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My Home Entertainment Center
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Hi,

I am setting up a home entertainment center for my house and I thought I would share it with you guys. It is an ingoing process and I will keep you updated with pics in terms of development.

Here is a pic to start off. First time using imageshack.

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Paul_Bassi #171713 07/05/07 06:08 AM
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Hey, there's a pile of potential. I look forward to the updates. It's always exciting seeing someone's dream come alive.

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Paul_Bassi #171715 07/05/07 06:15 AM
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oh btw, I am attaching you another pic of my basement layout.

I am having troubles as to where to place my QS8's.

I don't know whether to put them on the sides or behind the couch (couch 1).

I am actually placing the couch in front of the pillar (not beside it where it is seen in the pic).

It is the pillar that is causing me issues and I don't want to to block any of the sound in the RR channel.

Where the dotted line is along the couch, is an little overhang wall where I could place the rear speakers behind. You can see in the the first pic (along the top of the image).

Any suggestions? Thanks.




Re: My Home Entertainment Center
Paul_Bassi #171716 07/05/07 06:31 AM
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Oh also, I will introduce myself.

I am 19 years old and my father told me to make a home entertainment center for our home. He told that I should tackle the project since he has very little time. So I decided to give it a shot with a particular budget in mind.

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Paul_Bassi #171717 07/05/07 07:23 AM
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Paul, if as you say you'll place the couch in front of the pillar(15' back did seem too far)then the right side surround can also be placed slightly ahead of the pillar, say maybe a foot behind the listeners, so that the sound wouldn't be significantly blocked.


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JohnK #171718 07/05/07 11:45 AM
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I agree with John.

From the Axiom FAQ:

"Where should I place my surround speakers?
Ideally, surround speakers should be either wall-mounted or stand-mounted to either side of the couch or primary listening area, from one to six feet higher than seated listeners' ears, and slightly forward or rearwards of the listening area if you wish. Axiom's Quadpolar surrounds are especially versatile and can yield excellent performance with stand or wall-mounting to the rear as well as at side locations. (see our dedicated stands for the QS Surround speakers in the Store). Rear center speakers for 6.1 and 7.1 installations are intended to go on the rear wall at about the same height as the surround speakers.
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You don't say how far in front of the pillar the couch will be placed, but even if the back edge of the couch was even with the front edge of the pillar, you should be able to get the surrounds on the side walls just slightly behind the heads of the listeners and still have a direct line of sight from the couch to the surrounds. If the couch will be even more forward than the pillar, you should have no problems at all.

If push comes to shove, and you find you have to place the couch where indicated in the drawing, though I prefer slightly behind, you could place the surrounds on the side walls slightly in front of the couch.


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Re: My Home Entertainment Center
Paul_Bassi #171719 07/05/07 12:19 PM
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Paul,

My advice to you given your geometry is to make allowances for a somewhat "flexible" installation of your sides. Since your rear wall is so far back, you may have to rely on direct sound from the rear tweeter of the QSx. So you may find that you are better off locating the sides in front of your couch. Then again, maybe not.

If you decide to go down this path, place wiring slightly forward, beside and behind the couch to cover the possible side area in the diagram that you posted earlier. Or if you don't mind the wiring showing, you can just leave the wire long enough to reach all of these locations.

While you are at it, you may want to consider installing wiring for rears at your 26 foot wall in the back. Although it would have been better to have these rears located closer to the couch, your ceiling is not tall enough to accomodate the rears so you don't have much choice.

The other thing I considered was rotating your existing lay-out -90 degrees. So the TV would end up on the right 15' wall and couch 1 on the rear 37' wall. Then you can mount the rears above couch 1. The problem with this is that you'll have your ears pretty much against the rear wall and that's not the best for sound quality.

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Paul_Bassi #171720 07/11/07 01:53 AM
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Some updated images of my progress:



You can see the wooden floor



Plasma is going to be mounted on the wall. The units will be placed on the right cabinet. The frame around the plasma and units is made of polished black marble and framed with gold outlining.

I have decided that I would put the rear speakers on the sides as it makes more sense. I also going to move couch 1 about 11-12 feet from the display.

Oh I also apologize for the image quality of the pics. It was token from my cell phone as I don't a digital camera in handy for the time being.

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Re: My Home Entertainment Center
Paul_Bassi #171721 07/11/07 03:46 AM
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It gets pretty hot right above my 30,000 BTU gas fireplace. Are you sure your plasma isn't going to ignite right above your fireplace?

Re: My Home Entertainment Center
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I am certainly positive that my plasma won't overheat. I put a thermometer around where the plasma is going and it wasn't even close to 90 degrees Fah. If you see where the plasma is going to be mounted, their is about 10 inch depth in it, so the heat from the fireplace doesn't go directly to the plasma.

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Paul_Bassi #171723 07/31/07 08:17 PM
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I got pics of my HT setup as of now. For now the T.V is on a pedestal and I only hooked up the front speakers, center, and sub to the receiver. A FTA receiver, Oppo DVD player, and Wii is also connected to it.

Here are some pics so far of my setup:



The wall behind the T.V is where the T.V is going to be mounted.



My speakers match my wooden floor.



EP500 sub at the corner.



Front setup (keep in mind I only have three speakers attached to receiver for the time being.



Close up of the 58" Panasonic Plasma. I was playing The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess for the Wii and its amazing. When connected with the Axiom speakers and sub, it does wonders!

P.S The quality of pics doesn't do justice. I took them with my cell.

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Paul_Bassi #171724 08/01/07 01:03 AM
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Beautiful, Paul! I love that built-in.

Is that real marble?!?! Did you set it yourself?


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tomtuttle #171725 08/01/07 05:38 AM
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Quote:

Is that real marble?!?! Did you set it yourself?




yes and yes.

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Paul_Bassi #171726 08/01/07 05:42 AM
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That's a lot of hearts on Zelda. I guess you've played it some.

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Paul_Bassi #171727 08/01/07 04:54 PM
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Oooooh! Aaaaah!

Mad skills.

Very nice, indeed.


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Paul_Bassi #171728 08/01/07 10:33 PM
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That built-in will look real nice when it's complete. How much space, if any, will you have around the perimeter of the display? Post up some pics with a higher res camera when everything's said and done. grin:


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Paul_Bassi #171729 08/06/07 07:42 PM
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I will have a few inches from the top and bottom. On the sides 7 inches on each side to give it some ventilation.

And yes, I will post up higher res. pics when everything is complete.

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Paul_Bassi #171730 08/25/07 07:39 AM
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ok, I am gonna update the pics of my setup currently. I am about 95% complete. Ill be posting the pics tommorrow or in the next few days depending on my schedule.

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Paul_Bassi #171731 08/28/07 06:21 AM
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Ok, I finally almost finished completing my entertainment center. I used my sisters camera to take better image pics.



regular view of my setup.



Rear right channel

note: I am thinking of putting this channel on the main wall beside it (position it like the RL speaker). This is due to changing plans of the seating arrangements.



Rear left channel



My right cabinet from top to bottom:

Nintendo Wii via component
Oppo 981-HD DVD player via HDMI
Coolsat 5000 platinum via component (going to upgrade to a Sonicview 8100 HD PVR receiver soon)
Denon 2307CI via HDMI




A far image of how my setup looks like from a sofa (point of view) that is across the basement (for those who don't want to gather around the T.V.).



Point of view image of how my setup looks like in the center seat of the front sofa.



Same image but with the dimmers on.

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Paul_Bassi #171732 08/28/07 06:35 AM
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Very nice. That should be a fun setup!

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Hi Paul,

That's a wonderful job. Obviously you are very skilled. Dad must be proud.

How does that VP150 sound way up there? And does the 500 sound any better now? As for your surrounds, don't be afraid to experiment with putting them beside the couch, slightly in front or maybe on the support joist that runs right behind the couch.

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Very Very nice!

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Very nice work and I have my VP100 mounted on a shelf above my TV as high as your VP150. It was/is the only option when a fireplae is desired in the same spot. I couldn't convince my wife to let me put the TV in the middle of the room with just the fireplace in the corner of the room, none the less, everything still sounds great.


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jakewash #171736 08/29/07 12:44 PM
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That looks amazing! I absolutely love the marble around the entertainment unit. After a year of working at Axiom, I am finally getting started on my home theater room. The forums are a great place to get ideas and information.

Great job!


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Paul_Bassi #171737 09/03/07 08:48 PM
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With the VP150 up there near my ceiling, it still sounds really good (sounds transparent as well).

I still not totally finished with my setup yet. I still have to get additional equipment and make some minor changes with my setup.

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Quote:

I still not totally finished with my setup yet. I still have to get additional equipment and make some minor changes with my setup.




I think we can all say this.

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