Audioholics Showcase Home - First Look

[gene]

audioholics.com/news/editorials/AudioholicsShowcase.php">After 13 grueling months, the Audioholics Showcase Home construction has been completed.  Now the fun begins.  We painstakingly chose what we believe to be the best equipment for each application to get the job done.  It is our intent to fill this home with bleeding edge technology for delivering the very best in home theater and video to satisfy even the most critical Audio & Video HOLIC!

[Audioholics Showcase - First Look]

[Sheep]

Why can't we make the pictures larger? Its hard to see everything.

A very nice house indeed. What are you going to do when it become obsolete?

Gene you should really hire set-up guys. Like me for instance

SheepStar

[Naves74]

Which DLP set are you guys using for the Family room?

[gene]

This was just an informal glimpse at what we are doing. The main articles will have full scale pictures when you click on them.

I went with the new Mitsubishi 52" 1080p DLP in the family room and the Spectre 37" LCD 1080p in the master bedroom. The main theater room gets a Yamaha LPX-510 LCD front projector and a Da-Lite 106" screen.

As for obsolescence, thats not an issue as gear can always be upgraded. The structured wiring is there to support pretty much anything.

[surveyor]

I would use conduit for your wiring, with a pull string left in each one when finished.
I would run at least two 20 amp circuits to any room that will contain amps.
I suggest a good wire labler is a must.
I like the use of what appears to be 2 x 6's in your support walls!

Congradulations, on what is taking place!

[perato]

Is there a reason you chose 1080p displays for your secondary and tertiary systems but chose only a 720p display for your primary system? I know Audioholics reviewed it favorably in Aug. 2004. 1080p projectors are expensive but if you can afford 3 systems, you can probably afford a newer projector.

Any reason why you chose Auralex over other brands (RPG, Sonex, Real Traps, etc.) or even do-it-yourself treatments?

Are you going to install isolated floors and/or ceilings?

I look forward to your future articles on the subject. Good luck!

[gene]

I would use conduit for your wiring, with a pull string left in each one when finished.
I would run at least two 20 amp circuits to any room that will contain amps.
I suggest a good wire labler is a must.
I like the use of what appears to be 2 x 6's in your support walls!

Congradulations, on what is taking place!

My projector run has conduit so I can always add more wiring. Though I already have: 2 HDMI cables, 1 set of Component Video Cables, 3 Cat5e.

I have 3 20A circuits in the main home theater room including my main test are which interlinks with the control panel.

All of the cables have been labeled at their termination points but I was at the whim of my builder who used a sharpe on most of the panel but did a decent job marking the wires with labels incase I lose track.

This house is constructed from sterner stuff for sure.

[gene]

Is there a reason you chose 1080p displays for your secondary and tertiary systems but chose only a 720p display for your primary system? I know Audioholics reviewed it favorably in Aug. 2004. 1080p projectors are expensive but if you can afford 3 systems, you can probably afford a newer projector.

Any reason why you chose Auralex over other brands (RPG, Sonex, Real Traps, etc.) or even do-it-yourself treatments?

Are you going to install isolated floors and/or ceilings?

I like the Yamaha LPX-510 and at the distance I am sitting from the screen (18ft) 1080p advantages will be minimum at best until we have true HD content at 1080p at least. Realize this whole system is fully upgradeable. I ran 3 2x6 studs in the ceiling so I could mount a series of projectors should I ever decide to do face off reviews. I am ready for the future so bring it on!

Auralex along with the other brands you mentioned are all great options. I personally feel Auralex are a bit more visually appealing though I am a fan of RPG and may look into them for additional treatments (if needed). I had excellent dialog with an Auralex engineer so far and he has a good grasp of what I am trying to achieve in this room.

I don't quite have an isolated floor as I was at the liberty of my builder. I do however have some pretty good measures inplace:
1) Double R11 insulation
2) Plywood floorboard
3) Fiber rock
4) 8lbs carpet pad under berber carpets

I plan on doing diffusive/absortive ceiling treatments and will write more about this in a formalized article.

[gymphboi]

Gene,

Looks great!

One question...

What is the component that is sitting on top of the receiver in your picture of "system 2"?

It looks to me like a digital EQ. Is it?

Thanks,

-Tony

[gene]

What is the component that is sitting on top of the receiver in your picture of "system 2"?

It looks to me like a digital EQ. Is it?

Yes its the Behringer 2496 PEQ. My sub is located pretty close towards the corner cavity of the room and I had to squash two bass modes. This helped considerably.

FYI; this is the family room system, not the main theater room.