Frohlich's new home theater (his man cave and her not so man cave)

We just moved and of course I had my priorities straight and had a man cave built pronto I still have clean up work to do including wire management. The empty space you see in the later pictures will likely end up having game tables for the kids (air hockey, foosball,etc..).

My wife also got her man cave but it was already part of the house (her pictures come last...of course).

Previous media room:
http://www.avsforum.com/t/1328688/frohlichs-remodeled-room

Equipment:
Sony HW50 projector
Stewart Cima 110 inch screen
JTR S2 Subwoofer(twin 18 drivers) x 2
JTR triple 12s left and right
JTR triple 8 center
JTR triple 8 side surrounds
JTR triple 8 back surrounds
NAD M25 master series 7 channel amplifier
Marantz AV7005 pre/pro
Oppo 93 blu ray player
Panamax power conditioner M5100-pm
XBOX 360 with Kinect moun
4 Cheers Home Theater seats with automated reclining

Man cave pictures:































Women cave pictures..why she wanted to move:




Edited by Frohlich - 2/1/13 at 11:56am

Lke you read my mind bro Start with an S2 and if I need/want another, I have the space for it. Literally had the contractor build it specifically with that in mind.

STOP IT.... I KNOW

My wife got some of the moving budget and spent it at Pottery Barn. Need to refuel the cash tanks

Yeah, I didn't know how to mount 75lbs surround speakers so I had the contractor build those boxes and lay them into the wall so they mounted flush. I do have good ideas once in a while

This is what I love about AVS. When I show my friends my HT they think it is overkill...when I show it to AVS members they think I need more speakers....I fit in here better
Edited by Frohlich - 12/15/12 at 7:03am

Her home theater was a bigger investment than mine

This is my first projector so I am a little bit of a newbie in this area. I will say that color, motion, sharpness,etc... are all excellent and I am a pretty critical viewer. The only small complaint I would have are black levels but this is likely because my last TV was a 65 Panasonic VT series plasma and their black levels are approaching KURO levels. That is a small price to pay for an image that is 4 times larger with excellent clarity and color . I am also a gamer and the lag time on the Sony is suppose to be best in class and have had not complaints to date with lag. Play a good blu ray disk and the image is truly stunning.

Please keep in mind that is reflective of all projectors (compared to the best flat panel tvs like Panasonic VT and the old KURO). The JVC and Sony projectors are the best of the bunch this year according most reviews for black levels. So my critique isn't saying the Sony has bad black levels...just that projectors can't compete with the best Plasmas for black levels. The picture is honestly stunning to me and if it wasn't for the black bars on movies (i.e. just looking at content within the picture) the black levels and shadow detail are very good.

I am in Cincinnati and OSU alumni...hence the Buckeye signs..die hard fan and all

Hardcore enough that I don't miss a second of any football game and go see several home games a year. I am sure there are bigger nut jobs than me but you have too look pretty hard

BTW, love your kids room. Always good to see fellow Bucknuts
Edited by Frohlich - 12/17/12 at 6:17am

Hey, stop that....I know what you are doing

Going to start a new thread about "stolen subwoofer - please help me raise cash for a new one"

Yes, the speaker pedestals, speaker boxes for surrounds and component rack were all built by my contractor that finished the basement. We would shoot ideas back and forth and then settle on one we both though would work.

Thanks. Just noticed you are from Cincinnati as well. Small world