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Re: Lets plan a theater space
AAAA #413431 07/12/15 01:35 PM
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That's a great price for a screen, particularly since you know how it's going to perform. I was wary of the really inexpensive screens sight unseen.


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Normally I would be very wary as well. If I did not have prior experience with this screen, I likely would have passed it over.

One thing about this screen is when wall mounted anything directly behind it can be seen if not the same as the wall color. In my brother's setup, with flat grey walls, the receptacle and chase we roughed in for possible TV mounting could be seen. He had to dismount the screen and paint the devices to match the wall.

Any AT screen setup should have attention paid to this effect. I will have to leave a few inches clearance so the aluminum woofers in my center channel dont mirror the light back through the screen.

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Yeah, I'm absolutely LOVING the Epson 8345 and the Silver Ticket screen (although it was a bitch to put together). Really great video fidelity, even in my multi-purpose room. The lens shift and zoom made setup a breeze. You can still find refurbs of the 8350 and 8345 through Epson and Visual Apex. I'm extremely satisfied with the value proposition compared to current flat panels.


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Congrats Tom!! Glad you're happy.

PJ quality has come a LONG way in the last ten years or so. I still get the "a projector?!" response when I tell people about my setup.

Too many crappy old Data projectors and old bulbs still in pubs showing hockey is what most people associate with where pj tech is at. Blorch! sick

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Good day today!! It's officially living space.

Carpet is in. grin Here's a pic with a much better representation of the colors in the room so far.



Closeup of carpet texture


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Looking good, you have definitely made a lot of progress in a short time. What is the white device at the end of the room. Where is the equipment going to be stored.?


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That white box on the wall at the rear is a space heater. Dimplex 2000w convector w/ thermostat. Pumps the heat out pretty good, but will likely hardly switch on.

The gear is going to live in the AV pantry cupboard outside the room. I am using an IR repeater sensor behind the screen wall. It just dawned on me last night after vaccuming I hadn't ordered any of the sub and HDMI cables yet. Doh! Just as I zeroed my visa balance....

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Up till 1 am yesterday setting up stereo pair and subs in basement and getting initial impressions. Those initial impressions can take a while. wink fun stuff. I cannot get my dual sb-12nsd subs to pressurize the new room!! Very little tactile response if at all. Although they are extremely smooth and articulate in this space. At the MLP (a folding chair for now grin ) there is very little sign of any null issues so far!! Got lucky. The sound isolation also superficially seems to have worked well, but I still have to finish and remount the doors.

The subs are distant thuds directly above on the main floor. Mids and treble are barely audible. I will have to do proper testing later.

So far the bare room RT60 ranges between .57 to .75 seconds, with an overall .62 which is quite long. The install of carpet reigned this in from the near 2 second mark! Big difference. The time averaged pink response with 2 subs and the mains playing is encouraging so far. Definitely need to bring down the decay times in the low frequencies as they dominate to around 300hz.


Mains with subs pink noise averaged over 30 seconds. (Standing wave test.)

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Messing around in the avr settings, trusty tape measure and calculator nearby I realised a couple key things.

A stereo integrated amp with speakers/sub is just outclassed by a properly dialed in AVR/Processor with a sub. I own both types of setup. Being able to dial in speaker distances and subwoofer crossovers and hear the effect of the signal sliding out of phase then return as the other channel is matched is ridiculous. cool

I didnt even come close to getting the subs right in the listening room with the manual dials. Night and day.

The HT room is literally empty with a folding chair and I can already hear its potential. cool I love this stuff.

Get on it Matt!!

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