a german in denmark Posted January 27, 2008 Report Posted January 27, 2008 I finished some minor adjustments to our combined movie/music room. This is the place (apart from my office...) where I/we spend quite some time. It's only 3,70 x 3,20 x 2,20 m, almost a cube, so I did have some acoustical problems. The size has one advantage though, the 47" flat panel is more than sufficient... Now it's the best listening room I ever had. Cheers, Volker SweetSpot
Martyd3 Posted January 27, 2008 Report Posted January 27, 2008 Well done! I am jealous, that is a beautiful home theater. Marty I finished some minor adjustments to our combined movie/music room. This is the place (apart from my office...) where I/we spend quite some time. It's only 3,70 x 3,20 x 2,20 m, almost a cube, so I did have some acoustical problems. The size has one advantage though, the 47" flat panel is more than sufficient... Now it's the best listening room I ever had. Cheers, Volker SweetSpot
LordRasta Posted January 27, 2008 Report Posted January 27, 2008 Very nice, good job with that lighting.
nelly Posted January 27, 2008 Report Posted January 27, 2008 Nicely designed room and a good taste in movies too, Bladerunner, possibly the best Sci-Fi movie ever made....
Victoria Posted January 27, 2008 Report Posted January 27, 2008 This shot has been haunting me all day. Your home theatre is indeed a sanctuary, Volker. Congrats!! P.S.: My boyfriend is already thinking ahead when we'll have our own (when we marry). He frequents a home theatre forum: http://www.avsforum.com/ Do you know it? Lots of good tips there, apparently. I am leaving the wonk-work about the electrics/electronics to him. I'll take care of the d
a german in denmark Posted January 28, 2008 Author Report Posted January 28, 2008 Nicely designed room and a good taste in movies too, Bladerunner, possibly the best Sci-Fi movie ever made.... Thanks Nelly. I agree, Blade Runner is the best. And the new, digitally remastered "Final Cut" is out of this world...
perry563 Posted January 28, 2008 Report Posted January 28, 2008 I set up my AV room just recently also. I have a new Sharp Aquos 50 inch LCD coupled with two Infinity Beta 50's on either side of the TV, an Infinity TSS Center4000 sitting a a small shelf on top of the TV and a Mirage S10 Subwoofer. Produces some incredible sound! Right now I am using a Bose 321GS type 2 as my source for sound for the Sharp. Plan on adding three Beta surrounds sometime in the future.
a german in denmark Posted January 28, 2008 Author Report Posted January 28, 2008 This shot has been haunting me all day. Your home theatre is indeed a sanctuary, Volker. Congrats!! P.S.: My boyfriend is already thinking ahead when we'll have our own (when we marry). He frequents a home theatre forum: http://www.avsforum.com/ Do you know it? Lots of good tips there, apparently. I am leaving the wonk-work about the electrics/electronics to him. I'll take care of the d
yellomen Posted January 28, 2008 Report Posted January 28, 2008 ... good taste in movies too, Bladerunner, possibly the best Sci-Fi movie ever made.... Agreed!! Especially the director's cut @German in Denmark... nice stuff mate, espcially the record player looks awesome. I can't make up from the pixx what amp and speakers you have, but seeing the record player i assume it is a Class A amp...
LordRasta Posted January 28, 2008 Report Posted January 28, 2008 This shot has been haunting me all day. Your home theatre is indeed a sanctuary, Volker. Congrats!! P.S.: My boyfriend is already thinking ahead when we'll have our own (when we marry). He frequents a home theatre forum: http://www.avsforum.com/ Do you know it? Lots of good tips there, apparently. I am leaving the wonk-work about the electrics/electronics to him. I'll take care of the d
Victoria Posted January 28, 2008 Report Posted January 28, 2008 How will this work in Coral Gables? A mate of mines has one of the "true" theater set ups but he has a basement. They work best when you have NO windows, like a real movie theater. Will you have a basement in S. Florida? There are very few basements in Florida. The bedrock is simply not strong enough as we are a few feet above water. Americans always seem to have a "Family Room" as part of their middle-class houses. That family room is called a Florida Room here, appropriately enough: a light, airy room which is closest to the veranda/pool. That's where I intend on having this home theatre. The choice will be up to him, since a closed, dark space is best for sound. I'm not sure I'll live in Coral Gables when I marry, but I better! I didn't come from Belgravia to end my days in Hialeah. @HikeUSA: OUTSTANDING! And hey, I have that chaise-longe too!
a german in denmark Posted January 28, 2008 Author Report Posted January 28, 2008 Agreed!! Especially the director's cut @German in Denmark... nice stuff mate, espcially the record player looks awesome. I can't make up from the pixx what amp and speakers you have, but seeing the record player i assume it is a Class A amp... Thanks. The amp is a Pioneer VSA-AX10Ai, not ClassA, but clean and extremely powerful. The rest: Sony Xa30ES CD player (modified), Sony ST-STB 900 FM/DAB tuner, Luxman PD 310 record player with vacuum stabilizer, Mission Tonearm and Ortofon MC30Super PU (and Danish NLP MC- Pre), Canton Subwoofer, Elac Speakers (with ribbon tweeters) all around, Pioneer DV-868 AVi DVD, Topfield TF 5500 PVR, LG Plasma TV... If I had to change (again again...) and had the bucks, I would go for Bowers&Wilkins speakers (had them before) and Mark Levinson or Lexicon amps. Cheers, Volker
hiker01 Posted January 28, 2008 Report Posted January 28, 2008 Here's my Sanctuary on Friday and Saturday nights: Shot showing front and rear sorround speakers (total of 8 + 2 subs): Shot showing the front and center speakers: Different angle: Other wall: The Heart of the System: Denon 5800, OPPO 981HD, Sony VIAO Mulimedia Server w/ 2 Terabytes, Comcast HD Receiver, LG DVD/HD recorder' Belkin PureAV Line conditioner, Toshiba 6100 DVD, Pioneer Cassette/DAT player, TDK CD recorder Projector: Sanyo Z2000 Screen: Da-Lite Tensioned Horizon Electrol Projector Screen 120"
a german in denmark Posted January 28, 2008 Author Report Posted January 28, 2008 Here's my Sanctuary on Friday and Saturday nights: WOW Hike, that is so great... Thank you so much for sharing! (How) did you tune the room acoustically? BTW. Seeing your gear reminds me that I have forgotten to mention one piece of equipment of mine: a DVDO iScan HD+ up-scaler. It is lifting every signal up to almost HD-quality... Cheers, Volker
hiker01 Posted January 28, 2008 Report Posted January 28, 2008 WOW Hike, that is so great... Thank you so much for sharing! (How) did you tune the room acoustically? BTW. Seeing your gear reminds me that I have forgotten to mention one piece of equipment of mine: a DVDO iScan HD+ up-scaler. It is lifting every signal up to almost HD-quality... Cheers, Volker Thanks! I used a 1" thick rug, a few leather sofa and loveset, 2 recliners, a devan, leather table, rubber acoustics under the screen and put one sub up front to the right and 1 on the rear behind the last seat to the left with rubber acoustics behind them! I use Digital Video Essentials HD DVD to Calibrate both video and audio.
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