So as opposed to beating up the local KC thread, and numerous others, I'm opening a dedicated thread for my HT.
Summary, 2 years ago we bought a 10 year old house in Lenexa, KS. Basement length is about 40' and L shaped. It's about 17' wide in the theater area and had an unfinished bar area that adds another 15x15 or so as the end of the L. Previous homeowner had a massive 65" rear projection TV built into the carpentry and an RBH 5.1 system. The two rear surrounds were in-walls speakers mounted in the ceiling. The sub was a 10" RBH that is cut into the wall of a closet that is under the stairs. Rack for all of the electronics which included everything from CD changer to VHS and 3 HK AVRs. One AVR was for upstairs TV, one for downstairs TV and one was for the whole house audio system (Russound Airbus). Obviously all non-HDMI and the wiring from the contractor was a NIGHTMARE. More coax than I've ever seen in any one room. Unfortunately, I did not save pictures of any of the old equipment rack. We only used the room for storage for the first 2 years until I took it over and started my 7 month journey to bring me to where I am now. Operating the old system would have been a nightmare with literally 20 remotes and IR transceivers everywhere.
Pics show latest rack rework in progress but with the old wiring cleaned up to the best as possible without cutting them! It was 100 times worse than this when I started half a year ago. I also have some of the new speakers installed in this room pic as I had already started fishing over 1000' of cable. But it gives a little bit of a baseline as to what I started with in March/April 2015. The fun part was I started it all the day after having foot surgery. High on pain killers with a surgical boot on. Climbing ladders and fishing cables through areas with lots of electrical wiring.....
Summary, 2 years ago we bought a 10 year old house in Lenexa, KS. Basement length is about 40' and L shaped. It's about 17' wide in the theater area and had an unfinished bar area that adds another 15x15 or so as the end of the L. Previous homeowner had a massive 65" rear projection TV built into the carpentry and an RBH 5.1 system. The two rear surrounds were in-walls speakers mounted in the ceiling. The sub was a 10" RBH that is cut into the wall of a closet that is under the stairs. Rack for all of the electronics which included everything from CD changer to VHS and 3 HK AVRs. One AVR was for upstairs TV, one for downstairs TV and one was for the whole house audio system (Russound Airbus). Obviously all non-HDMI and the wiring from the contractor was a NIGHTMARE. More coax than I've ever seen in any one room. Unfortunately, I did not save pictures of any of the old equipment rack. We only used the room for storage for the first 2 years until I took it over and started my 7 month journey to bring me to where I am now. Operating the old system would have been a nightmare with literally 20 remotes and IR transceivers everywhere.
Pics show latest rack rework in progress but with the old wiring cleaned up to the best as possible without cutting them! It was 100 times worse than this when I started half a year ago. I also have some of the new speakers installed in this room pic as I had already started fishing over 1000' of cable. But it gives a little bit of a baseline as to what I started with in March/April 2015. The fun part was I started it all the day after having foot surgery. High on pain killers with a surgical boot on. Climbing ladders and fishing cables through areas with lots of electrical wiring.....