Twinseltown Theater - Page 46

Looking great, Tony! Can't wait to see the finished product!

snazzy!

Looks good Tony. sounds like you've decided on a color the the acoutical tiles in the theater. I tried a mock up of our talked about design. Turned out OK. Will have to show you what I mean. Have a great Easter!!!

Don't you use the Behringer to power your Danleys? I have a question you might be able to answer. I want a way to power mine on and off remotely and am having trouble doing so since this unit has a hard on/off switch on the front and that is it. I tried putting it to a switcheable plug on my monster surge protector but can't seem to get it to work. Any suggestions? It sure would be nice not to have to turn it on and off each viewing.

Use a surge protector with a 12v input and control it with your receiver.

I tried that with my Monster unit but it doesnt work. Maybe I am unaware of how to make it work properly but it seems pretty straight forward.

Did you set your receiver to output the 12v signal on power up?

Interesting Adam- I was just thinking about confronting the same issue. I think that's probably the way I want to go too, but right now all of the 12v triggers on my processor are in use, so I'm looking for another solution...I'm interested to see how you resolve this.

Tony - sorry to hijack! Those teaser pics are great and I'm really looking forward to seeing the final result.

I found out you need to use a mono cable, not a stereo cable of the same size. Assuming you didn't share that goof, the other work around I used was if your receiver has outlets on the back you can get a power plug at radio shack and set it to 12v. The come with a bunch of connectors, so you find the right one and you've turned a convenience outlet into a 12v trigger. Just a thought.

I used a 12v cable I ordered from monoprice. I'm not sure if it is stereo or mono. I use a 12v cable for my Emotiva amps as well and they work perfectly but they may use a stereo cable. I think I will try the Emotiva cables and see if that works. The Monster instructions say to use supplied cable but that is long gone and I cannot find it.

I also am finding that my Behringer will enter clip mode from time to time when turning on. Is this normal? Also how do you rectify it other than shutting it off and then on again?

Sorry for the hijack

Hi Adammb,

Here's a user info pdf describing what I chose as an on/off remote control for my DTS-10 amp (Behringer EPX3000): http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/image...erveSwitch.pdf.

As a matter of fact, all of my amplifiers are connected to this device, allowing them to be remotely switched on/off with a single button push.

Seems to be a nice product---the switch is working just as I had hoped and has significantly streamlined powering up and down. I simply attached the switch to the wall with tape backing (included). It's behind a curtain and next to a light switch so that the button can be easily accessed on entry and exit from my theater.

Edit: Here is where I purchased the product: http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Conserv.../dp/B003P2UMNK


Tom

Mine EP4000 goes into clip mode 90% of the time when I turn it on. Once I send a signal to it the light just goes off on it's own.

Hi all, Emotiva manufacture the following item as an option. Gives you three additional trigger outlets and can be daisy chained for more.
http://emotiva.com/et3.shtm
Keep up the good work Tony. At the end of all this, your thread should be called 'The Pantsman Cinema' in honor of those shorts!

I expect no less than the the shorts to be framed and hanging on the wall in a prominent place for all to see as they enter the theater.

Jello, with your supreme carpentry skills and eye for detail I feel it is your duty to create an entrance to Tony's theater in the shape of a larger than life pair of safari print shorts. Think the building entrance from Patch Adams but in a shorts design. What do you think????

[quote="tony123"]Benji, no problem with the hijack. I don't consider it so. This thread could use something of substance anyway.

Ding, I don't think that Emotiva product would resolve this exact trigger issue. The Behringer amps don't have a trigger input, so it must be controlled by some of these other suggestions.

Ahhh, I wasn't aware that the 4000 lacked the trigger itself. Not unusual on a pro audio device I guess. Thanks for that!

Hey Tony - I'm interested to hear that you're running in parallel mode now. Does that mean that you have one channel for each DTS-10 or one channel for each speaker in the cab? I have one DTS-10 and am running in parallel as well (one channel to each speaker in the cabinet). I understand that this leaves significant untapped power potential within the speaker, but I still have never clipped it and have plenty of volume. When I get to the point where I'm ready to permanently install it, I think I'll go to a bridged mono setup...I'm very interested to hear your thoughts on the difference between bridged and parallel.

I truly like this idea!! I will help

Yep, my feelings exactly. I have plenty of power in parallel mode, so I don't see a reason to step it up any more...thanks for your thoughts Tony!

Have to throw a big shout-out to Tony for spending the day with a newbie and helping out alot. He helped out with a great idea for my soffit (pictures to come in the coming weeks) and even help lug my new speakers into the house.

AVS forum member and friend comes through again!!

WHAT!!!! he did what???..Man..i didn't get any of that...all i got was a RT 44 slushy from Sonics....I see who your friends are tony...

skeets - I did have to throw in a beer(s) and hamburgers on the grill.

Hi Tony123


Excellent work with posting the details of your step by step process with this HT build!!!!!!!!!!

1. I think this is one of the biggest screen size I have seen in a basement. Congratulations, you have inspired me to go bigger, even though I thought 130" was as big as I thought I would get, when ever I start my home theater (which will be when I have completely understood every important part of this forum and when I have learned as much as I could from thread starters like yourself which will be years from now considering I as "ebujucated" as a Monkey!!!!).

Your screen size is probably bigger than the screen sizes as the local multiplex where they chopped up one giant theater into about 10 smaller sized LOL!!

2. You made me rethink that red could be a great color to choose for a home theater.

3. My significant other (woman) will unfortunately not be as much of a sport as yours was with the help yours provided. All mine will complain about probably will be that the money should be going into a new kitchen and bathrooms.

Already when I talk about what guys like you do who have "Vision" she rolls her eyes and says the money should go into kitchen!!!

4. You have inspired me to get the same kind of perforated screen technology for use of speakers in the rear behind the screen inside the screen wall.

5. Your postings about the problems you had with your original projector mount is much appreciated because now I understand how important it is with choosing the correct projector mount.

6. While reading all 46 pages of your thread, I must have opened up another 30 "different" MS Word docs, each new one a different "category" because of the level of detail you have provide in each thread thanks to your dedication.

7. I am considered a newbie on this thread considering the only other full threads that I have read from start to finish besides yours was "Chinadogs" and "Cathan", as you can probably tell I am a "neanderthal" in contrast to others.

8. So far based on the teaser of your movie posters, I believe your movie poster setup is going to be a hit!!!

9. I love how when you went to home depot and the guy helping you asked "Are you Tony from the AVS forum?"

10. I'm glad you didn't post the count of home depot trips, I sometime don't care about stuff like that.

11. The deep basement structure that you have makes me feel more how important it is to have a deep basement, even if you have to "underpin" the current basement and dig the current basement deeper, even though I know that you have your home built that way.

12. I like the stain color of your cabintry in the back of the theater.

13. I never knew that some guys build their own custom subwoofer enclosers based on a DTS Danley design. I can see why this would work and was very interested to learn.

14. I can understand why you were getting pissed off about some guys not dropping the "shorts" jokes, makes you think some guys are still in the closet about their homosexul tendancies....

15. I will probably be making my side and rear speakers inside a Speaker Template and covered in GOM like yours, you did a great job in that area as well!!!

16. It looks like you did a great job with the stapling of your Fabric to the Fabric Frames as well....

17. I was very intrigued by your "Speaker Height" configuration post about the front screen wall. I see you did not go with the speaker height idea.

18. Overall, I believe I learned more from your thread than anyones I read so far.

19. When it comes to plumbing, I guess you are educated about that. I would no idea where to start...

20. Also, you did your own electrical??? I definitely have to hire that out

21. I am glad that you figured out a solution for that problem you had with that one riser light. I believe someone on the forum helped you figure out a solution with regards to the "support board" being in the way of the riser light on the inside of the riser????

22. I like how you "stepped" up the acoustical fabric frames that matches the rise in each riser.

23. I love your sconces, I know you had some insecurities about them but they are worth the sale you got them on. You stole thoses things practically with that sale price!!

24. I personally believe you had the best detailed "screen construction" thread with up close detailed photos of each step when you build your theater.

25. I hope you don't mind if I steal your copy right idea of the fabric role holder you made???

26. Those are too strapping young boys that look like great kids!! Kudos to you for immersing them in the process sometimes, they will look back on this because you are teaching them the morals of hard work, DIY, the importance of working as a team, and helped them connect with their Dad.

27. You have helped me understand the true value of a Volume control technology like the Audyssey, and the importance of a REW and how to use them both.

28. You have inspired me to understand how much better it is to build your own Component Rack insted of spending all of the cost of a Metal Component Rack.

29. Thanks for posting about the experiences on the Integra Component!!!

30. Thanks for posting about the importance of "Phase" when aligning a system!!!

31. There was one photo you put up where you were working on the wall fabric and the projector was on and I was not sure if any of your sons were in the room with you, and some "cartoon" CGI move was playing. I was thinking to myself......geez wish I had the $$$ that this guy had to use the projector bulb time when he is not sitting down!!! I'm such a "squeeky" tight wad that I will only be watching complete movies when I will be sitting down in the theater!!! Maybe I'll watch a superbowl or a playoff game on "Bulb time" but definitely not regular sports events or TV shows etc. I just don't have the $$$

(or maybe a few years from now LED High Luminosity projectors will be less thant the 15k price they are now????)

32. I like those "metal support" things are that you connected the "riser" too when building the riser. I don't think I've seen that before.

What are those called? The perpendicular riser beam was "resting" on the metal holder...

33. When the dry wall finishing contractor did not show up that morning, I thought he was skipping town for good, but I never thought he would show up at 5 or 6pm and ask to start working...that's how contractors are, but that guy you had was worth it considering how low his fee was $$$$$$

Tony, I am sorry that I have been one of those to comment on your shorts. I have given it much thought and have decided that I can no longer hide my closet tendencies any longer.....it's time to come out into the open. My theater build will be all the colors of the rainbow and there will be non stop Glee showings.
Hope you can make the gala opening.

Nice contribution, "donjuanwater" (a.k.a. Tony's Mom). I can assure you that I, also, am all man!!

Ta-ta now, must run!!

Never thought I was hiding my tendencies myself. I will have to be more overt next time...

All fun aside donjuan, welcome to the madness. If you have only read Cathan, Tony and China Dog's threads (all good reads) there are a bunch more too.
Sandman (name now SMX), Swithy, Carborandom, RTRose, BritInVA, BigMouthInDC... Many of the old guard have lots of information to glean from their threads. Mainly, look at peoples post counts, and when you see someone with a large count, check their signature and see if there is a link to a thread, and check it out. (Note: Hainse, who posted right above me, might be an exception to the rule... )