Shoofin

I don't have much, only the 32" TV, a DVD/VCR combo and a micro system that's actually pretty loud and awesome for watching movies for surround sound effects.



Some of you remember I asked about suggestions on what kind of track light I should put way back in April...This is what I ended up doing. There was no power running to the ceiling, so I had to cut holes on the ceiling, across the wall, down to new switches that I put. The switches are digital dimmers as well. The track light is actually 2 units put together. Look closely and you'll see that they are 2 tracks..


Wadya think?
Ed

Alexxx

Nice Ed, here is mine:

Livingroom: 2 Polk RTi 28 and Polk PSW 350 10in sub with samsung receiver. Makes my neighbors irritated when I turn up the volume
The speaker stands I built myself out of shelves to save some money





Computer room: GF picked up 5.1 Logitech Z5300e as a new years gift (280W RMS and 560W peak), got a good deal for $130 (free shipping from amazon.com)

WolfpackBill

Here's ours:

JPritch

Here's my setup, used exclusively for PS2 and movies.

is300eater

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...with Onkyo THX certified A/V receiver, Sony HDMI (HD up coverstion) DVD player, Polk Audio 7.1 (2-floor speakers, 4 satillites, 250 watts sub.), Monster Cable 3500 stage 3 surge protection

fsttyms1

my entertainment center


























55 mitsu hidef widescreen,ps2, surround sound

is300eater

let me try again...







Samsung 50" DLP HDTV pedestal, ...with Onkyo THX certified A/V receiver, Sony HDMI (HD up coverstion) DVD player, Polk Audio 7.1 (2-floor speakers, center speaker, 4 satillites, 250 watts sub.), Monster Cable 3500 stage 3 surge protector Cox HD cable box, Monster cables all around.

@cUr@-TL

that's what we have at home. 3 speakers for the front, 2 for the back, and a sub... 61" high def. screen. dvd, vcr, etc, dolby/surround.

daym i cant find a pic. gimme some time

Salut

Why are we being asked to give pictures of (our office setup; entertainment center etc...)

Sounds like some ppl are try to scope out our homes to rob them.... heheheheheh



Before you flame me the above was humor laced with sarcasm....

Ciao

GaleForce

Ask and ye shall receive. Shitty pics. Oh well.

alleyesonmeee

I would take a picture of the entertainment center in my living room...but the only thing cool about it is that my DVD player lights up blue

GaleForce

Blue is awesome. Like the TL's guages.

xristos

It's a 65" Mitsubishi HDTV w/ EXL-26(fronts) & EXL-12(sub). I forgot the model #'s of the rear spkrs. & center channel. I'm using the powered antenna on top of the TV to get HD/digital signals. Watching Monday Night Football & the World Series in high definition 4 free is just amazing & way better than DVD quality.



Rear speakers

fsttyms1

nice!

fsttyms1

i love home automation and crestron!

xristos

fsttyms1

I thought u meant this was ur entertainment center 'till I scrolled down!

SilverIce2000

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i actually got that one LOLZZz.. points for you xristos

fsttyms1

I DID

but then i figured id show what was at the other end

SRK85

Shit you guys must be rich. If i can find my cord to my camera ill post pics. But mines pretty plain a 20 inch flatscreen tv combo with dvd. My katana and chinese broadsword are on a stand above my entertainment center and a PS2 and bunch of games.

acuravtec86

i don't have my camera around to take a pic of my entertainment center, but here is one of my parents' bedroom tv

cM3go

here's setup # 1




here's setup # 2

cazzy

I know this thread has been dead for some time, but here are some pics of my Home Theater set-up!


A couple of dark shots of my tv & rack!





I obviously would be much happier with a front projecter...but this is what I am working with for now.












The surrounds!








My movie collection!

Lister00169

I hate you all .

cazzy

I guess that is a compliment...thanks!

Lister00169

It is, I'm just too bitter and envious to give direct praise .

BEETROOT

nice setup caz

this is mine...nothing fancy but it works... (room is still somewhat of a work in progress, trim is unfinished)






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cazzy

Thank you! Looks good. Since I took those photos, I pulled my couch off the wall about 8 inches and that made a world of difference. You should try. I would also suggest that you move your av equip to the right of your TV, then move then move your Left main closer to the wall and toe it in a little towards your seating area. Make sure your Right main is about the same distance from the TV and toe it in as well. If you do this, it should sound much better

cazzy

I see there are some space issues, unless there is a open wall to the right of the door...

BEETROOT

^^ thanks for the advice, I'll give that a shot with the speakers. But yeah, there are space issues. The room is really not meant to be a tv room, but the main living room is already called for.

There is a doorway to the right of the couch, so I can't move it away from the wall unless I made enough room to walk behind it, and then the couch is too close to the tv.

Any advice on how to deaden the sound a little? Since I took the carpet out the echo and 'boominess' is pretty bad.

BEETROOT

So where exactly should the front speakers be in relation to the tv? Should they be as far apart as possible and toed in? How about the center? Other than aesthetics is there any reason to mount it on the wall or a shelf?

blumpkin

farther apart for a wider soundstage---but not too far. (but you would want the widest possible)

speakers should also be as far away from the walls as possible (sides and rear--make sure they're not equidistant *should not be say 24 inches from the back and 24 from the sides*)

the toe in is something that varies w/ speakers--- some may have good imaging facing forward, but i believe most would sound best w/ some toe in---

these are all adjustments you need to make in accordance to your own taste

google "speaker placement" there are a lot of good guides on how to position your speakers... (much better than me)

i did a lot of measuring and playing around w/ the toe in and other small things to get it to my liking

(btw, i haven't setup my 7.1 yet--and i dont know if i will, i changed around my whole room just to listen to music... either way, music or movies, the positioning of the main speakers is the most important)


oh, caz---sweet system

cazzy

Thanks. He's right about the wall, but IMO, speakers next to a wall is not that big of a deal. You just don't want the back of the speaker where the air port is too close to a wall. But you could move your movies somewhere else, like along the left hand side of the wall next to the coffee table where all that empty space is. Then but your left main where the movies were closer to the wall, then center your TV in between the current position of the left main and the new position of the right main. That would widen the sound stage a bit. Obviously you would need to scoot your couch and rears over to match the new position of the TV and mains. I agree about toe varying by speaker to speaker. The only way to figure it out is trial and error. You really won't gain much by mounting your rears on the wall other than having it look a little better. Your speakers sit kind of high with their stands so you’re good there. Still try to move your couch off the wall a little. I have tile floors as well, but my heavy couches eat up the brightness. You already have an area rug which would have been my first suggestion. Perhaps maybe a bigger one...heavier. More pictures on the wall and a real heavy drape covering the back window would probably make the biggest difference. Tile floors naturally reflect more, so the only thing you can do to compensate is put more absorbing materials in the room. I hope this helps!

cazzy

Okay, you were talking about mounting your center, my bad. It's good where it is, as long as it is angled towards your seating area. A laser pointer works real good to make sure it is aimed properly!

eclipse23

I hate wires. Im planning on putting in a system but nothing fancy. What I will concentrate on is having no wires showing I hate component wires.

doopstr

How did you get that pimped out XBox?

einsatz

The cables have since been tucked away a little better. I think I use the TV more as a monitor than as a TV nowdays. Nice to websurf from the couch while streaming MP3s over the HT.

DVD/CD storage shelf project will probably come over the next few weeks if time permits.

cM3go

looking good Caz!

cazzy

A buddy of mine does all that. He replaced my center circle with a constant neon bulb and there is a neon strip underneath (u can see it on the 2nd pic) that is voice/sound activated. It has a silver skin on it, which you can get off eBay. I also have a hard drive on it so I can back up my games. The PS2 has an exhaust fan on top to prevent lagging and keep it cool so I don't fry my beam which leads to Disc Read Errors.

cazzy

That is sweet. I would love to surf on my 70 inch. What are your PC specs and what kind of equipment is in the TV stand?

cazzy

Thanks a bunch. One day, I will be a baller like yourself and have two systems!