Gordon & Nancy's Home Theater
With special recognition and thanks to the great folks at the Home Theater Forum, AVS Forum, AV123 Forum, and Klipsch Forum (Sorry Guys).
All you see below was designed and selected from things learned from the fine people of these Forums in the 5 short months since I started hanging with you all!
Latest Update- 7/05/03 (bottom of page)
Dual SVS Ultra Subs w/1000 watt amp.
Bravo D1 DVD player w/DVI feed to the PJ.
Exchanged DaLite HCMW screen for High Power.
These two changes had a HUGE impact on the picture quality!
The Dual Ultras now give MORE impact than even I can use!
Before
(January, 2003)
Aaacckk!
Yes, you see it. Orange Shag Carpeting.
Nancy does not know I'm posting this lovely shot.
Pretty embarrassing, Huh?
After
(As of April 19, 2003)
Basically DONE!!!!!
(Just need to fix the patch panel)
Movie Time! Yea!!
Click on any of the thumbnails below for other construction shots.
February
Wiring Run to back of room.
Detail of wiring and ventilation run to PJ mount recess
Wiring and PVC conduit to main panel behind screen.
Drywall finishing, screen installed. Big "wow" today!
Screen is DaLite Advantage Manual w/CSR.
106" diag (92x52)
High contrast matte white.
April 2
A bit different?
SVS Sub arrived today! Check it out!
Rocket Speakers due in tomorrow (4/03)
Note the Clearance issue on the right.
Caused by fitting Screen to ductwork run on left.
SVS Ultra sub beside 1986 Zenith console TV.
A few wiring terminations left to do.
Close-up of (almost) finished PJ mount recess.
April 5
Rockets are Here!
Let the unveiling begin!
Double-Boxed, cotton-sleeved.
Undressing my RS750
Naked!
Beautiful, aren't they!
Front Of House getting interesting!
BigFoot(RSC200) Naked
This is one SERIOUS center channel!!
Photos of the
RSS300's
(Side)
and
RS250 's
(Rear)
Coming Soon
Shelf Unit Done
Front Patch Panel Oops! Notice Banana jacks bonded to plate. Fixed below!
Rear (PJ) Patch Panel Done
Rocket RS250 Rear Speakers Installed. Omnimount Model 60 speaker mount.
RSS300 Side Surround.
Here it is! The Mighty Sanyo PLV-70!!!!
Another View.
How cool is this!!!
Almost Done
Just install and hook up components!!.
April 16, Installed and wired componets. Pushed GO button and ......NOTHING!
All 4 Surround speakers were shorted out!!
Some Idiot had wired all the binding posts to the aluminum patch panel.
Oops.
April 19 Update
Up and Running w/ScreenShots
The high ambient light performance of the PLV-70 is GREAT!
Here's my patch panel "fix".
Okay, here's my REAL fix!
Screen Down,
Power On.
Contact!
Ta Da!!
This is in full daylight with light from 3 large windows w/no drapes!
Here's full daylight plus 4 65w ceiling lights on full. Nancy happily crocheting while watching.
We can have enough light for reading, fine work, etc. and STILL have a watch able picture!
Here are two higher-res. photos taken after dark.
Photos don't really do it justice. I'm not that good at it.
July Update!
Added 2nd SVS Ultra Sub with a 1KW Samson Amp (from SVS)
Installed Bravo D1 DVD player and changed to DVI signal to my projector.
Exchanged my High Contrast Matte White screen with a High Power screen from DaLite
Dual Ultras!
Big improvement going DVI input from a Bravo D1 and the High Power screen. Once again, my screenshots don't do the real image justice.
Notice the blacks. I left in the whole
screen to show difference between
the "True" black of the screen border
and the black of the image in the
suit and the bars above and below.
Here's what it's really for- Watching Dumbo with my Grandchildren in my lap.
Well, it's fun once and a while, anyway :)
Stacked the SVS Ultra Subs and Upgraded my Sub Amp to the 2000 watt Crown K2.
YOWZA!!
Link to Stacked Ultra's construction details and additional photos
It has been quite the adventure, but the results are astounding!
Everything I did came from information gleaned from my Forum friends. Everything I bought was bought sight-unseen from on-line merchandisers.....
Equipment List
Sanyo PLV-70 LCD Projector
Denon 3803 Receiver
Bravo D-1 DVD Player w/ DVI output to the PJ
Panasonic DVD RP-82 DVD Player Progressive Component to PJ
Onix Rocket 7-speaker system:
RS750 Left/Right Mains, RS200 "BigFoot" Center, RSS300 Left/Right Surrounds, RS250 Left/Right Rears
2 SVS-Ultra Sub-woofers - Stacked!
2 Haffler power amps (200 and 280 watt) for the front 3 speakers
1 Crown K2 2000 Watt amp for the SVS subwoofers
Da-Lite Advantage In-Ceiling with High Power Screen
Thanks, everyone!
Cecil B. deGroff