Making the "Bacon Race" Theater - Page 24

I hate looking at carpet. (But not as much as I hate painting) Every single thing you look at looks totally different if it's in a bigger scale, or a different lighting. Drives me crazy.

I think he meant it as literally "change the room". As in, not the same. Then again that's how I read it hehe

That carpet will look nothing like that in reality, so it's not really a good example to make a good opinion from.

I saw your star ceiling construction... I'm jealous! I'm also too lazy to do it myself... and running out of cash, so, there's that. Haha.

But really, most weeks feel like that. You work so much and there is not a lot to show for it. Some things, like putting in the door jams, took us a lot of time but doesn't visually translate to a whole lot. BIG spends hours ripping MDF and making frames, but after he is done, they just look like a stack of wood. Until they get painted, and assembled, glued, nailed, stuffed, covered, and hung... THEN you get the big reveal. But until this weekend even the finished red panels were leaning against a wall in storage. There were several weekends where we would do a lot of work and yet I still felt at the end like it was taking so much longer than the time really felt like. Certain things though are big payoffs. The stage/riser, The Drywall, The light tray, The Columns, and now the Panels. Between those things, there is a lot of visual downtime. We have been very fortunate so far with time. Things have been flying. Our planning and progress has been good. I'm so thankful I had someone like BIG to help me with this project.

I really liked the carpet when we saw it in Home Depot. It was a huge sample. Like 16" wide by 36" long. Looked the same color black as my faded black leather jacket, but not as black as BIGs black T-shirt. Along with the gray highlights, the black chairs would still stand out. Though I worry just a little of the pattern being distracting. I worry about everything!

Star ceilings definitely give a big wow factor. People always notice them first. It's not something you see in homes... well, ever! We see them a lot in theater build threads here, but I don't think I've ever seen one in someone's house. Then again I've never seen anything other than a builder-grade theater in someone's house either. Yeah, the colors alone are very eye-catching in my build, so it's not really necessary, but I really like some of the ceilings I've seen. You really went all out on your drawing schematic. Can't wait to see the big reveal on it!

I've had enough people in my house to know that kids immediately find the entertainment and start playing. I know I used to push every button, flip every switch, and turn every knob I could find in the house/car/etc when I was a kid.

In addition, I like the smoked plexi because it dims all of the front panel displays and adds an additional little bit of sound barrier between the equipment (like a PS3 or HTPC) and the movie room itself. Though the equipment room is part of the sound treatment, that doesn't mean I want to hear it in the theater. The rack also has a steel door on the backside, which also has a lock. So it is completely enclosed other than the vent openings at the top and bottom.

As an additional note, I am LOVING the soundproofing. I was a little worried that it wouldn't be enough at first due to the loud marching of my wife's high heels on the hardwood upstairs, but when we are in the theater, and we push that door closed and the seals tight, the sound outside literally vanishes. It is like a switch was turned off on the world. Can't wait to hear the treatments once the carpet is in.

I hate the english language.... and my use of it. :P

I cannot wait to hear how great a movie played through my speakers will sound once all of the room treatments and the carpet are finished.

Made a trip out to lowes and found a carpet I liked. It's also a square pattern but larger and has a distinct "relief" to it. It's supposed to be all black, but because of the cut it appears black and dark gray. The price is very good.

The style is this


And the color example online, though it is much more pronounced in this image than it really is.
The color difference is much more blended than the photo.


Opinions please. (Or if you like, compare to the previous sample I was looking at that BIG posted)

I didn't mean BIG's carpet/thread. I meant the one he tried to paste into my picture a couple of posts ago. Hehe. BIG has a nice high quality Masland carpet. Same style as sandman but different color. I'm looking at more subtle carpets that are cheaper. Hehe.



I thought so too. Dark but not pitch black, nice subtle pattern but not overly distracting.

(3 hijacked picture links from other sites/threads)

I'm using an axiom audio set all around for speakers. It's the Epic-80 500 set in a 7.2 configuration, except no center channel, it's a 3rd front tower instead. (2 Subs)



Unless Kraine posts some terrible review this week, I will be getting the new Sony VPL-VW95ES. I've been in touch with Mark Haflich about it. I need to make sure it will be bright enough though. So if it isn't, I may end up with the Panasonic PT-AE7000U. The Sony is about double the price, so I have to be able to justify spending that.



Chairs I got 7 Berkline Renos (Now Lane) in a |O|OO|O| and |OOO| configuration.

I'll admit I like this the best but it costs a lot more and I just can't afford it.

From what I could find from reading forums, $5 sqft. The last one I posted was $3.18

So at 12 feet wide, with about 36 feet or so in length, that is $1,373.76 for the one from Lowes, and $2,160 for the Masland. Not sure an extra grand is worth it to me.

Well the JVC was my first choice, but my theater will be completely ready to use by the end of the first week of november. At least a month short, if not two of when the JVCs will come into the market at the best case scenerio. The 3 projectors had to have lens memory since I am using the zoom method. These 3 all do. The JVC/Sony have some of the best 2D quality out there. The Panasonic Has the best 3D of the three and the JVC the worst (supposedly). The Sony has the best lens and a complete CMS. The JVC does not. The JVC has the slowest panels and will probably be the worst at motion. The Panasonic the best, with the sony close behind. The panasonic "MAY" get dust blobs where the Sony is protected against that. Really, at least on paper, the sony seems to do everything very well. My only concern with it is the brightness. Kraine's initial tests yesterday show its lumens to be probably the lowest of the three. I am also considering purchasing a panasonic now, trying it out, and since I am high on the JVC pre-order list, I will either sell it if I like the Panny, or sell the Panny and keep the JVC. The total cost of the 2 is still a little less than the Sony. I already have 4 pair of monster vision 3d glasses & the emitter so that's not an issue.