Building a home theater for family

[montypythizzle]

Originally posted by: iRONic
No check today, Mike. Prolly tomano.

That's a fine finish job on the HT, mang. :thumbsup:

My component stand looks nicer :brokenheart:

 

[emfiend]

Originally posted by: TastesLikeChicken

Originally posted by: emfiend
This is a cool setup. I like the clean look of the wall the TV is mounted on.

About the placement of the rear speakers.... are they over the seating area or still far enough behind? How is the spatial representation of the sound with them mounted overhead? And do they have pointable tweeters?

I've got to deal with a similar arrangement where the only place it would make sense to mount the rears is overhead (in the ceiling). If necessary, I could mount them on long poles down to ear-level but in my case it would make for a cleaner install to leave them in the ceiling... But then I'm worried about hearing something as though it should be behind sounding like its over your head instead.

Edit: grammar

They are actually still far enough behind. They are located in the ceiling of a bay window. I was worried that their sound might get lost but a little tweaking of the Onkyo level calibration allowed for them to create a nice little spacial image. I was surprised how well those speakers sound, tbh. I didn't hold out much hope for them but they can really crank. Of course, ideally you'd want these speakers on the side instead, but the layout of their living area didn't allow for that configuration.

I can't wait to get the sub amp installed and get some serious thump going since the low end is prety subdued right now. It's really going to freak them out when they hear the sub kicking.

Can you give me an idea of distance behind the seating area they're placed? And probably the fact that the bay window is still lower than the actual ceiling helps alot.

Also, if you didnt do this already, putting in some batted insulation around the wall sub will help with controlling the spurious bay noise between the studs. It makes it sound very much more "punchy" (imho).

Cheers! :thumbsup:

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

Originally posted by: emfiend

Originally posted by: TastesLikeChicken

Originally posted by: emfiend
This is a cool setup. I like the clean look of the wall the TV is mounted on.

About the placement of the rear speakers.... are they over the seating area or still far enough behind? How is the spatial representation of the sound with them mounted overhead? And do they have pointable tweeters?

I've got to deal with a similar arrangement where the only place it would make sense to mount the rears is overhead (in the ceiling). If necessary, I could mount them on long poles down to ear-level but in my case it would make for a cleaner install to leave them in the ceiling... But then I'm worried about hearing something as though it should be behind sounding like its over your head instead.

Edit: grammar

They are actually still far enough behind. They are located in the ceiling of a bay window. I was worried that their sound might get lost but a little tweaking of the Onkyo level calibration allowed for them to create a nice little spacial image. I was surprised how well those speakers sound, tbh. I didn't hold out much hope for them but they can really crank. Of course, ideally you'd want these speakers on the side instead, but the layout of their living area didn't allow for that configuration.

I can't wait to get the sub amp installed and get some serious thump going since the low end is prety subdued right now. It's really going to freak them out when they hear the sub kicking.

Can you give me an idea of distance behind the seating area they're placed? And probably the fact that the bay window is still lower than the actual ceiling helps alot.

Also, if you didnt do this already, putting in some batted insulation around the wall sub will help with controlling the spurious bay noise between the studs. It makes it sound very much more "punchy" (imho).

Cheers! :thumbsup:

I'd estimate that the speakers are 4' to 5' behind the seating area. Probably closer to 4'.

Thanks for the suggestion on the insulation. I may do that. It's a wood framed wall with fire cats between the studs so the sub is, in essense, boxed in already. I might end up having to put a couple of ports in that section of the wall directly below the sub to allow it to breath properly.

 

[iRONic]

Originally posted by: montypythizzle

Originally posted by: iRONic
No check today, Mike. Prolly tomano.

That's a fine finish job on the HT, mang. :thumbsup:

My component stand looks nicer :brokenheart:

There's nothing that you own now, nor is there anything you will ever own in your pathetic lifetime that will ever look nicer than what Mike has built, Montypyfucktardthizzle.

kthxbi

 

[montypythizzle]

Originally posted by: iRONic

Originally posted by: montypythizzle

Originally posted by: iRONic
No check today, Mike. Prolly tomano.

That's a fine finish job on the HT, mang. :thumbsup:

My component stand looks nicer :brokenheart:

There's nothing that you own now, nor is there anything you will ever own in your pathetic lifetime that will ever look nicer than what Mike has built, Montypyfucktardthizzle.

kthxbi

Methinks my setup is better now, with minimal stacking, I can take a pic if you want.

 

[iRONic]

Take the pic and cram it, clown.

kthx

 

[montypythizzle]

Check this thread, first page, wonder who that guy is that posted pics??
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=939486

Moar pix. On another forum, but that is how it does with computer images, the screen is very, very bright, and still maintains a decent contrast ratio.
http://hardforum.com/showpost....2028807&postcount=9977

I'll throw some bread for ya under the bridge, troll.

 

[iRONic]

"Wow, ur liek sooo kool111!!313-1+1=22312134"

"Wait wut? R THOS LIEK TEH 1337EZT VUIN ANGELZ EVAR? WUT abotu DAT contrazt LVL!@?!?!"

Typical Montypyfucktardthizzle posts. You're a douche whichever forum you go to.

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

Originally posted by: montypythizzle

Originally posted by: iRONic
No check today, Mike. Prolly tomano.

That's a fine finish job on the HT, mang. :thumbsup:

My component stand looks nicer :brokenheart:

They way I set their system up you won't actually see any of the components except when loading a DVD, so no need for a component stand. That's why I used the RF extender. If you look at the pic of the components you'll notice IR blasters mounted to each of them, except for the PS3. The RF extender converts RF signals from the Harmony 890 into IR signals sent through the blasters. That way the cabinet can stayed closed and nobody has to look at the components.

 

[montypythizzle]

I want to get a Harmony remote, the 90 dollar one, the blue one. That is a good idea with the blasters and such. Now you just need a drop slot so they just drop the DVD in a slot and a cabinet monkey can do it for them!

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

Originally posted by: montypythizzle
I want to get a Harmony remote, the 90 dollar one, the blue one. That is a good idea with the blasters and such. Now you just need a drop slot so they just drop the DVD in a slot and a cabinet monkey can do it for them!

No money in the budget for that. The monkeys will have to do the work from the outside.