Chasen the Dream Theater - Page 2

Not sure who actually manufactures it, but the fabric for the acoustic panels is the Chamois color from the Vienna collection by AcousticSmart.

Here is the information they provided about it:

Lots more progress yesterday!

Finished the trim around the door, installed chair rail and worked on baseboard moldings.



Big news is that the electrician wired up the sconces so we finally have some light in the room that isn't makeshift.







We also worked on running the LED light strips around the soffitt crown molding and hooking up the transformer.
Here's the ceiling with the sconces off and only LED strip lights on:




Putting reflective aluminum foil tape over the crown molding and then positioning the strip light against the soffit (instead of onto the crown molding), really helped to distribute the light across the ceiling. It took a little experimentation to find the right combination to provide the look I wanted.

We also installed the 2 JBL Synthesis S4S sub woofers in the knee-wall below the screen. You can't see them behind the fabric skin but, trust me, they're there:



Big items still on the todo list are carpet, chairs, projector porthole, and some electrical (screen wash lights, step lights, install outlets, wire up Grafik-Eye, etc.). Also a lot of work to be done to finish off the AV closet so we can start moving in the rack and hooking up equipment.

Unfortunately, we found out there will be some delay in getting the projector (which Runco currently estimates will ship on the 29th). Also still waiting to here an official availability date for the Denon AVR-4520. It looks like the room may be ready and waiting by the time all the equipment comes in.

Spaceman,

Just found out from Richard Charschan (President of AcousticSmart) that they manufacture their own acoustic fabrics. Their designer fabrics were awarded a "Best of the Best" award by CE-Pro at CEDIA expo 2010 in the category "Furniture, Seating, and Acoustical Treatments."

More items checked off the todo list:

• cut-outs for LCR speakers
• CARPET!!!
• screen wash lights installed
• outlets installed in base boards
• glass for projector portal installed
• crown molding and chair rail finished around screen wall

And here's a projector's eye view from outside the room through the portal glass:

More Great News:

Design Installations worked their magic and instead of waiting for a projector to ship on the 29th and a receiver with an unknown release date, both the Runco LS-12d and Denon AVR-4520 will be delivered to my house tomorrow and installation of all of the equipment will begin.

The electrician will also be here tomorrow to finish up with installation of the Grafik Eye and keypad, step lights and riser outlets, wiring for projector power and some other miscellaneous items.

Delivery of the chairs is scheduled for Friday!

I've got a very busy day today (non-home-theater related), so I don't have time to compose a long post.

I'll fill in some details and more photos later. But for now, here are some quick pics that speak for themselves:












Edited by jchasen - 10/28/12 at 7:00am

Thanks for the kind words. Now I just need to find some time to enjoy it.


All the "wood" is MDF. Not sure exactly what the finish is. It was not finished on-site but pre-finished in AcousticSmart's factory, then installed. To me it seems a little nicer than what I would expect if it were just painted normally, but I'm no expert.

I find that there aren't really any reflections off of the fabric. In fact, the pilasters, front soffit, moldings and the leather of the chairs seem to be responsible for what little reflections there are. Definitely not a bat cave, but it doesn't bother me at all.

This picture is a fairly accurate representation of what the room looks like with a movie playing:

Thanks for the complement. Unfortunately, the parties I have worked with have requested that I not give out cost information, and I will be honoring their request.

As Ngiovas already said, it's probably an optical illusion due to the angle of the photo.

Here's a better shot:



The actual distance between the extended foot rest and the head rest of the front row is only 9.75".
When the seats are not reclined the distance from the front of the rear seat to the back of the front seat is 42".

It's sufficient, but definitely not excessive.

Thanks.


The sconces are Murray Feiss WB1220ORB and I got them for about $96 from 1stoplighting.com. The main reasons we chose them were for their low profile (so you're not likely to whack your head on them as you walk by in our narrow room) and because they throw a fair amount of light outward, as well as upward (important because they're the only real source for significant lighting in the room.) They take up to a 100 watt regular bulb.


Screen is 120" diagonal, 16:9 aspect ratio.


The distance between the LCR's seems/sounds fine to me. If we put the L and R's in the pilasters, I think they would be too close to the side walls which might cause some issues. Also, the speakers are pretty big so it would have required a significant re-design of the front pilasters and they wouldn't match up with the rest of the room.

A few people PM'ed me with questions about the seating, so I'm just gonna try to address them all here.

The seats were custom manufactured by AcousticSmart. They have several different lines/styles of seating, which can be seen here:
http://www.acousticsmart.com/theater_seating.asp

When we were choosing our seats, AcousticSmart brought demos of our top 4 choices to our house so we could try them out.
We found the Metropolitan style the most comfortable so we chose that.

The dimensions of our seats/rows are shown here:



Their "normal" chairs would be a little wider but, since they are custom made, AcousticSmart was able to slightly reduce the width of both the seat and the arm rest in order to allow us to fit the number of seats that we wanted. I still find the seat size to be more than adequate (and I am not small). Overall, I find these seats to be SUPER comfy.

In our seating layout, we had to cut down on the number of arm rests in order to fit the desired number of seats - hence all the loveseats.
But since AcousticSmart came out with this new accessory, I think we get the best of both worlds:






The removable arm rests easily pop into place when you want some separation from your neighbor or a place to rest your arm, and pop right out when you want the love seat to be more "lovey".
With the arm rest in place, the available tush space is slightly reduced, but still more than adequate and comfortable.

The motorized chair controls are very smooth and fairly quiet. We opted for the single motor - so one set of buttons control the leg rest and recline. They also offer dual motors so the leg rest and recline can be independently controlled, but we didn't get them so I can't comment on how useful it would be.

AcousticSmart offers a lifetime warranty on all frames, springs, and moving parts; and a 5 year warranty on the leather.

Bottom Line: A big thumbs up to AcousticSmart Theatre Seating!