Scopeguy's 'Scope Theater - Page 5

Dradius

I haven't had the chance to view anything on the SMX screen yet. I'm still waiting for the projector to come in. I have a Sanyo Z5 I may hook up over the weekend to 'test' while I wait for the RS-20. The weave of the material is very tight and if I'm 4-5 feet away I can't make it out. Certainly the speakers behind it sound great and I can't hear any issues with it.

As for the first movie, those others are all great choices too. In some ways it would probably be better to have a movie I'm familiar with, but then I might be too critical, and not get into the experience as well? Certainly as you say RTROSE, some food for thought.

Greg

CD

A double feature may make the choosing easier.


Some more progress on the shed



The siding is basically done (about 3 pieces to go on the back)
The roofing is in progress and should be done tomorrow.

Greg

RTROSE

The biggest issue with the neighbors shed is that it's not even level. Talking about the shed, it's now almost done! There are 3 pieces of siding to put up and I have to wire up the plugs and switches and that's it. I know I'm not providing proof, but it's too dark for pictures.

The installer is still working on the rack. I'm still waiting for the projector to come in (hopefully tomorrow!!!). There is still a surprising amount to do, but I hope it will be done for the weekend.

Greg

Yeah, there is a ton of those little things coming up now. The problem with them is that they all seem to take an hour or two to finish as well.

Picture time

Thanks, I'm really pleased with it. Now to move some stuff out of the garage.

Greg

I can't believe how much more organized the rats nest of wires under the stairs has become


The acoustic panels are also in!



The panels are pitch black without the flash.

The rear speakers also arrived

I only have four right now, hopefully they ordered the six I need.

A little something else arrived too


This thing is massive, at least compared to the sanyo projectors I've been running before!




I can't wait to have it mounted to the roof!

Greg

Thanks antwon

I really like how the colors look together too. I'm going to have the painters come back for touch-ups and will get the brown painted again, but in a satin, so there is less reflection.

I can't believe how much more work there is for the installer to do. There are 21 4x8 foot panels of OC703 to be cut and placed in the front of the room, the screen to be rehung, the rear speakers and projector to be installed, the lutron shade to go in, the computer,server and network gear to go in under the stairs, the lighting automation and remote to be programmed, and a bunch of other stuff I'm not even thinking of. I may take some more pictures for a detailed look at the rack soon.

Greg

Thanks Josh

I like the panels too. I'm very interested to see the front finished as well.

As Fall approaches, I'm happy to report that my outdoor projects have been completed!

The patio and shed are done.

The hometheater install continues...
I think the rack is essentially done
From top to bottom

Middle Atlantic Rack temperature controlled fan
Crown XLS-602 amp for the subwoofers
Crown XLS-402 amp x2 for the tactile transducers (8 transducers)


The second XLS-402
The Anthem AVM 50v
XBOX 360


Samsung BDP-1600 Blu-ray player
Panamax M5100-PM power management
Shaw PVR
second Panamax M5100-PM
utility shelf with network switch, squeezebox duet, and popcorn hour A-110
4 unit drawer for remotes, manuals, game controllers


Bryston 9B-ST THX
Bryston 8B-ST
Ventilation plate


Greg

Four of the six rear speakers are installed and the last two came in today.



Also some of the tactile transducers have also been installed.


Progress continues but I'm still not sure when this will finish.

Greg

Definitely do that, I'm usually around!

Greg

Uh, Thanks RT

The last of the rear speakers are up. I though having a side surround for each row would be a good idea. I'll need to patch a little drywall.


The front acoustical treatments are also going up. Thanks to TheBland I decided to go ahead with a baffle wall (as I understand it). There is seven inches of OC703 going on the front wall.


And then the most exciting news of the day!



The Panamorph lens and slide are here! The whole unit with projector, lens, slide and surprisingly thick steel mounting plate weighs in at 50 lbs. This may not impress the CRT guys around here, but it does mean I need a more substantial projector mount than was ordered.

Greg

Since I don't want to sacrifice the space to do corner triangular bass traps, this should be somewhat effective at taming the bass, while at the same time providing the benefits of a baffle wall. And it will cost less than corner bass traps. Since I'm tens of thousands over budget now, it's nice to save a little here and there!

Here is another pic showing the progress.

I can't say what effect the baffle wall has on the sound of the speakers in the room because I don't have a prior reference point. That said, walking up to this thing is like walking up to a black hole. It's weird being able to hear silence!

The front wall is now complete



The subwoofer hole is not as obvious as it is in the picture. The screen is as large as it could be for this room. I can't even stick my finger between the frame and the side wall!

I'm really happy with the way it looks, but wonder if it could use some baseboard. Any opinions?

Greg

RT

I don't know what the picture on the JVC looks like yet. It killing my to have such a fine piece of technology just sitting there! Hopefully tomorrow I'll get it hooked up and get to see what it can do.

There may be a problem with placing the projector where I had wanted to, in front of my soffit. I had originally planned on going with a projector quite a bit smaller than the RS20. My installer thinks we will probably have to place it behind the soffit. I'm hoping I can maybe cut a chunk out of the soffit and have the projector sit just in front of the LVL beam thats at the back of the soffit. We are going to set up the projector on a ladder before installing it and see what is possible.

Even if it has to go behind my soffit, it will look fine (and actually move the projector a little further away from the prime front row seats).

I would love to test out a strip of baseboard to see how it looks but the woodwork in this room came from the custom cabinetmakers and was shockingly expensive. It will be a little difficult to get my hands on some. I'll probably leave it as is for now and if it bothers me I'll get some baseboard made up.