DVDC's Garage Home Cinema Conversion / Man Cave - Blu-ray Forum

DVD Connoisseur · 02-27-2012, 06:04 PM

Until today I've been a long time lurker but haven't posted....

I converted my garage to a home cinema / man-cave around 4 years ago but have only just taken pics. Apologies for quality of photos, they're not as sharp as I would have liked.

I've a 65" Panasonic VT20B (one of the first to arrive in the UK) which I use for occasional 3D viewings and gaming. This replaced my old 56" Sagem.

My other equipment includes:

Panasonic DMP-BDT300 Blu-ray player
Old-style "fat" PS3
Sky HD Box
Onkyo TX-NR808 amplifier

The stand is the BDI Casata model.

Speaker-wise, I have:

Kef 90 centre speaker
Kef 103/4 Floor standing speakers
Canon V100s for front and rear effects
Rel Subwoofer (Stadium model which recently received a service from Rel)

ZIPPO · 02-27-2012, 06:10 PM

Looks like a neat place to watch movies, etc.

DVD Connoisseur · 02-27-2012, 06:26 PM

Many thanks! It's a comfortable environment to chill out when the main living room is busy with Grey's Anatomy and the latest reality television!

ejusted · 02-27-2012, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by DVD Connoisseur

Many thanks! It's a comfortable environment to chill out when the main living room is busy with Grey's Anatomy and the latest reality television!

Yeah, you gotta have a place to escape and watch some real programming.

Great looking set-up and welcome to the galleries.

DVD Connoisseur · 02-27-2012, 06:46 PM

Many thanks for the welcome and the compliment!

The room certainly acts as my sanity pit!

rkolinski · 02-27-2012, 08:29 PM

Nice looking home theater and welcome to a fellow H.R. Giger fan (check out my Giger/Alien/Species memorabilia)!

ZIPPO · 02-27-2012, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by rkolinski

Nice looking home theater and welcome to a fellow H.R. Giger fan (check out my Giger/Alien/Species memorabilia)!

WoW! Nice collection rkolinski.
Looking forward to Prometheus?

MrFattBill · 02-27-2012, 08:48 PM

Looks nice. HT in a garage is a great use of the space

Bill

DVD Connoisseur · 02-27-2012, 10:04 PM

That's a very impressive collection, rkolinski! I have a lot of the original Alien and Aliens memorabilia but it's been boxed up for years. I really must unearth it at some point. I love the comprehensive nature of your collection - truly gobsmacking! Must be one of the biggest I've ever seen!

Thanks to all for the kind words!

crazyBLUE · 02-27-2012, 10:37 PM

Welcome to the HT Galleries DVD Connoisseur

Really nice looking setup you have. As ZIPPO said it looks like A great place to escape

DVD Connoisseur · 02-27-2012, 10:44 PM

Cheers, crazyBLUE! Really appreciate your feedback!

Creating my own space for relaxing is the best thing I've done.

crazyBLUE · 02-27-2012, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by DVD Connoisseur

Cheers, crazyBLUE! Really appreciate your feedback!

Creating my own space for relaxing is the best thing I've done.

Sounds like you really enjoy it as you should. I know I like to shut the world out & enjoy mine as often as I can ( Everyday

)

DangeRuss · 02-28-2012, 10:34 AM

Good morning

I've got one quick question ........ How does the left side of your soundstage sound ? It looks a little blocked in the photo

DVD Connoisseur · 02-28-2012, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by DangeRuss

Good morning

I've got one quick question ........ How does the left side of your soundstage sound ? It looks a little blocked in the photo

Good morning, DangeRuss!

There's around 3 feet of space between the left speaker and the sub and I don't detect any loss of sound from this speaker. The photographs are a little deceptive from a perspective point of view. A lot of the older movies I watch (and some television channels) are in stereo and I listen to a fair bit of music - never noticed any degradation in performance.

DangeRuss · 02-28-2012, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by DVD Connoisseur

Good morning, DangeRuss!

There's around 3 feet of space between the left speaker and the sub and I don't detect any loss of sound from this speaker. The photographs are a little deceptive from a perspective point of view. A lot of the older movies I watch (and some television channels) are in stereo and I listen to a fair bit of music - never noticed any degradation in performance.

Cool...... glad to read that

BTW... I dig the setup and gear

DVD Connoisseur · 02-28-2012, 11:38 AM

Many thanks!

I tend to change things around in the room quite often just to keep things interesting. Lots of my collectibles are in storage so occasionally I'll bring something out of retirement for a change.

DangeRuss · 02-29-2012, 09:12 AM

Good Morning (well sorta)

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Originally Posted by DVD Connoisseur

Many thanks!

I tend to change things around in the room quite often just to keep things interesting. Lots of my collectibles are in storage so occasionally I'll bring something out of retirement for a change.

Personally I'm not one for collectibles (outside of more media to play

) but I really like the stuff that you've shown so far. To me..... I have enough stuff around the house that Needs my Attention (read dusting)

. And it's not one of my favorite things...... Maybe if I had room for glass display cases

DVD Connoisseur · 02-29-2012, 12:32 PM

Cheers! Dusting is a nightmare - the more bits and pieces you have on shelves, the more the logistical nightmare of taking everything down to dust on a regular basis.

I've disposed of quite a bit of memorabilia in the last few years as many items never see the light of day and I'd rather they were enjoyed by fellow collectors (plus it's freed up my pennies for other things). These days, I'll occasionally buy a print or a small collectible but my days of large items are behind me.

In a perfect world, I'd have a room dedicated to my collection but that is definitely a pipedream!

DangeRuss · 02-29-2012, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DVD Connoisseur

Cheers! Dusting is a nightmare - the more bits and pieces you have on shelves, the more the logistical nightmare of taking everything down to dust on a regular basis.

I've disposed of quite a bit of memorabilia in the last few years as many items never see the light of day and I'd rather they were enjoyed by fellow collectors (plus it's freed up my pennies for other things). These days, I'll occasionally buy a print or a small collectible but my days of large items are behind me.

In a perfect world, I'd have a room dedicated to my collection but that is definitely a pipedream!

Yet some dreams are realized

DVD Connoisseur · 03-21-2012, 03:38 PM

Due to lack of space (my DVD / blu collection now exceeds 1200 discs and my old LDs and vinyl are taking up valuable space), I've invested in a new shelving unit as a temporary solution to my storage woes.

Since taking the pics, I've rebalanced the feet and it's now started to fill with television box sets, etc.

02-27-2012, 06:04 PM	#1
DVD Connoisseur Member Member since:Oct 2010 Location:UK - Home of Censorship Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:153	DVDC's Garage Home Cinema Conversion / Man Cave Until today I've been a long time lurker but haven't posted.... I converted my garage to a home cinema / man-cave around 4 years ago but have only just taken pics. Apologies for quality of photos, they're not as sharp as I would have liked. I've a 65" Panasonic VT20B (one of the first to arrive in the UK) which I use for occasional 3D viewings and gaming. This replaced my old 56" Sagem. My other equipment includes: Panasonic DMP-BDT300 Blu-ray player Old-style "fat" PS3 Sky HD Box Onkyo TX-NR808 amplifier The stand is the BDI Casata model. Speaker-wise, I have: Kef 90 centre speaker Kef 103/4 Floor standing speakers Canon V100s for front and rear effects Rel Subwoofer (Stadium model which recently received a service from Rel)

02-27-2012, 06:10 PM	#2
ZIPPO Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2008 Location:Columbus, Ohio Home Theater Gallery:148 Blu-ray collection:472 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:3	Looks like a neat place to watch movies, etc.

02-27-2012, 06:26 PM	#3
DVD Connoisseur Member Member since:Oct 2010 Location:UK - Home of Censorship Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:153	Many thanks! It's a comfortable environment to chill out when the main living room is busy with Grey's Anatomy and the latest reality television!

02-27-2012, 06:46 PM	#5
DVD Connoisseur Member Member since:Oct 2010 Location:UK - Home of Censorship Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:153	Many thanks for the welcome and the compliment! The room certainly acts as my sanity pit!

02-27-2012, 08:29 PM	#6
rkolinski Blu-ray Baron Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:May 2008 Home Theater Gallery:184 4K collection:76 Blu-ray collection:3078 Blu-ray reviews: 17	Nice looking home theater and welcome to a fellow H.R. Giger fan (check out my Giger/Alien/Species memorabilia)!

02-27-2012, 08:48 PM	#8
MrFattBill Blu-ray Ninja Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 Location:jO-hio Home Theater Gallery:206 Blu-ray collection:578 Trading Score:5	Looks nice. HT in a garage is a great use of the space Bill

02-27-2012, 10:04 PM	#9
DVD Connoisseur Member Member since:Oct 2010 Location:UK - Home of Censorship Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:153	That's a very impressive collection, rkolinski! I have a lot of the original Alien and Aliens memorabilia but it's been boxed up for years. I really must unearth it at some point. I love the comprehensive nature of your collection - truly gobsmacking! Must be one of the biggest I've ever seen! Thanks to all for the kind words!

02-27-2012, 10:37 PM	#10
crazyBLUE Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Pacific Northwest Home Theater Gallery:89 Blu-ray collection:479 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 38 Trading Score:30	Welcome to the HT Galleries DVD Connoisseur Really nice looking setup you have. As ZIPPO said it looks like A great place to escape

02-27-2012, 10:44 PM	#11
DVD Connoisseur Member Member since:Oct 2010 Location:UK - Home of Censorship Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:153	Cheers, crazyBLUE! Really appreciate your feedback! Creating my own space for relaxing is the best thing I've done.

02-28-2012, 10:34 AM	#13
DangeRuss Blu-ray Grand Duke Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Location:The "Boogie Down" Home Theater Gallery:230 Blu-ray collection:470 DVD collection:354 Blu-ray reviews: 74	Good morning I've got one quick question ........ How does the left side of your soundstage sound ? It looks a little blocked in the photo

02-28-2012, 11:38 AM	#16
DVD Connoisseur Member Member since:Oct 2010 Location:UK - Home of Censorship Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:153	Many thanks! I tend to change things around in the room quite often just to keep things interesting. Lots of my collectibles are in storage so occasionally I'll bring something out of retirement for a change.

02-29-2012, 12:32 PM	#18
DVD Connoisseur Member Member since:Oct 2010 Location:UK - Home of Censorship Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:153	Cheers! Dusting is a nightmare - the more bits and pieces you have on shelves, the more the logistical nightmare of taking everything down to dust on a regular basis. I've disposed of quite a bit of memorabilia in the last few years as many items never see the light of day and I'd rather they were enjoyed by fellow collectors (plus it's freed up my pennies for other things). These days, I'll occasionally buy a print or a small collectible but my days of large items are behind me. In a perfect world, I'd have a room dedicated to my collection but that is definitely a pipedream!

03-21-2012, 03:38 PM	#20
DVD Connoisseur Member Member since:Oct 2010 Location:UK - Home of Censorship Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:153	Due to lack of space (my DVD / blu collection now exceeds 1200 discs and my old LDs and vinyl are taking up valuable space), I've invested in a new shelving unit as a temporary solution to my storage woes. Since taking the pics, I've rebalanced the feet and it's now started to fill with television box sets, etc.

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