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it was nice to hear what people where saying but they really had no idea what they where looking at they just thought wow..
and if you dry to go into detail you see there eyes gloss over LOL!!!

thanks for the tip on what to do in the bathroom

We had a carpet guy out to give us estimate

the color that really stood out was masland st marks square

the price i thought was pretty hight 725sq ft and 126 sq ft of black for the stage

4126.00

my friend gave the number of place that he used they supply the local big box stores
they only charge 15% above there coast for the carpet and then my friend hired someone else to lay the carpet so
i should have the price of just the carpet on monday and will see how much safes me going that route

my order of Duratex came this morning so it was time to finally paint the speaker the boxes that have been ready for paint for some time now.
u used a foam roller because i wanted a fairly smooth coat i never really like the heavy textured coat that you get when using a nap roller.
this stuff goes on very nicely it easy to work with... i ended up doing 3 coats... very happy with the product and highly recommend it.
cross overs are made to tomorrow i will finish up assembling and hopefully hook them up to a receiver and give them a quick test...

will post my thoughts and finally pics later.......

time for some sound!!.... well nothing makes your heart sink more then when you wire up your speakers and no sound!!! no where in the instructions did it mention the j3b jumper in right below the two white resisters but after looking at this pic i realized it need to be there .....



once that was fixed we had sound!!!



Edited by snickers1 - 2/15/13 at 2:41pm

there is long standing thread on the econwave speakers at www.audiokarma.org ,
here is the parts breakdown all parts can be purchased at parts express






i did not use the cabinet kit i built my own boxes from MDF i am not sure how many sheets it took and i am guessing two.. but i used so much mdf in the theater i am sure i used a full sheet and some of what was left over from the theater.

as far as time .... i would i spent a full day building the boxes,





i think a spent a few hours in building the crossovers


then some bondo and sanding


i also used the duratex to paint the cabs..... i put 3 coats on each box which took a couple hours then over night to fully dry

then finally assembly was maybe three hours but i did run into a glitch but was easily fixed so that added some time.


so guess maybe 15 to 20 hours of work and costing around 5 to 600$ dollars. that compared to what i nice set L/C/R 's i think i saved allot...
not to mention when i tested these and heard how great they sounded the shear excitement of hearing something that i built with my own hands was priceless.
i am sure i would have been excited to hear a great set of speakers if i had bought a named branded speaker but building my own was exciting and fun.

ok so far the best price i was getting for the masland St. marks square are just to high ... i still have one person that is suppose to get back me with a price

here is the Masland sample




and this plan "B" Stainmaster silver lake ... which i can do for much cheaper




i really like the look and feel of the Masland it looked really good up against the grey in the theater area... but the cost difference is a killer

what do you guys think??
Edited by snickers1 - 2/17/13 at 5:35am

i am looking at 735 sq ft for $4,500 the rooms aren't that big but because of the pattern of the carpet and the two seems needed the guy says i will need that much

your room looks really good the masland would look great in there $$$$$$

Thank you .... i know i like the Masland better also ..... i may just have to wait a little longer and save my pennies

thanks ..he was not charging any extra for the stage and riser

actually here is how he breaks it down

The first cut of carpet I need is running parallel to the length of the stage in the theater area. It will be 12' x 16' (192 square feet). The next cut of carpet will run from the wall behind the stairs all the way to the back wall behind the bar (before the bar begins). It needs to be 12' x 21'6" (258 square feet). The third cut will run from the doorway to the "game room" to the beginning of the bar. That cuts needs to be 12' x 15' (180 square feet). Finally, the final cut I need of the Quadrate will cover the raised platform in the theater area. Because I am running the carpet east-west, that cut needs to be 12'x 8'9" (105 square feet) to cover the platform and the drop down to the main floor. The remaining part of that piece is being used to cover the steps. The total needed of the Quadrate style is 735 square feet.

For the stage, I have to make sure the carpet I use covers from the far back wall all the way to the furthest south tip of the curves step. Because the stage is 15'7" at its widest point, to cover this without seams I would need a full 12'x15'9" piece of carpet (189 square feet) if I ran it east-west. However, as I mentioned when we met, I was willing to run the carpet north-south and put a seam on the stage in order to minimize the footage needed. To cover from the back of the stage down the front of the stage nosing, I need a 5' length of carpet. I need two of these 5' lengths to cover the stage and the step, so I am ordering a 12'x10'3" (126 square feet) cut.

There is obviously going to be some leftover small pieces of waste carpet, but that is a normal part of any carpet installation. By the nature of the beast, you have more waste associated with patterned carpets. I also explored the option of running the carpet in the north-south direction and no square footage would be saved.

The normal pricing for the Masland Quadrate is $5.52 per square foot, fully installed with padding. The normal price for the solid Mohawk carpet on the stage is $3.29 per square foot, fully installed. Your proposal is based on ($5.52 x 735) + ($3.29 x 126) = $4,471.74. The proposal then reflects the 10% home show discount included.

rear speakers came in today

Klipsch RS-41 II Reference Series Surround Speaker


i choose these because i very limited in space for the rear due the fact it is a open concept theater

in this pic you can i only have about 10" inches of space up near the ceiling, the grill that comes with the speakers will blend in real nice.

second carpet quote today... ok this guy came to me highly recommended from a long time friend that has used him several times and has raved about him ...
the first price i got for the masland was almost 4500 and this one came in at 3300 so this will be the one i go with in the beginning of april.

i did ask if service Maryland and he does so if anyone in the northern Va and Maryland area would like his number please just send me a pm and will be happy to share.

very very nice guy.. he not only beat the price but was very down to earth and explained exactly how and why he would do this and that.
Edited by snickers1 - 2/22/13 at 7:09am

very nice can't wait to see the pics i'm jealous your geting your done before me

In Bigs build he used gom above and below the chair rail... in my case i went with the gom (baltic blue) above the chair rail. in my case i used 3/4 mdf below the fabric panels because the fabric panels are made from 1x2's . the reason is thickness of the mdf and the chair rail would match the thickness of the panel with the fabric wrapped on it. It creates a nice flush finished look . i also used 1x2's above the fabric panels and then installed the crown molding again this ment the fabric panel would end up flush to the bottom of the crown and also to the chair rail.







as far acoustic that i am not sure of it was purely done for looks ... and can tell you that the mdf was attached to wall with screws and green glue and behind that is two layers of 5/8 drywall and green clue.