Browse Forums Home Theatre & Automation 1 Mar 03, 2009 10:41 am im building a new house and trying to find some information on home theatre systems, where is the best place to start looking there seems so much info out there. any help/ideas would be appreciated... Re: home theatre ideas 4Mar 03, 2009 11:46 am Hi mate.
Where are you building? What size and sort of room are you aiming for? What sort of setup are you interested in (projector, etc.)? What sort of budget were you thinking of? There's plenty of info in here too - just look through this section or perhaps ask some more specific questions. Re: home theatre ideas 5Mar 03, 2009 3:52 pm rodda,
building western subrubs (williams landing). room size is 4.19 x 5.70 im looking for main tv as a plasma and have projector as well for movies etc budgets around 10-15K tks for the info Re: home theatre ideas 6Mar 03, 2009 4:06 pm OK, well your budget's good.
Wall mounted plasma with a motorised screen that comes down in front of it is the way to go - Matt and I have done many installs like that. Full HD projector - DLP will easily fit on anything up to a 110" screen, any bigger and you'll want to check your numbers. Are you interested in In-Wall / In-ceiling speakers? or traditional floorstanding etc....? Blu-Ray? What about wall and floor coverings? Don't want the room to be to reflective (sonically)... Re: home theatre ideas 7Mar 04, 2009 11:41 am im keen for in-wall/in-ceiling speakers to keep it looking all plush - if you get my drfit. although what i would prefer is to have full speaker capability throughout the house and be able to zone and also have access to ipod, radio etc - any experience in this as well? any ideas?
as to floor & wall coverings - any suggestions? blu-ray - im not convinced on this yet, i know ppl are going on saying how fantastic but im still to get it. thanks for the feedback Re: home theatre ideas 8Mar 04, 2009 1:05 pm cotbfamily im keen for in-wall/in-ceiling speakers to keep it looking all plush - if you get my drfit. although what i would prefer is to have full speaker capability throughout the house and be able to zone and also have access to ipod, radio etc - any experience in this as well? any ideas? as to floor & wall coverings - any suggestions? blu-ray - im not convinced on this yet, i know ppl are going on saying how fantastic but im still to get it. thanks for the feedback Wire for HD (HDMI) even if you dont use it yet, you will kick yourself later. On a 100" screen from 3m you WILL see a difference. Dont get in ceiling speakers, they project sound at the wrong angle, in walls probably arent feasable in most houses as the walls arent thick enough too. Im going for floor standing speakers myself. Walls were leaving as is, might improve later. Flooring will be carpet As for the whole house audio stuff, something like Starserve is probably worth looking into Re: home theatre ideas 9Mar 04, 2009 1:08 pm If you want to have a couple of rooms outside the theatre to have audio and you want some control in those areas then you really should be considering a proper multi-room audio system for that, leaving the theatre to have it's own dedicated sound system (it will make selecting the audio gear for both easier...). I have installed systems that give you radio, CD, even iPod (not just the sound from but the ability to control the device, including the iPod!) at the push of a button on a keypad in any of up to 6 rooms for a very reasonable cost.
My old theatre was all In-wall speakers, and then I had a separate multi-room audio system for the Formal Lounge, Master Bedroom, Ensuite and Outdoor areas, using a combo of In-ceiling, In-wall and Outdoor speakers. It is the best way to do it. As far as floor and wall coverings in the theatre goes, definitely carpet the floor - there is no better option. For the walls, my own plan for my next theatre, and you can see Matt's demo room at Selby Acoustics, has curtains around the walls - this is a very good idea if you can get it in (why else would commercial cinemas all do it?). Re: home theatre ideas 10Mar 05, 2009 7:50 am Hellman109 Dont get in ceiling speakers, they project sound at the wrong angle, in walls probably arent feasable in most houses as the walls arent thick enough too. Im going for floor standing speakers myself. Rod/Matt - could you clarify this issue about in-ceiling speakers projecting sound in the wrong direction? I've heard the "wrong direction" statement before but I've also heard that modern in-ceiling speakers are pretty impressive. Re: home theatre ideas 11Mar 05, 2009 8:18 am purpleninja Rod/Matt - could you clarify this issue about in-ceiling speakers projecting sound in the wrong direction? I've heard the "wrong direction" statement before but I've also heard that modern in-ceiling speakers are pretty impressive. Old ways project the sound straight down from the roof. So your sound all comes from above, not infront or from the sides as it should. This means sounds are coming from the wrong direction when watching a movie. There are newer inroof speakers that are angled, they I presume would be much better as its then from above, but the right direction. Ive never heard them in use though. Basically, the sound is coming from behind and above, or infront and above, instead of behind or infront of you. For music and such it makes no difference, aslong as its coming from left/right as expected. But for movies where you expect sound from the camera level, it comes from above you. Re: home theatre ideas 12Mar 05, 2009 8:56 am The angled In-ceiling speakers are to tackle the issue of 'non-focused' sound coming from the front speakers if they were the regular In-ceilings, but for surround speakers they don't need to be focused (in fact surround speakers are supposed to be non-focused so the effect is a more abient sound where you can't pin-point it's origin.).
So, using regular In-ceiling speakers for surround speakers in a home cinema setup is perfectly acceptable, and in fact not a bad option at all because they are so descreet. It's using them as front speakers where you need to be more particular and really think hard as to whether you really want In-ceiling speakers for fronts in your cinema (we've tried it before an weren't impressed...). Regular In-ceiling speakers are, of course, perfect for multi-room audio systems (unless you actually want something very focused and direct, but then if you did you'd want other speakers anyway...) as these systems are almost always wanted to be more descreet... Re: home theatre ideas 13Mar 05, 2009 9:41 am Hellman109 There are newer inroof speakers that are angled, they I presume would be much better as its then from above, but the right direction. Re: home theatre ideas 14Mar 05, 2009 9:42 am Rodda The angled In-ceiling speakers are to tackle the issue of 'non-focused' sound coming from the front speakers if they were the regular In-ceilings, but for surround speakers they don't need to be focused (in fact surround speakers are supposed to be non-focused so the effect is a more abient sound where you can't pin-point it's origin.). So, using regular In-ceiling speakers for surround speakers in a home cinema setup is perfectly acceptable, and in fact not a bad option at all because they are so descreet. It's using them as front speakers where you need to be more particular and really think hard as to whether you really want In-ceiling speakers for fronts in your cinema (we've tried it before an weren't impressed...). Regular In-ceiling speakers are, of course, perfect for multi-room audio systems (unless you actually want something very focused and direct, but then if you did you'd want other speakers anyway...) as these systems are almost always wanted to be more descreet... That makes sense to me. I was considering them for surrounds so that fits perfectly for my needs. I won't mention the atrocity that is in ceiling/wall subwoofers in case you start frothing at the mouth I would say both styles you have pictured are steel. The lower chord of the first pic would be a massive lump if made using timber considering the size of the rafters. If… 1 6268 Hi guys We have just removed a very large grape vine which was mounted to a structure along this wall. This is a shared wall with our neighbour, and after removal, we… 0 4018 |