The Maple Street Theater Build Thread - Page 19

Current To Do List (updated):

Buy and hang blinds in the bedroom.
Figure out, build, and install something above my screen. - Done
Buy, stain, poly, and install crown molding on soffits in theater room.
Install rope lighting in crown molding.
Touch up paint in theater room. - Done
Touch up paint in rest of basement. - Done
Program Harmony or buy different remote.
Buy and install subwoofer amp for bass shakers.
Pay off basement loan - Done

I've got to take some updated pictures and get them posted soon. I've finished up a lot of little things and have hung some artwork in the theater room. The big news is that Warren included my theater in his latest volume of his home theater disc through AVS. Please check it out if you get a chance.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/htrevealed.php

It is part of a quarterly subscription. My theater was featured in volume 6.

Thanks. We just had my wife's parents, aunt, uncle and grandfather over this weekend. We watched Iron Man and everyone loved the movie and the theater.

Hopefully this week, I'll get updated pictures of the room posted.

I finally got around to ordering a plate amp for my bass shakers. I just finished making a box to hold it. Here's what it looks like:

Front:


Back:

Now for the stupid question of the day. It came with some spade terminals to attach to the speaker wire. Do I need to solder these, or can I just twist the wire around the metal part of the terminal.

Thanks,

I crimped the wire onto the connector and then put the connectors onto the terminals. I think it should hold. The good news is, it will be easy to get at it if I have a problem.

Finally, some updated pictures:

Here's the current state of the equipment room:





And the subwoofer plate amp hooked up for the bass shakers

I did the half stage because I was doing the stage for looks only and couldn't see the point of extending it all the way to the back. If it went all the way to the back, I would have felt like I should have put sand in it so the speakers and sub would have a solid platform to sit on. It was also a cost savings for me: less lumber and less carpet to buy. In the end, I haven't had any problems with it, so I'm happy. My speakers are on cinder blocks to get them high enough. That only cost me about $5 to do.

The reason he's a Badger fan is that I was born and raised just outside of Madison and I'm a third generation UW grad.

The SW paints are great. I've used them in another room in my house now too and am really happy with how they apply and wear. I would definitely get the same paint again if I had to do it all over again.

A few months ago, I started a real poster collection for my theater and outside hallways. I've been meaning to get some photos up for a long time, so here they come. I got the frames from www.frameusa.com. I then got some non glare glass from a local glass shop. The posters all came from various dealers on ebay. My wife and I are very happy with how they turned out. We get lots of comments about how it doesn't even look like there's anything in front of the poster, the glass is really hard to see.

Back left of the theater:


Back right:


On the side I have 2 14x20 posters:

Outside the theater:




Stairs:


Landing: