This is going to kill me... Probably only one more day! And then the wait for BO jumps one notch higher!
Did a lot of stuff except nailing. I had not really put the "cable tie holders" (glued stuff with holes) and they work marvellously well. Good thing as the neighbors were there sick and there are few things worse then being sick in the middle of noise.
I finished all the "non HT stuff" like passing the HDMI cables between my office and my living room and some audio cables too (later I will detail all the applications I will have access to and from where as I have to build a checklist of things to test prior to "closing" the setup) and took care of IR blasters.
1-2. In last post, I mentionned I had created a mess in one of my pigeon holes. Using two cable tie holders, I cleanly separated the cables for the A30, the HDX1000 and the SB-Receiver. That way, the A30 was able to slide to the back without resistance and the component cables for the HDX1000 were no longer springing to the point of disconnecting the HDMI on the A30. Picture 2 is how the 3 look together.
3-8. Equipement that is finished: 3. Cable Box and Cable Modem; 4. Belkin + VHS (the door broke as I started the work); 5. Oppo 980h; 6. Panasonic BD-30 7. Can't remember the name of that one; 8. New TV (fricking great!)
9. On the side, I have temporarily put my headphones. I don't know yet if I will need my headphone amp or not. Cables have been passed in case, but I will have to try. If I need it, then the headphones will be back on the right-side of my couch.
Note the cable dangling next to the headphone. There is a USB hub on top of my big bookshelve. It connects notably a wireless keyboard and mouse allowing me to control my secondary computer (called "Harpo") and also a serial adapter to connect to RS232 equipment. Since that computer is also connected on HDMI2 of my TV, I could connect to a "bass correcting device" and see the results in HD. Charles, are you jealous?
10-11. The back "sides" of the entertainment unit. The cables are tied in a way to fold correctly when I push back the entertainment unit without putting any kind of pressure on any connector (one of my main guiding principle for all the hookups I did this week). Note the wireless acess point; I might will mount it to increase the wi-fi range, but I am not certain.
12-13. Two areas needing completion. The orange power cable (from the back of the unit) will serve one or two power bars for equipment needing a ground such as the subwoofer.
Now GRRRRR. The sub-woofer cable is JUST fitting. I will have to move the sub a bit to avoid straining the connectors, especially when I will have forgotten it is so tight! I will order a 3' XLR extension, but not before a little while.
And now GRRRRRCCRRRRAAAPPPPPPPPPP. The mother of all cables is 3' short!! (it was originally calculated using the OLD positions of all the equipment). If properly installed, that is. For a while I will have to live with it on the floor. In any case, I don't have a hole in the wall to pass it yet, so...
Monoprice will learn my address real good!
Now that doorway links my office and the living room. I had some more cable to pass (second HDMI + stereo audio)) so I redid it a bit more neatly than the nailed-guides that frequently missed to hit a stud....
The bottom line is that as I get closer to complete this (two days later than I had calculated), the frustration that I will not be able to enjoy for possibly another two weeks is getting me cranky...
Rest, lunch and then I start testing every single connection! Need a checklist!!
