Here is the system i am putting in for my boss.

sixdouble532one

sixdouble532one

Audioholic Intern
It needs a little more tweaking on a few of the conrol products but what do you guys think of the components i have chosen:


Rooms and Items to be bought for them
Family room
Denon dvd-2910
Denon avr-5803
Polk rm30 5.1 system
Sony sncp5 security camera
Samsung hp-r4252 plasma
DirectTv satellite receiver
Universal remote mx-3000
Lutron lighting system(TBD)

Conference room
Denon dvd-2910
Denon avr-5803
DirectTv satellite receiver
Sony sncps camera
Fujitsu plasmavision p42hha40us
Polk audio rm20 5.1 surround speakers
Crestron tps-2000L
(wall outlet for computer interface)
(Xm to be piped into this room)

Theater Room
Middle Atlantic Rotating axs system in wall with stand or can be96-01005
Lutron roller 64 shade systems
Lutron sidechanels
Lutron (all to be mapped out with rep)
Sony cineza vpl-hs51 projector
Denon dvd-2910
DirectTv HD dvr
Terk HD antenna HD tv44
Atlantic technologies sa-8200 subwoofer pedestals PAIR
Atlantic technologies 8200sr side speakers
Polk audio lc265i speakers for surround
Denon avr-5805
Crestron tpmc-10
Crestron cnpws-75
Crestron c2enet-2
Crestron st-rmk
Crestron c2n-txm Xm receivers
Crestron av2 home control processors
Crestron cnx-pad8 audio distribution
any brand ir emitters
Xantech cb18
ScreenResearch classicfixedframe fc-70-178-2w-b
Salamander Designs Matteo seating
Irwin Seating VIP model 200200200

Offices
Niles si-275 (located in rack)
Polk audio rc65i in wall pair
Crestron tps-2000l

Lobby and secretary office and all other rooms
Polk audio rc80i for ceiling in lobby and secretarial office per pair
Niles si-275 (located in rack)
 
Tom Andry

Tom Andry

Speaker of the House
Is there no way that the 5805 + some amps can be used for all three rooms? Wiring issues? Do you really need the 5803's? Serious question 'cause I don't really know.

EDIT: Didn't see the last two rooms under the theater. Still seems like a lot of receivers.
 
sixdouble532one

sixdouble532one

Audioholic Intern
they are all seperate zones. the 5805 could be used for 2 rooms of 5.1 but i am leaving that untouched because we are going to run 9.1 in the theater room. (or at least 7.1 but i dont see the point in not running 9.1 if i can)
 
BMXTRIX

BMXTRIX

Audioholic Warlord
Let me begin by saying this is just my opinion...

1. The 5803 receivers are complete and total overkill for the smaller rooms. The speakers (which I have not heard and can not comment on for quality) are small and do not need nearly what the 5803 can put out. Not that the 5803 isn't nice, but it is wasted money. That money can (and should) be used elsewhere.

...like...

2. For the budget that is there - that is a piece of junk projector. Unless there is no care at all for the video quality in the theater, the Cineza is at best, an average LCD projector when compared to the Panasonic AE-700 or others. For some reason people will spend thousands of dollars for a small improvement in audio quality, then think that a $10,000 projector isn't better than a $2,000 projector. Look at the Sim2 HT-300 projector or the new Sharp 12000 or Marantz S4 DLP projectors. Or go all out with a 3 chip DLP... which is the best way to go for sure if budget allows.

3. I have not seen a single 'in-wall' rack system that has been convenient or as reliable to service as any floor standing, permanent rack with rear access. Find an equipment room, face a rack into a room with rear access from another location, do not put a rack in any room with video where it matters as it generates a lot of heat and a fair amount of noise and light which is distracting... Best option, is a small room with decent ventilation that you can get to the back of the rack, then just set the rack on the floor. Oh, and make sure you have enough rack space before you try to put a dozen individual Niles amps in there.

4. Speaking of Niles... You know you are doing distributed audio, so why not a single 12 channel @ 60 watts (or 30 for that matter) rack mount amp? Niles has their 1260, Sonance has an incredible 1250 - Crestron has an incredible (and pricey) 16 channel... Multple amps just end up taking up room, and I have not ever heard one that sounds better than a multi-channel distriubtion amp.

5. Don't know about the projection screen... always gotta take a long hard look at Stewart Filmscreens though.

6. Hope Polk is giving you great pricing or it is a customer request - that's a lot of one brand of speaker.

7. Not a ton of additional work needed for control side, but I wouldn't use the MX-3000 in any room - ever. The Harmony remotes will give much better control than that will and neither will be as user friendly as a TPMC-10 in the family room that is similar to the one in the theater.
 

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