JOMV's HOME THEATER ROOM!!!.... FINALLY!!!!

[JOMV]

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......