My Scope (CIH) Theater Room

[Brain Sturgeon]

A shot with the new Gotham in place (1/7/2009):





I've really come to dislike the comments section in the gallery as it's too limiting and deletes any older comments more than 74 or so; therefore, I'm starting a "real" thread for questions, comments, suggestions, etc.

Here is a list of my components (always in flux, of course):

Speakers:

Mains: B&W 802D
Center: B&W HTM2D
Surround: B&W SCM1
Rears: B&W 817
Left Sub: Velodyne DD18
Right Sub: JL Audio Gotham g213

Audio Gear:

Classé SSP-800
Classé CA-5200 (driving mains, center, surrounds)
Bryston 4B SST (driving rears)

Sources:

Sony PS3
Oppo BDP-83
Classé CDP-300
Pioneer Elite CLD-79
DirecTV HR21-200 HD DVR with 1 TB SATA HD

Cabling:

Transparent Cable Ultra MM balanced and single ended interconnects
Transparent Cable Super MM single ended interconnects
Transparent Cable Digital Reference AES/EBU and S/PDIF interconnects
Transparent Cable Ultra MM Biwire speaker cable (Mains and Center)
Transparent Cable 14/4 in-wall cabling
Transparent Cable Super MM speaker cable (surrounds)
Monoprice 22 AWG CL2 in-wall HDMI
Monoprice RG-6 19AWG CL2 in-wall Component Video cable
Monoprice S-Video Cable
Monoprice and Blue Jeans Cable HDMI, various lengths

Projector:

Sim2 C3X1080 Lumis HOST with T2 lens

Projector Mount:

Chief RPA-U, LSB-100, and CMA101
Custom mounting plate for the anamorphic lens/sled

Anamorphic Lens:

ISCO III mounted on an Panamorph M380 automated sled

Screen:

120" wide 2.40:1 SMX ProMaskCurv with CineWeave HD (1.2 gain, acoustically transparent)
Automated horizontal masking from 2.40:1 to 1.33:1

Automation:

Niles IR repeaters
Logitech Harmony 1000 with RF transmitter
Lutron Spacer Lighting System

Seating:

Front row: 4 Berkline 45003, custom leather, power recline, with integrated ButtKickers
Back row: 4 Berkline 45086, custom leather, power recline, with integrated ButtKickers
The back row is on a custom 10' x 6.5' x 11" riser
2 ButtKicker BKA-1000-4A power amps

Room Treatments:

GIK Acoustics 242 Acoustic Panels
GIK Acoustics Elite Pillar Bass Traps
GIK Acoustics Monster Bass Traps

Line Conditioners:

Monster HTPS 7000
Panamax MIW-Power-Pro In-wall

Stands and Cabinetry:

Salamander Designs Synergy Quad and Amp Stand
Sound Anchors adjustable center channel stand

Audio/Video Calibration:

Jeff Meier of AccuCal

[Brain Sturgeon]

Possible future upgrades:
(show me someone who is done upgrading their home theater and I'll show you a dead man )

• D-Box seats.
• I am considering adding Ayre MX-R monoblocks to power the mains in the near future.
• I am considering swapping out the B&W's LCR's for Revel Ultima2 Salon2/Voice2, or maybe Dynaudio Evidence Temptation/Center.
• Adding a second Gotham g213.

[dinhvannam]

Wow

[darwin316]

As i've posted in your HT Gallery....


Awesome

[David Forbes]

I really love scope screens. Very nice. I have that same cherry credenza in my family room with a 42 inch flat panel LCD on it for "reguar" TV watching. It's built like a tank!

[SillyMammo]

Wow! Simply- wow!

Sugestions- Invite me over. I'll bring the popcorn.

[mnfish]

As a guy who sets these up for a living.... very nice. I can't wait to get started on mine. It will be at a lower budget but still nice. I got a 92" screen and am now maybe thinking I should get a bigger one. Guys are always complaining about size, huh?

[harry lime]

Incredible. This is easily one of the finest home theaters I have seen. Top marks!

I am a huge fan of Bowers & Wilkins and all your other items are great as well.

I am sure you put a lot of time, money and love into this and it paid off completely.

[blu_world]

thumbs up!!....it's the cleanest set-up ever...Blu-rays in the other room? :]

[Brain Sturgeon]

Thanks for the kind comments guys!

Originally Posted by blu_world

thumbs up!!....it's the cleanest set-up ever...Blu-rays in the other room? :]

Thanks!. I actually keep my BD's in the bookshelves next to the fireplace. There's a large built in cabinet in the room which I use to store my DVD's. My LD's are in a storage area with the boxes and such for the equipment.

Originally Posted by mnfish

As a guy who sets these up for a living.... very nice. I can't wait to get started on mine. It will be at a lower budget but still nice. I got a 92" screen and am now maybe thinking I should get a bigger one. Guys are always complaining about size, huh?

Thanks very much! I think it's a general rule of thumb of FP systems to get the biggest screen (within a projector's reasonable capabilities) that you can fit into your room. There are many people who wish they had gone larger with their screen-- there are very few people who wish they had gone smaller. Worse come to worse, you can also mask off a larger screen if it is too big.

If you are thinking about going larger on the screen, definitely do so if you can-- I think you'll be happier in the long run.

[FendersRule]

Would it be possible to build center speaker directly under the screen so nothing is upstaging your screen?

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by FendersRule

Would it be possible to build center speaker directly under the screen so nothing is upstaging your screen?

It's hard to upstage an HTM2D


I think (if I am seeing it right) that the screen is wall mounted, so that really wouldn't be possible since the equipment (especially his amp ) is so deep...... plus the screen isn't a traditional drop down because of the curve etc, so it probably limits his mounting options..... he'd in effect shorten the room by 6 feet if he wanted to bring the screen to the speaker's depth.


I like it.... but I'm partial to beautiful things

[Deads3t]

Your setup definitely gives me something to shoot for

Great setup Brain, this is def. in the top 5 on the site that I've seen so far.

[hoju3508]

Amazing HT.

[Santeria]

wow very nice setup, hopefully ill have something like that after i graduate

like how clean it is.

[RayEdwards]

This is my favorite HT on these forums...Well, my favorite anywhere for that matter.

Well played, sir!



EDIT: Brian, what camera do you use for your screen shots. I cannot keep my 6.0 mega-pixel Kodak camera still enough to take a great photo.

Have you adjusted your aperture settings. I guess I'm asking "How do you take such great photos, mang?"

[kingofgrills]

Brain,

I said it before, and I'll say it again. Bravo!

Bowers & Wilkens are my absolute favorite speaker manufacturer, and I think your home theater room is the best I've seen on the site. Would you please add photos of your whole room to this thread? You have other pictures in the gallery, but they deserve to all be displayed in this thread.

Keep up the great work!

[FendersRule]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

It's hard to upstage an HTM2D


I think (if I am seeing it right) that the screen is wall mounted, so that really wouldn't be possible since the equipment (especially his amp ) is so deep...... plus the screen isn't a traditional drop down because of the curve etc, so it probably limits his mounting options..... he'd in effect shorten the room by 6 feet if he wanted to bring the screen to the speaker's depth.


I like it.... but I'm partial to beautiful things

I was thinking, since he has so much cabinet space (most of it looks unused), to remove the center section, and put the center speaker stand in there...would look better IMO.

Serious stuff the OP has..I like it. I would just tend to stare at the center speaker off and on.

[Clark Kent]

Where do you store your media? We want pictures of that too. That is one sweet setup.

[Brain Sturgeon]

Originally Posted by FendersRule

Would it be possible to build center speaker directly under the screen so nothing is upstaging your screen?

Originally Posted by Beta Man

It's hard to upstage an HTM2D


I think (if I am seeing it right) that the screen is wall mounted, so that really wouldn't be possible since the equipment (especially his amp ) is so deep...... plus the screen isn't a traditional drop down because of the curve etc, so it probably limits his mounting options..... he'd in effect shorten the room by 6 feet if he wanted to bring the screen to the speaker's depth.


I like it.... but I'm partial to beautiful things

Fenders,

B-man is right-- the screen is wall mounted flush to the drywall. One consideration I have is building a false wall about 2 feet in front of the current drywall, aperture mount the screen in the false wall, place the HTM2D behind the screen, move everything a couple of feet up, and move the seating back a little. That might be a bit "cleaner" although the HTM2D is reasonably aesthetically pleasing. It might also improve the sound performance a little, with the voices coming right from the screen.

I've been considering this more and more recently, so we'll see...