My Home Theater In The Works

It has been an ongoing retirement project for the past 4 winters. Great fun.

 

Here is my equipment list;

Epson Home Cinema 2030
110" DIY Screen using Behr Silver Screen paint
Onkyo TX-NR414
Sony UBP-X800
Oppo BDP-80
Sony PS3
Originally 5 Totem Mite speakers (now substituting 2 KEF Q150 for mains)
Polk PSW10 sub
19" RCA LCD for display monitor

 

The crossover for the Mites and the KEF's is 50HZ so they don't move. The room was initially designed for multichannel SA-CD and DVD-A playback so the audio portion came first.

 

I built a false wall for the screen. It was a challenge getting the drywall seams perfect. I had to overprime the joints to make the end result perfectly matte.Framing the screen with felt covered 1X2's made the image dead square. The 2030 generates very little keystone so that helped.

 

I have always found that the more unobstructed space you give speakers the better they sound. When I began planning this project many years ago space was the key factor for audio playback. In fact it was one of the determining factors for the home I was considering for retirement. I had carte blanche for the basement so I designed the room around the speaker placement. As I mentioned above the original intent for the space was for multichannel listening, Acoustically (to me) the room is ideal. I have no problem with the current set up to fill the space with (again to me) a realistic seamless soundfield. Increasing the distance between the mains would affect stereo imaging and moving the front speakers closer to the wall would negate the benefits of the space they now enjoy. Since light travels faster than sound having the fronts 3.5 feet closer to me is not an issue.

 

At the start the screen was a bit smaller.


Just a sheet of drywall to try out the Epson 2030 (on the step ladder).

 

I ran a dedicated 15amp circuit for the electronics. Enough room behind the false wall for built in speakers.


Before the black felt frame and grey surround.