I'm moving into a new house in a months time and the new place includes a room I'll be turning into a dedicated home theatre. With a dedicated home theatre I needed to get some serious gear! Today I took delivery of my first purchase for the new room: the speakers.

This is the centre channel I've always wanted! It's a monster and it weighs a tonne. Really looking forward to getting it in the new room and unleashing its potential!

I'm moving into a new house in a month's time and the new place includes a room I'll be turning into a dedicated home theatre. With a dedicated home theatre I needed to get some serious gear! Today I took delivery of my first purchase for the new room: the speakers.

My 7.2 setup will consist of:
Paradigm CC-390 (centre)
Paradigm Monitor 11s (fronts)
Paradigm ADP-190s (4 x for surrounds and surround backs)
2 x Paradigm DSP-3200 subs

The latest addition to the gear for the upcoming dedicated home theatre. The room will feature three seats for both personal preference and room width but we managed to pick this four seater up for a great price. Each seat is a component and the first three seats from L-R will be used. The far right seat will be an extra for another room. We were after a three seater with a two seat 'love seat' style setup included and being that this was the last in stock we managed to get the four seats for our budget and at 40% off the marked price. The seats are full leather, feature cup holders and are electrical recliners.

This is a work in progress scale floor plan of the room. All items are to scale including the Paradigm speakers and seating I've purchased. Things such as the subwoofer placement will vary dependent on the room's characteristics after acoustic treatment. The screen size shown is 90" - taking into account viewing distance, projector throw distances and allowances to ensure the front speakers are not boxed into the corners the screen will wind up somewhere in the 90-100" range.

In the last 24 hours I've taught myself how to use a program called Sweet Home 3D. Not having used any 3D modelling programs before it was a challenge - here are the first results after about 10 hours learning and using the program!

The view of this render is from the front right corner of the room and highlights the seating position, surround placements, second subwoofer, ceiling acoustic panels, corner bass traps, projector location and some mini wall plaques I'll be printing for the back wall decoration.

This past 24 hours has been a great learning experience and seeing the room take shape is fantastic. The program (highly recommended!) has been a great tool for working out the logistics of the upcoming job. Can't wait to build the real thing!

This render shows the view from the screen. You can see the edges of the fronts and centre channel in the foreground. It also better shows off the acoustic panels at the reflection points on the walls and ceilings as well as the corner bass traps on the rear wall. This view also shows surround speaker placement, the decorative wall plaques, the second subwoofer, the AV rack (right of the seating) and lastly the projector location (ceiling mounted).

This render shows the view from above the screen. You can see all speakers, the acoustic panels at the reflection points on the walls and ceilings as well as the corner bass traps on the rear wall. This view also shows the decorative wall plaques, the AV rack (right of the seating) and lastly the projector location (ceiling mounted).

This render gives a better overview of the placement of everything in relation to the room depth. Although it appears the seating is too close to the door due to the perspective there's actually plenty of clearance.

This render shows the view from above the door at the rear of the room. You can see all speakers, the acoustic panels at the reflection points on the walls and ceilings as well as the corner bass traps on the front wall.

A render of what will greet you as you walk through the door. This one's a good view for seeing the overall speaker placement and room treatment.

This render shows the view from the seating position. Although the perspective makes the screen seem quite some way away, the 100" (254cm) screen will actually be at just under a 43 degree viewing angle making it fairly close to the THX recommended viewing distance (slightly closer).

Another render, this one shows the view from the back left corner of the room and details speaker placements, room treatment (bass traps and acoustic panels), seating location and the 100" screen. The 'black lines' around the walls will be DIY acoustic panels covered in material. The aim is to have these panels work in tandem with the smaller acoustic panels on the walls and ceilings (for reflection points) as well as the bass traps to help ensure the room is as controlled as I can make it on my budget and still aesthetically pleasing.

Here are the two sub risers I built for the upcoming home theatre. All the timber was leftovers laying around our current house so the only purchases required to build these were carpet and glue. Total cost for 2 risers: $25. Build time: 1.5 hours for construction, 1.5 hours for covering. 3 hours well spent!

They are 16cm (approx 6") in height and are made to have 1" of clearance on each side when the DSP-3200s will be sitting on them. I'll be installing rubber feet and placing foam between the legs before they go in the new theatre room.

I tested one of the risers with my current sub in my living room setup just to see if there was an audible difference. Apart from what seemed to be a much smoother response across all frequencies, I registered close to a 5dB volume increase across the board with the SPL meter! Definitely did the trick. Now the risers patiently wait for the room to be built in the new house before the Paradigm DSP-3200s make use of them.

For the record, my current sub has a wider profile than the Paradigms so the riser appears too small in this image. The dimensions are spot on for 1" clearance on all sides for the Paradigms.

The perfect complement to the Paradigms - this receiver impressed me big time when demoing receivers and wiped the floor with the competition. I was also really impressed with the Anthem Room Correction calibration software. To my ears it seems to really nail the trouble spots and positives of a room. I'm hoping that the effort I'll be putting in with room treatment combined with the capabilities of the ARC and the performance of the receiver and speakers will deliver a great sound.

The perfect complement to the Paradigms - this receiver impressed me big time when demoing receivers and wiped the floor with the competition. I was also really impressed with the Anthem Room Correction calibration software. To my ears it seems to really nail the trouble spots and positives of a room. I'm hoping that the effort I'll be putting in with room treatment combined with the capabilities of the ARC and the performance of the receiver and speakers will deliver a great sound.

These cables combine good features and performance for a decent price. v1.4 with Ethernet, gold plated connections and a high density flexible outer braid.

This week we moved into the new house and are now in the process of unpacking and settling in. Here's the room which will be transformed into the theatre room. The screen will be on the visible wall, the window on the right wall will be closed over and the entrance will be filled in and a standard sized door opening will replace the open plan opening currently there.

A couple of orders I've placed for needed components have started rolling in. This time I've got speaker cable and banana plugs so I'm ready to connect speakers once the room is built!

The first stages of work have begun on the room. Today I painted two very light coats on both the screen wall and ceiling. I'll be doing four light coats in the hopes of having a very smooth, even surface. Obviously it doesn't look very pretty at the moment but hey, it's a work in progress! These walls are being painted matte black for maximum light absorption whilst the remaining walls (two of which require alterations which should commence next weekend or the following) will be painted a slightly lighter charcoal grey.

You can also see the brushed chrome halogen spotlights I installed today. Because the room will consist of various gradations of blacks and greys (trending slightly towards a steel grey) I wanted the lights to effectively create the "look" of the room. With the various pieces of gear and acoustic treatment which will populate the room the spotlights should be very effective at creating some interesting light and shadow areas.

You can also see where I've roughly painted out the placement of the 100" screen. It gives a good indication of the remaining space I'll have on the sides for bass trapping and front speaker placement.

Here's the result after the third light coat was applied to the screen wall and ceiling. It's come out fairly well. I've purposely left the screen location with only two coats - coverage with the final coat will be sufficient for that part of the wall being that it will be hidden behind the screen! The final coat to this wall and ceiling will be applied after the room alterations have been done.

A close-up of the light I've installed. A minimalist style which is what I like and the four spotlights is exactly what I wanted to provide coverage around the seating positions - it should also illuminate the remaining areas in a softer, indirect light. I'll be installing a dimmer switch for this light later on in the build.

The window (not visible - to left of image) has now been covered over and the open plan opening has now been framed and double sheeted with plasterboard to make a standard door size. This view shows the angle from the screen wall looking back out through the door opening into the dining/kitchen area.

Tomorrow I'll be installing two doors in the opening as well as plastering the areas I sheeted today in preparation for sanding and painting.

A lot has happened since last weekend's update. As you can see not only have doors been hung, but plastering and painting has been completed. Columns for the surround speakers have also been installed.

This image gives a better indication of how the columns and surround speakers will be placed within the room.

The moment I've been waiting for! This image shows one column upholstered in black velour with the Paradigm ADP-190 installed. Curtains will be installed either side of the columns and behind them 'I'll have both cable runs and acoustic treatment.

Today's progress so far! The carpet is in. Considering this is only my second go at laying carpet it turned out very nicely! The photo doesn't do it justice at all - the colour looks great in person and really suits the room. $300 well spent!

A view of the current progress showing seating, bass trapping (still to build and add my additional custom bass trapping) and speaker placement.

This image shows progress as at October 29. This image shows progress as at October 30. All gear is in with the exception of the player (I've yet to buy). The Anthem MRX-700 looks positively miniscule in comparison to the Paradigm Monitor 11s and CC-390! You can also see the placement of the acoustic treatment.

I'll be building a custom stand for the CC-390 and I'm in the process of locating a small AV unit (or building one) to house the receiver and player. Cable management and curtain installs also need to be completed.

This image shows progress as at October 29. A good view for showing the seating, surround and second subwoofer positions. I've placed an acoustic panel on the door for reflections going over the seating positions. Ignore the cable management (or lack thereof ) - I'll be doing cable runs once all final cabling has been installed and they won't be visible as they will be behind the curtains.

This image shows progress as at October 29. It gives you a sense of speaker placement and also highlights the panels placed at reflection points. With the exception of curtain installation this wall is complete.

A close-up of the back of the Anthem MRX-700 showing some of the connections so far. The 12AWG speaker cabling is connected via banana plugs and I've colour-coded and labelled each for easy identification and tidiness. HDMI is connected too - all I'm waiting on now is delivery of my two subwoofer cables and they should arrive early this coming week. Then all I need to do is find a small AV unit so the receiver and player have a home.

Today (October 31) I purchased curtain rods for the curtains I bought yesterday. I've now started the arduous task of ironing 55 square meters of curtains! Here is a completed section showing how the curtains integrate with the columns, bass trapping and the room in general. They've still got a few creases here and there but now that they're up hanging they'll smooth out with time.

As well as the curtain rods I also picked up this small TV unit for $30 today (October 31). I was after something with a small footprint to hold the player and receiver and I found this. The dimensions are perfect for the gear and as an added bonus the height was ideal to serve as a centre channel stand! I was planning to build one but in this case it's perfect so it's saved me a job. I've placed two rubber door stops under the CC-390 so that the speaker has a slight upwards trajectory. It has resulted in the speaker being aimed directly toward the head of the central seating position.

As usual ignore the lack of cable management. That will be finalised when the room has been 99% completed.

The ARC microphone in the primary seating position ready to calibrate the MRX-700.

A screenshot showing the before and after of my preliminary calibration. It has helped me identify a few areas where I may be able to improve the natural response of the speakers. The good news is that the left and right sides of the rooms seem to have a fairly consistent response so I've achieved a decently balanced room.

This calibration was done without the screen installed. It's just a test run to ensure everything's working fine and to allow me to run the speakers in a close-to-final calibration for a number of hours so they are broken in well.

A screenshot showing the before and after of my preliminary calibration. It has helped me identify a few areas where I may be able to improve the natural response of the speakers. The good news is that the left and right sides of the rooms seem to have a fairly consistent response so I've achieved a decently balanced room.

This calibration was done without the screen installed. It's just a test run to ensure everything's working fine and to allow me to run the speakers in a close-to-final calibration for a number of hours so they are broken in well.

My projector screen arrived today. Here's the frame laid out in preparation for putting it together...

... and the finished project ready to hang. At 100" (2.54m) this will have a small amount of clearance on either side when giving the front speakers adequate breathing room. With the 3D modelling I was able to calculate the maximum screen size given the room width and speaker placement - this is as big as I can go and at a 2.75m viewing distance it will do very nicely!

Tonight I was able to hang the screen I took delivery of and built earlier in the day. Installation went smoothly and the results are fantastic.

When sitting in the reclined position the screen is the perfect viewing height so I must've done something right with my calculations! Now all I need is a projector!

This weekend's progress: Making and installing front stage curtains and cable management. All neat and tidy now!

This weekend's progress: Making and installing front stage curtains and cable management. All neat and tidy now! Grills off on the speakers.

Today I picked up the last two pieces of gear I needed for the room. For a player I went with the Oppo BDP-93. It's been on my wishlist as a player in general for a long time and with me building this room it was the ideal time to get it!

The second item I picked up was the last piece of the puzzle - the projector. I purchased the Panasonic PT-AE7000E which is the local (Australian) version of the PT-AE7000U. It was only officially announced 3 days ago by Panasonic Australia so I'm definitely one of the early adopters! The first shipment includes a 3D starter pack with two pairs of glasses and Avatar 3D.

And here's the PT-AE7000E unboxed and ready to install

This is the results after installation. Naturally photographs of the screen will never be accurate and give justice to the on-screen image but it gives a good indication of the performance. I gave the projector a calibration and I'll have someone come in and do a full calibration in a few weeks time but for now it's looking great.

This image hasn't been altered other than cropping so what you're seeing is what the camera captured.

Part of my planned second stage for the room was to build a riser to elevate the seating. Over this past weekend I commenced work on the job. Saturday was for measuring and building the frame. This is the finished result.

Following framing on Saturday I sheeted the riser. The hole in the top is for wiring for the electric recliners.

The carpet (matching the floor of the room) has been ordered so next weekend will be underlay, carpeting and then finishing with stair treads to protect the corners.

Friday evening I carpeted and installed the stair tread for the riser. This morning I installed the riser and ran all the wiring for the electric recliners though it. Came up very nicely considering it's my first go at making something like this. The stair tread is mainly on there to protect the carpet on the edges. I've just got to put some caps on the corners to tidy it up and protect the edges.

Friday evening I carpeted and installed the stair tread for the riser. This morning I installed the riser and ran all the wiring for the electric recliners though it. Came up very nicely considering it's my first go at making something like this. The stair tread is mainly on there to protect the carpet on the edges. I've just got to put some caps on the corners to tidy it up and protect the edges.

This view shows the seating and riser as seen through the entry to the room. It gives an idea of the height difference the riser has made. FYI, the colour of the carpet seen in this image is fairly close to it's natural colour (though a little dark because of the lack of direct light). The other images show it to be far lighter than it actually is.

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Spurrier Sucks  » Jan 26, 2013 10:19 AM

Great HT! Very impressive.

Tech-UK  » Oct 26, 2012 05:02 PM

Fantastic HT, great equipment and sharp pics .

wes  » Oct 09, 2012 05:06 PM

Very nice job, I wish I was that handy

n_muthukumar  » Oct 08, 2012 11:09 PM

Really impressive! I'm really inspired by your planning, methodic approach, skills and above all your perseverance! Hearty Congrats!

Taknakhan  » Jul 07, 2012 05:12 AM

Mate I'd love to know where/how you cultivated your knowledge in regards to such things as optimized sound and screen placement. I'm planning a dedicated home theatre room in the distant future, and have spent many years trolling the internet, but have found most audio and video stuff fairly technical, no matter how I try to break it down. Was it just persistence, or was there some particularly helpful tomes or people or internet sources that you came across? Regardless, kudos for the job, you've single-handedly made me realize I won't have to spend exorbitant amounts to get outstanding results; I just have to put the effort in. I hope you're enjoying the hell out of it!

naitdawg89  » May 29, 2012 05:38 PM

Mate, this is unreal, looking at every photo and I just couldn't believe it. This is seriously impressive and you should be extremely proud of the time and effort you have put in, truly fantastic. I would absolutely love to do this in the future but sadly I'm in Uni at the moment and still live with the rents so my 42" and centre speaker will have to do ha. BUT you have inspired me to get some back lighting for my TV (Have been looking at your living room photos also). I will definitely be checking back to see any upgrades you make.

poisonedyouth  » May 29, 2012 05:38 PM

Mate, this is unreal, looking at every photo and I just couldn't believe it. This is seriously impressive and you should be extremely proud of the time and effort you have put in, truly fantastic. I would absolutely love to do this in the future but sadly I'm in Uni at the moment and still live with the rents so my 42" and centre speaker will have to do ha. BUT you have inspired me to get some back lighting for my TV (Have been looking at your living room photos also). I will definitely be checking back to see any upgrades you make.

BMWAL  » May 12, 2012 12:14 AM

Very very nice great room

B.Hulk  » May 01, 2012 04:17 PM

Haven't visited in a while, it seems you've been busy, awesome work and sweet upgrades, congrats....

nefilim  » May 01, 2012 10:36 AM

Total Awesomeness A real home theater man, love everything : the seating, the screen, the gear ! 10 out of 10 !

idlebrain  » Mar 27, 2012 05:06 AM

absolutely fantastic and inspiring....

ilikemytoys  » Mar 14, 2012 08:46 AM

Your HT turned out marvelous and very asthetically pleasing. Nice touch with the curtains all around.

Bryceo  » Mar 05, 2012 01:56 AM

Sansui sub Great bit of gear mate

VTO886  » Mar 04, 2012 01:16 AM

The curtains all around you is a nice touch! Been thinking about doing the same. Nice job

atexp80  » Feb 19, 2012 11:06 PM

Thanks rkolinski & jayo. Comments and ratings very much appreciated! In a couple of weeks I'll be doing a full gallery devoted to the finished room. I just have to design a theatre entrance sign and a couple of other little bits and pieces before the room is 100% complete.

rkolinski  » Feb 19, 2012 10:24 PM

Beautiful home theater; love the color, the equipment (especially that center channel speaker) and your step-by-step photos; 10/10!

jayo  » Feb 14, 2012 08:55 AM

awesome set up.an absolutely beautiful job,really really nice.10 out of 10 doesnt do it justice if i could give you higher i would.awesome.

atexp80  » Jan 23, 2012 12:33 AM

Much appreciated! Just about everything in the room is finalised. Still considering adding some bass shakers and I have to finish the external painting etc but it's just about there!

kopkiwi  » Jan 21, 2012 01:35 PM

Beyond awesome. Great to see it take shape over time. Looks fantastic mate.

PurpleJesus74  » Jan 21, 2012 10:07 AM

Awesome room thats one of the best i've seen in every way,great job !

sonic_debauchery  » Jan 20, 2012 11:22 PM

Excellent job from beginning to now!

atexp80  » Jan 16, 2012 02:01 AM

Thanks all. The planning paid off big time. With the riser planned to be completed in the next week and a few more items to tidy up/put the finishing touches on I plan to have it all finalised by months' end. Then I can do a final calibration and sit back and relax!

Televue  » Jan 15, 2012 11:24 PM

Wow that really turned out nice!!!

Tornado Red  » Jan 02, 2012 09:18 AM

I liked your patient and methodical approach to building exactly what you wanted, very nicely done...

Starmartyr  » Dec 22, 2011 05:30 PM

Great room! Love everything about it. Ya did 'er right!

NoMeGustaU  » Dec 16, 2011 11:32 AM

Wow. Thanks all I can say

atexp80  » Dec 06, 2011 12:39 AM

Thanks thor & ldgibson76! Taking it from concept to completion was great fun. Considering I've dreamed of having a dedicated room for about 10 years it was great to finally be able to realise my ideas! I always plan things ahead but considering I was doing it myself and I was on a tight budget to get the most out of the room I had to REALLY plan ahead. Squeezed every last bit of value out of the $$$ I had. Worked out well though and I'm very happy with the finished product! petew: Cheers! Having had the Panny for 2.5 weeks now I can definitely recommend it! I've been impressed by the performance so far and it's handled everything I've thrown at it. I've yet to try out any 3D content as I want to become completely familiar with its performance in 2D before assessing its ability to do 3D but I'd recommend it as a great 2D projector anyway. Considering I demoed just about every sub-$5K projector I could get my hands on before buying I am very confident in saying this one is tough to beat in terms of PQ, features and performance. I'll definitely post an in-depth review once I've had the opportunity to view more content on it. I've had a bit of a backlog of watching to get through what with spending most of my time on the build (and the house move prior!) so I'm eager to visit new titles (and revisit some favourites) over the next month or so. When I've viewed some favourites I'll get stuck into a review as there are some films I've been a long-time fan of and know the look very well so they'll be great titles to judge the performance with.

ldgibson76  » Dec 05, 2011 10:29 PM

Cheers atexp80. Wow! The evolution of your room is truly remarkable. From the computer generated diagrams to the finished product, excellent attention to detail and flawless execution. Your gallery shows how much planning and work went into your impressive true home theater. Congrats! A job well done!

petew  » Dec 05, 2011 08:39 PM

Great looking room. That Panny is a nice looking piece. Sure looks nicer than the old square boxes. Pic ain't too shabby either!

thor  » Dec 05, 2011 06:41 PM

Awesome setup man. Love the speakers and the gear the home theater looks sweet.

atexp80  » Nov 20, 2011 06:37 AM

Much appreciated prerich and jawsfan1975 Re: the screen - it was actually extremely easy to put together. Being my first screen I expected it to be a little troublesome but doing it by myself it took about 1 hour all up. The install on the other hand was a little bit trickier, mainly due to it needing to be perfectly centred and level. That was probably about half an hour and I had assistance there due to the screen size.

jawsfan1975  » Nov 20, 2011 06:14 AM

My compliments to you, brilliant! Was the screen easy to put together and install?

prerich  » Nov 14, 2011 05:09 PM

Excellent room + great gear= 10's all around!!!! Nice job!!!!!

atexp80  » Nov 14, 2011 02:35 PM

Thanks Kali157 & sonic_debauchery. With the room already having been double sheeted by the original owners I didn't want to have to pull all the plasterboard off so I could run wiring in-wall. Because of that I wanted to come up with a solution that would allow me to keep the wiring hidden and make the room look nice visually. Ultimately the curtains seemed like a great idea to give the room more of a theatre-like look. They also assisted in killing the overbearing high end reverberation in the room while the acoustic treatment sound panels and bass traps targeted specific areas for first reflection points and bass hot spots. With the DSP-3200 - having two in the room has resulted in a really nice, smooth bass response at all seating positions. The placement has worked out very nicely and the Anthem Room Calibration did a great job of smoothing over the peaks and troughs in the response. The response of the subwoofers is probably the one thing I've been most impressed with so far. The whole sound is fantastic but the subs are delivering bass with so much precision and an evenness throughtout the entire room. I can't recommend the gear I've bought already enough. So far I've been impressed with all of it but the subs and the Anthem receiver have been the two standouts without a doubt and that's saying nothing of the power and clarity of the remaining speakers. Looking forward to picking up the projector on Saturday. I hope to be able to install it that day and give it an initial calibration for a premiere on Saturday night. I won't have my Oppo player by then (should be ordering next week due to budgeting) but I'll be able to hook up one of my other players for the night.

sonic_debauchery  » Nov 14, 2011 02:08 PM

I love how you took the wiring and made the cover up simple and less costly. You have done a great job on your theater. The DSP 3200 is WICKED. Awesome build on the custom stand and screen. KUDOS!!

Kali157  » Nov 14, 2011 11:54 AM

Great room! At first, I was wondering why the heck you ran the surround wires in the MIDDLE of the wall??!?! I know, I should read. That is a wonderful idea of using the curtains. I also like the use of columns to break up the curtains and push the surrounds into the room. It hides both the wire and acoustic treatments very well. Again, good looking room.

atexp80  » Nov 14, 2011 06:52 AM

@ Blueherring: Sound great too! Really happy I was able to squeeze these into my budget for the room. The preliminary calibration I did just so I could get them prepped to run in has resulted in a smooth and controlled sound. No matter how much you demo there's always that doubt that regardless of how something sounded when you demoed it there's the chance it'll sound horribly different in your own room. Luckily the combination of room, speakers and calibration is working a treat. Clarity is great but the thing that impresses me most is the smoothness of it all. Dynamics are there all right and it's got plenty of punch when the soundtrack calls for it but the response is just so even across the board. The soundstage has really precise imaging so even with me in the early stages of listening I am most definitely amazed by the results. I'm really looking forward to finishing it off and then putting a film I love on with reference picture and sound and just experiencing it.It'll be awesome and it's not too far off now!

Blueherring  » Nov 13, 2011 10:38 PM

Fantastic Atex, this is an awesome setup, and good on ya for doing the work yourself. I love the speakers, they look great.

atexp80  » Nov 13, 2011 09:17 PM

Thanks crazyBLUE! To top off a great weekend I've just demoed and ordered the Panasonic PT-AE7000U. Got it for a great price considering the retail here in Australia is $500 more than the US. I'll be picking it up next weekend so I guess I've got my job for next Saturday all lined up!

crazyBLUE  » Nov 13, 2011 09:12 PM

The room looks fantastic ATEX. You have done a great job creating a cool environment / room to enjoy a movie I'll bet it sounds great as well BTW ~ I gave it the rating it more then deserves :;

atexp80  » Nov 13, 2011 07:01 PM

Thanks Bluvette - much appreciated. Although the room will never rival rooms which have had $30-100k spent on them I am really happy with how everything has turned out. I've always had mid-priced entry to enthusiast level gear so putting this room together has been great. I've been able to use a bunch of skills and learn new ones along the way and if the picture quality comes even close to the quality of the sound I'm getting in the incomplete room then I'll be very happy. With the exception of a friend who helped out with the framing/sheeting and family who helped with lugging the carpet in and hanging the screen the remainder has been a one man job. For that reason alone I'm really happy with how it's turned out and considering we moved into the house less than 7 weeks ago and we've got two year old twins the whole project has progressed really quickly. I had originally set myself a new year completion date and then revised it back to mid-December but it looks like I'll be done by the end of this month assuming I can find a projector I'm really happy with and install it.

Bluvette  » Nov 13, 2011 06:14 PM

The HT is really coming together looks awesome the speakers, screen, and love the Anthem. Great job, I gave you a 10 already but I give you a +++++ now.

atexp80  » Nov 05, 2011 03:06 PM

Thanks hamilton02. Getting there! I just have to go projector shopping to get the final piece of the puzzle.

hamilton02  » Nov 05, 2011 11:58 AM

Incredible job. Looks amazing.

atexp80  » Oct 31, 2011 04:34 PM

Cheers B.Hulk. All I wanted was something basic and functional and it does the job big time. It doesn't have to impress visually so I'm not really concerned if it doesn't look fancy. As long as it does it's job it can leave the looking good to the gear it holds.

B.Hulk  » Oct 31, 2011 09:37 AM

The tv stand fits perfectly.

atexp80  » Oct 30, 2011 07:52 PM

Thanks! 3.9m wide, 4.3 deep, 2.7m ceiling.

madrizz  » Oct 30, 2011 07:42 PM

Very nice set up:). What is the room size?

crazyBLUE  » Oct 29, 2011 09:35 PM

I do look forward to it being all done & up & running ~ Don't forget the pics either I know how you feel when you do it all yourself. Makes it that much better & I must say you have done an excellent job on it so far....

atexp80  » Oct 29, 2011 08:27 PM

Thanks crazyBLUE! I figure I've probably got about two more weekends of work to do. The main thing is to pick the projector. I've got my eye on a couple but I need to demo them all one more time before making a decision! I plan to have the room done and calibrated by the end of November.

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