Completed my first HT this past weekend

[Savage40]

Well, it had been months of planning, reading and trying to learn as much as I can about everything audio & video. I finally got everything setup and running this past weekend and watched a few movies and the best word I can think of to describe for how it felt....holy chit, don't think I will want to go to the cinemas again for a long while.

I am attaching a couple pics, but I definitely need to get better ones. Also, you will note in the pic with the front mains and screen that I screwed up and installed the wall plates for my front mains up high, rather than low as they should have. I originally was going to buy all smaller speakers and hang them all near the top of the wall. Unfortunately, I can not move them down now since when I rebuilt the house after the fire, I had all exterior walls filled with foam insulation, will be nearly impossible to get anything through it short of cutting through the drywall.

In any case, I am very happy with how things turned out. Thanks to everyone for your assistance that provided feed back and suggestions.

Equipment List:
Epson 6010 PJ
VAPEX 120" Tab-tension electric screen
Denon AVR-3312Ci
Panamax M5300-PM
Emotiva XPA-5
E55Ti Tower Speakers x2
E5Bi Bookshelf Speaker x2
E5Ci Center Speaker
E56Ci Large Center Speaker
E55Wi On-wall Speaker x2
Outlaw LFM-1 EX Subs x2(awaiting delivery still)
PS3

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[Alex2507]

Even without a better camera I think you can get better pic's by having a few drinks to steady your hands.

After you get use to how your favorite song sounds on that system try pulling your speakers out of the corner a bit. You'll notice they will sound different not being placed that far in.

Good stuff.

[adk highlander]

Looking good.

Well those spots look perfect for height channels.

In all seriousness what I would do is either get flat paintable speaker wire (like this) or get the paintable channels they sell at Lowes and Home Depot and you can run those down the corner and will not be very noticeable and you can use your existing wire. (like this)

If you think it sounds good now just wait until you get the subs and do your Audyssey configuration.

[lsiberian]

All this money and you got blurry pics.

Pull those speakers out of the corners please.

[Savage40]

Yes, sorry about the blurry pic, I will be getting some better ones today.
As for the hanging speaker wires, I did buy some cable cover tracks from Lowe's that are paintable. I will be running those this evening and painting this weekend.

I did hear it from a few others to pull the speakers out away from the wall, I am going to move them out tonight and see how that works. I never claimed to know what I was doing, which is why I found myself here. haha

Learning a little more each day.

[afterlife2]

Beautiful color room oh yeah nice setup too. You will love the outlaw great quality and great customer service. I have the smaller M8 and it rocks the walls in my studio apt. Enjoy.

[Crackerballer]

Sir, you are in the right place to learn! The good news is that all the potential is there, and you have a great start. A little polishing and trial/error and you will have a room that looks great and sounds even better!

[lsiberian]

Yes, sorry about the blurry pic, I will be getting some better ones today.
As for the hanging speaker wires, I did buy some cable cover tracks from Lowe's that are paintable. I will be running those this evening and painting this weekend.

I did hear it from a few others to pull the speakers out away from the wall, I am going to move them out tonight and see how that works. I never claimed to know what I was doing, which is why I found myself here. haha

Learning a little more each day.

Well I can't really talk too much trash(my first home theater picture) The journey to this avatar began with that picture.

[agarwalro]

That looks really nice . I think your speakers should be pulled away from the wall (min. 1 ft. from front wall and 2 ft. from side) and the center should be pulled out to the edge of the stool.

If you think it sounds good now just wait until you get the subs and do your Audyssey configuration.

No reason to not run it even without the sub. Don't forget to rerun auto calibration, even after the smallest toe-in angle change.

[Whitey80]

Quite exciting getting it all together for the first time!

Instead of cable tracks, since it is directly vertical, if you are even remotely handy, you can just pull the wall plates, let the speaker cable in the wall drop down and cut a new hole for the plates closer to the floor and patch the holes up top. Really clean and quick way to do it.