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Re: Lets plan a theater space
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I had bought the SC1227 for that price. it was initially selling for $1500 some 3 years ago when it first came out. You won't believe the profit magins that they run on those units. I think it's part what the big box marks up and what the OEM will give as a discount.


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Re: Lets plan a theater space
AAAA #412950 06/21/15 11:07 AM
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Spent most of the week tidying up loose ends and getting finishing elements in place. The floor divots have been patched. I found an awesome and convenient product by quickcrete. It is a zip bag with premixed cement and a putty knife attatched. Just add 300ml of water, zip closed and knead for 3 mins. Apply and tool. Throw the whole lot out when finished. No clean up! cool I also found some 5/8" foam backer rod in the weather stripping section to fill the crack under the base trim where carpet was slated. The intent is to fill this void so sound flanking doesnt occur. Kind of pointless to go all this way and have a weak gap around the entire floor perimeter. It cant hurt anyway I guess.

Wallplates. I'm not a fan of stereo wallplates. They are overpriced. They are usually cheaply made. I am forced to use them for tidyness in this case. They provide a clean, finished look. To minimise any reason to ever have to maintain the connection over time I recommend using an anti oxidization agent. When an electrical connection between dissimilar metals is made oxidization occurs. Gold plated connections arent bulletproof either. When copper or aluminum get an oxide film at a connection their conductivity is reduced. This can get to a dangerous point with aluminum conductors in higher voltages (120V+) and lead to heat and joint failures-- fire.

The neat thing about copper oxide film is it is actually fairly conductive and can be used as a superconductor under low temperatures, thanks internet. wink

Anyway, to prevent any such performance concern, or future maintenance, I recommend and do this on all copper to banana jack, wallplates and probaby the in ceiling connections. I will never have to worry about an electrical joint becoming a nuissance over time. I dont ever want to dismount speakers to clean connections in the humid place I live. You just skin the wire like normal and apply a dob to the exposed copper. Roll the drop into the strands with two fingers and give the connector a final snug with pliers. Bulletproof forever.


Re: Lets plan a theater space
AAAA #412964 06/21/15 06:31 PM
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IS that you or a hand model grin Good tip BTW


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Re: Lets plan a theater space
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Originally Posted By Socketman
IS that you or a hand model grin


Only part time. grin oh no! You made it shy! frown Wanna re-veneer our kitchen table? Lol.


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Carpet is in town. Installer is not. Stupid holiday season. laugh Scheduled install date July 16. The agony!

Re: Lets plan a theater space
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Screen ordered. Decided to go a cheaper route than seymour xd (from domestic source.) Exchange is terrible right now... I purchased the same screen I installed in my brothers setup. It's an AT spandex screen that I know will work great and was under 500$ all in to the door. Not doing the DIY route this time.... Ordered a 106" AT screen from tiger direct.ca

Saw your review newf. smile Thanks for the tip to stretch the sides first.

Carpet is being installed this coming thursday! Excited.

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Who did you buy the screen from?


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You are slowly bringing me around to the idea of getting a projector rather than going with a physical TV.

What projector are you using? or more importantly, if you could, would you buy a different one now?


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Re: Lets plan a theater space
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Hey Matt.

A pj is an awesome idea for a HT setup. I built 2 as a lark a long time ago then eventually purchased an epson 8345 (futureshop twin of 8350) after coveting it for nearly 3 years.

I have been very happy with it and recently encouraged Tomtuttle to get one. Pretty sure he loves his too, but they are now off the market. I'm not entirely sure what model I'd buy now, but likely another epson. Nowadays you can find fantastic 1080p pjs for under 1000$. I think Tom went the refurb route and had a screen and epson 8345 PJ for under the 1K mark. Hard to beat that.

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