM by going now. Now for some on this board, that's not a lot of dough, but it is for me and I'm not that much of a crazy HT fanatic that I'm willing to pass it up. This isn't going to be a state of the art HT, but I am...

Awesome information, thank you! I will definitely look into sound isolation clips on the studs. I've also attached pictures of my room now that it's mostly studded out. I still have to have the little media closet built when you walk in, but that's not that big of a deal. I've got an...

That makes sense. Currently I have one powered sub, I was more making reference to running lines for placement. Most receivers have the ability to have at least 2 subs going at once. My point in all of this is more for ideas on speaker placement, lighting, thoughts on a tray ceiling while...

Hello everyone. Been awhile since I've been on, but my wife and I recently purchased a new home with a relatively unfinished basement. We'd planned on finishing it next year sometime, but had the opportunity to have someone come in and finish it for a lot less than we'd expected.....but he's...

Hey all. I've got a large space in my basement that is going to become my new home theater. I've got a large space, but I see one issue initially. On the right side of my room, there's an open space where the room goes back about 8 feet. This is an issue because I'm not exactly sure how I'd...