BigBundyTime

Thanks for the advice. I am pretty much set on going the rear projection TV route and thus will require the custom cabinets. I am going to build the equipment into the wall where you are suggesting with a MidAtlantic rack, which should be a pretty good location. I am also going to have a an LCD TV built in behind the bar, so that will help for additional viewing possabilities. Really this would only be used if we had company for a sporting event party or for myslef if I wanted to pace the room while one of my teams was playing. I realize that the furniture configuration is not ideal, but we already own it, so we will use it for awhile. It is generally just going to be my wife and I watching movies, so I am hoping the two seats in the middle of this configuration put us in the general correct seating perspective.

Thanks. That is pretty much what I have looked into so far. I think I want to have it look industrial too. I was thinking about mounting something like this flush with the wall and dressing it up with some custom covers like these (although they are a pretty pricey): http://www.lashen.com/vendors/map/Rack_Accessories/rsh/Default.asp I plan to do the install and build this myself, so I am trying to decide how best to do this. If you have pictures of how yours looks, I would appreciate taking a look at it when you post the other ones we discussed. Also, I want to have this on the wall under the stairs, so it causes a bit of a conflict with flairing the main speaker enclosures out too far and still acomodating this.

Does anyone have any recomendations for racks that they have or like? I am looking for a rack that I can build into a closet in my basement (currently under construction). It will have easy access from the back, so I don't need a fancy slide out or anything like that. Thanks for any suggestions.

I would appreciate taking a look at some pics if you have them. Thanks

The first quote for TV cabinet was aprox. $3,500 installed (unfinished). If the cabinets were deep enough, I intended to have them angled in, but not as much as your suggestion. I planned to build an equipment rack into the closet that goes under the stairs to the left to keep the equipment accesible. That is what that little box was actually intended to be. I am looking for some suggestions on the best way to accomplish that too. I have looked into a couple of network racks that may suffice. I was concerned about resonance in the cabinet too, especially from the subs if they were actually sitting on a shelf attached to the cabinet. Once I got closer to making a decision, I was going to have the contrtactor leave the bottoms out of the cabinets along the bottom, so they can sit right on the concrete floor. I could prorbably have them leave the backs off behing the L&R too to mount to the wall. Do you think there would be that much resonance from those too? Thanks for the input.

Here is the design idea:

All, I added a comment yesterday to another member's similar post; however I thought I would add some additional questions and comments on a new post. I am in the process of finishing my basement and am considering incorporating some of the components of the THX Ultra2 system into the project. The main room is aproximatley 14' x 50', which will incorporate a HT area, pool table and full bar. I am probably going to go with a 65" DLP projection TV. The lights will frequently be on when the TV is on, so a projector is probably not an option. I am a little leary of the burn in factor on Plasmas and LCDs are just not big enough for me yet. My goal is to come up with a clean custom install that will blend well with the athstetics of our home. One thought that came to mind was a to have custom cabinets built along the wall that would accomodate the speakers and also hold the TV (see attached). I am looking for advice on how best to accomplish this idea. One of my biggest concerns is that the location of the subs would create too much resonance through the cabinets. I have a storage room to the left of the setup where I could have them sitting on a concrete floor and firing through grills built into the walls. I am open to any suggestions. Thanks

Thanks It is actually a pool table. The room needs to be multifunctional becasue we intend to use it frequently for entertaining. I would probably consider a projecter configuration if it was a dedicated HT room; however the lights will probably frequently be on with the TV, so it probably wouldn't work for me in this circumsatance. Also, the wife is not keen on the look of many of the HT installs (she likes in-wall speaker set ups, which we have in another room upstairs, but I want something better for the basement), My goal is to come up with a clean custom install that blends with the athstetics of our home.

I I am in the process of finishing my basement and thinking about doing something very similar. I have the custom cabinet people coming out next week to discuss some configurations. Here is the direction that I am leaning: 65" Mitsubishi Table Top DLP (HDTV WD65831) I was thinking if I had 5 cabinets along the bottom, I could house the L,R, C and 2 subs built into the cabinet. I would be open to any advice or suggestions anyone can provide on this. One of my 9immediate concerns would be if this is a bad placement for the subs due to shaking the TV, etc. Thanks in advance.