Franin HT

[Franin]

Photo has to be updated as I moved right sub on right side wall












I finally got around purchasing the SVS AS-EQ1 and had to muck around a bit in getting my setup right. At the end I had to move my right sub on the side wall which did wonders to my result.


I will have to take new frontage photo soon.

My new purchase ( DVDO DUO) Im quite happy to say does a better job than what in my JVC HD 350


DVDO DUO
Denon AVP A1HD/POA A1HD
JVC DILA HD 350
SCHNEIDER LENS 1.33X CINE
KINO LINEAR SLED
STEWART G3 STUDIOTECH 1.3
FOCAL ELECTRA 1027BE Fronts
FOCAL ELECTRA 1000BE Centre
JL AUDIO FATHOMS 112 x 2 Subs
Sonance V834DR Surrounds
Focal profile IW 908 Surrond Back
Denon 2500 BTCI Region A
Denon 2500 BTC Region B
Panasonic DMP BD30 Region A
Sony BDP-550 Region B
Toshiba XE-1 HD DVD
Furman SPR 16ei power stabiliser
MGE Online UPS
Belkin 60 Power stabilizer
Fonics Room treatment installed by HAA. The Room also has Carpet up on the sidewall which also has underlay which connects to the Skirting.
Antec Veris Coolers x 2
Philips Pronto 9600 with 2 RF Extender 9600
Black Leather 4 seater chairs with automatic recline.

This room is designed for one purpose only, for my family of 4.

These are the Sonance Virtuoso 834DR speakers. There used as surround speakers. Why I chose them because of the Berylluim speakers which match my Focals and also because the Pivot.



I use Focal IW profile 908 speakers for surround back which do a sensational job.



All my components are connected using Kordz Master series. The Hdmi to my Projector is an Audioquest Cinema Quest HDMI X



Awhile back I ended up installing a dedicated 32AMP switch in my HT room which is soley for the Furman. The Furman powers both Fathoms 112 and the Denon POA A1HD.




Ive been asked a few times(Via PM) on how the carpet on the wall went on. I dug up some Photos to give members a bit of an idea on how it was applied. I did not install it as I got it professioanlly done. The carpet at the end were securely held in place with metal strips which screwed into the wall and covered by the skirting.

Here are some of the pics of when the carpet was being installed on the walls.

Carpet being removed


Adhesive on the wall


Installer applying Adhesive


Underlay Applied


Carpet Layed Backwall


Carpet layed Corner


Carpet on Side wall


Note * I had to wait a couple of weeks before the metal strips and skirting arrived to securely hold the carpet in place.

[superleo]

very cool .

[Homeless]

Beautiful theatre...nice work!

[Klipper]

Nice HT romm Frank.

Regards Lino.

[ldgibson76]

Hello Frank!

It's about time! The room and system looks outstanding!

The projector and anamorphic lens looks nice also!
Because of the screen height, do you ever worry about reflection off the ceiling, especially during bright scenes? I know the gray paint absorbs a lot of it. Normally, the conventional positioning calls for the screen to be at least 12 inches from the ceiling.

Regards.

[Franin]

Originally Posted by superleo

very cool .

Thanks superleo.

Originally Posted by Homeless

Beautiful theatre...nice work!

Thanks Homeless

Originally Posted by Klipper

Nice HT romm Frank.

Regards Lino.

Thanks Lino

Originally Posted by ldgibson76

Hello Frank!

It's about time! The room and system looks outstanding!

The projector and anamorphic lens looks nice also!
Because of the screen height, do you ever worry about reflection off the ceiling, especially during bright scenes? I know the gray paint absorbs a lot of it. Normally, the conventional positioning calls for the screen to be at least 12 inches from the ceiling.

Regards.

Thanks ldgibson76. There is very little reflection actually. I was worried at first but the grey paint did a great job absorbing it.

[ddgtr]

Frank, it's looking great, awesome gear and beautiful room!

[Franin]

Originally Posted by ddgtr

Frank, it's looking great, awesome gear and beautiful room!

Thank you ddgtr.

[Waboman]

Way cool, my friend. I bet you and your family have a ton o' fun in that room. Looks great!

[Franin]

Originally Posted by Waboman

Way cool, my friend. I bet you and your family have a ton o' fun in that room. Looks great!

Thanks Waboman

[ohyeah32]

Frank,

That is sweet! I hadn't seen your setup in a while. I love it! I see that you got that anamorphic lens you were wanting.

Thanks for sharing your way cool system.


Seth

[Franin]

Originally Posted by ohyeah32

Frank,

That is sweet! I hadn't seen your setup in a while. I love it! I see that you got that anamorphic lens you were wanting.

Thanks for sharing your way cool system.


Seth

Thankyou Seth. Its another one of those best investments that I have done for the room.

[THE_FORCE]

Frank's back with some more HT goodness I see ! The room looks better than ever mate, but would love to see some more pics chief ! *hint hint*

Maybe some screenshots too ?!

[Franin]

Originally Posted by THE_FORCE

Frank's back with some more HT goodness I see ! The room looks better than ever mate, but would love to see some more pics chief ! *hint hint*

Maybe some screenshots too ?!

Thanks mate. With the screenshots im going to wait and get a descent camera. My small canon won't do it any justice. Actually I will add a shot from the front of the room to the back tomorrow.

[Franin]

Just added 2 more pics

Back to the beginning

[Waboman]

Great work! With those two new pics, you really get a feel for the room. I love your acoustic panels. I bet your HT room really rocks! I keep checking my mailbox for an invite, but it's always empty...

[Franin]

Originally Posted by Waboman

Great work! With those two new pics, you really get a feel for the room. I love your acoustic panels. I bet your HT room really rocks! I keep checking my mailbox for an invite, but it's always empty...

If you ever came to Australia Perth you will certainly get an invitation

[ldgibson76]

Hello Frank.

The room is impressive. Since the modifications, which movie have you watched that really revealed the improvements? (had the most audio and visual impact).

I love how you've implemented the rear in-ceiling speakers.
If I recall correctly you told me previously that the rears are Focals and the sides/surrounds are of a different manufacturer but share similar driver and tweeter material (very unique) allowing them to be timbre-matched, right? What's the name of the other Manufacturer?

Regards.

[Franin]

Originally Posted by ldgibson76

Hello Frank.

The room is impressive. Since the modifications, which movie have you watched that really revealed the improvements? (had the most audio and visual impact).

I love how you've implemented the rear in-ceiling speakers.
If I recall correctly you told me previously that the rears are Focals and the sides/surrounds are of a different manufacturer but share similar driver and tweeter material (very unique) allowing them to be timbre-matched, right? What's the name of the other Manufacturer?

Regards.

Hi ldgibson76,

The speakers are Sonance and there Beryluim which are the same as my Focals. Audio wise is fantastic I love it and most movies sound great.Room treatment and having my room HAA calibrated and Subs Calibrated professionally has certainly made a difference. We can't forget Audyssey(The the cheery on top).
Going anamorphic had a big night and day difference for me and my first films I had to watch was the Star Wars Trilogy and seeing the Star Destroyers come across the screen in that size is mind blowing. Im looking forward to watch LOTR on BD, Just can't wait for its release.

[hdblu]

Very nice setup Awesome

[Franin]

Originally Posted by hdblu

Very nice setup Awesome

Thanks hdblu

[ldgibson76]

Originally Posted by hdblu

Very nice setup Awesome

Understatement of the year!

Frank, I do recall discussing the beryllium tweeters with you a while back. Thanks for refreshing the memory! The brain cells like to take a few hours off every now and then!

Regards!

[MIkeDuke]

Looks great Franin. After I get my TT, the cc1000be and surrounds will be next. So I guess that the all of the Focal speakers blend very nicely together. How big is you room?

[paranormalg35]

awesome room!

very well done

[Franin]

Originally Posted by ldgibson76

Understatement of the year!

Frank, I do recall discussing the beryllium tweeters with you a while back. Thanks for refreshing the memory! The brain cells like to take a few hours off every now and then!

Regards!

Dont worry my friend im exactly the same. With mine they take the whole day off.

[Franin]

Originally Posted by MIkeDuke

Looks great Franin. After I get my TT, the cc1000be and surrounds will be next. So I guess that the all of the Focal speakers blend very nicely together. How big is you room?

Hi MikeDuke,

How have you been? its been awhile since we spoken my friend. The room is 4mx5m.

[Franin]

Originally Posted by paranormalg35

awesome room!

very well done

thanks paranormalg35

[MIkeDuke]

Originally Posted by Franin

Hi MikeDuke,

How have you been? its been awhile since we spoken my friend. The room is 4mx5m.

I have been good. Just slowly saving up for my turn table.
Converted to feet(you know us U.S citizens ) That would be 13.12fx16.40f.
My room is smaller than that. I am at 9.5fx12.5f. How big is that screen? And how far back are you sitting from it?
I only have a little 34in TV. But the picture still looks great. I will get my TT in Oct. So sometime next year I will be able to get the new speakers. Again, great work on putting together an awesome system.

[Franin]

Originally Posted by MIkeDuke

I have been good. Just slowly saving up for my turn table.
Converted to feet(you know us U.S citizens ) That would be 13.12fx16.40f.
My room is smaller than that. I am at 9.5fx12.5f. How big is that screen? And how far back are you sitting from it?
I only have a little 34in TV. But the picture still looks great. I will get my TT in Oct. So sometime next year I will be able to get the new speakers. Again, great work on putting together an awesome system.

Thank you Mike.

The screen is 117: and its a 2:37:1 scope size which is nice. Im sitting 4m back which is 13.12 feet. Any larger in screen it becomes to big its just right at that size.

What type of TurnTable are you looking at Mike?

[MIkeDuke]

Wow. To me, 117in is pretty big. I guess I sit about 10-11 feet from my front wall. I don't know how big I could go to be honest. The screen looks high of the ground. Unless it is just the perspective. Do you know how high the bottom of the screen is from the floor? I don't think a projector will happen in this room. I am getting the Well Tempered Amadeus GTA. I heard it one time at a show and really liked it. My room is my biggest constraint but there is nothing I can do about at this time. But I am very happy with my setup.