Hello!
In order to make it easier to search for specific topics in the build thread, I am going to put a unique phrase at the top of each post so the search function can pick it up and allow someone to find all the posts about a certain part of the build. The phrase follows each entry below. Way too much detail I am sure but eh, if it helps one person, it is worth it.
1. Projector discussion / decisions - ALMFamilyproj
2. Star Panels discussion / construction - ALMFamilyspanel
3. AVR discussion / decisions - ALMFamilyavr
4. Movie Poster display (poaching this idea from TKNice an example here) - ALMFamilyposter
5. Soundproofing discussion / decisions - ALMFamilysound
6. Room Construction - ALMFamilyconstr
7. Lighting - ALMFamilylights
8. Room automation - ALMFamilyauto
9. Room cooling - ALMFamilyHVAC
10. Acoustics discussion / decisions - ALMFamilyacoust
11. Carpet - color scheme - ALMFamilycarpet
12. Other AV equipment (amps, etc) - ALMFamilyothrav
13. Speaker / Sub discussion / decisions - ALMFamilyspeak
14. Video Calibration - ALMFamilyvcalib
15. Audio Calibration - ALMFamilyREW
After getting a bit of feedback on a budget, I have decided to start the build process. :clap:
Thanks for taking the time to read through all this. Any feedback / suggestions are much appreciated!
So, the room is in the basement with no windows. It is an odd-shaped room due to the breaker panel, sump pump, pressure tank and water main valve being located there, but it is roughly a 14'x21'x7.5' area. Here are a couple of pictures:
After a bit of hand-wrangling, I decided to wall in the space visible on the right side of the 1st picture to allow for a flat wall for the screen to be located.
Here is a sketch of my preliminary floor plan:
View attachment HT room.pdf
After reading through the screen and projector forums, I decided to determine what screen size I wanted to go with first. In order to leave some room on either side of the screen for the front L/R speakers and to keep them a bit away from the wall (my initial thought is to go with towers), I settled on a 103" diagonal screen. I want to do 2 rows of seating, so the 1st row will be at roughly 10' and the second at 16'. The shape of the room should allow me to put a projection closet in the back with a projection distance of about 19'. Most of the advice I read in our forums pointed to trying to get a projector / screen build that would provide 16 Fl. After plugging all the numbers into Projector Pro, I settled on an Epson 8700UB with a 103" diagonal screen with 0.7 screen gain.
Now that I have bored everyone to tears with that novella :yikes: , I was hoping someone could poke holes in my "logic". :bigsmile: I have purchased nothing, and will probably wait until I read through everyone's opinions / feedback.
I am planning to soundproof as much as I can, so I have started putting green glue/ 5/8"drywal lin between the floor joists. I have also started banging up my false wall, but having 3 kids trying to sleep really limits that time.. :blink: I will be using whisper clips / channel and doing 2 layers of 5/8" drywall with green glue in between.
I am thinking about going with 7.2 for a speaker arrangement, but I am wondering if 2 subs is too much for my space. If that does work,I am leaning toward the Onkyo TX-NR809 for a receiver unless someone points out a better choice.
That's about as far as I have made it to this point. Any thoughts / opinions / feedback is greatly appreciated!
Thanks everyone!
In order to make it easier to search for specific topics in the build thread, I am going to put a unique phrase at the top of each post so the search function can pick it up and allow someone to find all the posts about a certain part of the build. The phrase follows each entry below. Way too much detail I am sure but eh, if it helps one person, it is worth it.
1. Projector discussion / decisions - ALMFamilyproj
2. Star Panels discussion / construction - ALMFamilyspanel
3. AVR discussion / decisions - ALMFamilyavr
4. Movie Poster display (poaching this idea from TKNice an example here) - ALMFamilyposter
5. Soundproofing discussion / decisions - ALMFamilysound
6. Room Construction - ALMFamilyconstr
7. Lighting - ALMFamilylights
8. Room automation - ALMFamilyauto
9. Room cooling - ALMFamilyHVAC
10. Acoustics discussion / decisions - ALMFamilyacoust
11. Carpet - color scheme - ALMFamilycarpet
12. Other AV equipment (amps, etc) - ALMFamilyothrav
13. Speaker / Sub discussion / decisions - ALMFamilyspeak
14. Video Calibration - ALMFamilyvcalib
15. Audio Calibration - ALMFamilyREW
After getting a bit of feedback on a budget, I have decided to start the build process. :clap:
Thanks for taking the time to read through all this. Any feedback / suggestions are much appreciated!
So, the room is in the basement with no windows. It is an odd-shaped room due to the breaker panel, sump pump, pressure tank and water main valve being located there, but it is roughly a 14'x21'x7.5' area. Here are a couple of pictures:
After a bit of hand-wrangling, I decided to wall in the space visible on the right side of the 1st picture to allow for a flat wall for the screen to be located.
Here is a sketch of my preliminary floor plan:
View attachment HT room.pdf
After reading through the screen and projector forums, I decided to determine what screen size I wanted to go with first. In order to leave some room on either side of the screen for the front L/R speakers and to keep them a bit away from the wall (my initial thought is to go with towers), I settled on a 103" diagonal screen. I want to do 2 rows of seating, so the 1st row will be at roughly 10' and the second at 16'. The shape of the room should allow me to put a projection closet in the back with a projection distance of about 19'. Most of the advice I read in our forums pointed to trying to get a projector / screen build that would provide 16 Fl. After plugging all the numbers into Projector Pro, I settled on an Epson 8700UB with a 103" diagonal screen with 0.7 screen gain.
Now that I have bored everyone to tears with that novella :yikes: , I was hoping someone could poke holes in my "logic". :bigsmile: I have purchased nothing, and will probably wait until I read through everyone's opinions / feedback.
I am planning to soundproof as much as I can, so I have started putting green glue/ 5/8"drywal lin between the floor joists. I have also started banging up my false wall, but having 3 kids trying to sleep really limits that time.. :blink: I will be using whisper clips / channel and doing 2 layers of 5/8" drywall with green glue in between.
I am thinking about going with 7.2 for a speaker arrangement, but I am wondering if 2 subs is too much for my space. If that does work,I am leaning toward the Onkyo TX-NR809 for a receiver unless someone points out a better choice.
That's about as far as I have made it to this point. Any thoughts / opinions / feedback is greatly appreciated!
Thanks everyone!