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Hey all. Here are a few pics of the basement HT. This is "before" I paint the back wall behind the screen black/charcoal gray, which is set to happen later this week.

I've got a set of M60s in cherry and the QS8s in maple. The 6th and 7th speakers are some old beaters that I painted to match the ceiling. I might upgrade these at some later date with M2s.

The Projector is a Mitsubishi HC1500, which has a little under a 1000 hours on it. I love it, and even though it's only 720p, I find the picture (blu ray - dvd is a different story) to be nearly flawless blown up to 100".

The screen is an Elite screen. The VP100 is mounted on an Axiom custom FMS.

I'll put up some pics of my recent rack install later.

NB: This room is shared with the kids - their toys are usually littered around the space, with storage lining the walls. They have been kindly removed from the frame to avoid cluttering up the pics.

Answer: Industrial vacuum cleaner.

Yeah, but the kids would just find a way to escape from the canister...

I painted the screen wall black over the weekend. It's a bit jarring seeing the one wall so dark when the lights are on, but it's a crisp look that is obviously done for function rather than aesthetics.

With the lights out, it's immediately noticeable how much better the screen wall appears. The speakers, with their black grills, now disappear into the wall when before, they were clearly visible (albeit as silhouetted monoliths). The black wall has also helped tame an annoying spill issue caused by a slight keystoning present in my setup due to where I mounted the PJ.

I'll try to post a pic with it soon.

That's funny. Those kids...

Great pics! I wish basements were built in my part of the world... stupid expansive clays.

Most dedicated theater rooms here are on the second story of the home, which as you can imagine, adds to the construction cost considerably.