"Seriously, honey, we need 12 of these to feel ANY bass..."

[John Simpson]

Hi all,

John here from Hobart, Tasmania. I'm a long-time home theatre fan (I bought the Denon AVP-A1 when they first came out, and the first ever Sony HD plasma... silly me!). Our next project is a huge one, which is why you'll be seeing much more of me over the next few months/years.

http://www.wychwood.net.au

On the "Floorplans" page you'll be able to see where the HT room will go, complete with IB sub system and 100" cinemascope screen. I may be calling on your help a bit, as sourcing materials for this type of setup can be tough here in Australia.

Thanks for having me guys, and I look forward to your advice!

Cheers,
John

[Sonnie]

Hi John and welcome to the Shack!

That is going to be one sho-nuff nice home you and Kristy will have... I can wait to see pics of it and of course the home theater room as well.

[nova]

Hi John, Welcome to the Shack. That looks like an awesome project you have on your hands. Looking forward to seeing the finished product.

[majorloser]

Welcome to "The Shack"

(from the other side of the world)

[Prof.]

Hi John and welcome...
Nice website and very nice house you have..
Are you planning to go CIH with an Anamorphic lens for your setup?

[John Simpson]

Thanks all for the kind welcome.

Prof, I was actually hoping (when the time comes next year to actually buy the projector) that there'll be a few options of projectors with built-in CIH features. We have an anamorphic lens available here in Australia (the "aussiemorphic lens") but I'd like to avoid bolt-on bits and pieces, if possible.

I'll certainly keep you all updated as the house progresses...

[alan monro]

John, Welcome to this crazy shack.You will recieve all the help you want . By the way , are the cinemascope lenses avaible? What aspect ratio do the lenses give.??? , They are a good bunch of blokes here , they have given me heaps building my own theatre. You had better tell the yanks that Tasmania is Australia . Kind regards Alan .

[Prof.]

John,
There are many makes and models of projectors available that can do the required vertical stretch for CIH projection, but none have a built in Anamorphic lens and quite likely won't have in the foreseeable future..
I have one of the CAVX Aussiemorphic lenses fitted to my projector, and it does an excellent job..

Alan,
The aspect ratio of the Aussiemorphic lens is 2.37:1