HT is done.....for now

mystik610

Just finished putting my HT together, and am done for a while (until I upgrade to the Studio 100's...and ADP 590's.....any maybe get another sub....)

adb3da

Nice clean looking setup! What size is the TV? Also, we need a pic of the components!

badchad

Looks superb.

I'd also be interested in the type/size of TV you have and your rationale for choosing it.

It also looks like it's 5.1, and would love to hear your thoughts on 5.1 vs. 7.1.

gmjungbluth

Very cool! Nice and clean setup. Most importantly - how does it sound?

leela222

Love it!

mystik610

Thanks!

The TV is actually 65 inches....which is basically as big as you can go on a Plasma without paying an astronomical amount of money.

It looks smaller in the picture for two reasons: These photos were shot on an ultra-wide angle lens, which has a somewhat distorted perspective that stretches out the edge of the frame. The center channel speaker is massive (it's actually bigger than my mains).

As for the decision to go 5.1....my room is actually wider than it is deep, and I've got a door to the left side of the listening are that would make it difficult to place side surrounds without sticking them in the ceiling. The surrounds are dipoles which do a great job of creating spaciousness in the rears/sides. I was running a 7.1 in my old house, and don't find myself missing it much. Would probably have gone 7.1 if I had a deeper room.

rdb2001

That looks awesome. I can't wait to get a dedicated room. Congrats on a great HT.

polkfarmboy

That's what you would call class!!!!

polk500

Looks fantastic; I also like the fact you painted the ceiling the same color as the walls. More of a theater feel I would think not as distracting as a white ceiling.

Question on your back surrounds in regards to the spacing. I’ve read several articles on this; some for THX certification state they should be no more than 4’ apart, other state wider or narrower spacing’s than the mains L/R but not the same as they compete with each other (I think that what they meant) and some evenly spaced out. How did you choose the spacing?

The reason I ask is I am currently renovating my basement for the second time and just wanted some thoughts on the back surrounds. I will probably start a thread asking that question today.

Congratulations on completing your project.

Cheers Roger

mystik610

polk500 wrote: »

Looks fantastic; I also like the fact you painted the ceiling the same color as the walls. More of a theater feel I would think not as distracting as a white ceiling.

Question on your back surrounds in regards to the spacing. I’ve read several articles on this; some for THX certification state they should be no more than 4’ apart, other state wider or narrower spacing’s than the mains L/R but not the same as they compete with each other (I think that what they meant) and some evenly spaced out. How did you choose the spacing?

The reason I ask is I am currently renovating my basement for the second time and just wanted some thoughts on the back surrounds. I will probably start a thread asking that question today.

Congratulations on completing your project.

Cheers Roger

To be honest, the spacing of my surrounds had more to do with the fact that I knew my wife wanted to hang posters somewhere along the back wall, and I didn't want the crowd the center of the wall. It was more of an aesthetic decision than a functional one. In hindsight, I would probably have wired them a bit closer, but am not too concerned.

That said, I take THX's specifications with a grain of salt as its unreasonable to perfectly meet their specs in a real life room. Which is why I'm a fan of dipoles, as they tend to be more forgiving with placement, despite being less accurate.

My understanding is that for a 5.1, the ideal area to place surrounds is to the side of the listening area, rather than from behind. Dipoles are supposed to be placed to the side as well. My placement is far from ideal, but works fine for ambient effects for HT use. I'd imagine that for multi-channel music, I'd be pickier about surround placement, but that's not a priority at all for me in this room.

polk500

(To be honest, the spacing of my surrounds had more to do with the fact that I knew my wife wanted to hang posters somewhere along the back wall)


Thanks for the feedback. And as for compromising A Happy Wife a Happy Life.

Have a great day.
Roger

begbie

Nice Clean setup. No wires running up the walls to the back surrounds and plasma. Looks pro.

vc69

That looks really nice man. Love the room, too.

leroyjr1

Nice setup you got there.

gce

Very nice...god that center speaker is huge, must sound fatastic!

ken brydson

Beautiful room! Jealous....

OOsemka

wow .. amazing.
You don't see it so much on the photos, but this must be really decent size room. I have similar set of speakers and I know they are really big. On your photo they look tiny.

RduNC

Mystik610, Very nice clean setup. May you have many years of enjoyment out of it!