I would have not hung the projector. That way I would have had to finished it. I started other projects because It was up and running. I would run a 2inch pipe to the couch for my control panel. I under estamated the size and ran a 3/4 inch BX/Greenfeild. Trying to get all the cables pulled for...
I have a 26-foot s video cable running to my projector. That doesn’t mean that there isn't signal lose. I don't see a difference from the 6 foot run I used to have.
. From what I have heard about anything curved in a theater stay away. I got a lot of flack about my ceiling and it is not that drastic. A ceiling plays a large roll in the acoustics of a room. I guess that it doesn’t diffuse the sound evenly. I love barrel vaults It would be cool to have one...
I have more then 1 router. I have a small Makita plunge that is great. I love it. I think it is a 1h. I can't remember for sure it is about 10yrs old. Plunge is a must for my small router. I also have a 2horse Crapsman that I use with my router table. Not real easy to change depth but it is a...
Friends don't let friends buy Bose.
If you are handy you could build your own and have nice nice speakers...
If mike don't mind
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Champagne tastes with a beer budget
[url=http://www.wolffhouse.com/home_theatermain.htm]My HT
You want to be able to build a room within a room. 2x4 walls will work, and depending on how wide the room is 2x6's for the ceiling.you want to suspend the ceiling of the theater only from the theater walls. you might even want to drywall the floor joists for upstairs before you put the thearer...
Ok I saw spartin and thought, "Kirk Douglas in a skirt" "You ever been in a cockpit before Bobbie?
Do you like Gladiator movies Bobbie?" Sorry I couldn't help myself. Verry nice room, very clean. Nice sub. The cat looks just like mine. I take it that it is declawed. :)
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Looking at the racks I would have to say that you need to work your way up to building them. As far as a DIY rack I agree, I would build a flexi rack. They look cool and are not that complcated. What I saw on that link wouldn't be all that hard to build if you had a shop. It is hard to put out...
My room is 11'6" wide. I have a 8'6" wide screen. My left and right front speakers are my only conplaint. If you mount your front speakers under or over the screen you can bump the picture all the way to the walls if you want. My picture is almost floor to ceiling so my speakers need to be on...
Are you asking how many amps you need for your dedicated electrical service for your equipment, Or are you referring to wattage?
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~~~~~~~Brett~~~~~~~~~
Champagne tastes with a beer budget
My HT
Ok I am/was going to carpet my walls. First let me tell you about a fellow enthusiast over at AVS forum. He used wallpaper adhesive to hold the carpet up. It has been up for 6 months now. He stapled the walls at the top to hold it while it set. I think you can get the stuff in 5 gal buckets and...
I think when you put the stuff back against the walls you put it in diffrent spots. Or your conections are better or worse now. It could be a lot of things, But the color isn't one of them
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Champagne tastes with a beer budget
My HT
I wouldn't leave a void. If you haven't bought the insulation yet get R-19 for the 6 inch wall. If you have got it already then just get the cheep R-11 unfaced stuff for the void. Just my $.02...
My room is 11'6" wide. My screen is 8'8" wide. That is as wide as I can get it. The room isn't wide enough to let me get bigger. And my projector isn't good enough either. It could go bigger but at the expense of the picture. No one has said it is too big. How close are you? What kind of...
First thanks for taking the plunge and going into the work your going into. Second the platform your thinking about would probably cost more then a new Hyundai. Well maybe 2 new Hyundai's. I would think one could build it for under 3 grand. I would go with a mechanized drive system like a...
Your right. It will not look as good Just bigger. I paid $4000 for my projector and it looks almost as good I feel. But mine is 8'8" wide. I sit 17' back and have 2 rows of seating, and have been playing with custom paint for the screen. Your results may very. I like big. But that is my tastes...
http://www.avscience.com/acousticpannel.htm
This should get you started. I have seen many ways of doing it. Another way is to get one of the following and cover them: CertainTeed Black acoustaboard (1").Knauf Black Wall and Ceiling liner (1") TheaterShield (1")
I have had both and I like them both. Each for separate reasons. If you can control the light then you might want to consider a FP. but it's your call. As far as the heat vent you can put an elbow on it and run it out the wall were ever you want. They sell flex-insulated duct that is great to...
I am building in the basement. Kind of the same things to deal with. I don't remember if you have a front projection or a rears set up. My finished room is 11'6"x23'x7'8"then there is a raised section that is 8'6". My only grip is that I can only bump my screen size so big because of width...
Check out hotlinkpro or xantech Hard wire is the way to go for dependabilty from what I have read. I am in the process of moving my equipment into another room. This is what I am going with I think.
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~~~~~~~Brett~~~~~~~~~
Champagne tastes with a beer budget
My HT
Solid is better. It will stop the bass better. I have seen a few people use pocket doors. From what I have seen they added weather striping also.
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~~~~~~~Brett~~~~~~~~~
Champagne tastes with a beer budget
My HT
I have 2 pairs of surrounds. They are hooked up in series. I love it. I also have 2 center channels. One above my screen and one bellow. I think there is a Yamaha receiver that allows for this but I am not sure. I haven't had a problem but I have never had mine past half throttle. NO NEED TOO...
This is what I am contemplating, "yep I am going to get rid of the lawn chairs" A Wholesale store by me "Sams club" has nice office chairs. Very comfortable. $100 to $150. I am going to secure them to the floor and make them so the will not swivel. That's the plan anyway. I saw someone make an...
I already saw both of those. My theater is going to be carpeted like Jims. And the Rainforest ROCKS. He even has a bass shaker on his toilet. I was thinking of a real formal one but after thinking about it more, I am leaning towards a Planet Hollywood/Hard Rock Cafe look. I think I am going to...
.... I second the HT in a box. A friend has a Aiwa system and it sounds great. A 250 ft roll of 16 gauge zip cable is only about $35 so not much budget there, and I doubt you would hear a difference, But I am not going there. You don't even need a 400 MHz PC, a Hollywood video card and a DVD...