Ah, I know what this thread is missing, PICTURES! This is the interweb after all, no one takes much interest until they can see something pretty:
So heres the landing, taken from the middle of the living room. Half stair up, half stair down. I've gutted the whole interior carpeting. They were heavy smokers, and also found pet stains on the sub floor. So to keep the old smell trapped, and any new moisture out, I put down a coat of Kilz primer.
I wanted to really spice this place up, while keeping a Green mindset so I opted for Bamboo flooring. Its green because Bamboo grows like a weed and is effortlessly sustainable. For this floor, I opted for the felt underlayment. Its the same kind of foam used for carpeting, but 1/8" thick with plastic on top. I figured its better than nothing for when the subs hit that resonance frequency and the floor becomes a subwoofer.
During this two week trip I built the frame for a porch, up to code which is bolted to the house, scraped popcorn ceilings which is the most horrendous job ever, did more priming bringing the total to 12 gallons of Kilz in this house, and layed the downstairs floor and most of the master bedroom upstairs. No good pic on here, but its a dark color to give it that warm feeling. Also Bamboo, but its woven basically meaning its twisted together and incredibly strong, the downstairs is vertical grain which is more like a veneer. The face is about 3/16" thick, with a cheaper wood underneather to create the tongue n groove. This all was delivered on a flat bed from Lowes, 3 pallets and 8 - 8x8 posts, siding that I replaced where the porch is going, and all the misc. I was exhausted. I had to buy a new belt because I lost so much weight after moving 5000 lbs by hand and working 14 days straight. Thankfully the floor was nice n comfortable.
So from here I move in at the end of September. For the theater, I am going to need to run atleast one additional 20amp circuit in to the living room. For now this is going to be a 2 channel stereo, I'll install the 3 other WM-30's later.
A quick email to Emotiva confirmed that the XDA-1 can run both UPA-1's and use its RCA connections simulatenously to power a subwoofer that I'll daisy chain. I think I am pretty well sold on SVS, hopefully Ed will see this thread and chime in with recommendations, wink.
I know my lil RBH's can't do it all, but they are incredibly detailed given their size. So I need to find a pair, or more, of subs that can keep the WM-30's singing in their region, and leave the heavy lifting to the subs.
Sorry for the silly thread name, but as you can see, its coming together EXACTLY as the name suggests. You might think the hardest part of building a theater is selecting equipment, but no, its the actual building. All the wires have to be hidden, additional electrical needs to be run, and then room correction is going to be a whole nother battle with the shape of this room. Yet another reason to stay two channel for now! That, and I will wait for Emotiva to get the new Processor out, and then pick up an XPA-3 so I can get all 5 channels going again. With that level of control, it should be much simpler to balance the sound in that space. Stay tuned!