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koei

Junior Audioholic
Pulled the trigger just before the Christmas but wasn't until just few days ago that the basement home theater setup was finished, more or less. Took alot of work to upholster the wall as well as wiring. Here is a brief list of the components I decided on. I am not an expert in the audio department, but setting up the HTPC I am definitely good at.

Sony KDSR70XBR2
Yamaha RX-V2700 Receiver
Axiom VP100v2 Center
Axiom M22v2s Front
Axiom QS4v2s Surround
Axiom QS4v2s Back
SVS PB12-NSD Sub
HTPC
Intel Core2Duo E6400
ASUS P5B-Deluxe Motherboard
Geil 2GB PC8000 DDR2
XFX 7900GS PCIe Videocard
2 x Seagate 7200.10 320GB SATA
Logitech diNovo Edge Keyboard
Logitech Harmony 890 Remote
 
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mike c

mike c

Audioholic Warlord
I like the look of the room, very professional looking ... neat
 
Matt34

Matt34

Moderator
I like it! Bet you don't have any reflection problems both sound and light in that room.
 
Sheep

Sheep

Audioholic Warlord
Very Nice!

How long did this take start to finish? Whats on the walls?

SheepStar
 
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angstadt530

Audioholic
VERY nice! My only suggestions would be to bring the HTPC off the floor and possibly add a nice coffee table for style/something to put your wireless keyboard on. That aside, very well done!
 
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koei

Junior Audioholic
Took about a week to finish the walls. I did some research and commercially sold soundproofing panels are way too expensive and didn't have the look I wanted. I made the panels using a think particle board with a thick layer of soundproofing foam. The cover originally I had planned to use non-uniform gray color fabric but I just couldn't find any place that had the right looking fabric or even enough to make all the panels. I ended up going with a thin type carpeting which I cut them to size and stapled to each panel. I criss-crossed the patterns when I installed the panels, though in the pictures they don't show but up close it adds a nice little detail to the room. The panels definitely do a great job, I can't hear anything on the main floor, even right above the home theater room. I do still have to play with the sub a bit, and maybe get some tall metal feet for it, cause it's very powerful and the tremors from it can be felt very far away.
 
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koei

Junior Audioholic
Oh as for leaving the receiver and HTPC on the floor I am still doing some tuning and adjustments, and the HTPC case seems slightly deep for the TV stand. I am still looking for a nice shelf/rack to put the receiver and HTPC onto, so it's just a temporary thing.
 
jaxvon

jaxvon

Audioholic Ninja
That is one dead room! I would suggest that you liven it up a bit. A proper amount of reflection in the right places is actually good for the sound.
 
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koei

Junior Audioholic
It's very quiet in the room. If you mean sound reflection the panels certainly aren't 100%. Plus the roof of the room isn't paneled which adds a slight amount of reflection. But as far as all that goes, I am very happy with the sound profiling in there. Listening to movie or watching movie is superb.
 
wilkenboy

wilkenboy

Full Audioholic
Wait, where are the mains? I see the surrounds and the sub...

~Josh
 
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koei

Junior Audioholic
They're wall mounted in the front. There should be one or two pictures showing them though kinda hard to see. The camera is kinda old, so the exposure is quite lousy in low light situation.
 
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koei

Junior Audioholic
There's no coffee table there cause I am still trying to find one that I like and fits the look and colors of the room. I do have something in mind so far that I've seen at a local store.
 
wilkenboy

wilkenboy

Full Audioholic
I really like the clean look, specifically the room treatments - they blend in nicely...

Do you have any construction pics or details on those? What do you estimate you spent on each? I have a nagging side-side mode causing a flutter echo in my room that I'd like to tame, I'd like to build them myself.

Thanks-

~Josh
 
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koei

Junior Audioholic
I am guesstimating the total for paneling the wall to be about $1000 which for me, most of that were in cost of the fabric material. The room's carpet cost about $600 or so which we did the installation ourselves. Unfortunately I didn't take any pictures when we made the panels but the basic idea is get a thin pressed particle board, lined with a layer of dampening foam, which could be just about anything you can get your hands on. A good particle board material to use could also be the perforated hard panel board you can find at your local Lowe's or hardware store. Cut the fabric material to be about 2" larger horizontally and vertically and fold it over, then staple the edge to secure it. Once you have all the panels made then just install them onto the wall with a trusty nail gun. I have to admit making the panels were quite a pain but I sure beats having to buy commercial sound proofing panels which cost alot more.
 
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