Great Room Sound,My system is similar to yours,you see I have the JBL Studio Monitors 4430,(two way in Bi-amp mode)for center channel I am using the 4425,and for the surrounds I am using the same 8330's. The 1050 is being used as a pre-amp,with Carver Audio Amps,Adcom amps,and for sub,I am using the SVS 20-31 C PLUS.Also I am installing my first 110"screen at this time,will post some pictures as soon as my room is completelly done.( I am getting 119 db's at 11ft )

Eurorom:

Yep, I bet those JBLs sound great !! They can take anything that any movie can dish out. Well, I should say _almost_ anything - I blew up a friend's JBL subwoofer yesterday - oops!!

If you were to look behind the screen at a movie dubbing studio, you'd see JBL speakers, same for most cinemas.

Please do post some pictures when you get them. What projector are you using?

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Davis:

That has got to be the 'mother of all commutes', even by L.A. standards! My wife has a long commute also, and puts almost 60 miles on her car going to and from work every day. Do you take the 60 or the 91 'freeway' downtown?

People who don't live here must gasp in horror over how spread out we are - of course the earthquakes kinda re-arrange things occasionally. The right one could shorten the distance you drive



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Commuter Rail (Metrolink) every day (or I would have sold/moved several years ago:> Its the 60 or the 10 when I do drive in. Peace and quiet + tons of open space are REALLY important to me (grew up in Iowa), and Chino Hills is alot like Iowa.

Earthlink records a "page not found" now when trying to access the home theater pictures.

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I needed the web space for another file.....

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Thanks!

I plan to do some more tweaking, but yes, other than the obvious early reflections (which I plan to tame with wall treatments) it does sound pretty 'seamless' from most reasonable viewing positions. I thought about setting up a 'stereo only' system for music, but with the new modes and DVD-A/SACD I'm reconsidering. Once I get good measurements I'll post'em.

One downside - the room behind the living room is my office and so I cannot have a CRT near that wall...

"One downside - the room behind the living room is my office and so I cannot have a CRT near that wall..."


You didn't find that out the hard way did you charlie? I'd almost be surprised if you could have a monitor in next room with all the subs you have in that wall. I think that little inconvenience would be well worth it for the setup that you have though.

SH:

I also tried to get an irregular shape in the HT area as much as other constraints allowed, but I'm pretty new to acoustic treatments and I feel I could really use more knowledge in that area. Any good resources on the web (or elsewhere) you can recommend? Other words of wisdom? I was looking at building some fabric covered (for appearence) traps with 2.5" acoustic foam, but I'm still investigating.

F. Alton Everest has a book called "Acoustics" ( I think that's the title) that is the bible in this area. It can be had thru Mix Magazine bookshelf bookstore on the web. I don't know the URL but I'm sure a search will find it. It will give you much more knowledge than you ever wanted on the subject

Generally, keep the room irregular. Clap your hands as you walk around the room, and if you hear any slap echoes, put something on one or both of the walls in that area until the slap is gone. You don't want a completely dead room, nor a really live one. A reverb period of about 1 second or less is good. Put the most acoustic treatment near the front speakers on the walls and floors to alleviate reflections. Near the surrounds, you might want to keep it somewhat live, to enhance the sense of envelopment from those speakers. By looking at your setup, I think you are well on your way to the ideal acoustic surroundings. It looks like your room might be on the live side, which is good. If that is the case, you can put hangings on the wall and throw carpets in strategic locations to tame the room to your liking.

Have fun!