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post #151 of 1328
5/15/06 at 1:20pm
Don't mind at all. You should have it all broken in for me!

Tom
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post #152 of 1328
5/15/06 at 1:46pm
Just don't break it for those folks further down the food chain.
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post #153 of 1328
5/16/06 at 5:02pm
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Originally Posted by BritInVA View Post

Just gave them all a call HD works out at $745, Lowes at $763 and GBS were $820. inc del & tax

So looks like HD

STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't buy from HD. Go to Lowe's with HD's prices, and they will match them, and give you 10% on top of that. HD was cheaper in my area, so I got Lowe's to match and I saved nearly $200 once I was done.
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post #154 of 1328
5/16/06 at 6:20pm
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Drat - too late. Ordered on the way home!
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post #155 of 1328
5/22/06 at 7:53am
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Quick Update - slow progress due to some landscaping and other wife requests.

- Drywall delivered on Friday. The HD guy took it right outside my walkout basement on the lift so only had to move it 8' thru the door

- Reworked the Star Ceiling design (details on this thread)

- Installed the firring strips within the soffit area and started insulating the ceiling, should finish that tonight. Insulation has so far been the worse part of this build.

- 4 cases of Green Glue on order

- All being well may start drywall on Tuesday night, but off to Atlanta on Wednesday so no more progress until the weekend......but hope to be popping in on Bud so will be a great trip
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post #156 of 1328
5/22/06 at 8:00am
Mark,

Think about some specific material you want to demo when you come by and I'll try to accommodate that. Or consider bringing some specific stuff with you.

Looking forward!

Bud
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post #157 of 1328
5/22/06 at 3:20pm
I wish I would have thought more about the star cailing and roughing something in before drywall.... oh well. Looks like you came up with a good plan.

I haven't been to Atlanta in a while, but might have to get down there for business sometime and stop in to see the Blazing Ridge Cinema.
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post #158 of 1328
5/31/06 at 11:10am
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1st Layer of drywall is near complete (with exception of soffits)

Front



Rear



Due to sound isolation I am going to be dry walling the soffits so don't believe that they can be used as bass traps. However, I've read that I should stuff them with insulation.......is that correct - anything in particular or the standard insulation OK?

Final update is I've ordered the Projector......a Panny AE900U. In the price range I was looking in I didn't notice a lot of difference blacks looked slightly better on the IN76 but the deal via Visual Appex with Free Shipping, extended warranty and the mail in rebate (expires today) was too good to miss. This is probably the one and only area that I've spent less than my original budget!
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post #159 of 1328
5/31/06 at 12:36pm
Looks good. Bet that lift came in handy, hmmmm?

Bud
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post #160 of 1328
5/31/06 at 1:03pm
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Looks good. Bet that lift came in handy, hmmmm?

Bud

It sure did and will be even more handy as the next ceiling layer is 12' lengths so as I can avoid end joints.

Cheers,
Mark
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post #161 of 1328
6/3/06 at 3:09pm
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Been 'Green Glueing' today.....got the ceiling done......didn't have any really pungent smell like some have mentioned. Flows real easy and so far not made any mess
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post #162 of 1328
6/3/06 at 3:17pm
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Thought I'd post my sound measurements.....

The measurement in the furnice room itself is about 75db, from within the HT with no drywall it was 72db, with single layer (plus R13 insulation) it was 64db.

Will report final after 2nd layer of drywall and green glue finished.
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post #163 of 1328
6/3/06 at 8:05pm
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This will make you laugh.

I sooooo want to try out my new panny (should be here on Wednesday) talked my wife into a need for another HT in a box! We have a nice high berm in our rear yard so thought we could start having neighborhood yard movie nights.......so bought a $200 Phillips HTIB, 125w per channel w/250w center.

Next weekends out (at Hershey Park) so will look for a try-out night on Sat 17th! I'll let you know how it goes.
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post #164 of 1328
6/4/06 at 8:18pm
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Going to start making a few more equipment purchases.

Receiver likely to be Denon AVR-3806 or AVR-2807
DVD player will be Oppo OPDV971H

Anyone any good tips for reputable sources (i.e. warranty valid)? I'd like to support an AVS sponsor (used Visual Apex for my projector) but I'm over budget so looking for best deal....search on Internet suggest 30% under MSRP on the Denon receivers, Oppo looks fairly static.
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post #165 of 1328
6/5/06 at 7:02am
MARK:

Just a heads up, Oppo just released a new player last week. It has HDMI connection instead of the DVI.

BUT, IT DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME CHIP SET and the image quality MAY not be the same as the $199 unit. The new unit is priced 50 Less and you might have jumped for it when you start shopping

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=682896

If you want to save $50 see what the reviewers have to say about the image first.

Also there is no need to pay for shipping. (Amazon for one)
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post #166 of 1328
6/5/06 at 8:27am
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Big: Thanks - reading it now.....for a thread that started 5/31 its loooong
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post #167 of 1328
6/5/06 at 6:42pm
I just bought the Panny 900 too. Got it from Projector People with the same deal, except for the warranty. Wish I had read your thread before I ordered!

The new Oppo is using a lower quality chipset, so I doubt the video is as good. But, it does have DVD Audio and SACD. Personally, I'd probably go with the older one. I haven't bought a DVD player yet, but I'm seriously looking at that one.

I've bought a few things from OneCall (H/K receiver and Sammy DLP TV) and always have had good luck. Check them out if the price is right.
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post #168 of 1328
6/5/06 at 7:17pm
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I'm leaning towards the tried and tested Oppo 971 - loads of info on the Oppo 970 thread. Looking at the Oppo sites comparison they recommend the Oppo 971 for screens over 50"
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post #169 of 1328
6/5/06 at 7:52pm
based on what I've read so far I'd agree, stick with the 971
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post #170 of 1328
6/6/06 at 10:30am
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Anyone looking to purchase from Smarthome.com (e.g. they sell Insteon) check out

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=7783016
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post #171 of 1328
6/6/06 at 12:36pm
Speaking of Insteon - I spoke with a one of there tech-reps. Turns out you can mix and match the Insteon and (cheaper) Icon stuff pretty easily when setting up 3 way circuits. The only real difference in the dimmers is the visual lights and for how many watts they are rated. Just have the Insteon run the load and the Icon units act as slaves.
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post #172 of 1328
6/6/06 at 12:48pm
I just made my insteon order thanks to Mark, saved a bundle too =).
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post #173 of 1328
6/22/06 at 9:54am
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I'm in drywall taping/mudding hell

I'm now in my 5th straight day of taping and mudding and can't see me finishing until saturday - boy will I be glad when its over - its got to rank #1 for the most horrible part of the build - I'll take fibre glass insulation over this any day
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post #174 of 1328
6/22/06 at 11:05am
How many buckets on the wall, the floor, and in the air (sanding)?

Hope you remembered to seal off the returns from the room.
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post #175 of 1328
6/22/06 at 1:50pm
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1/2 way thru my 3rd bucket - most of it on the wall.

I didn't completly seal off - I put a filter over the return
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post #176 of 1328
6/22/06 at 2:54pm
If most is on the wall then either you have great blade skills or you must not be thinning it like the crew who did my place.

They put a cup or two of water per bucket and stirred it with a beefy 1/2 drill and paddle until it was creamy.

When they were done we had to scrape the floor with a scraper blade it was everywhere.

But they didn't hardly have to sand at all.
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post #177 of 1328
6/22/06 at 3:35pm
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Yeah I'm watering it down but I tend to mix in small quanities - got most on the wall and what didn't land on the floor typically fell on my head - I'll have some sanding but hoping sponge sanding will be sufficient in most cases.
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post #178 of 1328
6/22/06 at 5:03pm
If you can, post some pics of the edges and taping. I would like to see how it goes, as I am almost to the drywall part of my theater.

I know drywall is a pain, but the worst part? Did you have to do fireblocking?
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post #179 of 1328
6/22/06 at 5:30pm
Gents -

I too am in the drywall phase. I'm currently mudding and taping the ceiling, having already taped the walls. I got some great tips and info from this site for those who may need help getting started -www.drywallschool.com

Kevin -
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post #180 of 1328
6/22/06 at 5:32pm
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Actually I didn't have any Fireblocking issues - in fact it didn't cost me anything either as I used drywall that was removed as part of demolition.

The drywall taping/mudding isn't by any means hard - its just painfully slow as on corners you can only do one side at a time and need 24hrs to dry.

The area I had most problem with was trying to get the paper tape to bed in the mud. No matter what I did it kept bubbling. I found a tape adhesive which really helped me a lot.

In this pic you can see an outside corner with the left side with just tape glued to the wall (the spray adhesive is red) and the right side with 1st coat of mud.



This picture shows final mud coat with some rough dry sanding before I wet sand with sponge.



Hoping tomorrow is last day of mudding - and just sanding/sponging left
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