Jamis' theater thread! - Page 10

One had a scratch, the other two each had a cracked/broken corner.

I just measured off the ceiling.

Only one sheet of plexi, the paper insert, and the cardboard backer per frame. Two sheets of plexi would definitely save a call as I'd just put the bad sheets behind the poster.

I was going to do some older classics, but many are non-standard sizes and I wanted to keep the frames the same.

Mostly soda and seltzer water. The freezer has ice and beer glasses.

The second poster picture has a tiny glimpse of the kegerator... which is where the magic happens.

For things like TV, the contrast is fine. We usually watch TV or play video games with the lights on low (enough for my wife to actually read her book at the same time). Those sports screen shots on the previous page were under our typical lighting. I have no complaints, though I'm also not the pickiest person when it comes to these things (for example, masking still isn't a priority for me). I am still running with mostly out of the box settings for colors, sharpness, brightness, contrast, etc (normal color mode).

For movies, we turn all the lights off except the riser step light... this is more for ambiance than to help the projector brightness/contrast in the zoomed out 2.35 mode, though it does help in that regard as well.

If your room is light controlled like mine and your throw isn't too far (mine is 17')... I think you'll be fine. My screen (129" wide viewable) is just slightly larger than what you are considering.

Three new sheets of plexi on the way!

I built a frame and stapled the GOM to that. The frame is velcro'd to the four 2x4 boxes you can kind of see the tops of in that picture you quoted.

If I take the screen down, I can simply pull the whole GOM wrapped panel out as well. The bottom of the screen simply leans against the top of that panel.

The riser is 7' deep and the front row is right up against the edge of it. There isn't enough room to comfortably walk between the rows if someone is reclined in the back row, but everyone can fully recline comfortably without bothering the people in the front row.

I would probably say an absolute minimum of 36" from the front edge of the bar to the wall. And even there, if you have more than 3 stools, and people sitting at the ends, the middle stools will probably be inaccessible.

Thanks for the compliments!

There is about 18.25" from the wall to the edge of the lower GOM panel. The screen sits just in front of the the GOM panel (actually leans against it).

It's enough space, though it made picking a subwoofer to put behind it tricky. The SVS cylinders are ~16-17" in diameter, so it worked out. Many of the other models I was considering (Epik Castle, MFW-15, etc) wouldn't fit or would have to face to the side instead of towards the seating.

The 18" also limited my speaker selection a little bit, but only minimally. There were probably 2-3 speakers I was thinking about that were ruled out because they'd be too close to the rear wall (Axiom M80, AV123 Rockets, etc).

Another 3-4 inches would have been ideal, but I'd say 18-19" is an absolute minimum if you plan to put full sized speakers back there.

Just for mn_hokie... some updated pics of my acoustic panels.


Each of the two panels is actually three 20"x40" acoustic panels mounted to a 1/4" sheet of plywood that is screwed to the walls. The panel assembly on the left covers a window.

I plan to order four more 20x40 panels and mount them vertically under each side/rear speaker.

I am also in the market for a nice DVD storage shelf/cabinet.

I actually got two more of those 'custom speaker stands' and put one under each of the L/R speakers as well to better align the tweeters!

The SVS PC-Ultra13 is a beast of a sub. Very powerful. It is equivalent to the box version of their biggest sub. When I first set it up in the living room, it was shaking the pictures on the wall with ease. We have it dialed way back and it has lots of punch in my 4000+ cubic foot room (including the open kitchenette).

There are very few subs in this class that have a depth or width of 18" or less. In the few cases I found one that might work, it would have to fire to the side and not towards the seats. Some of the others I considered were a pair of AV123 MFW-15's, an Epik Castle, and the smaller SVS cylinders. The Ultra was originally out of my price range, but I found a good deal on a used one.

Looks like you have a verynice space to play with. I am definately glad I did a semi 'open' concept. More of an entertaining space than a closed off theater space.

I ran 1/2" blue ENT conduit to all 7 speaker locations and one for the subwoofer. I terminated them all with speaker face plates (except the subwoofer, which was an RCA connector), though I had to remove them for the rear/surround speakers so they could sit flush against the wall.

I used a 'bulk cable' plate for the 2" conduit run to the projector. Basically a face plate with a hole in it for all the cables I ran to come out of.

You can see the blue ENT running to the front and back here:




Conduit terminating in the closet:



You can see the speaker terminals here... I painted them black eventually.


You can see the bulk cable plate here:

I just removed the speaker terminals (wall plates) since they stick out from the wall. I basically left the hole in the drywall for the speaker wire to hang out and then covered it with the speaker itself. I had to do this for the rears and sides because these speakers mount flush to the wall and the terminals stick out a bit. I have a faull 7.1 setup running.

Well... my screen is just a hair larger on the 16:9 area than the one you were planning for. Just add on the extra width for 2.37:1 and you have essentially have my screen. My screen is 129" wide (viewable) and 136" wide with frame just to give you an idea. My room was height constrained, so I went with the largest 16:9 screen I could and simply added the width to get 2.37:1... it just happened to fit perfectly in the 137" between the bumpouts on my screen wall.

I basically have the largest screen that would comfortably fit in my room. I couldn't go bigger if I wanted to, which helps on upgraditis.

My seating is at approximately 11' and 17' and we like it... the room is 13'4" wide which is pretty close to yours. The front row might be too close for some on the 2.35 material, but I don't mind it. We usually sit in the front row for most things.

You'd definitely need to lose the prosceniums (or greatly reduce them) in your room to go wider on the screen. I have NO regrets going CIH and love the AT screen as well.

Are you still planning on the rs20? Have you given thought to a lens or just zooming? Considered the AE3000? Are you going to do any masking?