Why did I build this? For the exact same reason George Mallory climbed Mt. Everest, "Because it's there." That and maybe because of all the internet know-it-alls who told me it wouldn't work. "it's" in this case being a nice big old brick fireplace smack dab between in the middle between my...

Will the TV be able to withstand the extra heat. Ive read so many different articles and everyone has a different opinion on gas fireplaces (b vent style: where it uses the room air for combustion not outside air)

We've got a fireplace at home that has been boarded up & I've been meaning to have a new enclosure built to house the sub enclosure & free up some room. The old enclosure I had was originally designed as a ported enclosure for my Shiva X-2, but long story short, the box cuts were incorrect & the...

Hey folks. New member here. Looking forward to participating in the forum. Recently bought some new 7.2 HT gear (The new BIC Acoustech's and an Onkyo Receiver) . Haven't even received it all yet. I've started looking into how I'm going to place/mount all this stuff and I've noticed that I may...

Evening Folks, What would you say are the best small powered speakers that will fit on a fireplace mantle (4.5 inchs deep) to enhance or replace the internal speakers of a TV. There is a cavity above the fireplace that currently holds a 35 inch CRT, this will be replaced with a new Sharp LCD...

Hi folks, My HT build is still in relative infancy - the drywall is hitting the studs today - so I'm looking forward to getting into the meat of the setup, including sound treatments. I'm fairly up to speed on basic acoustic, having run a home recording studio for a few years now. My main...