The Palace is Finished - Thank You  

With the exception of some optional treatments & tweaks, the Palace is finished. Thanks to everyone in the forum, you made the 16 month project easier. Credits at bottom of message. More pictures in my AVS gallery. I also have six pages of design and construction pictures at my web site.

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Special thanks goes to Greywolf & MikeWh for the countless woodworking tips and tricks. You made me a better craftsman.

NittanyLionDen (my next door neighbor), thanks for the extra pair of hands, countless trips to Home Depot and helping me resolve some of the WAF issues.

Credits also go to the following members for advice and encouragement:
Z-Logics, Brian Ravnaas, MikeA, Larry Fine, BurkeLaShell, Brucer, ifeliciano, vshine, jhill32, ScottF200, BarryO, APorter, Frank D, Brett Wilson, CptnRandy, Art Sonneborn, Max Gault, dty, Fireball, Gator99, GTEdwards, Brian Hampton, poolboyclay, pcdoctor, PamW, ueb0258, McPheeA, BIGmouthinDC, Toxarch, DaveInBerlinNJ, tiptoen, Glacier991, bapenguin, sk8conz, Ted White, Fatman513, htjames, Tedd, Bobby_M, Airric, BigDanB, Max Spivak, chaz_m, brickie, curtisG, scottyb, MrSquid, Artisn, bob md, Ken Greene and maddogmc.

More pictures in my AVS gallery.

Thanks to everyone for the kind comments. Here are some answers to the questions being asked:

Room dimensions (17X14X8 excluding the staircase)
Screen size (8' wide, (16X9))
First row seating distance (1.5X screen width or 36 degrees)
Back row (26 degree viewing angle)
Riser height (12" plus an additional 2" boost under the seats)
Stage depth (actual = 5', infront of screen = 4')

Seat source: Kustom Ken. He passed away while I was firming up my order. His wife Bonnie took over and did a great job. Let me know if you need the contact info.

Two center channels?: Right now, no. But I planned for it w/ two openings and extra wiring. My main speakers are EPI Time/Energy Towers. I picked up a second pair on ebay and removed the drivers and cross overs so I can make a matching center. I am building an enclosure for the two 10" woofers and this will go below the screen. I am building a separate enclosure for the two 4" midranges and two 1" tweeters -- this will go above the screen. I did not have the space to put the big drivers above the screen. I have a friend who has this arrangement and it is one of the better center channels I've heard.

Thanks again for all the nice comments. Some more answers to the questions:

Carpet?: Brand: Milliken, Pattern: Checkpoint, Color: Garnet; Source: Home Depot

Curtains?: Fabric: Theatrical Stage Velour, Color: Medoc, Source: Georgia Stage Co.; They are fixed and not operable...pleated and stapled to the top of a mounting board that was subsequently screwed up into the soffit. Courtesy of my wife Melinda. She is in the process of making two layers of swags to go above the screen out of the same fabric.

Walls?: Damask wallpaper over sheetrock, over 2x4 framing w/ fiberglass insulation.