Topic: Who has a home theater (Read 977 times)

JacksDaddy · « **Reply #25 on:** February 08, 2010, 11:29:06 PM »

Holy mother... That is awesome. Jealous man here.

outlikealight · « **Reply #24 on:** February 08, 2010, 08:19:09 PM »

Panasonic AE3000 Projector
Carada screen
Samsung UN55B 8500 LED LCD (55")
X-Box 360 Elite
PS 3
Toshiba HD A-35 DVD/HD -DVD player
Denon 3808C Reciever
Emotiva XPA-5 Amp
Monster HTS 5100 SS
Monster HTPS 7000 SS
Monster AVS 2000 SS
Rocket Speakers 7.1 Surround Sound
JL Audio Fathom-113 Sub-woofers
Lutron lighting - can be dimmed via my remote.
4 leather home theater zero depth reclining seats with cup holders and the works.
3 Buttkickers under the Home Theater seats

This was my first home theater attempt. We bought this house so I had to work within the confines of the room that was already completed. I did everything except running 2 of the surround wires. We are going to build in the next 5 years so this was preparation for doing one from the ground up. When I had my first projector I played a lot of COD4 on it with the Daddyplace guy's. It was hard on the bulbs which are $300-$400 a piece. When I bought me new projector last year I also bought a 40" inch Samsung LCD to game on. This was too small so I moved it upstairs and I replaced it with the 55'' Samsung which is perfect. In the picture below you can see the Samsung is mounted so it swings out when I play games. The 40" Samsung is on the floor ready to be moved upstairs. It will then go back to almost flat against the wall for movies on the big screen. I love it. Needless to say my wife is a saint.

Sorry about the flash glare.

cc0724 · « **Reply #23 on:** January 26, 2010, 11:11:54 AM »

Quote from: BobChase on January 22, 2010, 05:09:23 PM

Damn Rich & Clay!

Some exotic gear there with the Emotiva and Axioms. And I'm sure that Epson 8500 puts out a stunning image.

I love it.. it's nice and bright so I can game and watch sports even with the lights on.

AIRWAVES · « **Reply #22 on:** January 25, 2010, 09:39:03 AM »

I got lucky when I bought this house. The guy I bought it from is the music director for EA games and had allot of the Audio set ups already in place and rear speaker wires already run. He left the Sony surround systems which aren't the greatest anyway and he also left the projector which was a big plus. But he had cheap Polk and sony speakers in the room. I had to get rid of them ASAP. He was shooting the projector on the wall. It was terrible.

pinhead1376 · « **Reply #21 on:** January 25, 2010, 09:23:26 AM »

Greg,

You are my hero.

AIRWAVES · « **Reply #20 on:** January 24, 2010, 04:41:02 PM »

Just moved to a new house last summer and really have not finished the rooms off yet.

Start outside and work in I guess.

Rear Patio- Pool area

32" Toshiba LCD.
Sony Surround system 5.1. Came with the house so i just use it for now.
15" LCD TV in Hot Tub

Garage- Gym- Play room

Onkyo 605 running 5.1 with Boston cs2310 speakers
32" Toshiba LCD

Living Room

Onkyo 805 with JBL es20BK speakers in 5.1 set up 12 " sub
Mitsubishi 65" -837 DLP TV
Xbox 360
PS3
Brighthouse HD-DVR

The theater room
120" Sanyo PV80HDL Projector set up on stewart screen.
Onkyo TX-nr5007 in a 9.2 set up with Speaker craft Aim LCR 3 speakers all in wall. 2 JBL 12" subs
PS3
xbox 360
bright house HD-DVR
Panamax m5400 power conditioner

Bonus room

50" Panasonic Plasma TV
Sony surround system in a 5.1 set up came with the house so I use it for now also.
JBL speakers
Xbox 360
Wii

I have LCD's in every room except my sons bathroom have 11 in total. I am a electronics freak. you don't want to get me started on my computer setups. Just now getting started to upgrade the house. Once that is done time for some new gear.

Rich M · « **Reply #19 on:** January 24, 2010, 09:58:44 AM »

Quote from: BobChase on January 22, 2010, 05:09:23 PM

Damn Rich & Clay!

Some exotic gear there with the Emotiva and Axioms...

I guess I will take this as a compliment....so, Thanks Bob. I guess I don't see Emotiva as too "exotic" (ie. Rotel, Adcom, Classe, etc.), but they are internet direct so I guess they are not overly common. (check out the "home theater pictures" thread, Outlikealight also has Emotiva products, and a very impressive home theater)

But, this does kind of get back to the OP's question of "why" certain components, or brands.
Personally, I really feel like there is some added value for an internet direct brand...as well as added customer service. I feel like they can offer a better product for a comparable (if not lower) price than some of the big names, because they don't have the expense of advertising, and "middle-men" (ie. big box store).

My pre/pro and Amp (Emotiva), speakers (Ascend Acoustics), and sub (SVS) are all from internet direct companies. I won't go into specific stories right now, but I have had nothing but positive experiences with all 3 companie and am a member of the forums of all 3. If you, or anyone, want more information on any of the 3, I'd be happy to provide some specifics about my experiences (customer service), as well as any info I used to make my purchase decisions.

JacksDaddy · « **Reply #18 on:** January 22, 2010, 08:55:24 PM »

Quote from: Mini Man on January 22, 2010, 08:21:39 PM

Living room:
NEC 50XR5A plasma - 50" plasma
Panasonic AE-900U projector shooting to 110" DIY screen
Sony STRDG-820 7.1 HT receiver
Panasonic DMP-BD60 Blu-Ray player
Toshiba HD-A1 HD DVD player
Xbox 360 Elite - Mine
Xbox 360 (20GB HDD) - Families'
20GB PS3
Wii
AppleTV
DirecTV HD-DVR box
Polk R30s Fronts
Polk R15s Rears
Polk CSi25 Center Channel
HSU STF-1 Subwoofer
Terk TV55 OTA
3 Berkline "The Bijou" theater seats
And last but not least -
Some black Italian leather sofa she had to have that nobody ever sits on. I wanted to get a few more "Bijous" instead. Sure glad she listened to me.

Thats a lot of stuff and

at the sofa

Mini Man · « **Reply #17 on:** January 22, 2010, 08:21:39 PM »

Living room:
NEC 50XR5A plasma - 50" plasma
Panasonic AE-900U projector shooting to 110" DIY screen
Sony STRDG-820 7.1 HT receiver
Panasonic DMP-BD60 Blu-Ray player
Toshiba HD-A1 HD DVD player
Xbox 360 Elite - Mine
Xbox 360 (20GB HDD) - Families'
20GB PS3
Wii
AppleTV
DirecTV HD-DVR box
Polk R30s Fronts
Polk R15s Rears
Polk CSi25 Center Channel
HSU STF-1 Subwoofer
Terk TV55 OTA
3 Berkline "The Bijou" theater seats
And last but not least -
Some black Italian leather sofa she had to have that nobody ever sits on. I wanted to get a few more "Bijous" instead. Sure glad she listened to me.

Bedroom:
Insignia 32" 1080p LCD TV
Samsung SIRTS360 DirecTV HD box

Boys' bedroom:
Polaroid 19" 720p LCD TV

Old bedroom TV that I took to work:
Sony KV30HS420 30" 1080i/720p HD Widescreen CRT

BobChase · « **Reply #16 on:** January 22, 2010, 05:09:23 PM »

Damn Rich & Clay!

Some exotic gear there with the Emotiva and Axioms. And I'm sure that Epson 8500 puts out a stunning image.

cc0724 · « **Reply #15 on:** January 22, 2010, 03:20:55 PM »

Epson 8500 pro projector
Denon 4308 receiver
Axiom EPIC 60 7.1 speaker set-up
Panasonic BD-55 Blu-Ray player
Elite 106" Ezframe CinaWhite screen

PatATC · « **Reply #14 on:** January 22, 2010, 01:16:10 PM »

Ok as far as the furniture and shit my wife does all that, so its nothing special.

But as far as the specs on my crap...

Sony 7.1 reciever at 700watts (100 watts per channel) about 300$
Infinity Entra series matched speakers
- two towers in the front, center, 2 bookshelf speakers in the back ( i dont use 7.1, i just do 5.1) Probably all together like 700$
Infinity sub - like 200$
Sony DVD/VCRcombo
Sony Trinitron Wega TV

Obviously my TV needs upgraded to HD but I'm saving up for that.

All my crap I got from Crutchfield.com Its a store out of Charlottesville VA, and I love it. Quality stuff for not too bad a price. I got the lower end stuff, they have real high end components like "Denon" and Polk audio.

Rich M · « **Reply #13 on:** January 22, 2010, 11:52:15 AM »

Well, I also don't consider it a "true" home theater (due to no projector)...but, here's my component list...

Amp = Emotiva XPA-5
Pre/Pro = Emotiva UMC-1
Center Speaker = Ascend Acoustics
CMT-340
L/R Main speakers = Ascend Acoustics
CBM-170
Surrounds = Ascend Acoustics
HTM-200
Sub = SVS
PB10-ISD
Display = Sony
LN52A650
DVD/SACD player = Sony
NC-875
HD-DVD player =
Toshiba HD-A3
PS3 for Blu-Ray and gaming
Dish Network HD/DVR

pinhead1376 · « **Reply #12 on:** January 22, 2010, 10:14:00 AM »

100% agree. I have never had any problems.

You don't see many Boston products anywhere. I had to call them to get wall brackets.

BobChase · « **Reply #11 on:** January 22, 2010, 10:09:46 AM »

Quote from: pinhead1376 on January 22, 2010, 09:09:08 AM

...
6 Boston Micro 100s (1 sub) Same as Bobs
...

You're the only other person I know to own these.

They kick ass and have served me well for the past 10 years. I'm sure you'll agree.

pinhead1376 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 22, 2010, 09:09:08 AM »

Not a true theatre but here it is:

42" Sharp Aquos LCD
Yamaha 6.1 Receiver (Next piece to update)
6 Boston Micro 100s (1 sub) Same as Bobs
Oppo Blue Ray Player
Xbox 360
Directv HD DVR

BobChase · « **Reply #9 on:** January 22, 2010, 06:32:45 AM »

Quote from: JacksDaddy on January 21, 2010, 10:30:06 PM

Thats the tv I have Bob... Just the 42"...

It's a good one!

JacksDaddy · « **Reply #8 on:** January 21, 2010, 10:30:06 PM »

Thats the tv I have Bob... Just the 42"...

BobChase · « **Reply #7 on:** January 21, 2010, 08:51:45 PM »

Displays
Panasonic TH-50PX75U 50-inch 720P Plasma HDTV
SANYO PLV-Z1 Projector w/ 106" Draper screen

Speakers
Boston Acoustics Micro 100 satellites (5)
Boston Acoustics PV800 sub

Components
Panasonic DMP-BD55K BluRay player
Denon AVR3300
XBOX360

Adrian's Dad · « **Reply #6 on:** January 21, 2010, 08:17:46 PM »

I finished building ours last year, but I think I'm going to upgrade again later this year.

52" Sharp LCD 1080p
Onkyo 607
Klipsch Quintent III 5.1
Yamaha YST-SW315 10" sub
Playstation 3 for Blu-ray
Xbox 360 for Netflix

Planning on upgrading to:

102" screen
3D enabled HD projector (I'm not a fan of 3D, but it would be nice to have it anyway)
A second sub
PS3 Slim (it encodes TrueHD audio whereas the older PS3 models don't)

JacksDaddy · « **Reply #5 on:** January 21, 2010, 07:46:57 PM »

42" Panasonic Plasma, Onkyo receiver and speaker package (HTIB, real basic but it works, never get to play any games on it though which is why I really wanted it), LG blu-ray player. Pretty simple but we live in a tiny condo, so it whats best for now.

vegaskiller73 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 21, 2010, 07:08:42 PM »

Quote from: joey791 on January 21, 2010, 07:07:11 PM

Insert when Joey and Damian come back by we are going to build my home theater

I guess I'll never get it built then.

joey791 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 21, 2010, 07:07:11 PM »

Quote from: vegaskiller73 on January 21, 2010, 06:51:59 PM

I've been planning to close in my patio and turn it into a HT. I plan on a projector, 102" screen, denon audio and klipsch speakers. It will be more of a game room/bar/HT. But when I want to hide that'll be where I'm at.

Insert when Joey and Damian come back by we are going to build my home theater

My home theater consists of
61" Samsung LCD DLP
Pioneer 1018 Receiver
Sony BDP-S350 Blu Ray Player
JBL EC-35 center speaker
JBL E80 towers for fronts and sides
and my baby SVS PB-10ISD sub

vegaskiller73 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 21, 2010, 06:51:59 PM »

I've been planning to close in my patio and turn it into a HT. I plan on a projector, 102" screen, denon audio and klipsch speakers. It will be more of a game room/bar/HT. But when I want to hide that'll be where I'm at.

diamondback · « **Reply #1 on:** January 21, 2010, 06:46:10 PM »

I'll be researching this later on, but right now, I was just curious who built their home theater, and what components you're all using? Does anyone have any experience with an infinite baffle speaker design? I know I have to consider what furnishings are in the room, where everyone will be sitting, and the room design, but I'd like to see what everyone else is running for their own system, and why

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