Blu-Benny's Basement/HT! - Page 3 - Blu-ray Forum

Blu-Benny · 08-22-2009, 01:22 AM

here's the east side of the same breezeway.

and after, we obviously took out the 2nd storm door on this side:

Blu-Kyle · 08-22-2009, 10:24 PM

Looking good benny. Let me know when we can come over and crack open a few beers.

Blu-Benny · 08-26-2009, 03:23 AM

spent 5 hours on sunday busting out the concrete next to the house. found a nice little hole in the foundation, thankfully it's not busted all the way through.....going to fix it 2morrow night.

this is also the slab that was slanting towards the house and when it rains really hard i'd get some water in the basement. this should hopefully fix that problem.

here's what i've got till i get rid of the concrete 2morrow night.

Blu-Benny · 10-07-2009, 03:23 AM

NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!

so we're almost done w/the siding on the house, the gutter guy comes 2morrow and not a day too soon!!!

i go downstairs and w/the rain the last couple of days falling off the roof right next to the house, i had water in my basement on the north side of the house!!!

i'm thinking when the gutters get on it will go back to normal....@ least i'm hoping!!!

Blu-Benny · 10-08-2009, 01:54 PM

got home last night and our siding is done!!!! my long ass list of summer projects is finally done!!!

so here are some pix!!

BEFORE

AND AFTER!!!

Blu-Benny · 11-20-2009, 04:11 PM

Help me out guys!!!! I’ve started making my plan of attack for my basement remodel and this is where I plan on having everything as far as the HT is concerned.

tter HT experience when finished.

I can’t decide if I just want a couch and chairs on the side or if I want to build a riser. The thing that’s making it hard for me to decide is I really don’t want to wall off any parts of the basement and I don’t know how I feel about having the back of a couch exposed on a riser.

Any suggestions??? The tv will go where the A Man Apart Poster is.

Blu-Benny · 11-20-2009, 07:47 PM

Excuse the crudeness of this “drawing”….I’m bored here @ work. This is to give an idea of what my basement is going to look like when it comes time to put in the HT equipment. As you can see, the back of any couch I put in will be exposed, I’m looking for ideas of how to clean this up so I just don’t have things up in the air in the middle of the room.

Anyone have any ideas??? I can't decide if I want the tv on th North wall or East wall within the red area.

Deadset · 11-20-2009, 08:02 PM

I'll check it out tonight Benny, as most photos are blocked where I'm currently at

Hammie · 11-21-2009, 02:01 AM

Check out Brain_Sturgeon's setup. He has his seating exposed with a riser.

Fors* · 11-21-2009, 02:02 AM

I just fall in love with his set-up every time I see it!

Hammie · 11-21-2009, 03:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by forsberg21

I just fall in love with his set-up every time I see it!

Do you have a man crush???

Deadset · 11-21-2009, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blu-Benny

Excuse the crudeness of this “drawing”….I’m bored here @ work. This is to give an idea of what my basement is going to look like when it comes time to put in the HT equipment. As you can see, the back of any couch I put in will be exposed, I’m looking for ideas of how to clean this up so I just don’t have things up in the air in the middle of the room.

Anyone have any ideas??? I can't decide if I want the tv on th North wall or East wall within the red area.

Benny, I had to do a couch back exposed, basically if you look at my gallery, you'll see that there is a fouton for seating, behing that is the kids play area. I plan on putting seating facing the other way - for kids so that they can watch their tv on the other wall.

btw...your siding looks fantastic! what a house transformation!

!

Beta Man · 11-21-2009, 02:53 PM

Yes...... Great work with the house!

I wouldn't mind having the sofa exposed on the riser, but that's just me.... if it bothers you, then perhaps build a half-wall/storage shelving behind the riser....

Blu-Benny · 11-21-2009, 03:07 PM

i'm gonna try to do some looking @ seating for a riser and see if i can narrow down what i'd want.

i love the idea of stadium seating but don't know if the wife will go for it!!

Deadset · 11-21-2009, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blu-Benny

i'm gonna try to do some looking @ seating for a riser and see if i can narrow down what i'd want.

i love the idea of stadium seating but don't know if the wife will go for it!!

Maybe there is something she is wanting down in the basement that you can incorporate? That way you can get your riser seating and implement something she'd like?

Hammie · 11-21-2009, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beta Man

Yes...... Great work with the house!

I wouldn't mind having the sofa exposed on the riser, but that's just me.... if it bothers you, then perhaps build a half-wall/storage shelving behind the riser....

A storage shelf is a great idea, IMO. One can never have too many shelves.

Johnny Vinyl · 11-21-2009, 04:42 PM

I like the idea of a storage unit behind the couch as well. If the unit were only for BD's/DVD's/CD's it wouldn't take up much depth either.

John

Hammie · 11-21-2009, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John72953

I like the idea of a storage unit behind the couch as well. If the unit were only for BD's/DVD's/CD's it wouldn't take up much depth either.

John

Bingo!!! Compact storage for media!!!

Blu-Benny · 12-22-2009, 07:05 PM

new idea!!!

again, this pic isn't to scale @ all.

what i'm considering now is to extend the wall and frame in the support poles and make the area where the bar is now it's own little room w/the HT equip. in it.

the only thing holding me up on that idea is it obviously is separated from the rest of the entertainment area.....so for football games as an example, you'd have people in separate rooms.

anyone have any comments on this at all???

thelastz28 · 12-26-2009, 12:22 PM

Awesome work on the house.

08-22-2009, 01:22 AM	#41
Blu-Benny Michael Bay's #1 Fan Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Wisconsin PSNetwork: Blu-Benny Home Theater Gallery:36 Blu-ray collection:318 DVD collection:139 PS3 collection:28 Hardware reviews:2 Trading Score:116	here's the east side of the same breezeway. and after, we obviously took out the 2nd storm door on this side: Blu-Benny’s 7.2 HT @ a Glance: Display: Panasonic TC-P50U2 • Receiver: Onkyo TX-NR818 • Blu-Ray Player: Panasonic DMP-BD65 • Gaming: PS3 Slim 160 gb • Center Channel: JBL LC2 • Fronts: JBL L890 • Mid’s & Rears: JBL L810 • Subs: JBL Venue SUB12 (x2) "Jarvis... sometimes you gotta run before you can walk!"

08-22-2009, 10:24 PM	#42
Blu-Kyle Member Member since:Jul 2009 Location:WI Home Theater Gallery:31 Blu-ray collection:62	Looking good benny. Let me know when we can come over and crack open a few beers. Regular DVD's Owned: 1,700 Kyle's Movie Collection Blu-Kyle's Home Theater No, you know what I do? I light a bunch of candles, and I sprawl out on my sheets, and I listen to Sting. No, I'm a guy. You give me two Popsicle sticks and a rubber band and I'll find a way to f**k it, like a filthy MacGuyver! - Zack Brown - Zack and Miri Make a Porno

08-26-2009, 03:23 AM	#43
Blu-Benny Michael Bay's #1 Fan Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Wisconsin PSNetwork: Blu-Benny Home Theater Gallery:36 Blu-ray collection:318 DVD collection:139 PS3 collection:28 Hardware reviews:2 Trading Score:116	spent 5 hours on sunday busting out the concrete next to the house. found a nice little hole in the foundation, thankfully it's not busted all the way through.....going to fix it 2morrow night. this is also the slab that was slanting towards the house and when it rains really hard i'd get some water in the basement. this should hopefully fix that problem. here's what i've got till i get rid of the concrete 2morrow night. Blu-Benny’s 7.2 HT @ a Glance: Display: Panasonic TC-P50U2 • Receiver: Onkyo TX-NR818 • Blu-Ray Player: Panasonic DMP-BD65 • Gaming: PS3 Slim 160 gb • Center Channel: JBL LC2 • Fronts: JBL L890 • Mid’s & Rears: JBL L810 • Subs: JBL Venue SUB12 (x2) "Jarvis... sometimes you gotta run before you can walk!"

10-07-2009, 03:23 AM	#44
Blu-Benny Michael Bay's #1 Fan Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Wisconsin PSNetwork: Blu-Benny Home Theater Gallery:36 Blu-ray collection:318 DVD collection:139 PS3 collection:28 Hardware reviews:2 Trading Score:116	NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!! so we're almost done w/the siding on the house, the gutter guy comes 2morrow and not a day too soon!!! i go downstairs and w/the rain the last couple of days falling off the roof right next to the house, i had water in my basement on the north side of the house!!! i'm thinking when the gutters get on it will go back to normal....@ least i'm hoping!!! Blu-Benny’s 7.2 HT @ a Glance: Display: Panasonic TC-P50U2 • Receiver: Onkyo TX-NR818 • Blu-Ray Player: Panasonic DMP-BD65 • Gaming: PS3 Slim 160 gb • Center Channel: JBL LC2 • Fronts: JBL L890 • Mid’s & Rears: JBL L810 • Subs: JBL Venue SUB12 (x2) "Jarvis... sometimes you gotta run before you can walk!"

10-08-2009, 01:54 PM	#45
Blu-Benny Michael Bay's #1 Fan Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Wisconsin PSNetwork: Blu-Benny Home Theater Gallery:36 Blu-ray collection:318 DVD collection:139 PS3 collection:28 Hardware reviews:2 Trading Score:116	got home last night and our siding is done!!!! my long ass list of summer projects is finally done!!! so here are some pix!! BEFORE AND AFTER!!! Blu-Benny’s 7.2 HT @ a Glance: Display: Panasonic TC-P50U2 • Receiver: Onkyo TX-NR818 • Blu-Ray Player: Panasonic DMP-BD65 • Gaming: PS3 Slim 160 gb • Center Channel: JBL LC2 • Fronts: JBL L890 • Mid’s & Rears: JBL L810 • Subs: JBL Venue SUB12 (x2) "Jarvis... sometimes you gotta run before you can walk!"

11-20-2009, 04:11 PM	#46
Blu-Benny Michael Bay's #1 Fan Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Wisconsin PSNetwork: Blu-Benny Home Theater Gallery:36 Blu-ray collection:318 DVD collection:139 PS3 collection:28 Hardware reviews:2 Trading Score:116	Help me out guys!!!! I’ve started making my plan of attack for my basement remodel and this is where I plan on having everything as far as the HT is concerned. tter HT experience when finished. I can’t decide if I just want a couch and chairs on the side or if I want to build a riser. The thing that’s making it hard for me to decide is I really don’t want to wall off any parts of the basement and I don’t know how I feel about having the back of a couch exposed on a riser. Any suggestions??? The tv will go where the A Man Apart Poster is. Blu-Benny’s 7.2 HT @ a Glance: Display: Panasonic TC-P50U2 • Receiver: Onkyo TX-NR818 • Blu-Ray Player: Panasonic DMP-BD65 • Gaming: PS3 Slim 160 gb • Center Channel: JBL LC2 • Fronts: JBL L890 • Mid’s & Rears: JBL L810 • Subs: JBL Venue SUB12 (x2) "Jarvis... sometimes you gotta run before you can walk!"

11-20-2009, 07:47 PM	#47
Blu-Benny Michael Bay's #1 Fan Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Wisconsin PSNetwork: Blu-Benny Home Theater Gallery:36 Blu-ray collection:318 DVD collection:139 PS3 collection:28 Hardware reviews:2 Trading Score:116	Excuse the crudeness of this “drawing”….I’m bored here @ work. This is to give an idea of what my basement is going to look like when it comes time to put in the HT equipment. As you can see, the back of any couch I put in will be exposed, I’m looking for ideas of how to clean this up so I just don’t have things up in the air in the middle of the room. Anyone have any ideas??? I can't decide if I want the tv on th North wall or East wall within the red area. Blu-Benny’s 7.2 HT @ a Glance: Display: Panasonic TC-P50U2 • Receiver: Onkyo TX-NR818 • Blu-Ray Player: Panasonic DMP-BD65 • Gaming: PS3 Slim 160 gb • Center Channel: JBL LC2 • Fronts: JBL L890 • Mid’s & Rears: JBL L810 • Subs: JBL Venue SUB12 (x2) "Jarvis... sometimes you gotta run before you can walk!"

11-20-2009, 08:02 PM	#48
Deadset Man in the Box Top contributor Member since:Jan 2007 Home Theater Gallery:28 Blu-ray collection:535 DVD collection:43 PS3 collection:33 Blu-ray reviews: 14 Hardware reviews:2 Trading Score:34	I'll check it out tonight Benny, as most photos are blocked where I'm currently at Hush

11-21-2009, 02:01 AM	#49
Hammie Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:May 2008 Location:Washington, DC Metro Home Theater Gallery:53 Blu-ray collection:520 DVD collection:12 PS3 collection:24 Trading Score:10	Check out Brain_Sturgeon's setup. He has his seating exposed with a riser. Panasonic TC-P65VT30 Onkyo Pro PR-SC5508P \| M2Tech Young DAC \| Emotiva XPA-1 (x3), XPA-2 Oppo BDP-93 \| DirecTV HR23-700 HD-DVR Sony Playstation 3 \| Nintendo Wii \| Apple TV 2, Mac Mini (iTunes Server), iPad B&W 804S, HTM3S, CWM DS8S \| SVS PB12-NSD \| Denon AH-D2000 Headphones Tripp Lite HT1210ISOCTR Power Conditioner, SMART1000LCD UPS System My flickr account \| My Five Year HT Upgrade Plan Next Upgrade: Cables

11-21-2009, 02:02 AM	#50
Fors* Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Having a pint with Gandalf at the Prancing Pony; Lancaster, PA Home Theater Gallery:112 Blu-ray collection:120 Hardware reviews:3 Trading Score:11	I just fall in love with his set-up every time I see it! VIDEO Projector:Sanyo PLV-Z60 Screen:Elite 92" Manual TV:Samsung 46A650 Blu-Ray Player:Oppo BDP-83 DVR:DirecTv HR24-500 AUDIO(6.2) AVR:Pioneer Elite SC-05 Amps:3 Emotiva UPA-1's Front Speakers:AV123 RSC-200 "Bigfoot" Center & Rocket Signature 850 Towers Surround Speakers:2 X Paradigm Titan v.2 Sides & 1 X Atom v.2 Back Subs:2- SVS PC12-NSD's OTHER Remote:Harmony One Transducer:Buttkicker Protection:Belkin PF-60

11-21-2009, 03:07 PM	#54
Blu-Benny Michael Bay's #1 Fan Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Wisconsin PSNetwork: Blu-Benny Home Theater Gallery:36 Blu-ray collection:318 DVD collection:139 PS3 collection:28 Hardware reviews:2 Trading Score:116	i'm gonna try to do some looking @ seating for a riser and see if i can narrow down what i'd want. i love the idea of stadium seating but don't know if the wife will go for it!! Blu-Benny’s 7.2 HT @ a Glance: Display: Panasonic TC-P50U2 • Receiver: Onkyo TX-NR818 • Blu-Ray Player: Panasonic DMP-BD65 • Gaming: PS3 Slim 160 gb • Center Channel: JBL LC2 • Fronts: JBL L890 • Mid’s & Rears: JBL L810 • Subs: JBL Venue SUB12 (x2) "Jarvis... sometimes you gotta run before you can walk!"

11-21-2009, 04:42 PM	#57
Johnny Vinyl Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:At the crossroad of Analogue Dr & 2CH Ave Home Theater Gallery:27 Blu-ray collection:172 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:7	I like the idea of a storage unit behind the couch as well. If the unit were only for BD's/DVD's/CD's it wouldn't take up much depth either. John John - I love the smell of vinyl in the morning! My personal motto: "Live Life! Leave A Legacy!" I reserve the right to post as a member. When I post as a Moderator I will select a color depending on my mood! AudioQuest - Genesis - McIntosh - Nottingham - Ortofon - PS Audio - Rega - Valab/King

12-22-2009, 07:05 PM	#59
Blu-Benny Michael Bay's #1 Fan Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Wisconsin PSNetwork: Blu-Benny Home Theater Gallery:36 Blu-ray collection:318 DVD collection:139 PS3 collection:28 Hardware reviews:2 Trading Score:116	new idea!!! again, this pic isn't to scale @ all. what i'm considering now is to extend the wall and frame in the support poles and make the area where the bar is now it's own little room w/the HT equip. in it. the only thing holding me up on that idea is it obviously is separated from the rest of the entertainment area.....so for football games as an example, you'd have people in separate rooms. anyone have any comments on this at all??? Blu-Benny’s 7.2 HT @ a Glance: Display: Panasonic TC-P50U2 • Receiver: Onkyo TX-NR818 • Blu-Ray Player: Panasonic DMP-BD65 • Gaming: PS3 Slim 160 gb • Center Channel: JBL LC2 • Fronts: JBL L890 • Mid’s & Rears: JBL L810 • Subs: JBL Venue SUB12 (x2) "Jarvis... sometimes you gotta run before you can walk!"

12-26-2009, 12:22 PM	#60
thelastz28 Active Member Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Victorville, CA Home Theater Gallery:15 Blu-ray collection:8 Trading Score:9	Awesome work on the house.

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