Show me your living room non-dedicated theater pics - Page 3

Yup, visible wires gives it a rather Busch League appearance imo. Gotta hide them any way you can.

For the plasma, I added an outlet behind it to power it, and ran two runs of video up through the wall (The basement was unfinished at the time so running them up wasn't too bad.) then looped them over down in the basement area and ran them back up to go into the media box next to the couch.

The speaker wire was pushed between the baseboard and the carpet (you can usually hide quite a bit of wire in there depending on how tightly your carpet was installed) they come out right behind each speaker and this short run is just pushed in/buried into the carpet between the baseboard and the speaker so they are not seen from the room.

-Suntan

Nice Setup, but was wondering how is the sound imaging on that seat right near the speaker? I'm trying to figure out my seating arrangement right now and trying to figure out the best way to seat people haha

Here is mine. This is our 2nd living room, the wife has a pretty nice setup in hers, but this is the nicer one.

Epson 6500
114 Carada Screen
Onkyo 886
Emotiva XPA-5
SVS AS-EQ1
Dual MFW 15's
Emotiva 8.3, 6.3, ERD

Very nice.

I especially like the part about you and the missus each having your own living rooms.

Just put this together in the past couple of weeks. It's got a Panasonic AX200U projector, projecting onto an 86" homemade screen (painted wood with felt border - got tons of great info from the DIY forum).

Also has a PS3, X-Box Media Center, Over-the-Air HDTV tuner, and Pioneer 5.1 HDMI receiver. The rears and main speakers are boston acoustic bookshelf-type, with Mirage sub & center. bizarre combo which sounds pretty nice.

Forgive the mess (those are controller wires, the system wires go under the blue rug)
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And in keeping with the the original request - I do nothing for blackout. the combination of really bright projector and dark grey screen makes daytime viewing pretty good, especially for bright football games. I put the screen where it is because of the fact that there is little direct light from outside onto that wall. if I pull a couple of corner shades, that's usually enough for daytime viewing. I was planning on restricting movie-action to the night time - but as the winter hits, I may think about blackout shades...



Thanks!
Mike

Well, it isn't perfect by any means...but, the tweeter/horn and top woofer clear the couch and have a direct line of sight to my seat. The other "people" in the room just have to deal with it.

I think most living room setups have significant compromises anyway. Those Klipsch RF62's were a huge improvement over the tiny Sony HTIB speakers they replaced.

Thanks for the feedback, have you had any complaints? I just wasn't sure if it got too loud for the person sitting there or if there seating position blocked your listening position.

Ah...well, normally nobody sits in that seat. It is only about 4 ft from the screen. Behind the camera position is our kitchen with a center island w/bar stools, and another four chairs around a breakfast nook table.

Nice setup. Where is your sub located?


Tony

I like your setup. What is the height from the ground to the bottom edge of the frame of the screen. I got a 92" carada that I want to upgrade to 114 or 118". What is the size of your room?

Tony

This is an awesome setup. i am also a fan of Klipsch--Great gear!!

Hey Tracting--How do you like that EMOTIVA Amp? I've been on the fence about ordering them for the last couple weeks. Did you notice a difference in sound quality?

Thanks - the sub sits between the right channel and the couch, aimed away from the wall. Essentially it's like an end table that we put blankets on.



Thanks - I'm a Klipsch lover.

My den setup with a Scottish theme.

Samsung 40A550
Polk RTi A3's and CSi A4 - Front
Polk RTi A1's - Surround
Polk FXi3's - Rear
Zalman HTPC
Onkyo 606
and various other stuff, vintage and new

All electronics are in the right side cabinet controlled by an IR repeater.
In wall Polk speakers and Paradigm sub hidden behind the couch...went for the stealth look since this room is open to the kitchen. I'm in the process of building a dedicated 100" theater in the basement using alot of the great info from this forum.

Since this pic was taken I've removed the mirror frame over the Samsung plasma (too much reflection....even at night).

Amen to that!!! The 62's are really impressive.

Here is mine. It is still under construction. I have a screen but projector won't be installed until the end of the month. I use the 42" for news and Sportscenter and the projector will be used for movies and hdtv shows/sports. When we have company we can move the chair and loveseat up to the diningroom area which is raised 8inches because our livingroom is sunken. 95% of the time though we only need the one couch. The ceiling with the fireplace goes up about 20ft and is cedar so it absorbs the light very well. The valence still needs to be stained and trimmed out.

Here's mine....

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1194657

Of course it's not what i'd LIKE it to be (a dedicated home theatre), but it's pretty good for a living room and a bedroom!

More please! I'm currently in the middle of creating my living room theater and need ideas.

Come on folks! Show us what you got!

Hi, just some shots of my humble setup. Great with Directv Sunday ticket. Yeah I am single if you could not tell. I have had some great comments from several women on how cool it is. Still a work in progress! Gear is as follows.

Def Tech BP 2002TL mains
Def Tech CLR 2002 center
Def Tech BP 2X surrounds
Velodyne CT 150 sub
Samsung HL-T6187SAX DLP 61"
2 Panasonic TC-L32C12 LCD 32"
Directv HR20,H20 and H21 receivers
Adcom GFA 5802 (main speakers)
Adcom GFA 5503 (center and surrounds)
Toshiba XA-2 HD-DVD
Panasonic BD-10A blu ray player
Denon DVD-3910 universal player
Sony CA 80ES cd changer
Sunfire Theater Grand II pre amp with MX- 500 Sunfire/urc remote
Octavia 4 port HDMI switcher
ZEKTOR hds 4.1 audio/video switcher
Various Monster,Outlaw audio and Monoprice cables
Monster Power HTS 5000 power center
Bello a/v rack
Insignia tv stand
Cinema Collection seating and Ottoman
Omni Mount CL-M wall articulating arm tv mounts

What do ya'll think?
Also posted on this thread http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...1194657&page=2

recently did a little painting.....




pretty much everything dissapears against the black wall now. its eggshell black. i heard flat was too hard to deal with, and since I have 2 little kids this seemed the best comprimise.


and a before shot -



(what better to cure an ailing throat then robotussin, spray and pepsi!

Sweet setup! The black makes it blend nicely.

My simple Setup in new house (5 months after moving)

42" LG LCD - 2 years Old - $350 (2 yrs ago)
Yamaha RXV765 - $400
Polk Monitor 70 - $210 pair (frys open box)
Polk CS1 - $70
Polk RM85 - $120 Bestbuy openbox
TSC ASW10 - $118
Entertainment Center - $700
Ashley Sofa Set $2400
PS3

Speakers purchase was solely influenced by AVSFORUM. Thanks to all - changed from Infiniti TSS500 to this setup.

Upcoming items:
Dish Receiever
Blu Ray player

PS3 will be going to District10 Theatre Room in 10 months

My living room:







Full thread and more pics in the signature.

Oh my goodness Roger That, that view is amazing and I'm not meaning the HT but that's pretty nice as well.

There is another one that I want mine to look like, nicely done. The only thing I want is to hide all components behind a cloth speaker grill.

Thanks for some reference pics!

Not much, but for a poor post-college kid working 45+ hours in retail a week, it suffices :-)

Nice sofas set? I almost thinking of getting the same thing.
Does the 2400 includes the cabinet. They wanted over 3K at the place I look at

Thanks, guys! I'm definitely happy with everything (condo and HT). It was one of the first places I looked at when I started looking, and definitely had the most "wow factor" of any place I found.