SopRage Audioholic Jan 4, 2009 244 0 0 St. Louis, MO Jan 21, 2011 #1 It's been almost two years since I posted my apartment "Man Room" here, so I thought I'd show my upgraded setup (in the basement of our house)! As it is, the whole setup is in the corner of a large finished basement that opens up to the whole house. GIK Acoustics panels on the walls and black-out curtains on the windows. Here's the view from behind the couch: A slightly closer view: A close-up of the rack and subs: A look to the left, complete with mini-fridge, game collection, and Rock Band instruments: ... and a look to the right, with DVD collection, space-heater, and trumpet lamp! Hoping for more upgrades in the near future! Thanks for taking a look! Last edited by a moderator: Oct 23, 2014 Reactions: timoteo, bigbassdave, AVRat and 9 others
It's been almost two years since I posted my apartment "Man Room" here, so I thought I'd show my upgraded setup (in the basement of our house)! As it is, the whole setup is in the corner of a large finished basement that opens up to the whole house. GIK Acoustics panels on the walls and black-out curtains on the windows. Here's the view from behind the couch: A slightly closer view: A close-up of the rack and subs: A look to the left, complete with mini-fridge, game collection, and Rock Band instruments: ... and a look to the right, with DVD collection, space-heater, and trumpet lamp! Hoping for more upgrades in the near future! Thanks for taking a look!
its phillip Audioholic Ninja Feb 5, 2010 4,560 0 113 fort worth, tx Jan 21, 2011 #2 Looks awesome Did you try multiple subwoofer positions before deciding on stacking, or did you just stack from the very beginning?
Looks awesome Did you try multiple subwoofer positions before deciding on stacking, or did you just stack from the very beginning?
just-some-guy Audioholic Field Marshall Sep 30, 2007 1,661 0 63 sw sub chicago Jan 22, 2011 #3 nice. when are you getting a projector ?!
SopRage Audioholic Jan 4, 2009 244 0 0 St. Louis, MO Jan 22, 2011 #4 its phillip said: Looks awesome Did you try multiple subwoofer positions before deciding on stacking, or did you just stack from the very beginning? Click to expand... The goal with the second VTF-3 was to get more output; with the third (I hope to buy next year), it will be to increase output a hint more and to hopefully take care of the massive 15 decibel suck-out I get at 50hz. I think it's a room mode thing, though, since I also get (increasingly smaller) suck-outs at 100hz and 200hz. Not sure a third sub can fight that null very well. As for the projector, it didn't seem to make a whole of sense at the time; I use my system primarily for games (daily, sometimes for a couple of hours) and I didn't want to deal with replacing bulbs constantly. That, and the stagering cost of running HDMI to the projector.
its phillip said: Looks awesome Did you try multiple subwoofer positions before deciding on stacking, or did you just stack from the very beginning? Click to expand... The goal with the second VTF-3 was to get more output; with the third (I hope to buy next year), it will be to increase output a hint more and to hopefully take care of the massive 15 decibel suck-out I get at 50hz. I think it's a room mode thing, though, since I also get (increasingly smaller) suck-outs at 100hz and 200hz. Not sure a third sub can fight that null very well. As for the projector, it didn't seem to make a whole of sense at the time; I use my system primarily for games (daily, sometimes for a couple of hours) and I didn't want to deal with replacing bulbs constantly. That, and the stagering cost of running HDMI to the projector.
jp_over Full Audioholic Jun 23, 2007 459 0 43 TX Jan 22, 2011 #5 Very nice; I'll be happy to post my own pictures but I have another 10 years or so!
G gholt Full Audioholic Jun 10, 2009 492 0 28 Jan 24, 2011 #6 Nice setup. BTW, cables to run HDMI to PJ aren't that expenseive. Try monoprice.
SopRage Audioholic Jan 4, 2009 244 0 0 St. Louis, MO Jan 25, 2011 #8 gholt said: Nice setup. BTW, cables to run HDMI to PJ aren't that expenseive. Try monoprice. Click to expand... True, but I was looking at a 20 - 30 foot run, either under carpet or (worse) through wall and ceiling; the surrounds are already wired through the wall, so the rack and equipment more or less has to be where it is. I looked at wireless HDMI, but since I play games 90% of the time I couldn't risk lag. Thanks for the advice, though!
gholt said: Nice setup. BTW, cables to run HDMI to PJ aren't that expenseive. Try monoprice. Click to expand... True, but I was looking at a 20 - 30 foot run, either under carpet or (worse) through wall and ceiling; the surrounds are already wired through the wall, so the rack and equipment more or less has to be where it is. I looked at wireless HDMI, but since I play games 90% of the time I couldn't risk lag. Thanks for the advice, though!
