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post #211 of 224
12/23/11 at 1:07pm
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what was the final theater dimensions since Dennis had you build a hallway?

Final size of the room was 22' long x 16' 6" wide
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post #212 of 224
3/4/13 at 4:39pm
A truly fantastic theater! Great job! I really like the way you designd your entrance.
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post #213 of 224
3/4/13 at 8:44pm
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A truly fantastic theater! Great job! I really like the way you designd your entrance.
Thanks - the entrance design is all credits to Dennis Erskine; I actually tried to go another route but Dennis convinced me the entrance hallway was needed to address acoustic challenges
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post #214 of 224
3/4/13 at 8:48pm
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It's been a while since I've updated this thread. So a few recent updates...

Decided to go with different approach for the subs, so I built two custom subs which would fit behind the screen, so needed to be shallow enclosures (less than 15" depth). Here is what they came out like:






Edited by curtisG - 3/4/13 at 9:07pm
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post #215 of 224
3/4/13 at 8:56pm
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The subs are powered by a 4000W sub amplifier, with bass management handled by the Velodyne SMS-1 unit:



The approach is to eventually end up with 4 subs in the room in a layout such as:

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post #216 of 224
3/4/13 at 9:04pm
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Finally, some shots of the construction of the subs - 15" Stereo Intergrity HT150-D2 in a custom 3.2 cu ft enclosure














Edited by curtisG - 3/4/13 at 9:10pm
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post #217 of 224
3/5/13 at 6:43am
Welcome to the world of DIY speakers, I've been rolling my own since the 70s
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post #218 of 224
3/5/13 at 3:18pm
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Welcome to the world of DIY speakers, I've been rolling my own since the 70s
Thanks Big - I almost called you to see about borrowing some clamps - as I ran out during the construction.. ended up just stacking some heavy books on top of the box eek.gif

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3/5/13 at 4:58pm
I spy the Jasper Jig on your router. That and the table saw means you can now build more speakers. I can't imagine though that you are going to pull the great sounding Triads out of your theater. I didn't know that bass was lacking in your space didn't you have something like four subs? two up front and two in the side columns.
Edited by BIGmouthinDC - 3/6/13 at 6:23am
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3/5/13 at 9:34pm
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I spy the Jasper Jig on your router. That and the table saw means you can build now build more speakers. I can't imagine though that you are going to pull the great sounding Triads out of your theater. I didn't know that bass was lacking in your space didn't you have something like four subs? two up front and two in the side columns.
Ahh.. good eye. Yes I bought a Jasper hole cutting Jig. The best investment ever, worth every penny. Cutting those large wholes in MDF was the funnest part of the project!







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3/5/13 at 9:39pm
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I spy the Jasper Jig on your router. That and the table saw means you can build now build more speakers. I can't imagine though that you are going to pull the great sounding Triads out of your theater. I didn't know that bass was lacking in your space didn't you have something like four subs? two up front and two in the side columns.
My large 18" Velodyne sub has been acting up the last couple of years. Has now been factory repaired twice. So your memory is correct, I now have 6 subs in the HT. Just wanted to experiment with a different bass approach for the room. I can now claim I'm able to knock books off the shelf from the room above biggrin.gif

And I'm definitely NOT thinking of replacing the Platinum Triads - I love those speakers! Although after seeing the new Triad Cinema Reference speaker, it might be time for an upgrade eek.gif


Edited by curtisG - 3/7/13 at 2:17am
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post #222 of 224
3/6/13 at 5:41am
Curtis - I can take those horrible plats off your hands on Saturday when I come over biggrin.gif
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post #223 of 224
3/6/13 at 6:56am
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Curtis - I can take those horrible plats off your hands on Saturday when I come over biggrin.gif
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Sorry Chad - maybe next time
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post #224 of 224
3/6/13 at 8:00am
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Am I'm definitely not thinking of replacing the Platinum Triads - I love those speakers! Although after seeing the new Triad Cinema Reference speaker, it might be time for an upgrade :eek
I'll call dips on those Platinum Triads LCR IF you ever wanna sell them. biggrin.gif
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