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Agreed, I'm going with smaller surrounds. Either the KPT-8000m or the 8060h.

They do have mounting cups on the bottom yes. On all sides and the top they have big allen screws that back out you can put in big eye screws. I was planning to do that and mount them from the ceiling.

I am selling a pair of KI-272 speakers. These are really incredible speakers, I was planning to use them as rear channels but I need to go in another direction. These could easily be used as mains though! They are in really nice condition, the last pic shows the only significant damage to either of them. As you can see in a pic, they use SpeakOn connections, I am including a pair of adapters so you can hook up speaker wire to them easily. I am located in Colorado Springs, I'd be willing to drive 2 hours in any direction to meet up. I can ship them, but you have to pay actual shipping cost, and these guys weigh in at 60lbs shipping weight. Contact me with any questions. http://www.klipsch.com/ki-272

PM sent, about Stone Temple Pilots.

SOLD

Me neither! The size of the room is what sold the house lol, I can't wait to get up and running, it will truly be my nirvana!

Well I got the basement framed out yesterday, it was around $2300 in labor and materials, $1000 in labor. Let me tell you it was worth it, 3 guys did before lunch what would have taken me a month lol, and the finished it in one day, which would have taken me 3 months! Getting really excited now, next step is running the electrical, which I need to start pouring over Youtube videos and tutorials for that. 1st pic, view from the screen 2nd, view to the screen 3rd the HT closet The room is bigger than I thought, turns out to be 25.5 x 17.5 when framed!

Price reduced, $2200 shipped in the US!

The avr will send all the info to the fronts. I run a phantom with Cornwalls and you can't even tell it's missing a center. It's like 2ch music how the voice is in the middle. Same thing. So just set the receiver to stereo? Or is there an actual setting for a phantom center?

I'm getting the Sony VPL-55, need more brightness so I can shoot a 150" image on a 1.2 gain acoustically transparent screen. I'm changing to $2500 shipped within the US btw.

How does a phantom center work anyway?

Yeah actually I've convinced them to do without a center channel. If they wanna watch something that requires a center, watch in the theater room. While thing got spurred when we tried watching Netflix movies. Even when switched to stereo on the soundtrack dialog wouldn't come through we'll on some films.

SOLD I am selling my beloved JVC RS46 projector with 3D RF emitter(originally purchased through AVS), 3 pairs of Samsung glasses 3D(which I found much more comfortable than JVC glasses), and Chief ceiling mount, with a 4ft extension pole if you want(comes in handy when hanging it lower for a high power screen). Only thing is I do not have the screws for the mount, but they are easily replaced. I should note it also has the updated firmware for superior 3D PQ. It also comes in it's original box with remote and user manual. The projector is in excellent shape, with just under 500 hours on the bulb which has bee run in low lamp mode. I'll also throw in an extra bulb. The extra has a little over 3000 hours on it, but can serve as a temporary bulb when the current one eventually goes out, which will take a while, these are rated for 4,000 hours! Price is $2200 shipped within the US. •1920x1080(x3) 0.7-inch D-ILA devices •New 230 Watt NSH Illumination System —Upgraded (lamp life up to 4,000 hours, normal mode) •Native contrast ratio: 50,000:1 •6 picture modes and 3 color spaces •Darkness and lightness correction •Lens memory function memorizes 5 positions for focus, zoom and shift.—Upgraded Maintains constant height for 2.35, 1.85, 1.78 on same screen. •Presets for different screen material •Convergence Correction — 1 Pixel Increments •Upgraded crosstalk cancellation circuit —Improved •Parallax adjustment for fine tuning 3D effect •Highly customizable built-in 2D-3D converter based on high end JVC production design •Active shutter glasses and IR emitter are optional •Accepts all modern 3D formats (Blu-ray, side-by-side, top-and-bottom) •Dual HDMI 1.4a inputs •LAN connection for system control and firmware updates •Remote control via LAN, RS-232C, IR •Newly designed remote controller with 3D function •V: 80%/H: 34% motorized lens shift •1.4:1 to 2.8:1 lens throw

The size of the room is what sold us on this house! I'd figured somewhere long ago that 24x17 was the ideal size room. When we were pouring over floorplans for houses I saw that exact dimension and my heart skipped a beat lol. It's the 1st of its kind, there was no model to see, I picked it based on the floorplan alone. Amazingly the rest of the house is a perfect fit as well. The ceiling will be either drywall or this QuiteRock soundproofing stuff. It's pricey, but probably cheaper than a double layer of 5/8ths drywall with green glue when labor is considered. The ceiling and screen wall will be black, red side walks with big black sconces, it's gonna look badass! It's heaven starting with a blank canvas. Most of the previous 6 home theaters have been in rent houses, I'd usually line the walls with cheap black material. Never again!

Well cheap is relative, I'm up to $250 already in speaker wire lol. I can't see a need to go nuts with XLR and RCA wires everywhere, and there are converters should I need to repurpose cables. Still need to decide on lighting. Ideally I want sconces and canned lighting, the sconces being hooked up to a remote control dimmer switch in the A/V closet, the canned lights being able to turn on and off from the door. However I worry about the canned lights being a major point of sound leakage in my soundproofing efforts.

I wasn't sure whether I should post this here or in Home Theater, as I am using all Pro Audio speakers, so mods feel free to move if necessary. So here it is, I'm finally starting construction on what I consider to be the ultimate theater room. I'm calling this the Lucky 7 theater because we move around so much this is actually the 7th iteration of the theater room, and we plan to stay put for at least a decade. So much to talk about, so I'll just start rambling! It will be in the basement of our spanking new house, as you can see from the layout drawing, the HT space is 17x24 in the basement. No annoying support posts in the way, only a support beam, which looks like the projector will need to be mounted behind and under to give an adequate throw ratio for the planned 140" or 150" 16:9 screen with horizontal masking. The screen will be a Seymour acoustically transparent screen(haven't settled on exact material yet). 150" is pushing the brightness of my JVC RS46 projector, even 140" is borderline. I'm trying to decide if I can live with low brightness in the hope that brighter projectors with PQ that equals mine will one day emerge. I was originally planning a 2.35:1 screen, but looking at my Blu Ray collection, less than 40% of the movies are in 2.35 or 2.40, not even counting all the TV Blu Rays which of course are 16:9. A large 16:9 screen with masking makes the most sense, especially considering this is an AT screen, and it doesn't really matter if horizontal masks are acoustically transparent, vertical AT is more difficult. The screen will be acoustically transparent mounted on a false or baffle wall(undecided) to accommodate three of the glorious KPT-904's you see pictured below(L/R/C), as well as two KPT-884 subwoofers. I'm prewiring for Dolby Atmos 7.2.4! The surrounds will be KPT-1201's and rear surrounds KI-272(same speaker as 1201s in a different box, got a great deal on them). By my calculations the 1st row of seating(three across) will be 13ft from the screen, the 2nd row will be on a riser. As for the room itself, as you can see I have three windows to deal with, which need to be completely blocked for 100% light control. The one that will be behind the false wall(see last pic) need not be artfully blocked, but the two in the rear must look better, and still be accessible in case of fire. I already prewired everything with 12awg in wall speaker wire, still need to run like 5 cat5e lines into the A/V closet. I've got framers coming next week. I wanted to do that part myself, but with the floating basement walls required here, it's more than I'm willing to bite off myself. Also I'd really like to mount the projector in front of the beam, is there some kind of lens I can get to shorten it's throw that won't break the bank? As for soundproofing, there will be roxul in the ceiling, and the wall between the theater room and the A/C unit and water heater. I'm debating whether to do a double layer of drywall + green glue on the ceiling, or go with Quietrock. One guy I talked to said with labor costs being considered, QR would actually come out cheaper. So I'm leaning toward that stuff since I'll need to hire people to at least drywall the ceiling anyway. I don't need to go too nuts with soundproofing as the bedrooms are on the 2nd level of the house, and the HT room is under the dining and kitchen area. All comments and suggestions welcome.

It's by far the most elegant place in the room. However it's all subject to change, we want new furniture, so it may end up elsewhere for all I know. As a male I have very little authority over these things.

Actually if I were to keep the ki 272 there, the best solution would be to mount the TV, catty cornered and place the speaker atop the stand either on it's side aiming up, or straight up and down. However it will be one of my rear channels in the theater room.

That's the idea I'm going for, eventually in the living room I'll build 904s with nice cabinets, top hats, grills and badges. Just have a theater room to build 1st. The ki 272 actually sounds really nice there, just looks stupid under the TV. Needs to be shorter and wider, like a traditional HT center channel.

Yes I do lol, those are going downstairs when the basement gets finished. However certain parties want me to build a nicer looking pair for the living room lol. The layout may change, or they can be moved a bit further apart. I think it's nuts too, but It can't be argued that they don't outperform the RF-7s even in that space. If I were to build a center utilizing the same horn and crossover I'd probably downscale to 2 12's. Could be interesting.

I only need one now. $50?

So I'm still planning to build 904s for the living room. Trying to think of a center channel that can at least not get entirely drowned out and can go under a TV. This is the temporary set up with a Ki-272 in the center position lol. I'm thinking the Klipsch Academy might be able to hold its own. Thoughts?

I've searched online but not found them for sale anywhere. You know a place? Yes I'm planning to build top hats for them since their going in a nice living room. Someone here on the forums did that and it looked badass!

Update: I've got one down, just need one more.

What it can't be done? I've got 904 cabinets to copy inside and out, already figured out where to get a one inch thick piece of plywood for the face of it.