New Driftwood pics up

Ron-P · November 2002

Finally, the new theater is nearing completion. I updated the web-site for all too see. About all I have remaining is installation of all the base boards, some corner wall trim and then re-paint all the trim work with the third and final coat and lots of wire management to clean things up.

Click on the link below and share your comments, suggestions, good or bad.

Peace Out~:D

RuSsMaN · November 2002

*sexy*

Good job Ron, can't wait to hear it person some day.

Cheers,
Russ

phuz · November 2002

I agree with Russman. Very nice man.

joe logston · November 2002

very nice ron, hows your amps sound in multi-channel, dose the 4 amps create a lot of heat, how big is your home theater room.

Strong Bad · November 2002

I have to say, that is one F-ING beautiful job!

Very well done!!!

John

Ron-P · November 2002

Thanks guys!

The room is 9'x16' with the ceiling varing from 7' to 8'. The amps do not create much heat at all even at loud levels. The Marantz creates the most heat. I do have installed a small A/C unit which cools the room very nicely.

Peace Out~:D

capitan100 · November 2002

Very nice. Your in so cal?

mantis · November 2002

OK since everyone is giving you the juice I will give you some negitive since you asked..........
Wire man wire.I can see alot of it.You need to consider hiding some if not all of it.Your theater is nice man,I love it when people spend so much time on it.But dude.....try alittle better wire management.
I also think the TV is alittle high.Did you check it for 30 degree's???Max??

Ron-P · November 2002

...final coat and lots of wire management to clean things up.

If you read my original post, you will notice the comment above. I freely admit I still have lots of small touch up things to do, including wire management. When I'm done, you will not see a single wire anywhere.

Also, the TV looks high because it is at the 7' ceiling end of the room. The couch, which is the front row comes in at 26 degrees. I may actually raise the couch an inch which should bring me closer to 22 or so, just haven't done any fine tuneing yet.

Thanks for the comments.

Peace Out~:D

RuSsMaN · November 2002

Interesting comments Dan and Ron. I never thought of 'axis' as an issue with video. Does this affect pixelation, brightness, etc? Is this just for Ron's 'type' of set (and/or others) ?

Cheers,
The Video Ignorant

mantis · November 2002

I'll start you out with this thought russ......hows your neck feeling from looking up for awhile........??????

RonP,
very cool man...Glad to see your thinking things through.Your gear looks nice on that rack mount.After the wiremanagement, your theater looks like it's ready for some kicking back........

RuSsMaN · November 2002

Ok Dan, big bag again. Almost par for the course now.

Cheers,
Rooster

mantis · November 2002

Does this affect pixelation

No,
only sitting 2 close to the monitor will do this.The correct distance(seating).

F1nut · November 2002

Ron,

Looks first class, great job!

mantis · November 2002

Russ when you want to talk video.........I'm ready when you are.

liv4fam · November 2002

Hey Russ,

Let's talk about the 46" Mitsu I have the same TV and I really want to talk to you about seating distance and viewing angles let's do it up.

I am starting to like you as much as Troy. Let's do it up Big Bag.

Hey Ron,
You theater is looking good but I have to agree with Dan it will look a lot better when you do some wire managment.
I tell you what when I get home I am going to post some pics of Dan and I's theaters that we have done to maybe give you some ideas about how to improve your theater.

What did you say 9'x16'? What measures did you take to minimize speaker reflections since the speakers are soo close to the walls and the ceilings are very low.

What subwoofer are you using? And why did have so much power in that room?

hoosier21 · November 2002

Liv4fam be sure to post that install in Patti Labelle's bedroom, freaking work of art.

Please spare me your lecture on what we need to do. You bless us with your professional wisdom, then we see your equipment and ITs THE SAME **** WE HAVE, receivers and in liv4fams case inwalls. Given the cost you can buy equipment at and given your profession I expected more, but you have the same equipment as us wannabes.

Oh we can have pictures of your installs??, BFD I am sure I can find some pictures on the internet of how it is done right given an open checkbook. But look around here, for the most part we are not in that tax bracket. Paying you to install all the latest cables, dimmers, IR repeaters and such does not mean much to anybody here, most are saving pennies to get rear channel speakers or upgrade the center, let alone have enough cash to pay for an install.

This is just a hobby guys, some of us do not LIVE for this.

liv4fam · November 2002

Wow Hoosier,

That was a good one.

Way to let me have it, I will post pics of my new system shortly so all of you can beat it.

The only exposed wire on my system that you are going to see is not hideable so don't expect to see my rear wires running up the wall or out from under a gear rack.

I am sorry I don't fit into your guys little group of receivers and amps or wire running up my wall I just like to do it a little cleaner looking.

Let me show you how professionals install a Home Theater.

TroyD · November 2002

Well, I'd cut Ron some slack as he designed and built the whole room by himself. Of course, Ron I believe is a professional contractor so I think he might know a thing or two about construction. I think he even pointed out that he still had some details to work out.

My hat is off to Ron.

BDT

liv4fam · November 2002

Here's how it started.

liv4fam · November 2002

Troy,

Ron did I great job on his theater man.

Nobody is kicking him I just wanted to Know how he dealt with room resonances since the dimensions of the room is so off.

Back off.

liv4fam · November 2002

Here is it finished

TroyD · November 2002

Well, I didn't see any POSITIVE comments from you so one would assume you were going to rip it as you seem prone to do. To which I would point out, considering he built it literally from the ground up, I think, overall, it's pretty impressive.

BDT

liv4fam · November 2002

Equipment

liv4fam · November 2002

I think his theater came out great considering the space, money, time, etc. etc.

I would be proud if I was him to actually own and build a dedicated theater room because I work in the field and I don't have a dedicated theater room.

My hat goes off to him.

Once he is done it should look stellar but I still think he needs to clean up the wire and I would like to hear his views on acoustics of the room considering he has way too much power in there and his sub is 3 times to much for that room as well.

So where is that kicking?

Troy leave me alone for right now.

I don't want to get into a pissing match right now I am not in the mood.

You choose.................Post nice or fight all night?

liv4fam · November 2002

Projector

RuSsMaN · November 2002

Who's rig is that?

Cheers,
Russ

hoosier21 · November 2002

Man it looks good, SOMEBODY spent a lot of money. Can I find a picture of a cool install that I did not pay for and show it to you?

Can a speaker inside a cabinet sound good? I see the fabric "outlet" but man there has to be sound bouncing all around in there.

How much of this is your work?
Cabinets? did you make them?
Lighting? Electrical wiring? Light design?

Looks like a box cutting, wiring stuffing, hang a projector job to me.

Left and Right at the ceiling, center at the floor, can ther be a seamless pan from left to right? Subwoofer in the cabinet firing out the side. There is major WAF at work here.

Hey man, I would like to have your job, really, I am handy with tools and audio equipment, but come on, come in here from day one busting balls, slamming people's equipment, poking fun at people. And then you post this chicken **** install? Like we are to be floored by it. Its a freaking gameroom/home theater, the cabinets where done by others, you come in open some boxes, wiring up, what's the big deal?

F1nut · November 2002

Even though I'm not into HT, I do know that stuffing speakers inside laminated particle board wall units will result in some funky, perhaps muffled sound. Not to mention that the speakers are too high up the wall.

You ask, is there a better way? I know there is!

I'm just telling ya

mantis · November 2002

left me no choice....it's on.......!!!!!!

Hoosier21,

Please spare me your lecture on what we need to do. You bless us with your professional wisdom, then we see your equipment and ITs THE SAME **** WE HAVE, receivers and in liv4fams case inwalls. Given the cost you can buy equipment at and given your profession I expected more, but you have the same equipment as us wannabes.

Does that make you any better then anyone else in here Hoosier???Do you feel any better?I wanna know what the hell is so wrong with Inwalls?????He doesn't use them anymore and stepped up to Def Tech's,got the Yamaha out and picked up a B&K avr307.
Does this make him any better then anyone else in here???No F&*kin way.You NO better with the last 2 posts you made bud......

Oh we can have pictures of your installs??, BFD I am sure I can find some pictures on the internet of how it is done right given an open checkbook. But look around here, for the most part we are not in that tax bracket. Paying you to install all the latest cables, dimmers, IR repeaters and such does not mean much to anybody here, most are saving pennies to get rear channel speakers or upgrade the center, let alone have enough cash to pay for an install.

Another steller comment by Hoosier.........classy 2.It doesn't matter how much money you have or don't.I/we would like to help anyone with there given problems concerns questions.Posting those pic's are liv4fams bussiness,enjoy the pic's,why bash them????Does it make you feel more of a man when you insult other people's living???I'm getting real tired of those comments.Where's your job posted online and someone is insulting it????Can't remember that going on...BFD huh.........I take so much pride in what I do for a living,I don't need a trash mouth **** like yourself talking smack about it.You brought that on yourself man,I had no intention posting like that tonight untill I read your bull.

Can a speaker inside a cabinet sound good? I see the fabric "outlet" but man there has to be sound bouncing all around in there.

So can it???I know do you??ever done it.....put a speaker box inside a box?Do you know what to do 2 make it sound fantastic for the customer and please his wife at the same time by hiding all the speakers?????I will tell you this much........YES YOU CAN MAN YES YOU CAN.

How much of this is your work?

Most of it,we worked with the salesman and the cabnet maker on the needs of the customer.

Looks like a box cutting, wiring stuffing, hang a projector job to me.

Thats a really nice thing to say about someones work.If you want to give some tips on what you would have done and why,I'd gladly like your comments......but saying crap like that goes unrespected.

Left and Right at the ceiling, center at the floor, can ther be a seamless pan from left to right? Subwoofer in the cabinet firing out the side. There is major WAF at work here.

Really???and why is that.Can you shed some light into your thinking?Is it not possible to get this less then perfect speaker placement to sound correct?Is this a hopeless setup and?????

Hey man, I would like to have your job, really, I am handy with tools and audio equipment, but come on, come in here from day one busting balls, slamming people's equipment, poking fun at people. And then you post this chicken **** install? Like we are to be floored by it. Its a freaking gameroom/home theater, the cabinets where done by others, you come in open some boxes, wiring up, what's the big deal?

Chicken **** install...........nice words man.....again class act you are.Your insults make you look so much better of a man.Should I drop 2 one knee???I'm proud of that job along with alot of others we did.Yeah If I had ever last word in the design of the cabnet,told my customer this is what we are doing and you and your wife's need s have to be put on the back burner because your system isn't Ideal.Hello..........thats what alot of our job is all about.Making it work in less then Ideal enviroments.
There isn't a big deal and I don't expect anyone to be floored.Thats an **** speaking.......meaning you.
When he told me he was going to start posting some of our jobs online,I didn't expect this kind of reaction.
Dude I don't have a probllem with you, but you don't like when people post **** things around here correct????then why add to it.

phuz · November 2002

Sorry liv4fam but if thats all you've got, you just put the last nail in your own coffin.

Hats off to Ron. He/we already covered that fact that it's not already done and he originaly posted that he needed to do some cleanup work.

Did anyone really need to pipe in and start going on about wire management and how much better they think they are? Sheesh.

yeah man, I can't wait to see your new setup. Are you still going to have some Mcintosh gear in the rack... that is UNPLUGGED?

I had a big bag-o-nothin... but they keep on filling it up!

I just call em like I see em....

New Driftwood pics up

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