A/V Closet
Denon 3808ci in rack
Epson 1080UB on rack before ceiling mount
Early phase of HT building... mounting projector, no sides/rear surrounds mounted yet. No window treatments (ack!)
Axiom Audio M80 tower speaker in custom high gloss cherry finish, freshly arrived and unpacked for inspection.
M80 closeup, high gloss cherry finish.
Axiom VP150 Center Channel speaker on improvised stand (the box) :) until ceiling mount completed.
Original (ugly) floor/box mount solution for the VP150. Just wanted to get it plugged in and have a listen. (Impatience is a terrible thing) :-)
Closeup of Axiom's FMB wall/ceiling mount.
About a week later, ceiling mount completed, still no screen... coming soon. (cord hanging on floor is the Wii sensor bar that routes behind the walls. Will be mounted to screen when it arrives!
Right back of media room. Axiom QS8 surrounds.
Left back of media room. Window treatments completed in movie theater burgundy velvet... no more nasty afternoon sun glare. (new furniture desperately needed!)
Another picture of the M80 tower.
92" EliteScreens screen arrived and installed. (the little black bar hanging crooked under the screen is from my Wii... working on velcroing it under the screen.
The Epson 1080UB Pro in action...
Better picture of the window treatments.
A/V closet during shower leak repair. (this is before the register and vent were added to allow airflow into and out of the closet)
Passive register vent added to allow cool air into A/V closet.
Bathroom vent added inside A/V closet to remove hot air.
Home theater riser plans in Google SketchUp: ~20" tall x 72" deep x 93" wide.
Room layout showing riser height and angle to screen from both seating positions.
Preparations for seating riser in rear of room.
Building the lower frame of the riser.
Corners framed using metal straps - ultimately decided these were unnecessary and did not use for entire project.
Second layer of 2x10s screwed in. Initially planned to block with metal straps - later decided to use 2x4s to provide greater stability.
Temporary wood blocks in place to hold upper & lower 2x10s together. Used to line up 2x10s and later replaced with 2x4 lengths that ran from top to bottom of 2x10s.
2x4 bracing applied around edges.
The poor soul who volunteered to help me with this project.
Front step filled with insulation.
Cross sections filled with insulation to deaden resonance from the riser and provide bass cancellation.
Close up of the corners and a relocated outlet that used to be located below where the riser frame now sits.
Front view of the riser fully filled with insulation before plywood applied.
2" holes cut in front of riser to allow sound waves to pass through insulation-filled riser and decrease resonance.
Close up of acoustical ports in riser.
Completed & carpeted riser in place in rear of room.
Closer view of completed riser - now with registers cut in riser to decrease "boomy" bass in room corners from room response modes. Cutting the register holes improved the boomy bass significantly (much more than expected).
Another view of completed & carpeted riser. (note - registers cut purposely out of center to provide best combination of structural integrity and low frequency absorption).
The new Berkline seats are in.
View from the front of the room (one seat reclined) :)
Back row profile view (from door)
View of the theater from the back row.
Red = room response after final 20hz bump in BFD equalizer. Blue = response before final adjustment.
Kitchen setup - Bose Acoustimass speakers hidden behind crown molding.
Game room setup.
The Algonquins arrive on my birthday.
Algonquins in “spiced rum” before installation on the deck.
Axiom Algonquin speakers in "Spiced Rum" color mounted on our deck.
The EP-800 arrives!
Unboxing the Axiom EP-800.
Closeup of the high gloss cherry on the EP-800.
The EP800 casting reflections off the high gloss cherry.
The new setup (for now) with two Axiom subwoofers, EP600 (left) and EP800 (right).
