Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater HT for $10K

Damn - BUSTED!!!!

What Ray said.

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now a comment like that is just looking for a fight. ? can there be any other reason why you would post that?

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No one's looking for a fight; I've been in enough scuffles in my lifetime. But rook did write, and I quote, "I'd be interested to hear ideas on how you'd use the $$$." Well, that's how I'd use it. In hindsight, though, maybe it was in poor taste. My fault.

Actually, now that I think about it, you're right. With 10k for an enitre system you probably can't get five Dynaudios and a subwoofer--bad advice on my part.

I second Ray's advice.

If you're going with a pull down screen you could opt for a 3rd M80 as your center rather than the VP150.

If I had a dedicated theater, I would make it look cool - a bare room filled with AV equipment and a couch would be disappointing no matter how good the equipment performs.

I'd go generic on cables and wires to save money for stuff like built-in cabinets, two tier seating (maybe with a tall poker table and barstools behind the second tier?), wet bar, wall treatments, soffets (sp?), fancy lighting, etc...

That's what I picture in my next house, anyways.

Good luck.

I wouldn't go with a pull down screen. Every company I've talked to says the best screens are the static fixed screens.

Whatever.
I don't know anything about 'em except a screen will hide the center channel for you. Seems to me that an M80 would make a tremendous - if unsightly - center channel.

Thanks a bunch for the help. It sounds like everybody agrees I need to up the ante on the DVD player...this is where I've done the least amount of homework so far.
And perhaps I should just go with the 60s in that size room, but spend more on a bigger/badder sub.

Ray, I have read some reviews on that BenQ8700 projector. I found a package deal on that for $4200 w/ screen. I'll have to check it out and see if it's $1000 better than the Sony. Another remote, huh? How much will that run me?

As for seating, I'm thinking I've really only got room for one row whether it's recliners or a sofa of some sort. I figure the first row needs to be 15ft back from a 106' screen. Right? So that really doesn't leave much room for another row.

Oops. Thought the room was 28' deep.