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FREYMAX 3D 08-10-2010 02:57 AM

The FREYMAX 3D Projection Theater
 
Hello to all my fellow Home Theater devotees! Just getting started here on the Blu-ray.com forum, but have been working on the Frey Theater for the last 4 years or so. I have a dedicated 5.3 Movie theater room in the basement of my house, which I have been slowly evolving with many do-it-yourself features. The theater features a 120" projection screen, 1080p projector and Bluray player, and about 5000 watts of total audio power. :p

I host regularly scheduled Monthly Movie Nights in my theater for family and friends, with seating for up to 10 guests, and I also maintain the Frey Theater Website so anyone planning to attend can check on the next Movie Night showing at my theater:

http://freytheater.com


My current equipment list:

Richvison 120" motorized white screen with RF remote
Optoma HD 20 1080p projector
Front Mains: Vintage Cerwin Vega 380SE 15" 3-way
Center: Premier Audio dual 8" 3-way
Rears: Vintage Infinity SM152 15" 3-ways
.1: Custom-built Nuonic 15" 1000w powered Sub
.2: Dual 18" Peavey Black Widow 2000w passive pro audio sub
.3: Three Clark Transducers (butt shakers) under sofa seats, 175w each
Processor: Parasound 7100 7.1 pre-pro
BD Player: Oppo BDP-83
DVD Player: Pioneer Elite DV-46av All region and PAL mods
Amp, Mains: QSC MX2000a THX certified
Amp, Center/rears: Carver Premier 705 AV 5-channel amp
Amp, Peavy Sub: QSC Powerlight PL218
Amp, Transducers: Crown Powerbase 1
Rane SM-26 setup as 6-channel line-level buffer
Rane SM-26 setup as 3-channel splitter for the .3 LFE channels
Behringer 2-channel compressor/Limiter for power limiting to transducers
Directv H23 HD receiver
Power Conditioner: Furman PL-Plus C
Voltage Regulator/conditioner: Tripp Lite LCR2400
HTPC: AMD Athlon XP 2900
Tripp Lite 17" LCD/keyboard/trackpad rackmont slideout
Digiview 5 to 1 HDMI switch box

Please visit my Home Theater Gallery for more Frey Theater photos. Enjoy!

Below is a view of the front of my theater, with the screen retracted, showing the framed, 6-sheet Avatar poster I mounted on the wall behind the screen:

http://freytheater.com/avatar6sheet800.jpg

And a pic of my Audio/Video rack and subs:

http://freytheater.com/full.jpg

SeanMF 08-10-2010 03:03 AM

Looks good. Welcome!

Fors* 08-10-2010 02:52 PM

I missed this thread, nice to see you up and running now Frey. By posting, I will get your thread to the top and you'll see more activity, trust me.

Your room is very cool, and you already know I love the gear. I will have to try to make it over there for "movie night" when you start them up. There doesn't look to be a bad seat in the house!

erict 08-10-2010 02:54 PM

Welcome and nice setup!! John has a neighbor;)

Fors* 08-10-2010 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by erict (Post 3603591)
Welcome and nice setup!! John has a neighbor;)

Yes, there are 2 of us now! We're rocking the Amish Homestead now....LOL!!

FREYMAX 3D 08-10-2010 05:33 PM

Heheh, yeah, just park the Buggy out front and throw the horse over the fence some hay, before out'n the light in the barn, now wunst... :p

John, You'll have to PM me your home email address so I can add it to my Movie Night email distribution list, I send out a couple reminder emails to about 40 people, a week or two before the movie nights, so everyone knows whats coming up...

Fors* 08-10-2010 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FreyTheater (Post 3604326)
Heheh, yeah, just park the Buggy out front and throw the horse over the fence some hay, before out'n the light in the barn, now wunst... :p

John, You'll have to PM me your home email address so I can add it to my Movie Night email distribution list, I send out a couple reminder emails to about 40 people, a week or two before the movie nights, so everyone knows whats coming up...

PM sent.....

FREYMAX 3D 08-10-2010 09:16 PM

Well, I need to take a few detail photos of my big 6-shelf oak A/V cabinet tonight (the one seen in my gallery pics) - now that I'm not using it anymore, I guess I will be posting it up for sale. I gotta get it out of the house, no room... Kinda hate to sell it, I put almost $400 into it just in materials alone, plus all the labor to build, stain, and poly it...

Fors* 08-10-2010 10:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FreyTheater (Post 3605467)
Well, I need to take a few detail photos of my big 6-shelf oak A/V cabinet tonight (the one seen in my gallery pics) - now that I'm not using it anymore, I guess I will be posting it up for sale. I gotta get it out of the house, no room... Kinda hate to sell it, I put almost $400 into it just in materials alone, plus all the labor to build, stain, and poly it...

It is beautiful...if I had the space for it, I would be very interested!

Morrissey 08-11-2010 02:43 AM

Congrats on the thread! Looking forward to talking about HT with you! Love your setup!

FREYMAX 3D 08-11-2010 02:54 AM

Thanks, Morrissey, should be lots of fun on here! I just can't post up too much from work, since I'm on a Homeland Security network, they may be watching!! :eek:

Ray O. Blu 08-11-2010 04:08 AM

Awesome!
 
Congratulations on the fruits of your labor. Very inspirational. Can't wait to see it evolve. Wish I lived close enough for a movie night. Oh well. One good reason to travel to Pennsylvania, right?

Fors* 08-11-2010 09:56 AM

Good morning.....I am usually on from about 5 AM until I leave work, which is around 5 PM. Night time for me equates to family time, unless I can get a few minutes to myself. But you know how that is with 2 little ones running around. By the time they go to bed, I wan to go to bed myself. Hopefully I'll catch you later today.

Johnny Vinyl 08-11-2010 10:35 AM

Awesome rig Frey!:D:rock:

John

talstarone 08-11-2010 02:47 PM

I have to Give Credit where its due.That is a Tremendous System and Set-Up you have.
I Love how Dedicated the Theater Is.

It has an Incredible List of Components,Speakers,Subs,Seating(everything down to the snackbar)

Congratulations on Putting Together a System that is this Amazing.

FREYMAX 3D 08-11-2010 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by talstarone (Post 3608076)
I have to Give Credit where its due.That is a Tremendous System and Set-Up you have.
I Love how Dedicated the Theater Is.

It has an Incredible List of Components,Speakers,Subs,Seating(everything down to the snackbar)

Congratulations on Putting Together a System that is this Amazing.

It's amazing what you can do when you're divorced, don't you think?! :p

Thanks for all the positive comments, guys... I'm really beginning to enjoy all this unadulterated attention to my theater, my head is starting to swell profusely, lol... jk!

So, all you guys really appreciate my setup, but get this - I have a mailing list of almost 50 people I send reminder invite emails to, whenever I am hosting one of my Monthly Movie Nights, and yet most of the time it's like pulling teeth to get anyone to come except for maybe 4 or 5 people - most of whom are my regulars and rarely miss a show... I just don't know what I can do to get more people interested in coming, especially more than once. Sigh.

progers13 08-11-2010 07:22 PM

Awesome theater man! :D

Morrissey 08-11-2010 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FreyTheater (Post 3609354)
Thanks for all the positive comments, guys! I'm really beginning to enjoy all this unadulterated attention to my theater, my head is starting to swell profusely, lol... jk!

So, all you guys really appreciate my setup, but get this - I have a mailing list of almost 50 people I send reminder invite emails to, whenever I am hosting one of my Monthly Movie Nights, and yet most of the time it's like pulling teeth to get anyone to come except for maybe 4 or 5 people - most of whom are my regulars and rarely miss a show... I just don't know what I can do to get more people interested in coming, especially more than once. Sigh.

Is John on that list now? If you ever go to his house you may be tempted to get a couple SVS subs. :p

Fors* 08-11-2010 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Morrissey (Post 3609366)
Is John on that list now? If you ever go to his house you may be tempted to get a couple SVS subs. :p

Yes I am now....and I am making plans to swing by his place this weekend to check everything out and probably watch a movie. I am not so sure Chris, his subs look pretty bad-a$$ to me! ;)

FREYMAX 3D 08-11-2010 07:27 PM

Hey, looks like my neighbor Fors* is going to come for his first visit to the Frey Theater already this weekend - I sure hope he enjoys it just a little... ;)


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