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Didn’t smooth out the ”black” …

Organizing Speaker wires and electric. More on on this later.

Are those the final colours or just primer?

That's a good use of the on-walls for the ceiling speakers. I just can't bring myself to run more wires and add more speakers for the Atmos effect. I'm tiring of all the house renos over the years. Still in the midst of one.

Those are the final colors.
Dark enough that it should look black when the lights are off, flat (paint) to minimize reflections, but light enough to give the room interest.

Current state … still waiting on seating

Over the last week I've been trying out the theater and have made little progress. Still waiting on the front seats. Still need to image the LFRs as I know they can do better. Still need to get the center behind the screen. Still need to treat the room, put in lighting, find the right positions for the surrounds, finish the platform, get a carpet, build the doors and built-ins, yada, yada, yada

First though, I will be adding some logic to the the 8805 triggers to trigger and power up/down the Amps and Subs in the right sequence.

So, even without treating the room or perfecting speaker placement to my satisfaction ... The sound is incredible. Excellent in the front seats. The 2nd row still needs work but people are still impressed. I'll play with it a bit but suspect the jog in the back side wall is going to be problematic which might require addition speakers to smooth out the sound.

The large screen is an experience even though I feel the brightness is on the edge for HDR (in a totally light controlled room). Still there is no question it's a real movie theater. The few people who have experienced it have been blown away.


Anyway, my first full showing was Baby Driver ... (Great movie ... one worth owning)
Lights On:

Lights Off

My seating has arrived ...



I'll post another picture when I get them setup ...

Since your room already sounds so good, you should quit while you're ahead.

Mojo, one is never done improving the sound of a room. Although, there is alway a point of diminishing returns.
Besides, why forgo a little comfort?

Awesome!

I would recommend having your carpet and furniture in there before doing a baseline rt60 measurement.

If you think it sounds incredible nowwait until you dial in your subs and reign in decay times.

Very excited for you! Just great work!!

What did you end up using for a screen? Maybe pm me.