Jeff,

Can you tell me what carpet you used in your theater room?

Thanks,
Scott

OK Someone needs to start a: I'm a poor working stiff who had to build a theater room on his own, with a budget low enough to still be able to afford to pay the mortgage, so I can still enjoy the theater thread. :D

Man, I only wish I could put together some theaters as nice as you guys. Most impressive. Here's my humble contribution. :o

http://pic50.picturetrail.com/VOL426/2023328/10303602/147496194.jpg
http://pic50.picturetrail.com/VOL426/2023328/10303602/222181184.jpg
http://pic50.picturetrail.com/VOL426/2023328/10303602/222181241.jpg
http://pic50.picturetrail.com/VOL426/2023328/10303602/222162938.jpg
http://pic50.picturetrail.com/VOL426/2023328/10303602/222162914.jpg

Bass Addict,

Wow...Nice work!

Thanks Randy, much appreciated. It's nowhere near the likes of the ones here but the end result is the same. To be able to enjoy the best possible picture and sound in the comfort of my own home whenever I want. :)

BTW, I have that same equipment cabinet you have (got mine at Lowes a couple of years ago). I put medium dolly wheels on it and it's easier to turn to get to the back.

Click to enlarge photos.

Main level HT.

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h248/Calvin2006/House%20Interior%20Pictures/th_July6thfireplacegreatroom2.jpg (http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h248/Calvin2006/House%20Interior%20Pictures/July6thfireplacegreatroom2.jpg)

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h248/Calvin2006/HT%20Main%20-%20Basement/th_LivingRoomSept23.jpg (http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h248/Calvin2006/HT%20Main%20-%20Basement/LivingRoomSept23.jpg)

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h248/Calvin2006/HT%20living%20room/th_PitchBlack46LCD3.jpg (http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h248/Calvin2006/HT%20living%20room/PitchBlack46LCD3.jpg)

Basement HT. (still a work in progress but nearly complete)

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h248/Calvin2006/House%20Pictures/th_TheatreWall.jpg (http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h248/Calvin2006/House%20Pictures/TheatreWall.jpg)

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h248/Calvin2006/HT%20Main%20-%20Basement/th_5up3togo.jpg (http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h248/Calvin2006/HT%20Main%20-%20Basement/5up3togo.jpg)

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h248/Calvin2006/HT%20Main%20-%20Basement/th_138inchSMX.jpg (http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h248/Calvin2006/HT%20Main%20-%20Basement/138inchSMX.jpg)

Upstairs HT.

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h248/Calvin2006/House%20Pictures/th_Bonusroom.jpg (http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h248/Calvin2006/House%20Pictures/Bonusroom.jpg)

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h248/Calvin2006/House%20Pictures/th_BonusRoomHT3.jpg (http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h248/Calvin2006/House%20Pictures/BonusRoomHT3.jpg)

Cheers
Calvin

40000+ gamer score. :eek:

Does someone play alot of Xbox

Hope you like.

http://picasaweb.google.com/mahler007/TheatreRoom

40000+ gamer score. :eek:

Does someone play alot of Xbox

Yep I do :) I just passed 45,000 pts this week. I work out of town a lot and there isn't much to do so I take my 360 with me and it gets a lot of play time.

1 - before
http://picasaweb.google.com/AirPlus07/KinoAufbau

2 - after
http://picasaweb.google.com/AirPlus07/KinoHighRES

My before (http://tomdufresne.com/v-web/gallery/album03/basement_12_05) image, and my after (http://tomdufresne.com/v-web/gallery/album17/carpet_003a?) shot. The aftershot is a movie, click and move around in it. Very cool...

Still have some work to do, proscenia, door, etc, but getting close!
Best,
Tom
Chinaclipper

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/8345/livingroomke8.jpg

Before









And After


http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/7149/den1gr1.jpg


http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/4412/119inscreenav4.jpg



http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/8530/den3lm0.jpg

Nice setup RobZ! Did you end up keeping your Ultra2 system?

Before:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1234/1315456255_48a0aa31f9_b_d.jpg


After:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1313/1420901503_70a94511dd_b_d.jpg


More pics at the links in my signature.

--Mav

Nice setup RobZ! Did you end up keeping your Ultra2 system?

Yes. I had them pending a sell but ended up having to replace one speaker. They are great in a less than perfect room like mine because of the lack of any hint of brightness as well as great imaging. They are not the greatest looking boxes but they are pretty low profile.

Yes. I had them pending a sell but ended up having to replace one speaker. They are great in a less than perfect room like mine because of the lack of any hint of brightness as well as great imaging. They are not the greatest looking boxes but they are pretty low profile.

Good for you. I finally got a chance to hear them (well atleast the front 3) at a local store and they are just amazing! Once I finally am able to build my theater room these are the bad boys I am going to use.

'Hallelujah, Holy $hit!' I'm DONE, I'M done, i'm dONe, done, did someway done? (oh, I still need to put in a shower door, but someone else is going to do that for me, but) I'M DONE!!!!

4 years, 3 kids and 1,000 square-feet later I have finally completed my basement project! I've been watching this thread anxious to make my mark and here I am. I did everything but the drywall finish and the main sewer stack relocation.



I hope my pics aren't too big, but I don't care because I'm done. Hopefully you can tell which ones are the before & after

Looking towards the Theater Room:
http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x130/Nevnor/Basement%20Renovation/003.jpg

Looking towards the bar on the left and Lounge area in the back:
http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x130/Nevnor/Basement%20Renovation/004.jpg

Facing towards where the bathroom is located.
http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x130/Nevnor/Basement%20Renovation/005.jpg

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x130/Nevnor/Basement%20Renovation/18BasementTheater-towardsscreen.jpg

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x130/Nevnor/Basement%20Renovation/20BasementBar.jpg

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x130/Nevnor/Basement%20Renovation/21BasementBar-walkaround.jpg

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x130/Nevnor/Basement%20Renovation/23BasementLounge-fromBar.jpg

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x130/Nevnor/Basement%20Renovation/25BasementLounge-towardstheater.jpg

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x130/Nevnor/Basement%20Renovation/27BasementBathroom-sinkmirror.jpg

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x130/Nevnor/Basement%20Renovation/30BasementBathroom-glassshelving.jpg

I had a lot better finishes in mind when I started, but the cost & time got in the way. I was going to have plusher carpet, a rock wall instead of an acid-stained concrete wall, better light fixtures, remote lighting control, and a knock-down plaster finish on the walls. Oh, well - I love it the same.

And now the kicker...... I didn't construct the riser for the second row because we are moving. Our home is to go on the market in about a week.

Awesome Neuner! Sorry to see you sell the house! But we all look forward to your next new project.

Looks sweet, Neuner. And excellent choices for a home you won't be keeping. Good luck on selling!

Randy

Selling after all that! That sucks. I finished off my small HT room earlier this year and ended up selling it. Worst experience! The contract stated that all of my equipment would be replaced (with an Onkyo HTIB, Infocus 480P, etc.). The guy actually started trying to back out because he wanted a specific projector. My realtor ended up buying it for him to keep the sale from going south. In the end he complained that my theater entrance curtains (which cost me $300) did not stay.

Wow... there are some REALLY great transformations posted here. We're just about done with our theater, so I guess I'll post a couple of before/afters.

Here's the before...

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_xqgnxRL1-hU/RuNiThsn5fI/AAAAAAAAAJI/GKE5GiN2A_w/IMG_1438.JPG

And the afters...

http://steve-mann.com/img/ht/ht_screen_lft.jpg

http://steve-mann.com/img/ht/ht_beds.jpg

http://steve-mann.com/img/ht/ht_rack.jpg

http://steve-mann.com/img/ht/ht_dts.jpg

http://steve-mann.com/img/ht/ht_rseats2.jpg

We still have a bit more decorating to do. Plants, ottomans etc. in the theater, but it's pretty close to done. As close as it ever gets, I guess. :)

whoa. this thread is impressive in a very sickening way...

wow.... what jobs are you guys doing and how can i get in...


amazing looking home theaters.... i hope to have one just as nice so i can get this praise from my fellow AVS buddies

Steve,

Great work. Love the colors. What's you projector? Screen and size?

Great work. Love the colors. What's you projector? Screen and size?

Hi Bill... thanks. I appreciate that. We struggled for a while trying to find the 'perfect' colors. I don't think we quite made it to 'perfect', but we're very happy with them. They look even better in person. I'm diggin' your theater and color scheme too. Blue was a strong finalist in our color quest.

I have a Carada 126" (1.78:1) Precision BW screen and a Panasonic AX100U projector. I love them both. They work great together and create a more than impressive image.

http://swingtownusa.blogspot.com/2007/10/bookself-theater.html

Here's my old theater and game room, sucks that I had to move. :(

http://usergallery.myhomegameroom.com/gallery/taylor34

Here's my old theater and game room, sucks that I had to move. :(

http://usergallery.myhomegameroom.com/gallery/taylor34

Great arcade!

See Later post

Wow... there are some REALLY great transformations posted here. We're just about done with our theater, so I guess I'll post a couple of before/afters.

Here's the before...

http://steve-mann.com/unlinked/ht07/images/IMG_1425.JPG

And the afters...

http://steve-mann.com/unlinked/ht07/images/10_22_07/IMG_1650.JPG

http://steve-mann.com/unlinked/ht07/images/10_22_07/IMG_1658.JPG

http://steve-mann.com/unlinked/ht07/images/10_16_07/IMG_1503.JPG

http://steve-mann.com/unlinked/ht07/images/10_16_07/IMG_1609b.JPG

http://steve-mann.com/unlinked/ht07/images/10_16_07/IMG_1614.JPG

We still have a bit more decorating to do. Plants, ottomans etc. in the theater, but it's pretty close to done. As close as it ever gets, I guess. :)


any chance on some room dimensions? screen size? room size? how high up is the projector mounted from the floor and how far from the screen?

thanks in advance!

any chance on some room dimensions? screen size? room size? how high up is the projector mounted from the floor and how far from the screen?

Howdy...

The room is approximately 21' x 13' x 7'. The ceiling goes up to just under 8' over the back riser.

The projector is about 6' off the main floor and is about about 21' from the screen. The screen is a 126" 16x9 Carada BW. It's mounted right to the ceiling on the front wall (at about 7').

If you need precise measurements, PM me and I'll be glad to get them for you.

pm sent. is that a mid atlantic rack?

...is that a mid atlantic rack?

No. It's actually just an oak equipment cabinet I found on Craigs list for $50. I took the back off and built it into the wall from the other side. Then I painted the insides flat black. You can see how I did it in th pic below:

http://steve-mann.com/unlinked/ht07/images/10_11_07/IMG_1581.JPG

How does your theater sound with the "open" wall on one side? Is the sound lop sided?

That's my thought as well. I really like the look, but how much performance do you lose by having an entire side wall open?

Before:

http://www.usertest.shawbiz.ca/hometheater/stagepreview2.jpg


After: (in progress - ~60 days to completion)


http://www.usertest.shawbiz.ca/hometheater/2-rows.gif

http://www.usertest.shawbiz.ca/hometheater/screenwall1.gif

here is three before:http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=99996&stc=1&d=1201024243 http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=99997&stc=1&d=1201024243 http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=99998&stc=1&d=1201024243 AFTER: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=99999&stc=1&d=1201024243 http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=100000&stc=1&d=1201024243 Still a work in progress. I have to finish the carpet and install the seating and riser and also get some lighting in there. lighting will wrap around the room kind of like the middle. also room treatments will be in the future. This was all done my self with a uncle over a two month period just working on the weekend. carpet will be a red shade... can't wait to just be done with it.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=100001&stc=1&d=1201025088 http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=100002&stc=1&d=1201025088 http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=100003&stc=1&d=1201025088

Before...

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/evilspeaker/DSC01419.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/evilspeaker/DSC01408.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/evilspeaker/DSC01399.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/evilspeaker/basement%20project/canttouchthis.jpg


Now after... (i decided to tore down the basement to bare core so it'd would look "stock" lol

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/evilspeaker/basement%20project/DSC00768.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/evilspeaker/basement%20project/DSC00764.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/evilspeaker/basement%20project/DSC00766.jpg

jk! lol that would suck

If there is one thing I have learned from this forum, its that there are a lot of rich people on this forum.

If you shop right and do all the work yourself, you'd be suprised. My basement was finished under $2000 and equipments, projector, speaker, ect... are around $3000. So total isn't so bad.

If you shop right and do all the work yourself, you'd be suprised

Agreed, with a lot of late nights, sore everything, and patience you can get yourself a very nice looking room. Mine is still in progress but I just tallied up the receipts and i'm only at a hair over $2000, and that's for a 14'X30' space and new stairs... With the rest of the basement i'll come in around $5000. Then equipment on top of that, which isn't that bad if you shop smart and know where to look;)

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=100001&stc=1&d=1201025088 http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=100002&stc=1&d=1201025088 http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=100003&stc=1&d=1201025088

Very, VERY well done. I've been waiting since your first thread asking for layout advice to see what you were going to do with that room. Very well done. Can't wait to see the finished pics. Did you end up blacking out the window?

--Mav

Thanks for the kind words. I placed a couple of sheets of sheetrock over the window. then soundbarrier material to keep outside noise from coming in. From there I built a fasle wall that is insulated and the screen rest up against that. I love it so far. We did not use the space much before but now it will be used all the time. my kids love it and now my wife is really getting into it now that it is closer to getting done. I will make a thread of my own soon to show the progress and the future mods to come.

well I don't know if my room would quality as a Home Theater, being that its my room... but I'm doing some home theater-ish, things to it. Such as in wall speakers, HDMI in wall cables to a ceiling mount for a (future) HD projector....and also AV wall plates..... does that count as some sort of HT room???..... I would link up to my flickr page where I have a set of pictures where I'm a photo log of my progress. From a messy room ....to what I hope it will be. :)... I'll post some soon.

Before...

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/evilspeaker/DSC01419.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/evilspeaker/DSC01408.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/evilspeaker/DSC01399.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/evilspeaker/basement%20project/canttouchthis.jpg


Now after... (i decided to tore down the basement to bare core so it'd would look "stock" lol

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/evilspeaker/basement%20project/DSC00768.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/evilspeaker/basement%20project/DSC00764.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/evilspeaker/basement%20project/DSC00766.jpg

jk! lol that would suck

I really like your set up, it looks amazing!!

Before...

Now after... (i decided to tore down the basement to bare core so it'd would look "stock" lol


jk! lol that would suck

I really like the ceiling. What did you use and how is it constructed? Do you have a close up pic?

I really like the ceiling. What did you use and how is it constructed? Do you have a close up pic?

Thanks
it's just drywall mate, painted brown and then some wood stud added on for contrast
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/evilspeaker/DSC01413.jpg

My basement finishing saga took about 8 months and cost about $15K (including electronics and appliances) for an additional ~1300 sq. ft of living space. I just don't see how I could've done it for any cheaper.

Before:
(More like sometime during framing. I don't have a true before picture. It was just a boring basement not worthy of photos.)
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/8766/picture001ok3.jpg

Semi-After (Photo taken before carpet and baseboards, but close enough.)
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/8760/jeffstheaterkz5.jpg

Done
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/4730/andy1year023lw3.jpg

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh294/rgould1669/031.jpg


http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh294/rgould1669/theater007.jpg

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh294/rgould1669/033.jpg








http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh294/rgould1669/theater020.jpg

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh294/rgould1669/090.jpg



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh294/rgould1669/theator049.jpg

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh294/rgould1669/theater004.jpg

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh294/rgould1669/theator034.jpg

Amazing dude. I think I would never leave the house that room looks so comfy :)

I don't have true before pictures, but this was an unfinished basement, so there was essentially nothing before. It is not a dedicated home theater, but that's one of its primary purposes. I had lots of DVDs and wanted built-in storage for them. I don't ultimately like the way the TV area turned out (I had a smaller TV at the time and didn't spend much time in that area). I do like the way the DVD storage turned out. And I'm pleased I put the rear speakers in the ceiling. Sorry about the picture quality.

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg30/jcrotty_bucket/AV04.jpg

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg30/jcrotty_bucket/AV03.jpg

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg30/jcrotty_bucket/AV05.jpg

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg30/jcrotty_bucket/AV01.jpg

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg30/jcrotty_bucket/AV02.jpg

My equipment is not as nice as what many people have, but here it is:

TV: Sony KDL-46XRB3 (46" LCD 1080p)
Receiver: Sony STR-DG810
Blu-Ray/DVD: Sony BDP-S1
DVR: Sony DHG-HDD250 (with Comcast CableCard)
Speakers: Infinity TSS 1100 Satellites and Subwoofer and TSS-CENTER4000 Center Speaker

Don't think I posted mine in hear yet

Before

Screen Wall
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k242/BritInVA/HT/demo2.jpg

Bar Area
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k242/BritInVA/HT/demo1.jpg

After

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k242/BritInVA/HT/012.jpg http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k242/BritInVA/HT/140-4081_IMG.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k242/BritInVA/HT/140-4084_IMG.jpg http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k242/BritInVA/HT/140-4082_IMG.jpg

Brit, Your HT really did turnout nice! Great job!

I finally got my HT finished up with all the trim, so here are the final pics.

http://lorishookphotography.com/Private/DSC_0411.jpg

http://lorishookphotography.com/Private/DSC_0417.jpg

http://lorishookphotography.com/Private/DSC_0419.jpg

http://lorishookphotography.com/Private/DSC_0446.jpg

Time for a new after with stack on ceiling gone and new scope screen:

http://www.artsonneborn.com/assets/images/NewTheater1.jpg

Art

Looks sweet, Art!

How about a pic from the stage?

Randy

Looks sweet, Art!

How about a pic from the stage?

Randy

I actually don't have any at the ready but I'll get some and post.

Art

OK, I'll give it a shot... I don't have huge rooms like you guys do!!! but I get bonus points because I started with a pink room :P

before:
http://www.shagman.org/homes/HuntersRidgeHomeTheater/slides/IMG_3535.JPG
http://www.shagman.org/homes/HuntersRidgeHomeTheater/slides/IMG_3599.JPG
after:
http://www.shagman.org/homes/HuntersRidgeHomeTheater/slides/IMG_3666.JPG
http://www.shagman.org/homes/HuntersRidgeHomeTheater/slides/IMG_3661.JPG

more here: http://www.shagman.org/homes/HuntersRidgeHomeTheater/

OK, I'll give it a shot... I don't have huge rooms like you guys do!!! but I get bonus points because I started with a pink room :P

There's more than my room that is huge and it remains pink...

There's more than my room that is huge and it remains pink...

:eek::eek::eek:

Before:

http://www.reedzone.com/IMG_1605.jpg

After:

http://www.reedzone.com/final7.jpg

http://www.reedzone.com/final4.jpg

http://www.reedzone.com/final3.jpg

http://www.reedzone.com/final5.jpg

http://www.reedzone.com/final1.jpg

That is very nice. Excellent design!

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg111/mding23/DSC01129.jpg

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg111/mding23/DSC01206.jpg

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg111/mding23/DSC01101.jpg

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg111/mding23/DSC01219.jpg


Still have some work left to do

Craig and Dinger, very nice designs and implementation! Definitely quality workmanship - among the best I've seen on these forums. Congrats on two great spaces.

some before and after of the WestWoods Theater
cheers
Before
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg281/GeoffW_photos/greycup07andbasement082.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg281/GeoffW_photos/basementpicsupdate004.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg281/GeoffW_photos/greycup07andbasement081.jpg
and after
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg281/GeoffW_photos/DSC_0267-1.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg281/GeoffW_photos/DSC_0255-1.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg281/GeoffW_photos/DSC_0250-1.jpg

After:

http://www.reedzone.com/final7.jpg

Craig, I really love your columns. They would hide my Swans nicely. Beautiful work.

I only have after pictures....

I am building the website for my company and do not have a picture to put on the front. I need a really slick looking home theater picture that I can use until my digital camera gets back from HP. Does anyone have one they would like to share? It will be on http://www.dighab.com

Just make sure Craig gave you permission to use his photo since it is already on the web page. If so no harm done but if not you might want to remove it.

John

I am building the website for my company and do not have a picture to put on the front. I need a really slick looking home theater picture that I can use until my digital camera gets back from HP. Does anyone have one they would like to share? It will be on http://www.dighab.com

Wouldn't you want to post a picture of something you actually built? Kind of like false advertising otherwise ....

Bud

I absolutely agree with Bud & John on this one..

None of your friends has a camera? None of your clients have a camera and wouldn't mind doing you a favor?

I suspect you haven't done any quality looking work and want to bluff potential customers. Prove me wrong and I will apologize.

I know I wouldn't want all my hard work being fraudulently posted on someone else's website while they presented it as their own work. This guy is suspect at best.

Some before/after pics of my friend's theater (he's the builder/finish carpenter and partner and I are his a/v designers/installers).

The name comes from his business "Masterpiece Trim."

Before Front Wall
104781

Before Back Wall
104782

Before Side Wall
104783

The finished space is only 14' x 15' x 8' -- but with a mix of commercial and home theater seating (pics to follow) he can sit 15 people.

Front Proscenium with SVS placed, but before Mineral Wool DIY bass traps104784

Finished Front Left (before carpet laid on stage)
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Equipment:

Mitsubishi 4900 (1080p LCD)
Vutec 120" 1.3 screen
Yamaha RX-V1800 AVR
Panasonic BDP30 (firmware v. 1.6 = LFE bug fixed)
SVS 5.2 system: SCS (for LCR), SBS (rears), dual SVS pb13 nsd's
DIY Linacoustic & GOM boxed panels
DIY Mineral Wool bass traps, covered by GOM

Amazing sound, especially the LFE, in this room. SVS is to be congratulated for the SQ at this price point. 104783

Can show more pics if you want.

This stuff is way too much fun...

Cheers,
Phil

BTW, how do I get the pics to show up in the post and not just as links?

before & after:

http://landshark-racing.com/pics/ht/9.jpg

http://landshark-racing.com/pics/ht/68.jpg

http://landshark-racing.com/pics/ht/8.jpg

http://landshark-racing.com/pics/ht/67.jpg

This doesn’t show it very well but the first photo was taken from a second story landing looking down on the family room where all my HT equipment lived “before”. I divided the old room in half (it was 20’ tall) vertically and built a floor/ceiling across the old tall family room space. The landing overlook acted as the entrance to the new room created out of thin air. The upper half already had HVAC and electrical. I brought in two dedicated 20 amp circuits for the HT equipment. The construction part only took two weeks.

BTW, some incredible projects here guys. Thanks for sharing.

Looking down on the old HT Space. The Soffit on the wall hides a 106" screen.
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n86/rmk_01/HT%20After%20Painting/OldFamilyRoom.jpg
New floor/ceiling inside looking out
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n86/rmk_01/IMG_1754.jpg
Outside looking in
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n86/rmk_01/IMG_1757.jpg
New space finished outside looking in
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n86/rmk_01/HT%20After%20Painting/P1000423.jpg
New Space finished inside looking out (doors closed:p)
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n86/rmk_01/HT%20After%20Painting/P1000425.jpg
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n86/rmk_01/HT%20After%20Painting/PJScreenDown.jpg

Very nice RMK! Great creation of space--I've never liked those crazy tall rooms personally. I bet you're very happy with the 2 rooms.

BTW, what color did you paint (looks like chocolate)?

Also, what kind of acoustical treatment did you buy/DIY?

Great stuff,
Phil

Very nice RMK! Great creation of space--I've never liked those crazy tall rooms personally. I bet you're very happy with the 2 rooms.

BTW, what color did you paint (looks like chocolate)?

Also, what kind of acoustical treatment did you buy/DIY?

Great stuff,
Phil

Thanks Phil, the improvement to the house's livability is amazing. I put together a small AV system down stairs and now have two terrific spaces instead of one. I was lucky in that I was able to maintain the downstairs ceiling height 10' and the new room matches the rest of the upstairs 9'. Re the paint, we used the new Greeguard Freshaire paint with no VOC’s so no fumes and quick dry (we watched a movie in the room right after finishing). The color is called "Sacred Soil".

The acoustic treatments are from GIK. They are reasonably priced and very easy to hang.

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg281/GeoffW_photos/DSC_0255-1.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg281/GeoffW_photos/DSC_0250-1.jpg

What a great transformation. Turned out very well.

I bet your wife loved that you put her pic up on the web.

Note to Craig (Strange_Brew)

I'm glad that my CP in-wall found a good home in your theatre. Well done Craig, one of the best theaters on the site and you did it yourself!

How are the MA's working out for you?

Rob

http://landshark-racing.com/pics/ht/68.jpg


http://landshark-racing.com/pics/ht/67.jpg

That's a sweet little setup. Precise and scaled to make great use of a regular room without stuff people into corners or sitting along a wall.

How's that couch? We're seriously considering something like that for our front row.

That's a sweet little setup. Precise and scaled to make great use of a regular room without stuff people into corners or sitting along a wall.

How's that couch? We're seriously considering something like that for our front row.

tks!

the couch actually is pretty comfy and roomy. all headrest is adjustable, one of the end seat is reclineable too.

tks!

the couch actually is pretty comfy and roomy. all headrest is adjustable, one of the end seat is reclineable too.

If the couch was "against the wall" could it still recline -- ie, does it push forward a bit when reclining, or do you need clearance behind it?

What do you mean the headrest is adjustable? Other than reclining, can the headrest do something else (like get taller, or even curve forward for those of us who slouch :) ) ?

If the couch was "against the wall" could it still recline -- ie, does it push forward a bit when reclining, or do you need clearance behind it?

What do you mean the headrest is adjustable? Other than reclining, can the headrest do something else (like get taller, or even curve forward for those of us who slouch :) ) ?

I didn't check and see if it'll move backward when reclining, but I would assume it will (a couple inches).

as for the headrest, yes, you can adjust it to be full straight, or have it bend backward or any angle inbetween to full accommodate you head resting position.

Wouldn't you want to post a picture of something you actually built? Kind of like false advertising otherwise ....

Bud

I am building the website for my company and do not have a picture to put on the front. I need a really slick looking home theater picture that I can use until my digital camera gets back from HP. Does anyone have one they would like to share? It will be on http://www.dighab.com

Just make sure Craig gave you permission to use his photo since it is already on the web page. If so no harm done but if not you might want to remove it.

John

I absolutely agree with Bud & John on this one..So let me get this straight - you want to put a picture of the theater I worked my a** off to build on your website so you can pass it off as your work? Gee, let me think about it...NO!

Edit: looks like it has been removed, but still...

Note to Craig (Strange_Brew)

I'm glad that my CP in-wall found a good home in your theatre. Well done Craig, one of the best theaters on the site and you did it yourself!

How are the MA's working out for you?

RobHey Rob, sorry I didn't respond sooner - I had forgotten to subscribe to the thread so didn't see your reply until just now. Thanks for the kudo's. The MA's are working out great - the room sounds phenomenal. Thanks again for the in-wall, works like a charm.

Beautiful job on your space as well - very cozy looking. Love the color choices. What do you have hiding in that cabinet? And what are your main speakers? I don't recognize them.

Hey Rob, sorry I didn't respond sooner - I had forgotten to subscribe to the thread so didn't see your reply until just now. Thanks for the kudo's. The MA's are working out great - the room sounds phenomenal. Thanks again for the in-wall, works like a charm.

Beautiful job on your space as well - very cozy looking. Love the color choices. What do you have hiding in that cabinet? And what are your main speakers? I don't recognize them.

Thanks Craig, since we don't have basements here in Calif, we have to improvise;). Glad the MA's are working out for you.

My hardware list is:

Integra DCT 9.8
Tosh XA-2 HD DVD
Oppo 980H DVD
Comcast Moto HD DVR
Panasonic BD-30 BR player
Velo SMS-1 sub EQ
Sunfire TGA 7400 amp –Balanced Audio

The speakers (7.1) are Revel Ultima Studio mains, Voice center, Embrace and I 30 in-walls for surrounds. I've got dual JL F113's for subs. Sounds pretty good.:)

Hey Rob, sorry I didn't respond sooner - I had forgotten to subscribe to the thread so didn't see your reply until just now. Thanks for the kudo's. The MA's are working out great - the room sounds phenomenal. Thanks again for the in-wall, works like a charm.

Beautiful job on your space as well - very cozy looking. Love the color choices. What do you have hiding in that cabinet? And what are your main speakers? I don't recognize them.

Craig,

Great room, man! :D What is your surface above the chair molding? Looks like a fluted carpet...

I'm about ready to work mine over and am up against WAF big-time! She's really worried about the "padded room" look beacause this is a multi-use family/media room. She assures me that in our next house I get a "dedicated" room--but I'm up against it in this house! :o

So, I can do a chair/ledge moulding up to 38" high, but after that she doesn't want more "padding" stuff. On the flip-side, she said I could do painted below and take the padded stuff (1" Linacoustic) up to the ceiling.

Which one would you guys suggest? Padded boxes below 38" with painted above, or painted boxes up to 38" and padded boxes all the way to the ceiling?

Thanks for the help--and way to go on your rooms!!!

Here's my before/plan pics.

The front before 106379and now the goofy drawing of the plans for an AT SmX screen and columns to hide my Dali Mentor 6s and Mentor Vokal, as well as the corner-chunked bass trap behind my SVS pb Ultra. 106380

Also, the back and side with my fireplace 106381 and the drawings of the 1" linacoustic boxes up to 38" 106382.

So, let me know what you recommend about going high or low with my Linacoustic please :)

the projects in this thread are just sick.
nice job, all.
i'm jealous and inspired!

Craig,

Great room, man! :D What is your surface above the chair molding? Looks like a fluted carpet... No, its an upholstery fabric actually.

So, I can do a chair/ledge moulding up to 38" high, but after that she doesn't want more "padding" stuff. On the flip-side, she said I could do painted below and take the padded stuff (1" Linacoustic) up to the ceiling.

Which one would you guys suggest? Padded boxes below 38" with painted above, or painted boxes up to 38" and padded boxes all the way to the ceiling?I would suggest you hire someone to help you figure out the best way to spend your money on acoustics. I hired forum member BPape (Bryan Pape of Sensible Sound Solutions) to draw up the plan for my treatments. I would highly suggest you do something like that.

Just saying "high or low" for the linacoustic doesn't really help much unless its part of a larger plan. That said, if you do nothing else, cover the first reflection points near ear level. Go over to the Dedicated Theater forum and start reading the Acoustics Master Thread. Lots of good info there.

Good luck!

No, its an upholstery fabric actually.

I would suggest you hire someone to help you figure out the best way to spend your money on acoustics. I hired forum member BPape (Bryan Pape of Sensible Sound Solutions) to draw up the plan for my treatments. I would highly suggest you do something like that.

Just saying "high or low" for the linacoustic doesn't really help much unless its part of a larger plan. That said, if you do nothing else, cover the first reflection points near ear level. Go over to the Dedicated Theater forum and start reading the Acoustics Master Thread. Lots of good info there.

Good luck!

Thanks--I'm on page 26 or so of that monster thread!

Learning...

Actually, what I'm really learning is that I need to sell this house and get a new one with a dedicated room!!!

Where'd you get the upholstery fabric? It looks pretty cool.

This thread is getting somewhat off-topic. Can we get back to before and after pics?

Don't have any true before pics. Just pics of when I started the initial build out of my unfinished basement.

"Before":

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b173/zx10guy/basement/unfinished5.jpg
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b173/zx10guy/basement/unfinished4.jpg

After:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b173/zx10guy/home%20theater/front_040608.jpg
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b173/zx10guy/home%20theater/leftfront_040608.jpg
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b173/zx10guy/home%20theater/rightfront_040608.jpg
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b173/zx10guy/home%20theater/backleft_040608.jpg
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b173/zx10guy/home%20theater/backright_040608.jpg

Wow--very nice setup--I'm not used to seeing a "blond" room considering all the projection systems out there!

Great work... Any comments on the effectiveness of your acoustic treatments?

Wow--very nice setup--I'm not used to seeing a "blond" room considering all the projection systems out there!

Great work... Any comments on the effectiveness of your acoustic treatments?

Nice looking room. May I ask where you got your acoustic panels?

Thanks guys. Actually, it's more of a beige, tannish room. LOL. My digital camera seems to add a bit of coloration to pics taken in this room due to the lighting.

The acoustical treatments were purchased through http://www.acousticalsolutions.com . They've been great through out this whole project. I actually started initial dialogue with them about 3 years ago. Due to budgetary issues, I was only able to purchase the panels recently. They've been great with answering my questions and consulting on where the panels should be placed.

The difference is remarkable. Bass is tight, deep, and extended without boominess or "ringing". The biggest difference is with the mids/highs. My ears would bleed at high listening levels. I now find myself cranking the system up to levels that would have made me cringe. Vocal/instrument imaging is much better. I also found an interesting artifact after hanging the panels. A lot of my speakers are now calibrated closer to each other from when I had them adjusted without the room treatments. The front left speaker was about 2.5-3.5 dB over boosted from the center and right front speaker. The rear surrounds were 2 dB hotter. I still have to dial in the bass in the room to see if I can tweak it a bit better.

Overall, very glad I spent the money and time to get the treatments in. I still have some final touch up tweaking to do. I'll be ordering some ceiling treatments and a panel to place behind the center. It can't be overly stressed that the room is equally important in the ultimate sound you get. Also, keep in mind, the plan I went about doing this room was with music as the main focus. The plan on how the room finally came together was through consultations with the people at Acoustical Solutions. Hence why there isn't any wall to wall carpeting as I had originally planned.

My humble before and after pics.

The room is a little alcove out of a general basement rec room which also double as my home office. The HT section is 12.5' by 15'. The front wall used for the screen is ~12' wide by 9' high. The door on the left leads into the utility/storage room.

http://xradman.com/pics/ht/2008HTUpgrade/HT-Front-Old.jpg

I started with a custom crown and side molding to better define the front screen area. The work was done by a good friend of mine for the cost of materials (~$1,000)

http://xradman.com/pics/ht/2008HTUpgrade/HT-Front-Mold.jpg

I then finished it off with black fabric for the ceiling (needed to be completely reversible per wife), custom made black velvet masking (to create a 16:9 viewing area), and black velvet curtains for the side walls (hides the door on the left).

http://xradman.com/pics/ht/2008HTUpgrade/HT-Front-1.jpg
http://xradman.com/pics/ht/2008HTUpgrade/HT-Front-3.jpg
http://xradman.com/pics/ht/2008HTUpgrade/HT-Left.jpg
http://xradman.com/pics/ht/2008HTUpgrade/HT-Right.jpg
http://xradman.com/pics/ht/2008HTUpgrade/Seats-Coaster.jpg
http://xradman.com/pics/ht/2008HTUpgrade/Equip-1.jpg
http://xradman.com/pics/ht/2008HTUpgrade/Projector-2.jpg

Jesus Christ I can't believe the kind of home theatre system you have there. It's truly amazing. How much did you spend on it? That room is worth more than my duplex I bet. I hope I can get something like that one day. Great job.

Wowow I just cannot believe the stuff you guys are posting on this thread. It's amazing to me where you guys find the money, time, and creativity to produce such elegant home theatres. I've always heard of them on the media somewhere but never in my life would I think I would come across people with some. That's great!! Thanks for the post. Gives me new goals in life hahaha.

(new better pics for me, removed previous post)

Before
http://www.silverti.com/ht/Theater%20July%203,%202007/DSC06521a.JPG
http://www.silverti.com/ht/Theater%20July%203,%202007/DSC06523a.JPG

After

http://www.silverti.com/ht/March%2016,%202008/DSC04000.JPG

http://www.silverti.com/ht/March%2016,%202008/DSC04018.JPG

http://www.silverti.com/ht/March%2016,%202008/DSC04007.JPG

http://www.silverti.com/ht/March%203,%202008/DSC03921.JPG

LCD and Projector

http://www.silverti.com/ht/March%203,%202008/DSC03948.JPG

Full 133" Screen.

http://www.silverti.com/ht/March%203,%202008/DSC03951.JPG

Wowow I just cannot believe the stuff you guys are posting on this thread. It's amazing to me where you guys find the money, time, and creativity to produce such elegant home theatres. I've always heard of them on the media somewhere but never in my life would I think I would come across people with some. That's great!! Thanks for the post. Gives me new goals in life hahaha.

work. work. and more work. on the weekends i work some more and watch some movies! :)

http://xradman.com/pics/ht/2008HTUpgrade/Projector-2.jpg

uh oh. watch out of the code police :D:D

later.

work. work. and more work. on the weekends i work some more and watch some movies! :)

http://xradman.com/pics/ht/2008HTUpgrade/Projector-2.jpg

uh oh. watch out of the code police :D:D

later.

Not really a violation since the extension cord runs along a surface raceway and not buried in the wall or the ceiling.

Here is mine:


Before
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u129/dc_pilgrim/before_lookingin.jpg
After:
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u129/dc_pilgrim/DSC_0977.jpg

From the screen location - before
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u129/dc_pilgrim/Before_fromthescreen.jpg
After
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u129/dc_pilgrim/DSC_0961.jpg
Furnace sitting where the door will go - before
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u129/dc_pilgrim/Before_Furnace.jpg
After (looking the other way)
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u129/dc_pilgrim/DSC_0921-1.jpg
Here is a shot of the screenwall.
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u129/dc_pilgrim/DSC_0944.jpg

Buff,

I noticed your seats are right up against your bar area. Do those seats not recline back?

Looking for a picture of the basement before. Before it was an empty cement floored room.

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o70/DonKellogg/Theater%20MACH%203/From_Back.jpg

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o70/DonKellogg/Theater%20MACH%203/DSCF3012.jpg

Wow! That is sweet looking setup you have there Don. Love the colors.

Hello all -

My first post in this area of the forum. :)

I've been kicking around the idea of acoustically treating my HT / Music / Family room for a while, but I wanted to find an option that would improve the acoustics of the room in a discrete way--no acoustic panels on the walls.

I finally broke down and hired a professional acoustician. He has dealt with several such situations before, where the client wants the room to look like a normal living space. Without any hesitation, he said that an "acoustic cloud" would help considerably. It's not as effective as wall treatment, but it is supposed to still make a noticeable improvement to the general sound quality. I will find out soon enough.

I also have limited placement options for the front speakers, so the right speaker is too close to the sidewall. That wall will be gutted and filled with absorptive material and covered with fabric that matches the existing wall color.

Here's the room before:
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j193/ptwalker/PDR_0577.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j193/ptwalker/RevelStudio2-finalchoice002.jpg

And here is the start of the installation of the acoustic cloud:
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j193/ptwalker/Acousticcloud7-3-08002.jpg

I have chosen to go with track lighting that will be recessed into the cloud, in place of the existing can lighting. To prep for this, I had to get up in the stinkin' hot attic space to rewire :(, and I covered the can light holes to keep insulation fibers from falling through.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j193/ptwalker/acousticcloud.jpg

I'll post more pics when the project is complete towards the end of next week.

god, this thread makes me want to cry

congrats to all of you!

Before...
http://home.comcast.net/~scottj0007/theater/02_orig_bsmt_1.jpg

After (screenwall)...
http://home.comcast.net/~scottj0007/theater/Masking_240.jpg

After (wide view)...
http://home.comcast.net/~scottj0007/theater/wideview_02.jpg

Well here are my before and after...better pics coming soon as I am waiting on a few finishing touches and a pro with a wide angle lens.

Before:
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd307/Dark_Wizard_1/PICT0895.jpg

After:
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd307/Dark_Wizard_1/PICT01121024x768.jpg

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd307/Dark_Wizard_1/PICT0114768x1024.jpg

As you can see I still need to finish the cabinets but money is an issue right now...

Bob

Scott,

It was a pic to show the entrance into the HT since that wasn't there in the beginning.....

Here is my before/after

This is the only pic for a "before" i could find
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn84/kezug/Design.jpg

and after...
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn84/kezug/DSC08044.jpg

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn84/kezug/DSC08052.jpg

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn84/kezug/DSC08049.jpg

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn84/kezug/DSC08059-1.jpg

FRONT - BEFORE:
http://www.twowiresthin.com/ht/images/front_before.jpg

FRONT - AFTER:
http://www.twowiresthin.com/ht/images/front_after.jpg


BACK - BEFORE:
http://www.twowiresthin.com/ht/images/back_before.jpg

BACK - AFTER:
http://www.twowiresthin.com/ht/images/back_after.jpg


EQUIPMENT CLOSET - BEFORE:
http://www.twowiresthin.com/ht/images/equipment_before.jpg

EQUIPMENT CLOSET - AFTER:
http://www.twowiresthin.com/ht/images/equipment_after.jpg


More pics and complete equipment list on my HT page (http://www.twowiresthin.com/ht/). I should have a bunch of pictures of the almost complete HT lobby on my page by this weekend, too.

Very nice transformation. Is there a way to sit in the sweet spot? It's not clear if those armrests are in the sweet spot or offset.

Very nice transformation.
Thanks, Nathan.

I had it very easy compared to your project (I just read through your HT construction thread, which I found fascinating). Man, you had some very significant challenges to overcome. You did an amazing job. The transformation is outstanding.

Is there a way to sit in the sweet spot? It's not clear if those armrests are in the sweet spot or offset.
Yeah, technically the two center seats are slightly offset an equal amount from perfect center, but it doesn't bother me in the least. The screen is big enough that I feel like I'm on-center when I'm watching a film.

Of course the seats are Berklines, so it would be very easy for me to shift things around temporarily if I'm watching a movie solo and am so inclined.

Phase 2 of my lobby area was completed last night.

The lobby area was an empty bonus room on the second floor of my home, just around the corner from the theater room. Phase 3 will improve on what you see here with an upright multi-arcade game, a pinball machine and more decorative touches.


Here's the before:
http://www.twowiresthin.com/ht/images/lobby_before.jpg


After shots. I've included descriptions and links for those who might be interested. :)


This is the view as you come up the stairs and then turn towards the lobby:
http://www.twowiresthin.com/ht/images/lobby_p2_complete_snacks_wide.jpg



Here's the main concession area. The retro-style Coca-Cola napkin dispenser (http://www.retroplanet.com/PROD/7205) and glass Coca-Cola straw dispenser (http://www.retroplanet.com/PROD/7204) can be seen on the left hand side of the display case. The illuminated buttery topping dispenser & warmer (http://www.stargatecinema.com/Popcorn-Buttery-Topping-Dispenser-pr-16379.html) is on the right side of the display case:
http://www.twowiresthin.com/ht/images/lobby_p2_complete_snacks_close.jpg



Here's a view of the candy in the 48" concession display w/lock (http://www.achievedisplay.com/proddetail.asp?prod=DWSGCX). Some of the candy was purchased locally at Costco, but most of it had to be special ordered (http://www.oldtimecandy.com/). From top left to bottom right: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Kit Kats, Orbit Chewing Gum, Sno-Caps, Snickers, M&Ms, Junior Mints, Assorted nuts, Peppermint Patties, Whoppers, Raisinets and Goobers:
http://www.twowiresthin.com/ht/images/lobby_p2_complete_candy.jpg



Here's the Paragon 6oz Theater Pop popcorn machine (http://www.stargatecinema.com/Theater-6oz-Popcorn-Machine-pr-16279.html) and its matching stand (http://www.concessionstands.com/s.nl/it.A/id.21145/.f). Inside the popcorn machine is a stainless steel popcorn scoop (http://www.stargatecinema.com/Stainless-Steel-Popcorn-Scoop-pr-16333.html). On the wall behind the popcorn machine is a decorative "Dancing Popcorn" metal wall sign (http://www.retroplanet.com/PROD/23044):
http://www.twowiresthin.com/ht/images/lobby_p2_complete_popcorn_machine.jpg




This is the top shelf inside the popcorn machine stand. In this view you can see a small supply of large popcorn tubs (http://www.instawares.com/popcorn-tub-170-oz.gmp-2170rb.0.7.htm) and medium "pop open" popcorn cartons (http://www.instawares.com/medium-scoop-popcorn-boxes.gmp-2060.0.7.htm). In order to save money I purchased these items by the case. The extra popcorn cartons and tubs are stored in the theater's big A/V closet:
http://www.twowiresthin.com/ht/images/lobby_p2_complete_top_storage.jpg



This is the bottom shelf inside the popcorn machine stand. Here you can see a few bottles of Odell's "Supur Kist-Two" movie theater popcorn topping (http://www.stargatecinema.com/Buttery-Topping-Case-of-6-16-oz-bottles-pr-16352.html) along with a supply of 32oz waxed cups (http://www.instawares.com/sweetheart-jumbo-drink-treated.h32tnjazz.0.7.htm) and matching lids (http://www.instawares.com/plastic-cold-cup-lid.sccl32bn.0.7.htm). Like the popcorn tubs, these items are cheaper by the case. In addition to what you see here, I've got an ample supply stored in the A/V closet:
http://www.twowiresthin.com/ht/images/lobby_p2_complete_bottom_storage.jpg



This is the Frigidaire Compact Refrigerator/Freezer (http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=235882-47224-FRT045GM&lpage=none). On top of the fridge you can see a couple different brands of popcorn packs in the large popcorn tubs. On the left I've got a good supply of Great American popcorn packs (http://mall.johnstonefitness.com/shop.php?i=B000PDY3P0), and on the right I've got some Gold Medal "MegaPop" popcorn packs (http://www.stargatecinema.com/6-oz-MegaPop-Popcorn-Packs-pr-16310.html). Both are excellent:
http://www.twowiresthin.com/ht/images/lobby_p2_complete_fridge_ext.jpg



There's plenty of room in the refrigerator: it holds around (50) 12oz beverages and (8) 24oz bottles of water--with room to spare. The fridge can easily keep these drinks just above freezing (and, as I found out, below freezing if you set the temperature controls to low):
http://www.twowiresthin.com/ht/images/lobby_p2_complete_fridge_int.jpg



There's plenty of room in the freezer for a large quantity of ice. The freezer has no problem going sub-zero:
http://www.twowiresthin.com/ht/images/lobby_p2_complete_freezer_int.jpg



Looking towards the lobby's half-wall, you can see the retro popcorn-themed bullet trashcan (http://www.retroplanet.com/PROD/25687). In Phase 3 a stand up multi-arcade game will be added just to the left of the trash can:
http://www.twowiresthin.com/ht/images/lobby_p2_complete_trash_wide.jpg



Here's a closer shot of the trash can:
http://www.twowiresthin.com/ht/images/lobby_p2_complete_trash.jpg



Here's another movie poster. You may have noticed "The Terminator" movie poster in some of the earlier shots. All the movie posters were ordered from movieposter.com (http://www.movieposter.com/). In addition to what you see in the pictures on this page, I've got a bunch of other movie posters that can be rotated into use with ease. The posters are housed in SpeedLock movie poster frames (http://www.stargatecinema.com/Deluxe-SpeedLock-Movie-Poster-Frame-pr-20.html). These frames make changing the posters out a snap. A pinball machine will be added just to the right of the movie poster (in front of the window) in Phase 3:
http://www.twowiresthin.com/ht/images/lobby_p2_complete_poster.jpg



Here's my DVD, HD-DVD and Blu-ray collection, which is currently around 1,500 titles. The tall DVD Wall Unit (http://www.thejungles.com/atoses10.html) on the left houses my HD-DVDs and Blu-ray DVDs, while the two large DVD wall units (http://www.thejungles.com/mulwal15.html) hold my standard definition DVD collection:
http://www.twowiresthin.com/ht/images/lobby_p2_complete_dvds.jpg


As mentioned above, for Phase 3 I'll be adding a stand up multi-arcade machine along with a pinball machine. I'll also be adding some more decorative items, such as a custom illuminated theater sign and so on.

I love it! Wonderful work!

Awesome lobby. As you might notice from my HT construction thread, there is an ante-room (small) prior to entering my theater. Right now, it's filled with a treadmill, and equipment rack. Once I rebuild the garden shed with a window, electricity, and insulation the treadmill will be moved to the shed -- and I'll be able to build a small lobby area. I cannot wait. That really is a key part of the experience. Of course, I should also get some better seats.....

I love it! Wonderful work!
Thanks! Today we got to enjoy it the lobby for the first time prior to watching a movie and it really added a lot to the overall experience. :)


As you might notice from my HT construction thread, there is an ante-room (small) prior to entering my theater. Right now, it's filled with a treadmill, and equipment rack. Once I rebuild the garden shed with a window, electricity, and insulation the treadmill will be moved to the shed -- and I'll be able to build a small lobby area. I cannot wait.
Ah, I'm looking forward to following this project. Keep us posted!

WOW you guys really have some nice theater rooms, I can only dream...

I have got some great ideas form here, Cant wait till i start my room :)

Mine isn't as extravagant as others but it's converted bedroom to media room and by the wife's request be easily converted back, nothing too permanent. It's also my first time doing this on a very very low budget with very little expertise (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1018283) and only these forums to refer to for help. Regardless I ended up with a great sanctuary.

Before:

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g33/tx_flip/Media%20Room/Progress/1_Beginning.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g33/tx_flip/Media%20Room/Progress/2_Beginning.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g33/tx_flip/Media%20Room/Progress/3_Beginning.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g33/tx_flip/Media%20Room/Progress/4_FirstCoat.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g33/tx_flip/Media%20Room/Progress/6_BlackOutCurtain.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g33/tx_flip/Media%20Room/Progress/7_Umpteenthcoatandscreen.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g33/tx_flip/Media%20Room/Progress/14_FrontSpeakers.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g33/tx_flip/Media%20Room/Progress/9_ProjectorMount1.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g33/tx_flip/Media%20Room/Progress/15_DIYAudioRack.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g33/tx_flip/Media%20Room/End%20Result/4_Lounging.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g33/tx_flip/Media%20Room/End%20Result/5_Screen.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g33/tx_flip/Media%20Room/End%20Result/12_AcousticPanel.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g33/tx_flip/Media%20Room/End%20Result/15_AcousticPanels.jpg

tx-flip--great work! Looks very nice considering the budget and WAF!

BTW, did you test the sound before and after your acoustic wall treatment?

What size/materials are they?

Thanks for the compliment. I got them from ATSAcoustics. I could tell a difference doing the good old 'clap' test with the scenarios - room without furniture, room with furniture, then with furniture and panels (no test with just panels alone). The additions was not a night and day change but still an improvement. The cushy furniture of course had the largest impact obviously but I do believe the panels really helped. If you run into larger empty space I do highly recommend. I believe mine are the 24x48x2.

here's my before/after:

http://bradboob.com/theater/before.jpg

http://bradboob.com/theater/after.jpg

Before:
http://designopportunity.com/images/B%204%20C%20BR%20Storage%20Room%20Dec%2007%20003.JPG


After:
http://static.boydgaming.net/samstownlv/images/lightbox/600x400_movie1.jpg

:D

Before:
http://designopportunity.com/images/B%204%20C%20BR%20Storage%20Room%20Dec%2007%20003.JPG


After:
http://static.boydgaming.net/samstownlv/images/lightbox/600x400_movie1.jpg

:D

Dude, what a great use of space! :D

i dont know. screen looks kinda small. and i dont really see a "sweet spot"

little too much red also.


it sucks. try again

What is this? A center for ants? ------Zoolander

I'm a little late to the party, but here are my pics anyways. :)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/89/236257574_d68d6a349f.jpg?v=0

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/107/269823044_9a29c05fc7.jpg?v=0

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/91/269823040_e08c97998a.jpg?v=0

Before:
http://designopportunity.com/images/B%204%20C%20BR%20Storage%20Room%20Dec%2007%20003.JPG


After:
http://static.boydgaming.net/samstownlv/images/lightbox/600x400_movie1.jpg

:D

I have questions and observations:

How many inches of aisle room do you have?
How are you going to hook up your wii wireless bar?
What is the height of your riser?
How much reflection do you get on those ceiling tile runners?
Why oh why didnt you go scope?

and for observation: Its amazing how much wider your room appears now that you have painted your ceiling black.


:D

Before
http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo293/theatrebeers/HPIM1963a.jpg
http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo293/theatrebeers/HPIM1964a.jpg
After
http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo293/theatrebeers/HPIM2083a.jpg
http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo293/theatrebeers/HPIM2136a.jpg

quick question.... how would the picture compare (detail wise, espically with video games) on a projector to a sony 60" xbr2? Do you lose alot?? thanks in advance..

quick question.... how would the picture compare (detail wise, espically with video games) on a projector to a sony 60" xbr2? Do you lose alot?? thanks in advance..

Sort of a vague question. We have no idea which projector/screen combo you are referring to or your room dynamics. Also this isn't the correct forum for that type of question. You need to post this in the projectors forums. One thing I do know....the picture will be much larger!

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g33/tx_flip/Media%20Room/End%20Result/15_AcousticPanels.jpg

Hey TXFlip, where and for how much did you get that glass shelf?

Thanks,

Kevin

WOW... I never thought this post would still be going like this. I originally started this post to help people come up with planning ideas and to be able to visualize certain layouts and setups. It's nice to see all of these home theaters go from start to finish...

I miss my theater (divorce)... But I got all the basement audio and video equipment :)

WOW... I never thought this post would still be going like this. I originally started this post to help people come up with planning ideas and to be able to visualize certain layouts and setups. It's nice to see all of these home theaters go from start to finish...

I miss my theater (divorce)... But I got all the basement audio and video equipment :)

Noooo. Your room was a huge help for my build. I took many of your ideas and put them in my room.

Yeah Buff, you are a living legend around here!

BEFORE:

http://mostlyharmless.org/theater/before1.jpg

http://mostlyharmless.org/theater/before4.jpg

AFTER:

http://mostlyharmless.org/theater/fp2.jpg

http://mostlyharmless.org/theater/s4.jpg

http://mostlyharmless.org/theater/s6.jpg

http://www.mostlyharmless.org/theater/stool.jpg



More pics in my thread linked in my sig.

:)

^^^^^you know, i kinda like the "before" better......

j/k! thats sweet man, i love that carpet. why the wires hanging down from the ceiling - did you remove your PJ or have you not decided on one yet?

there are some fantastic pics in this thread. thanks for sharing all.

I do have a few questions for those of you who covered up a window, what does the window look like from outside? What finishing did you use?

^^^^^you know, i kinda like the "before" better......

j/k! thats sweet man, i love that carpet. why the wires hanging down from the ceiling - did you remove your PJ or have you not decided on one yet?

The projector arrives Thursday. :)

Here is my Den to Home Theater conversion. Johnathan

http://johnathan.smugmug.com/photos/132399733-M.jpg

http://johnathan.smugmug.com/photos/247481788-XL.jpg

http://johnathan.smugmug.com/photos/247481795-XL.jpg

http://johnathan.smugmug.com/photos/137439152-L.jpg http://johnathan.smugmug.com/photos/184957761-O.jpg

Before

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j29/GlennMehltretter/05decade.jpg

After

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j29/GlennMehltretter/theater5.jpg

Before
http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/pp356/CollinViegas/Basementbeforereno.jpg

After
http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/pp356/CollinViegas/TheaterFrontView.jpg

WOW... I never thought this post would still be going like this. I originally started this post to help people come up with planning ideas and to be able to visualize certain layouts and setups. It's nice to see all of these home theaters go from start to finish...

You, sir, were absolutely the inspiration for my basement redo. "I'm not worthy, I'm not worthy!"

HeyNow, you were the inspiration for my bar. I've been meaning to post my before and after for over a year now, give me a couple more days and I'll get it. No, I really mean it this time! :D

...give me a couple more days and I'll get it. No, I really mean it this time! :D

A sincere thanks to all of you who have shared your stories and pictures through the couple of years I've been on this forum. BuffBakerGA, HeyNow, Chinadog, BritinVA, and the rest, I stole every idea I could from each of you, and you all gave me the incentive to raise my game to heights I was not originally reaching for.

The interesting thing about the "before" and "after" pictures is that they were taken exactly one year apart. I was originally going to do a whole construction thread and call it "What a Difference a Year Makes!" Just never got around to it. The majority of the work on this room took place between June of '06 and January of '07, when my wife started cracking the whip on me to keep get the project finished. By that time I was getting pretty tired of spending all my spare time down there, but unbeknowst to me my wife was planning a surprise 50th birthday party, which she managed to pull off without me having the slightest clue (insert joke here.) Since I spent six months of my life working on this room, or one percent of my life, it immediately became known as "The One Percent Room."

OK, a year and three-quarters after finishing, behold the before:

http://i403.photobucket.com/albums/pp113/patrickjherbert/HT1.jpg




http://i403.photobucket.com/albums/pp113/patrickjherbert/HT2.jpg

During...

http://i403.photobucket.com/albums/pp113/patrickjherbert/Basementpanorama2.jpg




http://i403.photobucket.com/albums/pp113/patrickjherbert/Basement_panorama_resized.jpg

After...

http://i403.photobucket.com/albums/pp113/patrickjherbert/Panorama7a.jpg




http://i403.photobucket.com/albums/pp113/patrickjherbert/Panorama4.jpg

And two more from after the last piece was "finished," my 90 gallon saltwater reef tank.

http://i403.photobucket.com/albums/pp113/patrickjherbert/IMG_2147.jpg



http://i403.photobucket.com/albums/pp113/patrickjherbert/IMG_2146.jpg

Very nice Pat. I'd say that's a quite a 1 percent.

Very nice Pat. I'd say that's a quite a 1 percent.

Thanks so much, it was a lot of work. Hmmm, now looking at it I think I may understand the other 49% better.

WOW... I never thought this post would still be going like this. I originally started this post to help people come up with planning ideas and to be able to visualize certain layouts and setups. It's nice to see all of these home theaters go from start to finish...

I miss my theater (divorce)... But I got all the basement audio and video equipment :)

Yikes... that makes me very sad... your setup was such an inspiration to everyone.... I can't believe you aren't able to use it anymore... Although, I guess that should give way to bufftheater 2.0

http://mcdonaldgolfcourse.com/AVS/bar/g.jpg My attempt to mimic buffs

Buffs bar
http://216.77.188.54/coDataImages/p/Groups/252/252396/folders/193525/1516793IMG1697.JPG

Thanks so much, it was a lot of work. Hmmm, now looking at it I think I may understand the other 49% better.

Pat, love the reef tank!
I miss my 210g sps reef sooooooo much, jealous.

Thanks, we love the tank too. It is very relaxing to go down there at the end of the day and spend some time just watching their little world.

There was another thread here...
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=871998
...and here...
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=929417
...where he was going to do a 2000 gallon (:eek:) reef tank in his HT, but the thread died a while back. Too bad, I really wanted to see that, the plumbing alone would have been incredible!

Re: 2nd link
Yeah, he owns a custom aquarium company, I had posted in that thread and was also looking forward to its progress.

For the rear Theater seating raised platform is there a standard height based on screen size, screen height and distance?

For those of you who have the platforms can you tell me how high they are?

Thanks

And some really impressive HT set ups in here!
Good ammo for me to show the wife!

Thanks for the link miltimj...formula worked like a charm

For the rear Theater seating raised platform is there a standard height based on screen size, screen height and distance?

For those of you who have the platforms can you tell me how high they are?
I think this is the thread (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=505237) you're after..

And two more from after the last piece was "finished," my 90 gallon saltwater reef tank.

http://i403.photobucket.com/albums/pp113/patrickjherbert/IMG_2147.jpg



http://i403.photobucket.com/albums/pp113/patrickjherbert/IMG_2146.jpg

Wow. These are all really inspiring, but I have to say...this one's my favorite thus far. Makes me want to go over to Pat's house for a beer.

Frank

And two more from after the last piece was "finished," my 90 gallon saltwater reef tank.

http://i403.photobucket.com/albums/pp113/patrickjherbert/IMG_2147.jpg



http://i403.photobucket.com/albums/pp113/patrickjherbert/IMG_2146.jpg

Pat,

Great set up. I love the bar. I need your advice. What kind of beverage center is that under your back bar and does it cool your drinks cold enough? I am looking at sort of the same set up.

-Brett

Wow. These are all really inspiring, but I have to say...this one's my favorite thus far. Makes me want to go over to Pat's house for a beer.
Frank

Wow, in this company that is high praise indeed. I owe you a beer after that compliment!

Pat,
Great set up. I love the bar. I need your advice. What kind of beverage center is that under your back bar and does it cool your drinks cold enough? I am looking at sort of the same set up.
-Brett

I got that at Home Depot after seeing it in Chinadog's "Blazing Ridge" (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=549924)thread about 2 1/2 years ago. The brand was Magic Chef but I have seen the same unit under other brand names. It is definitely gets progressivly colder from top to bottom shelf (there is no internal fan to circulate the air.) The bottom half is certainly cold enough for beer as far as I'm concerned, the top half a little warmer but still pretty cool. It will easily hold three or four cases of beer. I wanted a commercial look (glass door and stainless steel,) and this unit at about $300 was the cheapest I could find by far at the time.

You may notice I was using it during construction, it was the first thing I bought, even before the thrice-weekly trips to the big box stores started. I had to start somewhere, and it became sort of an inspiration piece! Of course it occasionally became the biggest impediment to further progress too, if you catch my drift.

Thanks for your comments!

http://a558.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/116/l_ebacbf87af1327724fb2cf46a330eefd.jpg

http://a861.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/31/l_f00472669341f2d0488dc1da51a0caac.jpg

and after

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/evilspeaker/DSC02222.jpg


http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/evilspeaker/DSC02183.jpg

Which is before and which is after should be obvious ;).

http://drivinghamster.smugmug.com/photos/133566939_R2ngr-M.jpg

http://drivinghamster.smugmug.com/photos/395595658_pjoTm-M.jpg

http://drivinghamster.smugmug.com/photos/133566955_Ykq92-M.jpg

http://drivinghamster.smugmug.com/photos/395593342_b7RPz-M.jpg

http://drivinghamster.smugmug.com/photos/133566920_5gESf-M.jpg

http://drivinghamster.smugmug.com/photos/395592601_hTbxW-M.jpg

http://drivinghamster.smugmug.com/photos/133567006_FxBRR-M.jpg

http://drivinghamster.smugmug.com/photos/380991424_rbQqg-M.jpg

http://drivinghamster.smugmug.com/photos/133567076_gFvkA-M.jpg

http://drivinghamster.smugmug.com/photos/395593306_vixZo-M.jpg

Not 100% done yet but pretty close. Details in the Fog Valley Cinema build thead.

contruction of my new vacation home in Japan

http://i450.photobucket.com/albums/qq227/gixxer_rydder/HomeProject050.jpg

Screen wall

http://i450.photobucket.com/albums/qq227/gixxer_rydder/HomeProject051.jpg

After

http://i450.photobucket.com/albums/qq227/gixxer_rydder/Theater%20Room/DSC00537.jpg

http://i450.photobucket.com/albums/qq227/gixxer_rydder/Theater%20Room/DSC00513.jpg

Before:

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/8792/fil239mm6.jpg

AFTER:

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/6742/ht2ss5.jpg

That may be the Before and After that captures the current Zeitgeist the best ;)

When we bought the house last year the basement was partially framed but basically 2 very large rooms. I finished up the framing creating an office, utility room, left a storage room unfinished for now and finally created a large media / entertaining room with a partially completed wet bar & mini fridge in the back.

http://gallery.avsforum.com/uploads/69597/before12.jpg

I contracted out the electrical & drywall due to timing constraints and the fact that I can't stand mud work. However I did the framing, insulation, low voltage wiring, trim work, painting, cabinet installs etc. myself. Still got more to do but at least the space is now usable. I still need to do the counter tops and bar top.

http://gallery.avsforum.com/uploads/69597/after21.jpg

I'm planning on building the equipment console in the next few weeks that will sit under the plasma. The plans call for something similar to a BDI but sized to provide the necessary airflow and space for my receiver and other components as well as provide media storage. One thing that did get overlooked was no outlet in the floor as at the time I hadn't considered powered recliners :(. We'll probably just put an area rug in front of the chairs and run the cord up front under the yet to be built media stand.

I finished up the acoustic panels a couple of weeks ago and they made a HUGE difference in the room. The panel frames are made from 3/4" ply and are 2.5" thick with 2" OC703 and I've got 4.5" frames with 4" of OC703 covering the corners. The extra 1/2" provides the stapling ledge and make it easy to hang the panels. The fabric is a polyester from JoAnn's the was $6.99/yd. and I had a 40% off coupon! Also got a nice pneumatic stapler from Menards for only $29.99. Saved about $300 by building my own panels which, when combined with the savings from building my own console, will more than cover the cost of the new table saw ;)

The pictures don't really show the true colors as the walls are a fairly dark gray green with a slightly lighter ceiling. The image has had the colors adjusted to better reflect what they look like. Hopefully the ceiling won't be too much of an issue down the road when I go to a projector as I pre-wired for that as well.

http://gallery.avsforum.com/uploads/69597/after11.jpg

I'm still looking at preferred light control solutions for daytime use but think I've settled on light blocking pleated blinds. I've thought about building a panel for the windows but I still have more corner panels to construct first.

Man...looks great. Nice job on the panels!

Frank

Before (Technically a few days into construction):
http://adam-snow.com/house/basement/framing/DSCN0324.jpg

Stage 1:
http://adam-snow.com/house/basement/finished/HT/DSCN0444.jpg

Stage 2 (Just completed yesterday):
http://adam-snow.com/house/basement/ht2/DSCN0637.jpg
http://adam-snow.com/house/basement/ht2/DSCN0636.jpg

Pics got lost and I rebuilt my HT again, so here is an updated set of pics.

1 day into framing:
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq308/koach0425/DSCN0324.jpg

HT 1.0:
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq308/koach0425/ht1/DSCN0445.jpg

HT 2.0:
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq308/koach0425/ht3/DSCN0654.jpg

HT 3.0:
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq308/koach0425/completed/_MG_8326.jpg
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq308/koach0425/completed/_MG_8325.jpg
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq308/koach0425/completed/_MG_8321.jpg

crazy thread with awesome builds! All of you pro's should click my sig and help me with my basement setup :) I have the small space issue

Wow!! Nice to know so many of you guys are in North Georgia. Some of the most amazing work I've seen. I can only hope my "Theater" comes out 1/2 as nice.


Mike

I just discovered this thread, so I thought I'd post a few before/after pics of my theater.
The room began life as a loft area above the living room, with just a railing across the front of the room and windows at the back:

http://www.samos.org/NewHouse/IntStairs2.jpg

http://www.samos.org/Theater/TheaterBefore.jpg

http://www.samos.org/NewHouse/IntGameRoom1.jpg


A friend of mine who is a master carpenter and I did all of the work ourselves, over the course of about 10 months in our spare time.
The screen sits on a new wall we built where the railing used to be.
Version 1 was finished in January of 2004 and ended up looking like this
(large panoramic image that you'll probably need to scroll right to see):

http://www.samos.org/Theater/Theater6.jpg

The amber faux finish looked really nice with the lights on for when we play pinball or the arcade machine.
But I realize that it's not the best color scheme for movies.
Ultimately we end up using the room for movies 99% of the time.


Version 2 (completed November 2008) consisted of a complete color scheme change (except the carpet),
as well as moving from a 6.1 to a 7.1 audio setup with several bass traps.
These changes made a huge difference.

http://www.samos.org/Theater/TheaterPanoramicBlue8-500.jpg


Version 2.1 (completed last night!) adds acoustic panels on the walls and ceiling to reduce first reflections.
I've only sampled a few scenes so far, but the audio improvement is incredible.
We watched the asteroid chase scene from Star Wars Episode II, and even my girlfriend was amazed at the difference in the sound.

Here are some of the panels, all 2" thick with 2" air gaps:

http://www.samos.org/Theater/DSC02880-.jpg

http://www.samos.org/Theater/DSC02885-.jpg

There are a lot more pictures on my theater page in my signature.

Fun stuff!

Nice job! I really like your in-wall rack. Question about the carpet: do you find the light color distracting during the movie at all? My existing room has an off-white carpet, and I'm wondering if that really needs to go or not.

Here is the thread for mine.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1061375

Before, while framing. (I did it all myself, cept the drywall, and carpet)

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j29/GlennMehltretter/basement027.jpg

after lighting and wiring

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j29/GlennMehltretter/P1010002-2.jpg

Theater installed.

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j29/GlennMehltretter/P1010083.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j29/GlennMehltretter/P1010093.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j29/GlennMehltretter/theater5.jpg

Now its party time!

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j29/GlennMehltretter/IMG_0044.jpg





Living room before
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j29/GlennMehltretter/P1010018.jpg

Living room after, with all the windows, I went with a LCD projection as they handle bright ambient light better than plasma.

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j29/GlennMehltretter/IMG_0243.jpg

Thanks! I love watching movies at home. We never go to mainstream theaters, only the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, which has full wait service, great beer and food and fun movies. We have movie nights at the house almost weekly. The next is Saturday in fact. We're starting to show the Lord of the Rings trilogy over the course of three Saturday afternoons.

Unfortunately I didn't replace the original carpet when we built the theater. The color doesn't seem to affect the movie viewing much though as I never really notice it while watching a movie, but when I have the chance I'll put in a different color for at least aesthetic reasons.

The built-in component cabinet is awesome. There's just attic space behind there, so access to the rear of the components is through one large door that covers the entire back of the cabinet that swings open. It's so easy to make changes, add/replace components, etc.

Next I'm thinking of flush-mounting a black mini-fridge on that same wall in the aisle of the back row. That way people can bring up extra drinks and store them there instead of having to go down to the kitchen or beer fridge for more. :)

Nice job! I really like your in-wall rack. Question about the carpet: do you find the light color distracting during the movie at all? My existing room has an off-white carpet, and I'm wondering if that really needs to go or not.

bumped for updates. Don't let this thread die, way to much cool stuff in here.

damn, I'm kinda upset I don't have any real before pics, but here it is before and after it's latest transformation...

Before
http://i43.tinypic.com/6q9oir.jpg

After
http://i43.tinypic.com/9ub68o.jpg

I really like the bold blue!

Before:
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb269/nathan_h_photos/3.jpg

After:

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb269/nathan_h_photos/IMG_8885.jpg


http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb269/nathan_h_photos/IMG_8886.jpg

And the full story, so far: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=11293005#post11293005

(I should probably tidy up a bit before taking the after photos, but you get the idea.)

This was done as part of a great room make-over. We now have a separate theater room in the basement, but this setup is great for watching from the kitchen, etc...

This was done as part of a great room make-over. We now have a separate theater room in the basement, but this setup is great for watching from the kitchen, etc...

It looks like it's also a nice little secondary setup for the cat. :)

Here is the thread for mine.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1061375

Now its party time!

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j29/GlennMehltretter/IMG_0044.jpg

That's a lively bunch of people you got there.

Before the renovation

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w248/Hydrology/AV%20photos/IMG_01841.jpg

After

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w248/Hydrology/img_1651.jpg

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w248/Hydrology/img_1641.jpg

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w248/Hydrology/img_1640.jpg

I don’t know if this has happened to anyone else but sure feel stupid! I had all of the before and construction photos on the camera and my wife thought I had downloaded them to the computer and I had not! I now only have like 8 construction photos left out of nearly 200!

Oh well.

This is the screen wall with the sump pump and the electrical panel I had to work around.
Before:
http://i637.photobucket.com/albums/uu95/CTsan1/BsmtwallIMG_0771.jpg
After:
http://i637.photobucket.com/albums/uu95/CTsan1/IMG_1534.jpg

Looking back from the screen wall to the bar area.
Before:
http://i637.photobucket.com/albums/uu95/CTsan1/IMG_0774.jpg
After:
http://i637.photobucket.com/albums/uu95/CTsan1/IMG_1571.jpg

I don’t know if this has happened to anyone else but sure feel stupid! I had all of the before and construction photos on the camera and my wife thought I had downloaded them to the computer and I had not! I now only have like 8 construction photos left out of nearly 200!

Did you already start writing to that disk? If you recently deleted them (or even if you haven't captured many new photos yet), there is some free restoration software out there that *may* be able to get it back easily (certainly worth a try).

This is what I've used in the past:
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/restoration.html

By the way.. I love your theater and decor! Definitely some ideas I may need to copy. :) Phenomenal job!

[QUOTE=miltimj;16020534]Did you already start writing to that disk? If you recently deleted them (or even if you haven't captured many new photos yet), there is some free restoration software out there that *may* be able to get it back easily (certainly worth a try).

This is what I've used in the past:
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/restoration.html


Hey Tim, thanks for the point at the restoration software I’m going to give it a shot thank you!!

Before (facing front of room):
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2316/2410863803_895d4fabec_o.jpg

After:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3350/3432935131_8b88090b24_b.jpg

Before (facing rear):
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3087/2411690110_acaea0eb8b_o.jpg

After:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3575/3432934671_9d0c18f994_b.jpg

Before:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3161/3106906276_f75ea6585d_o.jpg

After (not totally complete in this photo):
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3641/3399552508_ea0930ed6e_b.jpg

Unfinished-Looking Toward the Screen Wall

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk177/queendvd/DSC_0133.jpg

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk177/queendvd/DSC_0200-1.jpg

Finished

http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/ww55/queendvd2/DSC_0334.jpg

http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/ww55/queendvd2/DSC_0121.jpg

http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/ww55/queendvd2/DSC_0337.jpg

"BEFORE" - This was a garage, that was being used as a place for junk. Took us forever just to organize and get rid of stuff.
http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk68/pjobee/Theater%20Room%20Construction/IMG_0653.jpg

Where the insulation is, is where the garage door used to be.
http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk68/pjobee/Theater%20Room%20Construction/DSCN1895.jpg

And the "AFTER":

http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk68/pjobee/Theater%20Room%20Construction/IMG_1264.jpg

http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk68/pjobee/Theater%20Room%20Construction/IMG_1272.jpg

http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk68/pjobee/Theater%20Room%20Construction/IMG_1317.jpg

http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk68/pjobee/Theater%20Room%20Construction/IMG_1315.jpg

http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk68/pjobee/Theater%20Room%20Construction/IMG_1311.jpg

http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk68/pjobee/Theater%20Room%20Construction/IMG_1310.jpg

http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk68/pjobee/Theater%20Room%20Construction/IMG_1319.jpg

http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk68/pjobee/Theater%20Room%20Construction/DSCN2736.jpg

Thanks to everyone on AVS for their great help!!!

Wow...I'm so impressed by these build outs. The level of attention to detail is astonishing. Love it. It's makes my anal little designer's brain go into convulsions of joy.

Frank

Well, I unfortunately do not own this theater anymore... had to move this past summer. But someone might enjoy the before and after pics anyway:

BEFORE:
http://reaper.us/assets/images/db_images/db_040506-00042.jpg
http://reaper.us/assets/images/db_images/db_040506-00053.jpg
http://reaper.us/assets/images/db_images/db_040711-00011.jpg
AFTER"
http://reaper.us/assets/images/db_images/db_Theater_0081.jpg
http://reaper.us/assets/images/db_images/db_Theater_0121.jpg
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/884/img0515ve3.th.jpg (http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/884/img0515ve3.jpg)http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/7282/img0519mn9.th.jpg (http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/7282/img0519mn9.jpg)

I'm curious to know: when you sold the house, were the buyers excited about the theater, or was it a hindrance?

What kind of speaker wires are those reaper, they look enormous

I'm curious to know: when you sold the house, were the buyers excited about the theater, or was it a hindrance?

There were a couple of parties that looked at the house and commented positively about the theater but I was actually surprised and disappointed about the fact that the majority did not. Most comments I heard about the basement were related to the size of the basement... clearly they hoped to do something else with the space.

What kind of speaker wires are those reaper, they look enormous

Are you referring to the black lines coming out of the walls? If so, the image is deceiving. Those lines are not wires precisely. They are wires surrounded with wire wrap to make it look nicer. So, while the speaker wire inside is 12 and 14 guage (speakers were bi-wired), they are surrounded with wire wrap and it ends up looking like a garden hose coming out of the wall. It 's pretty sweet looking isn't it? :)

Well, I unfortunately do not own this theater anymore... had to move this past summer. But someone might enjoy the before and after pics anyway...

Wow. That's got to be one of the most dramatic make overs I've ever seen. Well done.

Frank

Here is my before and after photos.

Front of room

http://soleproductions.com/family/home/sept-13-2008/slides/Stevens%20Home%20018.jpg

Back of room

http://soleproductions.com/family/home/sept-13-2008/slides/Stevens%20Home%20019.jpg

Walls and ceiling were painted. You gotta love the 19" LCD Display with the "custom" entertainment center. LOL

http://www.soleproductions.com/forumfiles/klipsch.jpg

DIY Riser

http://www.soleproductions.com/forumfiles/riser2.jpg

Rear Seats installed

http://www.soleproductions.com/forumfiles/seating4.jpg

Front Seats installed, wiring ran.

http://www.soleproductions.com/forumfiles/seating2.jpg

Upgraded to a better entertainment center. It was a little more personable.

http://www.soleproductions.com/forumfiles/elitescreen3.jpg

Began construction on the real Entertainment Center/False Wall

http://www.soleproductions.com/forumfiles/cabinets.jpg

Screen installed

http://www.soleproductions.com/forumfiles/cabinets10.jpg

Speakers in place

http://www.soleproductions.com/forumfiles/Room07.jpg

False wall completed and final pics of room

http://www.soleproductions.com/forumfiles/theater/1.jpg

http://www.soleproductions.com/forumfiles/theater/2.jpg

http://www.soleproductions.com/forumfiles/theater/3.jpg

http://www.soleproductions.com/forumfiles/theater/4.jpg

http://www.soleproductions.com/forumfiles/theater/5.jpg

http://www.soleproductions.com/forumfiles/theater/6.jpg

http://www.soleproductions.com/forumfiles/theater/7.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f257/xavieryz/before.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f257/xavieryz/P1012868.jpg
HT 1.0

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f257/xavieryz/P6023143.jpg
HT 1.5

Screen Wall Before:
http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l138/crossroads_04/1fireplacescreenwall1.jpg

Screen Wall After:
http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l138/crossroads_04/2-25-09012.jpg

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l138/crossroads_04/2-25-09013.jpg

Bar Area Before:
http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l138/crossroads_04/1cornershelf1.jpg

Bar Area After:
http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l138/crossroads_04/3-09013.jpg

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l138/crossroads_04/3-09012.jpg

Equipment Closet Before:
http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l138/crossroads_04/1-10-08023.jpg

Equipment Closet After:
http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l138/crossroads_04/2-25-09014.jpg

Here are my before and after shots. I should have taken the truly "before" shots as these are after about two months of work cleaning up the room.

http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq98/GoCaboNow/IMG_0143.jpg

http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq98/GoCaboNow/IMG_0144.jpg

http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq98/GoCaboNow/IMG_0304.jpg

http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq98/GoCaboNow/IMG_0302.jpg

http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq98/GoCaboNow/IMG_0306.jpg

http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq98/GoCaboNow/IMG_0308.jpg

http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq98/GoCaboNow/IMG_0221-3.jpg

http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq98/GoCaboNow/IMG_0305.jpg

http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq98/GoCaboNow/IMG_0314.jpg

Do you use the room for anything else other than HT and exercising? (like kids putting on shows, etc) I'm surprised you made the tradeoff of a pulldown screen with waves in order to have a few posters behind it. Looks good all around, though.

Do you use the room for anything else other than HT and exercising? (like kids putting on shows, etc) I'm surprised you made the tradeoff of a pulldown screen with waves in order to have a few posters behind it. Looks good all around, though.

Funny you ask, my daughters have friends over and practice home made plays on the stage and then perform on movie nights. The waves are weird. Not as noticable in person as in the pics. Not sure if this is normal for the high power but it really is not an issue compared to the way it must look. The high power fabric handles what waves there are without affecting the image at all.

http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq98/GoCaboNow/IMG_0221.jpg[/IMG]

Awesome transfomration!

Is it just me (again! :o ), though, or does that curtained-off room remind anyone else of something else? ;)

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/hanesian/AVS/v2008-09.gif

http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss112/tbot155/IMG_7338.jpg

http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss112/tbot155/IMG_7339.jpg

http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss112/tbot155/IMG_7975.jpg

http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss112/tbot155/IMG_7984.jpg

http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss112/tbot155/IMG_7981.jpg

Funny you ask, my daughters have friends over and practice home made plays on the stage and then perform on movie nights. The waves are weird. Not as noticable in person as in the pics. Not sure if this is normal for the high power but it really is not an issue compared to the way it must look. The high power fabric handles what waves there are without affecting the image at all.
Cool - I'm definitely considering something similar (capability for kids to do that).. any ideas for incorporating that into the design? Especially things that you ran into that you didn't expect or things you'd do differently?

Here are my before and after shots. I should have taken the truly "before" shots as these are after about two months of work cleaning up the room.

Wow...what a dramatic change. Really, really nice job!

Frank

Awesome transfomration!

Is it just me (again! :o ), though, or does that curtained-off room remind anyone else of something else? ;)

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/hanesian/AVS/v2008-09.gif

That's funny! I have to get behind the rack periodically to play with the cables as the FFFing Denon gets HDMI dropouts between it and the PS3 so I need to get back there and disconnect and connect the hdmi cable when it does it. Kind of feels like the wizard...

Cool - I'm definitely considering something similar (capability for kids to do that).. any ideas for incorporating that into the design? Especially things that you ran into that you didn't expect or things you'd do differently?

I had planned a curved stage but my oldest daughter wanted the stage as big as possible so she could perform and do cart wheels. So I did the basic straight rectangle that is 4' deep. Any bigger and it really cuts in to the room and any smaller and I am in trouble. :) The kids love running around the room. Jumping on to the riser, around the front row, on to the stage and back again. I have been up and running for almost 4 months now and as far as the stage is concerned it worked I would not change a thing. It was really pretty cut and dried. My biggest concern was it would be too big and look odd but the scale looks fine. 4 foot stage in a 23 foot deep room.

http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss112/tbot155/IMG_7338.jpg

http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss112/tbot155/IMG_7339.jpg

http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss112/tbot155/IMG_7975.jpg

http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss112/tbot155/IMG_7984.jpg

http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss112/tbot155/IMG_7981.jpg

Great room! Really like your candy counter!

Wow...what a dramatic change. Really, really nice job!

Frank

Thanks! It was a joy to do. Well, except for the drywall...

Not a complete remodel like most of the guys on here but here's my little home theater room. 10' * 18'. A little jam packed but it's my slice of heaven

http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2176614790061653538giDjVy

http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2176614790061653538giDjVy

http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2897591020061653538SsWJrv

http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2713276080061653538hxhcmZ

http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2735000630061653538ujPTaO

http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2631135470061653538DaZlTx

Vespagauy:

Classy room, well done!

Can you post some more pics of the counter? I see some interesting stuff there :)

Pics got lost and I rebuilt my HT again, so here is an updated set of pics.

1 day into framing:
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq308/koach0425/DSCN0324.jpg

HT 1.0:
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq308/koach0425/ht1/DSCN0445.jpg

HT 2.0:
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq308/koach0425/ht3/DSCN0654.jpg

HT 3.0:
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq308/koach0425/completed/_MG_8326.jpg
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq308/koach0425/completed/_MG_8325.jpg
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq308/koach0425/completed/_MG_8321.jpg

Wow, that black wainscoting adds a ton of finishing detail without being flashy. This is definitely making it into my HT room... Nice job.

Sorry - I know I'm late to the party with this comment. Just browsing through here for inspiration.

-Corey

I put a 5 minutes video link in my signature to my theater which as of a few weeks back (well, I need 4 more bass traps) I consider finally done! before pics of mine are probably back 25 pages.

Bump to avoid archiving this thread.

We moved about a year ago and had to say goodbye to our home theater and wet bar. An update for our latest Theater....

Before:

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x130/Nevnor/Basement%20Renovation/18BasementTheater-towardsscreen.jpg

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x130/Nevnor/Basement%20Renovation/20BasementBar.jpg


After:

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x130/Nevnor/Outdoor%20Theater/DSC_9929_968.jpg

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x130/Nevnor/Outdoor%20Theater/DSC_9932m1024.jpg

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x130/Nevnor/Outdoor%20Theater/DSC_9933_968.jpg




Major upgrades include a pool, infinite space to replace sound absorbing panels, seating for about 60, fire pit, 220" screen.

As usual, upgrades never stop. The next projects include eliminating the world of mosquitos, ten 50,000BTU heaters for winter viewing, a receding dome for inclement weather and sloping our driveway 5:1 for auditorium like seating.

That is brilliant.

Frank

We moved about a year ago and had to say goodbye to our home theater and wet bar. An update for our latest Theater....

Before:

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x130/Nevnor/Basement%20Renovation/18BasementTheater-towardsscreen.jpg

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x130/Nevnor/Basement%20Renovation/20BasementBar.jpg


After:

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x130/Nevnor/Outdoor%20Theater/DSC_9929_968.jpg

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x130/Nevnor/Outdoor%20Theater/DSC_9932m1024.jpg

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x130/Nevnor/Outdoor%20Theater/DSC_9933_968.jpg




Major upgrades include a pool, infinite space to replace sound absorbing panels, seating for about 60, fire pit, 220" screen.

As usual, upgrades never stop. The next projects include eliminating the world of mosquitos, ten 50,000BTU heaters for winter viewing, a receding dome for inclement weather and sloping our driveway 5:1 for auditorium like seating.

awesome!! your neighbor must love you!!! neigborhood movie night, anyone? ;)

We moved about a year ago and had to say goodbye to our home theater and wet bar. An update for our latest Theater....

Before:

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x130/Nevnor/Basement%20Renovation/18BasementTheater-towardsscreen.jpg

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x130/Nevnor/Basement%20Renovation/20BasementBar.jpg


After:

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x130/Nevnor/Outdoor%20Theater/DSC_9929_968.jpg

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x130/Nevnor/Outdoor%20Theater/DSC_9932m1024.jpg

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x130/Nevnor/Outdoor%20Theater/DSC_9933_968.jpg




Major upgrades include a pool, infinite space to replace sound absorbing panels, seating for about 60, fire pit, 220" screen.

As usual, upgrades never stop. The next projects include eliminating the world of mosquitos, ten 50,000BTU heaters for winter viewing, a receding dome for inclement weather and sloping our driveway 5:1 for auditorium like seating.

Yeah, and you never have to worry about missing a minute of the movie if you have to go to the bathroom. :p

Neuner, what PJ is throwing that image and do you have to wait until it's basically dark outside? Awesome, by the way! Probably took much less time to build than your previous one as well..

there are some truely awe inspiring set ups in this thread

Neuner, what PJ is throwing that image and do you have to wait until it's basically dark outside? Awesome, by the way! Probably took much less time to build than your previous one as well..

Sorry, didn't see the post earlier. I'm using the Sharp DT-500 on high-brightness mode rated 1200 lumens and 73% on the bulb.

On first showings I was afraid it wouldn't be bright enough but that was quickly put to rest. It is plenty bright! Sitting back about 30-35 feet it lights up the 220" BOC screen enough to see where you are walking. The image is bright enough that I can start the movie a little after the sun has disappeared off of the horizon but there is still a little bit of glow in the sky. You can see how much light is out in the screen shot with the Walt Disney logo on the screen and the audience. It helps that the screen backs to the sun setting.

Just like any theater, the upgrades and changes never stop. Since the picture posts on this thread I've added speaker perches on the screen frame to get them up higher. Next season I'm going to build a semi-permanent screen that I will paint with a DIY mix of Silver-Fire that can be dropped and stored in the garage.

The comments are awesome the first time a guest sees the image. Their jaw drops and I hear, 'Holy $h!t'. They then give a weird glance as they realize children are standing around them.

Here are my before and afters. Of course my theater is still a work in progress, got most of it painted in the last couple of weeks. We moved in our current house last December and it already had a fully finished basement, which was nice but limits my HT conversion. Since the house is only 2 years old, I didn't want to rip out drywall and stuff just to redo it for the HT plus that would add expense and my budget is really, really small so I worked around it.

This is the room in the basement I thought was best suited for the HT, even though it has that nasty support beam going down the ceiling and the poe right in the middle of the room.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t268/30thz286speed/100_1622.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t268/30thz286speed/100_1623.jpg

Looking back into the rest of the basement, I like the room divider but I wished it was about 2 feet further back.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t268/30thz286speed/100_1624.jpg

The open area and under stairs closet, maybe future bar and pool table area.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t268/30thz286speed/100_1625.jpg

Star Wars Tilogy meets you as you reach the bottom of the stairs
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t268/30thz286speed/100_2095.jpg

More movie posters
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t268/30thz286speed/100_2096.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t268/30thz286speed/100_2097.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t268/30thz286speed/100_2099.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t268/30thz286speed/100_2102.jpg

And the After pics.

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t268/30thz286speed/100_2148.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t268/30thz286speed/100_2157.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t268/30thz286speed/100_2150.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t268/30thz286speed/100_2155.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t268/30thz286speed/100_2244.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t268/30thz286speed/100_2245.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t268/30thz286speed/100_2243.jpg
Colors: Wall: Valspar Royal Garnet, Accent and Ceiling: Oylimpic Black Magic, Trim: Oylimpic Victorian Pewter

I haven't posted back in this thread in a while. I now have a 5 minute walk through of my HT in my signature. I need do this again since I have now built a platform with bass shakers from my rear seats. But this is how my unfinished basement looked when I started:

http://www.silverti.com/PW/Pics/Front%206-07.JPG

http://www.silverti.com/PW/Pics/Back%206-07.JPG

And the After pics.

Love it, love it, love it.

Frank

And the After pics.

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t268/30thz286speed/100_2148.jpg
Fabulous.

Although such a great room is just screaming for a big screen ... ;)

Fabulous.

Although such a great room is just screaming for a big screen ... ;)


Thank you....and I agree. I plan on going front projector with around 120" or so CIH screen around Jan.-Feb. First I need to finish some touch up painting and build a riser for the rear seats.

I've had so much fun with this room, I can't wait to go big screen.

Thank you....and I agree. I plan on going front projector with around 120" or so CIH screen around Jan.-Feb. First I need to finish some touch up painting and build a riser for the rear seats.

I've had so much fun with this room, I can't wait to go big screen.

Great minds think alike. And sometimes so does mine.

So where is your build thread? You with the CIA or something?? :p

Great minds think alike. And sometimes so does mine.

So where is your build thread? You with the CIA or something?? :p

I didn't do a build thread, I thought about it but I decided since my room was more of a conversion than a build and my really small budget nobody would be interested in it.

I didn't realize how bad some of those pics were when I posted them, I took some new ones last night that are more clear and brighter. I'll post them later this evening when I get home.

I didn't do a build thread, I thought about it but I decided since my room was more of a conversion than a build and my really small budget nobody would be interested in it.

Empowered as I am to speak on behalf of everyone here at AVS forum ... you thought wrong!

If I can throw up a build thread, anyone can. Trust me.

Never too late, if you've got some photos of the process - lots of folks do their thread after they've finished. A room like that, you're being selfish not sharing with us rabble!

Wow... this thread is still going on. There's some nice home theaters in this thread.

Wow... this thread is still going on. There's some nice home theaters in this thread.

Hey Buff...Actually I think your theatre is still one of the best in this thread. I think I read that you don't have that home anymore. Do you have another that your working on?

Here are some brighter, non blurry pics.

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t268/30thz286speed/100_2250.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t268/30thz286speed/100_2251.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t268/30thz286speed/100_2252.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t268/30thz286speed/100_2253.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t268/30thz286speed/100_2255.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t268/30thz286speed/100_2257.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t268/30thz286speed/100_2258.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t268/30thz286speed/100_2256.jpg

Theater build wrapped up about 2 months ago, but we finally got our seats in which added that much needed final touch. Could not be more thrilled with the theater and I appreciate all the help and recommendations that this site provided.

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Looks great! May I ask: who makes your cool down-front (beanbag?) seats?

Thanks, my wife picked those out. She ordered them from Amazon, they currently are $39 per seat, but we got them for $20 a piece back during the summer . They are called Ace Bayou Video Bag 6Cu L Shaped Bean Bag and come in a wide variety of colors. The black matches the Berkline black pretty well. Great for the kids and really expand the seating in the theater.

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Are they comfortable for the kids? Or do they look better than the feel?

Hey Buff...Actually I think your theatre is still one of the best in this thread. I think I read that you don't have that home anymore. Do you have another that your working on?

I took many of my ideas from Buff's room. Shame he lost it

Those bean bags seem to be fine for the little kids, under 10. I got in one and didn't find it very comfortable, but the kids love them.

Before and after pub pics...
http://i671.photobucket.com/albums/vv79/dennisb643/before1.jpg
http://i671.photobucket.com/albums/vv79/dennisb643/1.jpg

Oh man...that is *so* cool.

Frank

I took many of my ideas from Buff's room. Shame he lost it

Hey Buff...Actually I think your theatre is still one of the best in this thread. I think I read that you don't have that home anymore. Do you have another that your working on?

Thanks guys... Yeah, had to sell the house in the divorce and I currently live in a house on a slab :-(. But I got everything that was in the basement except the theater chairs and the projector. I'm still using the Paradigms/Yamaha/Panasonic/Black leather couch/recliner but no 110" screen... Just a 65". I already know what I would do differently so within time, like a phoenix, I will rise from the ashes. The girlfriend and I are talking marriage/moving/blending families and she wants a basement with a home theater... Soooooooo, stay tuned.

Theater before:

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff256/coneilliv/Theater6-28-08.jpg


Theater after:

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff256/coneilliv/Theater/TheaterFinished39.jpg


Don't have any pictures of the bar area from before, but I'm sure you can imagine some wood stud walls.

Bar after:

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff256/coneilliv/Basement/BarTV2.jpg

CJ

Man...love that stone work.

I have to admit, I am struck by how many of these builds don't seem to have any Acoustical Treaments. Many do, I know, and can see, but so many don't. I thought this would be a great place for some data on how others are placing their treaments.

Thanks, Frank!

hifibitn- I know that it doesn't show in the picture, but I have bass trapping behind the screen wall, the soffits are stuffed with insulation and covered with acoustically transparent fabric so that they act like bass traps, and the columns are filled with a combination of hard and soft insulation. If needed, I plan on adding more acoustic treatments, but I need some time to do some frequency measurements first.

CJ

I know that it doesn't show in the picture, but I have bass trapping behind the screen wall, the soffits are stuffed with insulation and covered with acoustically transparent fabric so that they act like bass traps, and the columns are filled with a combination of hard and soft insulation. If needed, I plan on adding more acoustic treatments, but I need some time to do some frequency measurements first.

...and that's the way it is with many (if not most) of the HT's that are done that well. Typically a lot of thought goes into the acoustics because the owner has to marry form and function pretty seamlessly. Most of the time in my experience it's just like CJ said...you may have to add a bass trap or two here and there to smooth things out.

Frank

I promise not to go on too long and risk thread hijack, but, I am struggling a bit to understand the difference between Sound Isolation (which I think of as keeping sound in) and Sound Management (which I think of as taming undesireable acoustic conditions within the room). Sound Isolation is not an issue for me. I am more concerned with taming undesireable issues (ringing, vocal clarity, etc.) I would assume this is the goal of many other folks here who are essentially building custom HT/Game rooms so it was just striking to see so many HT with little or no acoustic paneling. Bass trapping I agree is harder to see (or easier to hide, usually stuffed into a corner or soffit) but Mid and High range acoustical management is (normally?) much more apparent.

BTW: Reviewing the various panel makers/installers offers little information as well, either specifically or anecdotally (e.g., pictures of installs) as most of the time the panels are on the wall in a standard grid or in a way that seems to offer little more than making acoustical treaments look more like wall art. So, I am left with plowing through the 180+ pages of the Acoustical Treatments thread or using the simple basics of Mirror on wall +1-2' L/R/U/D and a few other panels smattered in other possible positions (e.g., behind LRC as well as seating postion to address echo/rining). Of course I could just spend 2x the money and hire someone who will spend 2x more than I would have... the question is: is 4x the money going to get me that much more than what I would have spent using my much less scientific methods...? I fear I am becoming another case study for the "what I should have done" thread.

@CJO - BTW your build thread is very good at trying to pull info together for other folks to use as some sort of a reference. Thank you for taking the time to maintain/compile the summary in your OP vs. forcing the reader to scan dozens and sometimes hundreds of pages.