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Show Your Home Theater
- Thread starter PaulClioSport
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Sounds like a nice setup, get some picks up.
It's all packed away until i've got the living room renovated
Can't decide between replacing the PZ85 plasma or the Arcam AVR 280 first though!
Jon.L
ClioSport Club Member
911 GT3 & Audi Q8
Crap pic, just finished chasing all the cables into the walls using brush plates at either end. Painting next then a nice oak unit to house the SKY+HD and PS3. Have a samsung sound bar and wireless sub aswell. Pretty basic but i prefer the clean simple look. Too many speakers ruins a room.
Lovely looking room mate! I really wish you'd have gone symmetrical with the TV though, looks odd to me set to one side
SQ5
Did you not think about ceiling speakers? Could of had a nice 5.1 or 5.0 setup and cheaper than a mid/high end sound bar and the sound would of been superior.
Jon.L
ClioSport Club Member
911 GT3 & Audi Q8
Would have loved ceiling speakers but due to this being my first house I have to Curb my spending here and there and make do to get other things done. But in the future ceiling speakers could be a good idea although.
SQ5
Fair enough. I'm wiring for mine once I move in, and then installing as and when. Luckily we have an account with B&W so I get a small discount!
After seeing some in here and the work I do I'm proper excited to do something that's my own. Cannot wait to update this thread!
Fiesta ST-2 Finsport
Danny what you mention is interesting as I'm currently planning/deciding on a in wall and ceiling install. I'm used to a fairly mid to high end style surround setups (b&w mt60 and focal domes etc) but really fancy something even more hidden and possibly full range.
ive been meaning to have a chat with you since you've been posting up your install. Would you mind!
Thanks mate
chris
R26
My first house = MY HT kit
Panny P50GT50
KEF R500 speakers
Kandy K2 amp
Custom HTPC
Epic
Panny P50GT50
KEF R500 speakers
Kandy K2 amp
Custom HTPC
Epic
SQ5
Danny what you mention is interesting as I'm currently planning/deciding on a in wall and ceiling install. I'm used to a fairly mid to high end style surround setups (b&w mt60 and focal domes etc) but really fancy something even more hidden and possibly full range.
ive been meaning to have a chat with you since you've been posting up your install. Would you mind!
Thanks mate
chris
I haven't started posting my install yet! Still waiting to exchange. The other thread is all work for customers
If you would like any B&W bits let me know. Everything is price locked unfortunately but better off getting it from me
haha!PM me what your looking for, and how much you would like me to spec. I'm in the office all day tomorrow so can get some pricing over to you!
SQ5
My first house = MY HT kit
Panny P50GT50
KEF R500 speakers
Kandy K2 amp
Custom HTPC
Epic
Those sockets would drive me insane! Not level and just above cupboard height!
Carpet went in today, so started getting the speakers set up at last!
Got John Lewis to price match me a Panasonic 50VT65 today but they're out of stock for the forseeable future so that's a no go, tempted to get a price match on a 55VT65 tomorrow.
Speakers are currently paired with an Arcam AVR280 but will be eventually paired with a Pioneer SCLX56 or Onkyo 818 amp.
One question, the center speaker will actually intrude on the TV screen due to the height, is it ok to put it in the left hand cabinet (which i'll be sitting directly in front of) and having Audessy correct for this when the receiver's set up? I'll be pointing it up towards the listening area ever so slightly.
Got John Lewis to price match me a Panasonic 50VT65 today but they're out of stock for the forseeable future so that's a no go
, tempted to get a price match on a 55VT65 tomorrow.Speakers are currently paired with an Arcam AVR280 but will be eventually paired with a Pioneer SCLX56 or Onkyo 818 amp.
One question, the center speaker will actually intrude on the TV screen due to the height, is it ok to put it in the left hand cabinet (which i'll be sitting directly in front of) and having Audessy correct for this when the receiver's set up? I'll be pointing it up towards the listening area ever so slightly.
SQ5
Carpet went in today, so started getting the speakers set up at last!
Got John Lewis to price match me a Panasonic 50VT65 today but they're out of stock for the forseeable future so that's a no go
Speakers are currently paired with an Arcam AVR280 but will be eventually paired with a Pioneer SCLX56 or Onkyo 818 amp.
Pioneer is a brilliant Receiver.
Just need to stump up for the VT65 first, then receiver next month
What do you think re: position of the center speaker?
That's the issue, the TV is sitting on the stand (not touching the wall as the whole room has recently been reskimmed!)
So thinking the center speaker will have to go in the cabinet (and obviously have the door open during films), but as it won't be dead centre but slightly off, hoping that the Audessy system will correct / compensate for this? Thoughts?
SQ5
You could get a wooden box, same finish as cabinet, that's the size of the TV stand base. Then the speaker would sit directly below?
I usually use Audessy microphone and end up tweaking anyway!
Decided i'm gonna buy another cabinet (it's an IKEA Besta modular unit) for the speaker to sit within.
Tomorrow starts the VT65 hunt. Lol.
SQ5
I have all my Besta ikea units ready and waiting! Haha,
Fiesta ST-2 Finsport
I haven't started posting my install yet! Still waiting to exchange. The other thread is all work for customers
If you would like any B&W bits let me know. Everything is price locked unfortunately but better off getting it from me
PM me what your looking for, and how much you would like me to spec. I'm in the office all day tomorrow so can get some pricing over to you!
Yeah sorry and that's what I mean!
Im looking for advise generally on in wall/ in ceiling speakers. Will PM you
Yeah i've had mine for a month LOL. Fingers crossed Richer Sounds come good for me tomorrow!
SQ5
We're still waiting to get hold of one. We've been selling Sonos now basically from the beginning in around 2005/2006 and they won't let us have a demo one! I think we will buy one at some point soon as its a brilliant extra for bedrooms without Sonos already.
Sonos have gotten to big for themselves I feel. Now they're into the realms of how they are in the states the CI's in the UK are missing out as Curry's get everything!
At Christmas they were selling a bundle of a Play:5 & ZoneBridge cheaper than we could buy a Play:5 direct from Sonos!
What are people's thoughts on soundbars? My girlfriends hates the big floor speakers and big surround sound systems may be lost in our small room.. Looking for something to be used as tv sound and DVD/gaming- really like the the idea of the sonos-with all the music/radio stations
Jon.L
ClioSport Club Member
911 GT3 & Audi Q8
my samsung one does the job perfectly, its never going to be as good as 5.1 but it is still quite impressive. It also has bluetooth so you can hook your phone or ipad and play music wirelessly through it, also mine has a wireless sub which is good for hiding it away.
I'll grab a photo tomorrow of them with the grills on.
It's a trusty old IKEA cabinet, from the Besta range. It's cost, in total, around £170.
Looks a good cabinet for the money! Might have to invest in something like that soon I'm running out of space with mine
R26
I'm looking at some IKEA stuff at the moment.
Does anyone have anything in the black brown colour? Not sure how brown it is really as I haven't seen any in the flesh. They do some nice stuff but I want it in black.
Does anyone have anything in the black brown colour? Not sure how brown it is really as I haven't seen any in the flesh. They do some nice stuff but I want it in black.
SQ5
It's very dark, I wanted something dark but hot black so its perfect. Unfortunately it's still all flat packed otherwise if grab a photo!
Looks a good cabinet for the money! Might have to invest in something like that soon I'm running out of space with mine
Here you go, with speaker grills on (apologies about the quality, the LED downlighters are very 'directional) :
The actual carcass of the cabinet above is the dark brown, verging on black finish you mention. The doors are available in either gloss black (the drawer on mine), or the gloss bamboo finish (grey brown with thin black horizontal stripes).
Struggling to find a receiver to replace the 280 right now, and have decided I want an integrated power amp to connect to the preout for stereo playback only.
On the plus side, the new TV will be here on Monday