My basement home Theatre - Blu-ray Forum

jshel-canada · 12-16-2008, 01:08 PM

We recently developed our basement and put in a home theatre. Now this is nothing compared to some of the other home theatres on this forum, but it is our first attempt at it. Let me know what you all think of it.

My current gallery pics are on the HT gallery.

David Forbes · 12-16-2008, 10:37 PM

Nice! Looks like a fun room! My only comment is to try to clean up the wires behind your equipment shelves. I always find that stuff distracting. If you line the back of the shelves with black felt that will help make them disappear.

Blu-Benny · 12-16-2008, 10:45 PM

yeah, a little cable management to clean it up a bit but looks very nice. great job.

DavidAg02 · 12-16-2008, 11:08 PM

You have a very beautiful room, but the theater portion of it could use a few tweaks.

You would get a lot better sound if you brought your front speakers down closer to ear level. The center isn't that bad because at least it's aiming down at the listening position. However, with your front up that high tucked away on shelves, I guarantee you are missing a lot of the sound that comes out of those. Any chance you could move them down to one of the lower shelves?

Also, you have got to find a way to get your sub out of that bottom shelf and onto the floor in a corner somewhere. I have no idea how it sounds now, but you will probably notice a huge difference once you get it set up properly.

SDBlu · 12-16-2008, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by jshel-canada

We recently developed our basement and put in a home theatre. Now this is nothing compared to some of the other home theatres on this forum, but it is our first attempt at it. Let me know what you all think of it.

My current gallery pics are on the HT gallery.

Dude, go to monoprice.com, order a longer subwoofer cable and put that sub out of its misery! That position cant be good for sound quality, you will want to put it on the floor somewhere and on it's feet.

aramis109 · 12-16-2008, 11:19 PM

Agreed, get the sub outta there!

I love the black felt idea- that seems like a simple bit to help hide wires. Definitely do some wire management. Looks like a nice space.

darwin316 · 12-16-2008, 11:28 PM

The layout of the room is nice...it's a beautiful room!

but i agree with some of the changes mentioned:

-you can leave the center channel at that location, just make sure that speaker is angled to the seats.
-place the front speakers on the bottom shelves, or whichever is at ear level
-use zip ties to do some cable management
-lining up the back wall of the shelves with black felt is a hell of an idea...me likes

-last and not least, corner load your sub!

jshel-canada · 12-17-2008, 02:01 PM

Thank you everyone for your comments.

ol, my wife has been on my case about the cable management. The electronic store that I bought the TV and HTR from delivered and setup the TV and HTR, and they did hide the cables quite nicely. I then got in there and added the Wii and cable box and messed everything up.

I ordered a longer cable from Monoprice last week so I can put the sub on the floor. The installer was the one who put it in the shelf. He told me it won't make a difference being there. With me knowing very little about this stuff, I beleived him.

I will try the black felt idea, or run it by my wife to see if she approves of it. lol

Thanks again

12-16-2008, 01:08 PM	#1
jshel-canada Junior Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Calgary, Alberta Home Theater Gallery:10 Blu-ray collection:4	My basement home Theatre We recently developed our basement and put in a home theatre. Now this is nothing compared to some of the other home theatres on this forum, but it is our first attempt at it. Let me know what you all think of it. My current gallery pics are on the HT gallery.

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12-16-2008, 10:37 PM	#2
David Forbes Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 Home Theater Gallery:10	Nice! Looks like a fun room! My only comment is to try to clean up the wires behind your equipment shelves. I always find that stuff distracting. If you line the back of the shelves with black felt that will help make them disappear.

12-16-2008, 10:45 PM	#3
Blu-Benny Michael Bay's #1 Fan Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Wisconsin Home Theater Gallery:39 Blu-ray collection:552 DVD collection:108 Trading Score:138	yeah, a little cable management to clean it up a bit but looks very nice. great job.

12-16-2008, 11:08 PM	#4
DavidAg02 Senior Member Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Houston, TX Home Theater Gallery:16 Blu-ray collection:46	You have a very beautiful room, but the theater portion of it could use a few tweaks. You would get a lot better sound if you brought your front speakers down closer to ear level. The center isn't that bad because at least it's aiming down at the listening position. However, with your front up that high tucked away on shelves, I guarantee you are missing a lot of the sound that comes out of those. Any chance you could move them down to one of the lower shelves? Also, you have got to find a way to get your sub out of that bottom shelf and onto the floor in a corner somewhere. I have no idea how it sounds now, but you will probably notice a huge difference once you get it set up properly.

12-16-2008, 11:19 PM	#6
aramis109 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Milwaukee, WI Home Theater Gallery:10 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:360 Trading Score:18	Agreed, get the sub outta there! I love the black felt idea- that seems like a simple bit to help hide wires. Definitely do some wire management. Looks like a nice space.

12-16-2008, 11:28 PM	#7
darwin316 Active Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Mar 2008 Home Theater Gallery:20	The layout of the room is nice...it's a beautiful room! but i agree with some of the changes mentioned: -you can leave the center channel at that location, just make sure that speaker is angled to the seats. -place the front speakers on the bottom shelves, or whichever is at ear level -use zip ties to do some cable management -lining up the back wall of the shelves with black felt is a hell of an idea...me likes -last and not least, corner load your sub!

12-17-2008, 02:01 PM	#8
jshel-canada Junior Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Calgary, Alberta Home Theater Gallery:10 Blu-ray collection:4	Thank you everyone for your comments. ol, my wife has been on my case about the cable management. The electronic store that I bought the TV and HTR from delivered and setup the TV and HTR, and they did hide the cables quite nicely. I then got in there and added the Wii and cable box and messed everything up. I ordered a longer cable from Monoprice last week so I can put the sub on the floor. The installer was the one who put it in the shelf. He told me it won't make a difference being there. With me knowing very little about this stuff, I beleived him. I will try the black felt idea, or run it by my wife to see if she approves of it. lol Thanks again

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