Photos of Basement Project

Advantage
Advantage Posts: 38
edited April 2011 in Speakers
As promised, I am attaching a couple of photos of my finished basement. There's a photo here for the poker players too. Everything turned out great thanks to many of the folks on here that offered guidance, support, and recommendations. Special thanks to DarqueKnight, jeeper_nick, bevo, and many others. We watched Tron in 3D last night, and although the story line was incredibly weak, the visual effects and sound were amazing. The PB13-Ultra absolutely ROCKS!

System includes Onkyo 3008, Oppo-93, 2 Niles HPS-6 selectors, Samsung 64" Plasma 7000, and Samsung 55" LED. 5.1 speakers include Polk 2 - LC265i's, 1 - LCi-C, 2 - LC80i's, and an SVS PB13-Ultra. Other speakers for background music include 4 - LCi80's, 4 - LCi65's, and 4 - Atrium 65's.
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  • MCCOBRA
    MCCOBRA Posts: 68
    edited April 2011
    Very nice!!!!!!!!
    My setup:
    58" Samsung C7000 plasma
    Pioneer VSX 1120-k
    Sony BDP 770 b-ray
    ROTEL RMB 1095
    ROTEL RB 1090
    Black Mamba II intc.
    RTi A9 (pair)
    CSi A6
    FXi A6 (pair)
    DSW PRO 550wi
    :biggrin::biggrin:
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  • Advantage
    Advantage Posts: 38
    edited April 2011
    Thanks for the compliment. I can't believe how great these polk speakers sound. I am by no means an expert, but to me they have awesome articulation, definition, and clarity. And, again, can't say enough about the raw power of the subwoofer. It makes my window blinds rattle!
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,139
    edited April 2011
    Stunning!
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited April 2011
    Really nice work, nice set up. How did you get the ceiling so 'high' in the TV area? Is that a new home, because few if any older homes have more than 7' max in height...and part of that has to be used for electrical and ceiling panels or drywall? Just curious.

    You have a tiered system up there? Are you in some kind of split-level? I see windows in that dining area. Are those 'real' or faux treatments? Because to me basement means small windows and lack of windows in some rooms, with a good 5 or more feet of the available 7' under ground level.

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
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  • Advantage
    Advantage Posts: 38
    edited April 2011
    We have 9' ceilings in the basement. We framed around HVAC that was lower than 9' to be included as part of the ceiling design; that way, it looks as though we are not trying to frame around or hide something.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,064
    edited April 2011
    That's your basement? looks like a higher end main floor.
    Very, very nice
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  • pdxfj
    pdxfj Posts: 376
    edited April 2011
    Very, very nice.

    I can't wait until the day comes to start converting one of the rooms in my basement into a dedicated HT. Although I suffer from the 7' ceiling issue.
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    edited April 2011
    I'm confused......why does your basement look better than my whole house?
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • Advantage
    Advantage Posts: 38
    edited April 2011
    Thanks for all the compliments. The process to build was 2 years of weekends and many weeknights. Listening to music through SACD or watching a 3D movie was worth the wait. The sound IMO is much better than the viewing experience.
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  • indyhawg
    indyhawg Posts: 1,647
    edited April 2011
    very nice.
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  • Upstatemax
    Upstatemax Posts: 2,685
    edited April 2011
    Really nice set up.

    As for the pool table, make sure you monitor the humidity around that thing year round...

    I made that mistake on mine.

    Not sure where you live, but where I am in the NE, the humidity will swing wildly through out the year. Summers over 90% and winters down near 30%.

    I'm now trying to figure out if I have to replace all four legs on my table since they all have splits in the wood. Plus I have to re-level my table every change of the damn season. This year is the year of whole house de-humidifiers AND humidifiers...

    Too low of humidity is murder on pool tables, mostly the felt.
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited April 2011
    very nice! good work and enjoy the system!
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited April 2011
    Very nice !!
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  • DON73
    DON73 Posts: 516
    edited April 2011
    That room is bigger then my entire house!:smile:

    Beautiful job.
    TO ERR IS HUMAN. TO FORGIVE IS CANINE.
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited April 2011
    Excellent work. Very nice room you have there.
    Shoot the jumper.....................BALLIN.............!!!!!

    Home Theater Pics in the Showcase :cool:

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showcase/view.php?userid=73580
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  • joeparaski
    joeparaski Posts: 1,865
    edited April 2011
    Willow wrote: »
    That's your basement? looks like a higher end main floor.
    Very, very nice

    I totally agree with this comment.

    Very nice indeed!

    Joe
    Amplifiers: 1-SAE Mark IV, 4-SAE 2400, 1-SAE 2500, 2-SAE 2600, 1-Buttkicker BKA 1000N w/2-tactile transducers. Sources: Sony BDP CX7000es, Sony CX300/CX400/CX450/CX455, SAE 8000 tuner, Akai 4000D R2R, Technics 1100A TT, Epson 8500UB with Carada 100". Speakers:Polk SDA SRS, 3.1TL, FXi5, FXi3, 2-SVS 20-29, Yamaha, SVS center sub. Power:2-Monster HTS3500, Furman M-8D & RR16 Plus. 2-SAE 4000 X-overs, SAE 5000a noise reduction, MSB Link DAC III, MSB Powerbase, Behringer 2496, Monarchy DIP 24/96.
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  • sandworms
    sandworms Posts: 1,043
    edited April 2011
    ummm, bib please !
    Samsung pn64f8500
    Sonus faber venere 2.5
    Sf venere center
    Oppo 105d
    Squeezebox touch
    Parasound hca1500a
    Apc power filter
    Audioquest cables asst
    Polk rtia3 SB
    Polk fxia6 sl,sr
    Dual hsu vtf3 mk3

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  • Advantage
    Advantage Posts: 38
    edited April 2011
    Great point on the humidity levels. I'll check those as the humidity can swing from winter to summer. Time to watch a movie :)
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited April 2011
    Damn,, you've done this before--outstanding work sir--indeed.:smile:
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited April 2011
    Where is the PB13? Not exactly an easy sub to hide.
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,204
    edited April 2011
    Really nice so whens the party?
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • Advantage
    Advantage Posts: 38
    edited April 2011
    Ha, I was wondering when someone was going to ask me that?! You'll notice the sub peaking out in the lower left-hand corner of photo #5. The sub sits at the end of our sectional. It actually blends quite nicely with the rest of our furniture; most people think it's an end table because of its size.
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  • the black widow
    the black widow Posts: 15
    edited April 2011
    Very nice !
    Fronts -Polk Rti-A9's
    Center- Polk Csi-A6
    Sub -M&K 12"
    TV Mitsubishi 73" DLP
    Sony 110x5 (old needs replacing)
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited April 2011
    So what's behind those blinds in the poker room? Please say TV's....

    Beautiful basement!
    _________________________________________________
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    2008 & 2010 Football Pool WINNER
    SOPA
    Thank God for different opinions. Imagine the world if we all wanted the same woman
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited April 2011
    Willow wrote: »
    That's your basement? looks like a higher end main floor.
    Very, very nice
    mrbiron wrote: »
    I'm confused......why does your basement look better than my whole house?

    ^^^ My thoughts EXACTLY! Very nice!
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited April 2011
    Ricardo wrote: »
    So what's behind those blinds in the poker room? Please say TV's....

    Beautiful basement!

    Video cameras.

    Why does he never lose?? :biggrin:
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  • DarqueKnight
    DarqueKnight Posts: 6,765
    edited April 2011
    It looks very inviting and comfortable. The word "basement" seems to be highly inadequate for such a nice space. I'd call it the "lower level" from now on. Congrats!!:smile:
    Proud and loyal citizen of the Digital Domain and Solid State Country!
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    edited April 2011
    In my line of work, it's called the Terrace Level........oooooooo awwwwwww....haha
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • Advantage
    Advantage Posts: 38
    edited April 2011
    Here's a couple of additional photos showing the subwoofer at the end of the sectional. I was originally going to build a table to cover it, but it looks bad a$$ :smile: I'll try to get better photos of the sub but it's all I have with me at the moment. Thanks again for the compliments.

    Only problem -- if you call it that -- is the PB13-Ultra rattles the fireplace :biggrin:
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  • renowilliams
    renowilliams Posts: 920
    edited April 2011
    Now if you could only have SDA-SRS speakers in there. Kidding aside, an exceptional job!!!



    Tim
    "They're always talking about my drinking, but never mention my thirst" Oscar Wilde


    Pre-Amp: Anthem AVM 20
    Amp: Carver TFM-35
    Amp: Rotel RB-870BX
    Fronts : SDA 1B w/ RDO-194s
    T.V.:Plasma TC-P54G25
    Bluray: Oppo BDP-93
    Speaker Cables: MIT Terminater
    Interconnect Cables:DH Labs Silver Sonic BL-1isonic
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