Basement Home Theater in HD

Posted by admin on May 14th, 2010 and filed under home theatre | 25 Comments »

Basement Home Theater in HD

Equipment List:
-AVR-4306: 7.1 CH Home Theater/MultiMedia A/V
Receiver

http://www.usa.denon.com/ProductDetails/2243.asp

-PANASONIC PT-AE2000U HD Home Cinema 1080p LCD Projector

http://www.projectorcentral.com/Panasonic_Home-PT-AE2000U.htm

-110″ Diagonal DIY screen with screen material
from http://www.smxscreen.com
-OPPO DV-981HD 1080p High Definition Up-Converting DVD Player

http://www.oppodigital.com/dv981hd/dv981hd_index.html

-8 Berkline 090 Theater Seats with Buttkickers
and motorized reclining

http://www.rtheaters.com

-1 Polk CSi5 center speaker
-2 Polk RTi10 left and right front speakers
-4 Polk FXi3 surround speakers
-1 Polk PSW12 subwoofer

http://www.polkaudio.com/

-Xbox 360 Elite, great HD content and games

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/

-Xbox 360 HD DVD Player
-PS3, great Blu-ray player

http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3

-DirecTV HR20, a wonderful HD DVR

http://www.dbstalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=112

-2 Buttkicker BKA-1000-4A Amplifiers

http://www.thebuttkicker.com/home_theater/products/bka1000-4a.htm

-Middle Atlantic 60-Inch Slide-Out Rotating Rack

http://www.smarthome.com/8742a60.html

- 1 INSTEON 8 Button Keypad and 2 INSTEON Dimmer Switches

http://www.smarthome.com/_/INSTEON/_/23b/land.aspx

-Biometric Figerprint Door Lock is the
Shepherd DL 210 and I found it on eBay.

I did the majority of the work myself. The Theater is double drywalled with two sheets of 5/8″ drywall with Green Glue http://www.greengluecompany.com between each sheet of drywall and insulation stuffed in all the walls and ceiling. All the walls and the ceiling are isolated using products from http://www.pac-intl.com The front stage is completely filled with sand and I use a Biometric Fingerprint Door Lock for access to the Theater.

AVSForum Thread:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=838663

Construction Photos:

http://scale.smugmug.com/gallery/882081#39911578

If you have any questions or suggestions for this list just post a comment at the bottom.

Thanks for viewing!

The song is ‘The Beginning Is The End Is The Beginning’ by The Smashing Pumpkins.

If you like it go buy it!!

Amazon MP3, no DRM: http://tinyurl.com/56mwb3

It is the same song used in the Watchmen trailer but not the same version, the song was originally on the soundtrack for Batman and Robin.

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Top 10 Home Theater Mistakes www.thehometheaterinsider.com

Posted by admin on May 5th, 2010 and filed under home theater | 25 Comments »

www.thehometheaterinsider.com reveals ‘The Top 10 Mistakes Home Theater Owners Make & How to Avoid Them’

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DTS Why 7.1 Surround Sound Is Better

Posted by admin on May 5th, 2010 and filed under surround sound | 25 Comments »

DTS released a video that shows why 7.1 surround sound is so much better than 5.1 surround sound.

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Surround Sound SuperGuide!!! Tips, Tricks and Best Products – HD Nation

Posted by admin on May 5th, 2010 and filed under surround sound | 25 Comments »

Everything you wanted to know about Surround Sound – including how to set up speakers, subwoofer secrets, DTS vs Dolby and,AAC vs Linear PCM.

Plus, a Pro Re-recording Mixer Explains How Surround Sound mixes are made. We also take a look at Soundbars vs. Surround Sound and visit a Million Dollar Home Theater installation. Plus top 5 Movies To Show Off Your Surround Sound System!

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