Guest JohnA Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Still have a hell of alot of work to do in the room, like new subs, curtains, paint walls and ceiling and room treatments, but it is coming along slowly but surely Equipment list for those that don't know Front speakers: B&W 703 Centre speaker: B&W 703 side speakers B&W 705 rear speakers B&W 705 Sub B&W ASW750 to be updated soon AMPS: Elektra reference, Elektra Theatre PRE AMP 2 channel: Elektra pre-amp PRE AMP HT: Rotel 1098 Projector: Sanyo Z4 Screen: 100" fixed 2.37:1 Others: a few berhinger goodies front of the room rear and side speakers left and right recliners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JA Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Hello JohnA, Nice to talk again. Great job on your new room. I like the idea of 3 identical speakers accross the front. Best JA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aslan Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 I like the idea of 3 identical speakers accross the front. JA [/b] The ONLY way to travel if your into serious HT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JA Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 The ONLY way to travel if your into serious HT. [/b] Great minds think alike. :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: Best JA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joz Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Great minds think alike. :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: Best JA [/b] you guys should move in together :biggrin: Very nice room John btw ,looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil G Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Great stuff John, you must be very happy. Very proffessional set up you have there. I'm sure many of us are jelous over the 3 matching front speakers. I really like those comfy looking recliners. Each seat has got 2 cup holders. One for a beer and one for a scotch I gotta get some of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JohnA Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 i tell you what, all the headaches to get that single 703 to have matching speakers up front was well worth it. I can highly recommend it to anyone who is able to do this. Thanks for the kind words guys, yes luckydog, having 2 cup holders is good, i actualy sit the remote in one and my drink in the other, but hey your idea is also great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 How inadequate do I feel right now about my system. WOW! that is beautiful JohnA. thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JohnA Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 How inadequate do I feel right now about my system. WOW! that is beautiful JohnA. thanks for sharing. [/b] thank you Grumpy and no need to feel inadequate, trust me, compared to some of the other systems some of the regulars here have, mine feels like its in need for some major upgrades Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alebonau Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 nice pics john. its all certainly come together very nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drizt Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Looks fantastic John.... love your work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norpus Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Looks great, sounds better. Mate when those curtains are in the movies are going to be tremendous at your theatre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mondie Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Nice system John, l notice you have no windows down the speaker end and only windows behind. This is mean't to be ideal, how does the room sound and how does it compare to previous setups? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee Emm Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 and no need to feel inadequate, trust me, compared to some of the other systems some of the regulars here have, mine feels like its in need for some major upgrades [/b] It's all relative isn't it? I would be very happy man to acheive your setup (compared to mine), but if I got there I just know I would want something else. So does my wife... The only constraint IS money. I bet your's sounds fantastic. I do like the minimalistic approach. G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony M Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 It's all relative isn't it? The only constraint IS money. [/b] Yeah, maybe......but, with speakers in particular, I reckon another big constraint is knowing what's going to sound the best in your own rooom with your own gear. Big, heavy floorstanders are very difficult to audition at home prior to purchase, either individually or in a comparison. It's even worse with awkward, non-standard room shapes and furnishing/placement constraints due to not having a dedicated listening room. Still, it makes it more of a challenge to find components that just sound "right" when you get them home and set up......and more rewarding when that's achieved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozcal Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 i tell you what, all the headaches to get that single 703 to have matching speakers up front was well worth it. I can highly recommend it to anyone who is able to do this. Thanks for the kind words guys, yes luckydog, having 2 cup holders is good, i actualy sit the remote in one and my drink in the other, but hey your idea is also great. [/b] Hey John the room and system look great.I do the same thing with my remote , very 'Star Trek' :biggrin: Gordon Hey John the room and system look great.I do the same thing with my remote , very 'Star Trek' :biggrin: I see you are using the Cyber 222 pre , how do you integrate the stereo and ht side of things in terms of switching and control? Gordon [/b] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithL Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 I'll second Gordon's question. How are you integrating the 2ch and ht systems together? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alebonau Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 I'll second Gordon's question. How are you integrating the 2ch and ht systems together? [/b] he physically switched leads last time we were there. while we were there last time he was talking about using the behringer mixer unit so not sure if has got that happenign or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozcal Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 he physically switched leads last time we were there. while we were there last time he was talking about using the behringer mixer unit so not sure if has got that happenign or not. [/b] I would have thought using the the behringers would lead to a significant drop in transparency and overall quality. Gordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hired goon Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 G'day, What's that big thing on the stand behind the 703 on the left? Is that yer sub? On a stand? --Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatgen Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Still have a hell of alot of work to do in the room, like new subs, curtains, paint walls and ceiling and room treatments, but it is coming along slowly but surely Equipment list for those that don't know Front speakers: B&W 703 Centre speaker: B&W 703 side speakers B&W 705 rear speakers B&W 705 Sub B&W ASW750 to be updated soon AMPS: Elektra reference, Elektra Theatre PRE AMP 2 channel: Consonance cyber222 PRE AMP HT: Rotel 1098 Projector: Sanyo Z4 Screen: 100" fixed 2.37:1 Others: a few berhinger goodies front of the room rear and side speakers left and right recliners [/b] You're the big B&W fan huh!! Great home theater setup, JohnA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith_W Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Can't wait to come and see it JohnA ... sure looks tasty from the pictures! Thanks again for the invite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RodN Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Looks great sounds even better! The front soundstage in multi-channel is absolutely seamless as one would expect (but is still surprising). Brilliant setup John, congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JohnA Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Thanks for all the kind words mondie: Unfortunately there is a huge window (double sliding door on the left side close to the front speakers and goes accross most of the wall. But all in all the sound is alot nicer then in the old room, different carpet, the couches, slightly larger room and higher ceilings. Still playing around with speaker positioning though. KeithL and Gordon. Yes at the moment i am just swapping speaker cables over, but will place the behringer mixer inline, if i find it takes away from the sound, it will be removed quick smart and i'll do it another way which will require me to set reference level on my 2 channel preamp, and hopefully not forget about it when switching sources. hired goon: Yes that is the sub, its actualy on 2 stands to take the weight. Found having it off the floor reduced some of its boominess and fixed a few other issues. Still experimenting and taking measurements, so long way off untill its 100% finished and setup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JohnA Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 just a quick little update. Have got the velour on the front wall top and bottom of screen and have ordered the curtains for the rest of the room also. The curtains are also black velour and will do the side masking for 16:9 movies Another 3-4 weeks and they should be in, then i can concentrate on some room treatments and painting the ceiling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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