JOMV's HOME THEATER ROOM!!!.... FINALLY!!!! - Blu-ray Forum

JOMV · 01-04-2013, 04:49 PM

Hi guys!!!

I will have to post this on different posts because it is a LONG read.

Since I've enjoyed many threads here about building a dedicated HT room, I decided to make my own build and here is my own HT thread.

As many of you already know, I have been working on a HT project for some time (about 6 months). Finally, I'm getting to the final stages and wanted to share it with all those who helped/guided me along the process. I took several photos (step by step) of the hole process but of course, I won't post all of them.

First, a list of my setup:
(I already received some of the upgrades which are in their boxes)

HT ROOM DETAILS:
10' Wide X 12' Long X 9' Tall

- Auralex acoustic foam.

- All power cables, speaker wires and interconnecting cables were installed in-wall.

- Speaker wires are Bluejeans, AudioQuest and regular Radio Shack. All are 14AWG.

- 47" Samsung Plasma (soon to be replaced by a 60" Samsung or LG LED Display)

- PS3 for gaming an Blu-Ray playback (soon to be replaced by an Oppo BDP-95 for Blu- Ray playback)

- Brand new Xbox (in its box but the cables are already installed)

SPEAKERS: (I like old stuff and old and classic speakers, so I decided to use my old speakers for this photo shooting instead of my Andrew Jones towers)

- FRONT SPEAKERS:
MAIN TOWERS - The main two towers are the STS-800.

CENTER SPEAKER - Cerwin Vega (model E.D6C)

(They are all going to be replaced by my 3 new Pioneer's Andrew Jones SP-FS52 towers)

- SURROUND AND FRONT HEIGHT SPEAKERS:
Optimus LX5-Pro (soon to be replaced by Definitive Technology (model SR-8040BP or similar)

- Denon AVR-2312ci Receiver

- Onkyo 6-Disc DVD Changer (model DV-C600)

- Sony Hi-Fi VCR for my old VHS collection (model SLV-779HF)

- Subwoofers:
FRONT: MTX 12" powered subwoofer (model PSW-101B)

REAR: Energy S10.3 powered subwoofer

"NOW, TO THE MAIN EVENT!!!" - MY HOME THEATER BUILD!!!!

It all started, when I made some drawings in Paint of how I wanted it to look like.

This is the drawing:

This is how it looked like in reality:

Then, after talking to some of the guys, I concluded that those two furniture towers had to go. So, I made a different drawing with adjustable shelves instead.

This is the drawing eliminating the furniture towers:

I already had some auralex foam, but got a little curious about getting some extra auralex foams to help with the horrible reflections/echoes of my HT room. So, I combined some auralex designs and put them together again in Paint just to see it.

This is how it looked like:

It would look something like this when put all together - I liked it very much!!!

I liked the way it looked, so I made a loooong list of what I needed to get it done (too long to list it here). I bought almost everything including the auralex foams, a new receiver, speaker wires, new front speakers, a second subwoofer, adjustable shelves, curtains for both sides, an air conditioner, wood panels, etc...

I knew that it was going to take a while for for the other stuff to arrive, so I began working on the room to get it ready. I painted the walls burgundy and the ceiling charcoal gray (almost black). Maybe next month, I will be installing some LED blinking stars strings in series.

These are some of the pictures of the side walls before and after.

The complete left wall is actually a closet with 2 glass rolling doors. I decided to buy matching curtains for both sides.

This is the left wall: (after I installed the curtains)

Right wall: (before)

Right wall: (after)

After a couple of weeks, all the remaining orders began to arrive and I was able to begin with the fun part - THE FRONT WALL!!!

This is how my livingroom looked like when I unpacked one of the auralex foams. The princess of the house wasn't very happy about it, but she is a very understanding person

Then, I started the front wall process by removing the old wires and preparing the new ones, the adjustable shelves and installing the auralex treatment.

To be continued......

JOMV · 01-04-2013, 04:50 PM

This is one of the pictures of the auralex installation process: (Main & Center front design)

Almost finished:

Here are some more pics of the front wall process...

To be continued......

JOMV · 01-04-2013, 04:52 PM

Finally, after several weeks of hard work, I took some pictures of the actual & ALMOST completed setup. Keep in mind that the speakers and most of the AV gear on these pictures belong to my old setup (not the new one). All of the wires and interconnecting cables are already installed but are not the equipment.

As part of many changes (as I said above), I decided to change all my speakers. I bought 3 Pioneer Andrew Jones SP-FS52 tower speakers. So, I will go with 3 main towers on the main front stage instead of the traditional 2 towers / 1 center layout. This should give the best possible blend and soundstage. As a result, I will have to move some cables to the left in order to place SUB#1 between the main left tower and the center tower and SUB#2 to the rear right corner (which was directly on the middle back wall).

As for sub placement, I'll have to go from my current layout (which is considered by many experts to be THE BEST dual sub layout):

Response:

To this layout: (Which is considered by many experts to be AMONG THE BEST dual sub layouts):

Response:

Of course, this change was something I didn't want to do, but there are always comprises to be made on HT applications. In this case, I prefer to have an identical tower as center instead of a regular center speaker. I'm still looking for some good bipole or dipole surrounds

I hope you have all enjoyed these posts as much as I had fun building my setup and this thread to share with all of you!!!

I have to thank a lot of guys from this forum and from other forums as well. I want to thank them by name and forum:

@audioholics forum:
- KEW
- Adam
- j_garcia
- ahblaza
- afterlife2
- zieglj01
- Anubeliux

*** Special thanks to my good friend Gene DellaSala (President of Audioholics) - He always answered my questions, no matter the time and day.

@avs forum:
- jdsmoothie
- cel4145

@Audyssey:
*** Chris Kyriakakis (Audyssey CTO) - Who has been a GREAT help and demostrated the GREATEST of commitments. He even answered many of my questions on Thanksgiving Day!!! Big thumbs up for this gentleman!

@blu-ray forum:
- Blu-Dog
- repete66211

*** Special thanks to one of the most commited guys in the business, "BIG DADDY" - Who was kind enough to anwer ALL my questions over and over again, for his support and guidance. But, beware!!!.... This is NOT over. In fact, I'm just beginning!!!

I will be posting the new pictures when I install the new Andrew Jones towers and I will keep uploading more photos as I continue upgrading.

Happy new year to all!!!!

josh96 · 01-04-2013, 04:59 PM

First off welcome to the home theater gallery. It looks like a great start can't wait to see finished pics. I didn't see a sub listed in there do you have one or still looking.

JOMV · 01-04-2013, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by josh96

First off welcome to the home theater gallery. It looks like a great start can't wait to see finished pics. I didn't see a sub listed in there do you have one or still looking.

Thanks, bro!!!... Yes, there are 2 subs listed. Take a look at the first post at the final of the list of equipments.

ZIPPO · 01-04-2013, 05:10 PM

Welcome to the forum.
Nice job from start to finish!

ManUtd · 01-04-2013, 05:12 PM

Welcome to the HT galleries. I love what you did for the room treatment. Looking forward to seeing the pics of the finished product.

Vico · 01-04-2013, 05:39 PM

Nice setup! Great planning. The acoustic treatment looks awesome but why so much?

josh96 · 01-04-2013, 06:06 PM

I must be going blind. I totally missed that part. The rest of the pictures look great i love the look of the foam.

JOMV · 01-04-2013, 06:09 PM

Thanks to all!!... It sure was worth it. It feels like a totally different room now. It had the most reflection/echo I have ever heard. It was horrible. Now, it sounds warm and solid on the bass. Now, I have to start moving some cables to move both subwoofers to their new locations, install the Andrew Jones towers, keep looking for some good surrounds and a good couch to match with the rest of the room decoration/colors. This "audio-bug" is crazy!!!

DangeRuss · 01-04-2013, 06:32 PM

Congratulations!!!!!!! on your Home Theater build ....... and welcome to the threads

Quote:

Originally Posted by JOMV

Thanks to all!!... It sure was worth it. It feels like a totally different room now. It had the most reflection/echo I have ever heard. It was horrible. Now, it sounds warm and solid on the bass. Now, I have to start moving some cables to move both subwoofers to their new locations, install the Andrew Jones towers, keep looking for some good surrounds and a good couch to match with the rest of the room decoration/colors. This "audio-bug" is crazy!!!

And don't forget to get those photos up in a proper gallery

sandman922 · 01-04-2013, 07:07 PM

welcome to the forum ! great job with the set up and thanks for sharing !!

JOMV · 01-04-2013, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DangeRuss

Congratulations!!!!!!! on your Home Theater build ....... and welcome to the threads

And don't forget to get those photos up in a proper gallery

Thanks, brother!!!... Which is the proper gallery????

josh96 · 01-04-2013, 09:09 PM

If you look under everyones name you will see where it says gallery . If you look under your profile you can add pictures to a folder so people can just click on that.

Johnny Vinyl · 01-04-2013, 09:38 PM

Welcome JOMV to the HT Gallery section of our forum.

To create your own Gallery that people can rate and comment on (if you wish) just click on COMMUNITY (top) and on the right-hand side select MY HOME THEATRE.

Thanks so much for sharing with us the designs and progress you've made and we look forward to your continued participation and the posting of pics (because we love them).

Well done!

EDIT: Feel free to post pics in your thread (this one) as well.

JOMV · 01-04-2013, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Johnny Vinyl

Welcome JOMV to the HT Gallery section of our forum.

To create your own Gallery that people can rate and comment on (if you wish) just click on COMMUNITY (top) and on the right-hand side select MY HOME THEATRE.

Thanks so much for sharing with us the designs and progress you've made and we look forward to your continued participation and the posting of pics (because we love them).

Well done!

EDIT: Feel free to post pics in your thread (this one) as well.

Wow, thank you so much for your assistance. That is what I liked about this forum. At only aprox. six hours since I posted this thread, and I have already received a lot of feedback and assistance from many members. Thank you all for your attentions. And of course, I will post more pics. There will be several upgrades to share with you!!!

DangeRuss · 01-04-2013, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JOMV

Wow, thank you so much for your assistance. That is what I liked about this forum. At only aprox. six hours since I posted this thread, and I have already received a lot of feedback and assistance from many members. Thank you all for your attentions. And of course, I will post more pics. There will be several upgrades to share with you!!!

Now get that Gallery up

JOMV · 01-05-2013, 12:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DangeRuss

Now get that Gallery up

Yes, Sir!!!!!... I'll start uploading them next week!!!

JOMV · 01-08-2013, 03:36 AM

Just to give you a little update. It was 11:20pm and I was bored, so I started changing both subs and their cables. As I said, sub#1 (which ports are rear firing) was on the middle of the front wall and sub#2 (which ports are down firing) was on the middle of the back wall. After changing both subs, now sub#1 is going to be under the receiver (between the left main tower and the center main tower). Sub#2 is going to be on the right corner on the back wall. Both about 6" from the walls. Here are some photos of both subs and their new locations:

Front Sub (Sub#1):

Rear Sub (Sub#2): I hate to see any wires, but it seems that the power cable is going to be almost impossible to hide since it is easily visible when entering the room)

I'll be out of the country for a week, so I'll begin installing the Andrew Jones towers when I get back. Also, in the meantime, if anyone has suggestions for good surrounds, I'll appreciate the help. See ya!!!!!

01-08-2013, 03:36 AM	#19
JOMV Member Member since:Sep 2012 Location:Puerto Rico	Just to give you a little update. It was 11:20pm and I was bored, so I started changing both subs and their cables. As I said, sub#1 (which ports are rear firing) was on the middle of the front wall and sub#2 (which ports are down firing) was on the middle of the back wall. After changing both subs, now sub#1 is going to be under the receiver (between the left main tower and the center main tower). Sub#2 is going to be on the right corner on the back wall. Both about 6" from the walls. Here are some photos of both subs and their new locations: Front Sub (Sub#1): Rear Sub (Sub#2): I hate to see any wires, but it seems that the power cable is going to be almost impossible to hide since it is easily visible when entering the room) I'll be out of the country for a week, so I'll begin installing the Andrew Jones towers when I get back. Also, in the meantime, if anyone has suggestions for good surrounds, I'll appreciate the help. See ya!!!!! Last edited by JOMV; 01-08-2013 at 03:40 AM.

01-04-2013, 04:49 PM	#1
JOMV Member Member since:Sep 2012 Location:Puerto Rico	JOMV's HOME THEATER ROOM!!!.... FINALLY!!!! Hi guys!!! I will have to post this on different posts because it is a LONG read. Since I've enjoyed many threads here about building a dedicated HT room, I decided to make my own build and here is my own HT thread. As many of you already know, I have been working on a HT project for some time (about 6 months). Finally, I'm getting to the final stages and wanted to share it with all those who helped/guided me along the process. I took several photos (step by step) of the hole process but of course, I won't post all of them. First, a list of my setup: (I already received some of the upgrades which are in their boxes) HT ROOM DETAILS: 10' Wide X 12' Long X 9' Tall - Auralex acoustic foam. - All power cables, speaker wires and interconnecting cables were installed in-wall. - Speaker wires are Bluejeans, AudioQuest and regular Radio Shack. All are 14AWG. - 47" Samsung Plasma (soon to be replaced by a 60" Samsung or LG LED Display) - PS3 for gaming an Blu-Ray playback (soon to be replaced by an Oppo BDP-95 for Blu- Ray playback) - Brand new Xbox (in its box but the cables are already installed) SPEAKERS: (I like old stuff and old and classic speakers, so I decided to use my old speakers for this photo shooting instead of my Andrew Jones towers) - FRONT SPEAKERS: MAIN TOWERS - The main two towers are the STS-800. CENTER SPEAKER - Cerwin Vega (model E.D6C) (They are all going to be replaced by my 3 new Pioneer's Andrew Jones SP-FS52 towers) - SURROUND AND FRONT HEIGHT SPEAKERS: Optimus LX5-Pro (soon to be replaced by Definitive Technology (model SR-8040BP or similar) - Denon AVR-2312ci Receiver - Onkyo 6-Disc DVD Changer (model DV-C600) - Sony Hi-Fi VCR for my old VHS collection (model SLV-779HF) - Subwoofers: FRONT: MTX 12" powered subwoofer (model PSW-101B) REAR: Energy S10.3 powered subwoofer "NOW, TO THE MAIN EVENT!!!" - MY HOME THEATER BUILD!!!! It all started, when I made some drawings in Paint of how I wanted it to look like. This is the drawing: This is how it looked like in reality: Then, after talking to some of the guys, I concluded that those two furniture towers had to go. So, I made a different drawing with adjustable shelves instead. This is the drawing eliminating the furniture towers: I already had some auralex foam, but got a little curious about getting some extra auralex foams to help with the horrible reflections/echoes of my HT room. So, I combined some auralex designs and put them together again in Paint just to see it. This is how it looked like: It would look something like this when put all together - I liked it very much!!! I liked the way it looked, so I made a loooong list of what I needed to get it done (too long to list it here). I bought almost everything including the auralex foams, a new receiver, speaker wires, new front speakers, a second subwoofer, adjustable shelves, curtains for both sides, an air conditioner, wood panels, etc... I knew that it was going to take a while for for the other stuff to arrive, so I began working on the room to get it ready. I painted the walls burgundy and the ceiling charcoal gray (almost black). Maybe next month, I will be installing some LED blinking stars strings in series. These are some of the pictures of the side walls before and after. The complete left wall is actually a closet with 2 glass rolling doors. I decided to buy matching curtains for both sides. This is the left wall: (after I installed the curtains) Right wall: (before) Right wall: (after) After a couple of weeks, all the remaining orders began to arrive and I was able to begin with the fun part - THE FRONT WALL!!! This is how my livingroom looked like when I unpacked one of the auralex foams. The princess of the house wasn't very happy about it, but she is a very understanding person Then, I started the front wall process by removing the old wires and preparing the new ones, the adjustable shelves and installing the auralex treatment. To be continued......

01-04-2013, 04:50 PM	#2
JOMV Member Member since:Sep 2012 Location:Puerto Rico	This is one of the pictures of the auralex installation process: (Main & Center front design) Almost finished: Here are some more pics of the front wall process... To be continued......

01-04-2013, 04:52 PM	#3
JOMV Member Member since:Sep 2012 Location:Puerto Rico	Finally, after several weeks of hard work, I took some pictures of the actual & ALMOST completed setup. Keep in mind that the speakers and most of the AV gear on these pictures belong to my old setup (not the new one). All of the wires and interconnecting cables are already installed but are not the equipment. As part of many changes (as I said above), I decided to change all my speakers. I bought 3 Pioneer Andrew Jones SP-FS52 tower speakers. So, I will go with 3 main towers on the main front stage instead of the traditional 2 towers / 1 center layout. This should give the best possible blend and soundstage. As a result, I will have to move some cables to the left in order to place SUB#1 between the main left tower and the center tower and SUB#2 to the rear right corner (which was directly on the middle back wall). As for sub placement, I'll have to go from my current layout (which is considered by many experts to be THE BEST dual sub layout): Response: To this layout: (Which is considered by many experts to be AMONG THE BEST dual sub layouts): Response: Of course, this change was something I didn't want to do, but there are always comprises to be made on HT applications. In this case, I prefer to have an identical tower as center instead of a regular center speaker. I'm still looking for some good bipole or dipole surrounds I hope you have all enjoyed these posts as much as I had fun building my setup and this thread to share with all of you!!! I have to thank a lot of guys from this forum and from other forums as well. I want to thank them by name and forum: @audioholics forum: - KEW - Adam - j_garcia - ahblaza - afterlife2 - zieglj01 - Anubeliux * Special thanks to my good friend Gene DellaSala (President of Audioholics) - He always answered my questions, no matter the time and day. @avs forum: - jdsmoothie - cel4145 @Audyssey: * Chris Kyriakakis (Audyssey CTO) - Who has been a GREAT help and demostrated the GREATEST of commitments. He even answered many of my questions on Thanksgiving Day!!! Big thumbs up for this gentleman! @blu-ray forum: - Blu-Dog - repete66211 *** Special thanks to one of the most commited guys in the business, "BIG DADDY" - Who was kind enough to anwer ALL my questions over and over again, for his support and guidance. But, beware!!!.... This is NOT over. In fact, I'm just beginning!!! I will be posting the new pictures when I install the new Andrew Jones towers and I will keep uploading more photos as I continue upgrading. Happy new year to all!!!!

01-04-2013, 04:59 PM	#4
josh96 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2010 Location:Illinois Home Theater Gallery:79 Blu-ray collection:118 DVD collection:130	First off welcome to the home theater gallery. It looks like a great start can't wait to see finished pics. I didn't see a sub listed in there do you have one or still looking.

01-04-2013, 05:10 PM	#6
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	Welcome to the forum. Nice job from start to finish!

01-04-2013, 05:12 PM	#7
ManUtd Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Feb 2008 Location:In my HT Home Theater Gallery:1 4K collection:15 Blu-ray collection:829 Blu-ray reviews: 5 Trading Score:5	Welcome to the HT galleries. I love what you did for the room treatment. Looking forward to seeing the pics of the finished product.

01-04-2013, 05:39 PM	#8
Vico Member Member since:Oct 2012 Home Theater Gallery:24 Blu-ray collection:86 DVD collection:184 Blu-ray reviews:1	Nice setup! Great planning. The acoustic treatment looks awesome but why so much?

01-04-2013, 06:06 PM	#9
josh96 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2010 Location:Illinois Home Theater Gallery:79 Blu-ray collection:118 DVD collection:130	I must be going blind. I totally missed that part. The rest of the pictures look great i love the look of the foam.

01-04-2013, 06:09 PM	#10
JOMV Member Member since:Sep 2012 Location:Puerto Rico	Thanks to all!!... It sure was worth it. It feels like a totally different room now. It had the most reflection/echo I have ever heard. It was horrible. Now, it sounds warm and solid on the bass. Now, I have to start moving some cables to move both subwoofers to their new locations, install the Andrew Jones towers, keep looking for some good surrounds and a good couch to match with the rest of the room decoration/colors. This "audio-bug" is crazy!!!

01-04-2013, 07:07 PM	#12
sandman922 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2010 Location:florida Home Theater Gallery:47	welcome to the forum ! great job with the set up and thanks for sharing !!

01-04-2013, 09:09 PM	#14
josh96 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2010 Location:Illinois Home Theater Gallery:79 Blu-ray collection:118 DVD collection:130	If you look under everyones name you will see where it says gallery . If you look under your profile you can add pictures to a folder so people can just click on that.

01-04-2013, 09:38 PM	#15
Johnny Vinyl Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:At the crossroad of Analogue Dr & 2CH Ave Home Theater Gallery:19 Blu-ray collection:205 DVD collection:7 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:8	Welcome JOMV to the HT Gallery section of our forum. To create your own Gallery that people can rate and comment on (if you wish) just click on COMMUNITY (top) and on the right-hand side select MY HOME THEATRE. Thanks so much for sharing with us the designs and progress you've made and we look forward to your continued participation and the posting of pics (because we love them). Well done! EDIT: Feel free to post pics in your thread (this one) as well.

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