Audio & Video HT : Cavallaro Reference

[tecnogadget]

Hello ! My name is Stéfano Cavallaro , IM an Industrial Designer and live in Argentina. Here is my Reference Room , which is the result of a family project that evolved over time.
I really don't have the time nor patience to detail all the construction of the room in the post , I hope you excuse me for that.
Instead I've made a PDF whitepaper with all the project details...the Only bummer is that its in Spanish ( and IM not thinking about translating it myself by this time ). So if you are an "amigo" you will be able to read it haha.

Online link : http://www.slideshare.net/stefanocav...rence-proyecto

For everybody else , here are some photos of the finished room and some others of the construction stage.
I do hope you like it and find it useful !!









Different ambiance and lightning configurations









Backlight music artworks



Soundproof door. Designer and built by ourselves . The bigger section weights almost 100kg and its between 12cm and 16cm thick







Beautiful Russian Valve 6N6P , bypassing Cd player PCB amplification



Hand made reference quality cables



















Music and movie collection







Projector + custom screen + blu ray image quality screenshots





Some photos from the construction stage



Here comes the messy and ugly part haha









































And last but not least , The Proud Builders !



I hope you liked it !

[Billy13]

to the galleries Stéfano!

That is one hell of a beautiful HT you've assembled!

I hope you enjoy your stay here with us, there's a lot of great fellas on here. Feel free to join in on the fun!

[Johnny Vinyl]

Hello Stéfano and welcome to our HT Galleries!

Your room looks very nice and I can see that you poured a lot of time and effort into building it. How are you liking the performance of the audio and video now that it's all done?

[JJ]

Oye, te salio - woooof, pero te SALIO, perfecto.

Trabajo excelentemente hecho, mi amigo.

[callas01]

Welcome to the Galleries, I really like the way you hand made your bass trap columns. the whole setup is awesome. Congrats, and again welcome.

[tecnogadget]

Billy13 thank you for such a warm welcome !

Johnny Vinyl thanks you too , and that is an excellent question.
Im deeply satisfied on how its sounds and the picture quality. From day 1 of project it was our goal to achieve a high quality standard , im very picky ( almost a ***** haha). Once we finished construction and post setup/calibration , the results exceeded my expectations , so im really happy everything turned out perfect. It has been a leap of faith , it could have turned not to sound and look nice...but it didn't This is the best phrase i could think about if i want to describe its performance “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts”

Talking about sound , it is very natural , has amazing spatiality and separation , sweet highs , rich mids and authority bass. Everything feels so correct , so right. Even after months of finishing it and listening , everytime i hit play it keeps impressing me. Everytime i listen to an album it feels like im listening it for the first time , its like rediscovering music.
One special thing...my AVR its a Yamaha one...and i really want to highlight something not much people discuss...Dolby Pro Logic IIx
Out there in the internet there is a huge fan base of Pure Stereo lovers, who would never consider multichanel music.
Well , i think...its one of the best things it could happen to digital music...at first i was skeptical like everybody...but after trying it in my system , with all the speakers positioned according the international standard...i started to believe.
Pro Logic IIx works much better than i would expect , sometimes you think it is "intelligent" , scarily intelligent. Its matrix algorithms are surprising. I listen to DTS , DD , SACD native multichannel mixes , and Pro Logic does an excellent job virtualizing 2ch into 5.1 or 7.1 . Sometimes it does such a great job you could not distinguish its not native. I highly recommend it.

On the picture quality side , again incredibly happy. For all my life i've been disappointed with the picture quality we have been used to...everytime i went to a tv shop and seen the different manufacturers LCD options without proper calibration...flashing its "vivid" or "demo" profile colors.
Now i can really enjoy the picture quality i've been searching my whole life and revision old movie classics
I spend a good amount of time and effort into calibrating the PJ for a natural picture , with correct color reproduction , contrast , black levels , shadow detail.
I think there is a slight room for black levels to improve if i have bought a more expensive PJ like a new Epson 3010 , 5010...but where i live prices are impossible...and when you get to this point upgrade means you pay 2 times more and only get a 25% improvement in performance if you are lucky (when it should be 100%).

JJ , muchas gracias por tus palabras

callas01 im glad you liked the bass traps

Cheers !

[Billy13]

You're quite welcome!

Although I'm a little you have one fantastic set up! I'd love to hear a theater in a room set up such as yours, meaning longer than wider. ...never heard a room like that yet. I can only imagine it's pretty sweet!

[FreddieFerric]

Welcome to the galleries Stefano. You have a mind blowing creation there. Beautifully done. Nice to see the evolution from bare walls to the finished product.

[BigAl87]

Welcome to the HT gallery thread, great room, great work and craftsmanship. Truly amazing!!!

[DangeRuss]

Good Morning and Welcome to the Gallery threads .........

That is a stunning setup you've put together .........

I do have one suggestion though ....... You should put those gorgeous photos in a photo gallery to share with the world

[tecnogadget]

Originally Posted by DangeRuss

Good Morning and Welcome to the Gallery threads .........

That is a stunning setup you've put together .........

I do have one suggestion though ....... You should put those gorgeous photos in a photo gallery to share with the world

Thanks Russ ! I was thinking about doing that , but i could not figure out how to do it . Could you be so kind to explain me the steps ?

[DangeRuss]

Originally Posted by tecnogadget

Thanks Russ ! I was thinking about doing that , but i could not figure out how to do it . Could you be so kind to explain me the steps ?

I could but .......... I'd rather refer you to the resident fix it fella who could explain it much better than I

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...3242&page=1294

Just pose your question to him .............. He'll be happy to help

[hometheatergeek]

Hello and welcome to the forum Techno.
I answer you post in my thread but thought I would also copy it here.

Originally Posted by tecnogadget

Hello ! Another good member brought me here , reffering to you as a "fix it fella" who help others

Im having an issue and i feel a little stupid asking , but i haven't figured out the way of uploading/creating a photo gallery with my HT setup. I've made a post with my HT , but i can't find the section where you submit your gallery.
Cheers !

Click on the Blu-Ray.com Icon in the top left header of the website.

Then on the right hand side you will see My Home Theater link.

←




Click on that and once you are there you will see another link labeled Upload Images.


↑

Oh and that is one awesome looking HT you have build.

[Revolver517]

Very impressive HT you've built How long did it take you to build your HT?

[tecnogadget]

Thanks hometheatergeek Now i have my own gallery ! Its so funny how such a small thing can make someone happy

[Aerodude73]

incredible room, great looking, nice design - excellent job overall.

[DangeRuss]

Good Morning buddy .......

Originally Posted by tecnogadget

Thanks hometheatergeek Now i have my own gallery ! Its so funny how such a small thing can make someone happy

What about my thanks for the assistance ?

[tecnogadget]

Originally Posted by Revolver517

Very impressive HT you've built How long did it take you to build your HT?

Hello fella !
Well considering all the project stages , it took 2.5 years (Planification + Design + Auditioning the gear + Buying the gear + Construction + Calibration )
First year : Design , choosing gear , buying it
Second year : Construction + Acoustic treatment
Final stage : 3-5 Month of minor tweaking and calibration

It was a long process because we were building this home , so we could not start to work on the HT until it was finished. And it was 38km away from the city downtown...we moved to the rocky mountains , so getting the proper tools or materials was always a difficult and time consuming task. We could only work on it on weekends.

Without all those time delays/compromises , we could have finished it in less than a year i think.

Cheers !

[tecnogadget]

Originally Posted by DangeRuss

Good Morning buddy .......



What about my thanks for the assistance ?

Don't tell me you go a little jealous of hometheatergeek lol

Well many thanks for you too Russ ! You were the inbetween connection lol

[DangeRuss]

Originally Posted by tecnogadget

Don't tell me you go a little jealous of hometheatergeek lol

Well many thanks for you too Russ ! You were the inbetween connection lol

Nah ...................

I'm just having a little fun with the old man

As you'll soon see there are a bunch of characters on these pages and we do have our jokes