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  1. Gary V

    Speaker Wire Wall Plates??? HELP!

    I had a new home built and the dumbass homebuilder put the extra large (two switch) plate cover, over the hole where the speaker wires run to. See, behind my TV I have this plate cover, which has the wires which run to other plate covers for each of the surround sound speakers. Now, I have...
  2. Gary V

    Speaker Brackets - HELP!

    I am moving into my new house finally! And I have some yamah surround speakers I want to install in my living room (I have a dedicated theater I am working on as well). So I had the builder add the surround sound option, and what they did was add 5 outlets and ran speaker wire to the TV...
  3. Gary V

    Speakers on the internet - Where to Buy? What to Buy?

    I am researching purchasing all of my components for my home theater. I am just wondering what websites you recommend getting speakers from. I have a budget of about 2,000 for all speakers. I plan on having a 6.1 system, so that means FR, FL, Front Center, Sub, BL, BR, Back Center. Short...
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    Estimated Life of a Projector (not bulb, actual unit)

    What is the estimated life of a projector? Is there a difference between DLP and LCD? Bulb life aside, how long can you expect to use your projector? I have had my TV for almost 10 years. But I read that useful lives of projectors are much shorter than TV's, but I don't see any comments on...
  5. Gary V

    Building Stadium Style Seating - Platform For Berklines....

    Has anyone had expereince in building a stage or riser for a second row of stadium style seating? I am looking for some suggestions of construction materials (what type of wood?) and any tips on design. I am a big guy and I would like the platform to hold 4 people and a row of berkline seating...
  6. Gary V

    5x DLP Projectors?

    I am looking into investing in a decent home theater projector and it appears DLP technology is here to stay. Since I know about the rainbow effect, I have a feeling when I am watching DLP's I am going to specifically look for the effect. And that in itself will ruin the whole experience. So...
  7. Gary V

    What would you do? 600 sq ft room?

    Here's the deal - I am having a new house built in Las Vegas and unfortunately I can't do some of the things I want as I have to go with the builder's plans. So this means the room will be one level, rather than having a step-level room, which I wanted. But the good news is that its a 600 sq...
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