New theater pictures to tease your appetite

[Chris D]

Here's a few samples of the latest Chris D Globe Theater to tease your appetite. Enjoy.

From my Home favorite DVD of all time. Kudos to anyone who can name it. Extra special points to anyone who can name the CHAPTER (or scene title) that this comes from.

It's actually quite famous.









Unfortunately, it's just so hard to take quality pics in a properly finished theater. Pics 1 through 3 are with the flash off, using theater lighting. Detail is hard to make out, with the dark colors blending in details.

I took these pics to show what I just chose to set up for home theater calibration, though, so pic 4 is with the camera flash on, which just lights up the whole room, making it look much less like a theater.

In pic 4 you can see that I set up a microphone stand with boom arm to place the Radio Shack Sound Pressure Level (SPL) meter right in the prime listening location.

I'm actually very proud of myself--went to Lowe's this afternoon, and ended up in the plumbing department. Took a couple pieces of copper fittings and attached them to the 1/2" bolt at the end of the microphone stand. Inside the fitting I bolted a 1/4" bolt with the threads sticking out the end, so it's a custom-made adapter to put a 1/4" bolt (standard for meters, cameras, etc) at the end of a 1/2" thread. (standard for microphone stands) Then the RS meter bolts right on the end securely, so I can place it exactly where I want it with no variations during calibration. I placed it like that so it faces out to the side. Then I just hide in the side of my theater and record the readings, or better yet, once I get my #@$%@# USB-MIDI adapter cable working, run it all straight into my laptop in the equipment rack.

Other items to note that can be clearly seen in the pictures:
- Rope lighting installed under the stair lip for the front stage and rear seating riser
- Salamander Matteo theater seats
- Lighted EXIT sign over theater door
- Red curtains opened to the sides of the screen add a bit of color to the room, livening it up
- Theater-styled signs on the back wall underneath the projector. Here they are not distracting visually during viewing. I anticipate updating these signs to better quality versions soon

[GregoriusM]

No idea which chapter of which DVD, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say that Santana is in there somewhere.

I've only seen Santana on TV once or twice, so feel free to laugh if my guess is so far away it's laughable.

:later:

[dyazdani]

Same thing I was thinking. Seems like he was in 3 movies - California Screamin', Soul to Soul, and Night as the Family Dog or something. I've never heard of any of them.

[Kevin P]

Nice theater Chris!

Makes me wish I had a basement so I could do a setup like that. Oh well, my family room theater isn't half bad either.

[Azeke]

That's a beautiful HT Chris. It certainly looks like Carlos S, but I have no idea what movies it's from.

Best regards,

Azeke

[P-Dub]

Great looking HT.

I was thinking US Rattle & Hum.

edit: Yeah I meant U2.

[aud19]

Great looking HT.

I was thinking US Rattle & Hum.

Yup U2's Rattle & Hum :yesnod: If I'm wrong I need to get my eyes checked :lol:

[George Bellefontaine]

Chris, that theater of yours is one heckuva beaut. Really love what you've accomplished there. Very professional. And, I concur, it must be U2 Rattle & Hum.

[Chris D]

Thanks! Good answer--yes, it is U2's Rattle and Hum, my all time #1 favorite DVD.

Can anybody name the song that they're playing in that scene? Again, very famous scene.

[ekkoville]

Sunday Bloody Sunday......is my guess.

[P-Dub]

My guess is Desire?

I may have to buy this DVD now.

[aud19]

I just bought it a few weeks ago...haven't watched it yet though

[JonMarsh]

Bloody nice setup, Chris! :T :T

[Bob]

Beautiful home theater. Take a look at the lighting credits for Shake Rattle and Hum.

[Chris D]

Thanks, guys. Perhaps another trivia question would also provide a "prompting hint" for the previous question?

- Who is holding the spotlight right behind the Edge as he's playing the guitar solo?

Bob, I'll go check out the credits! Dare I guess what I might find?

[Chris D]

Bob, you do mean "Rattle and Hum", right, by U2, and not the alternative "Shake, Rattle, and Roll"?

[RobP]

Chris, your HT looks really nice! :T Great Job. It reminds me that I need to get off my behind and get to work on mine. :rofl:

[Chris D]

Thanks, Robert.

No takers on the trivia? It's Bono, holding a spotlight behind the Edge as he plays the solo of "Bullet the Blue Sky" in concert. Bono moves the spotlight all around him, and then with the music shines the light out into the audience. Very famous scene, and often for Rattle and Hum you'll see pictures and posters of this scene, showing Bono holding the spotlight, shining it on the Edge.

[bigburner]

Thanks, Robert.

No takers on the trivia? It's Bono, holding a spotlight behind the Edge as he plays the solo of "Bullet the Blue Sky" in concert. Bono moves the spotlight all around him, and then with the music shines the light out into the audience. Very famous scene, and often for Rattle and Hum you'll see pictures and posters of this scene, showing Bono holding the spotlight, shining it on the Edge.

Here it is...

[Trevor Schell]

Hi Chris!!
Looks Outstanding! :T
I love the over lighting.
The stage presentation effect
with the drapes around the screen
is to dream about!

Great Job!
:amen: :amen: :amen:

[H.T.C]

Very nice set up.

[blownrx7]

Chris,
I know this is an old thread but I have to compliment you on how nice the room looks! I really like the way you hid all the speakers and sound treatment and especially the surround speakers. I never considered an acoustically transparent screen - primarily because I don't have a truly dedicated HT room :cry: , but the super clean look the room really makes a compelling argument to consider it.
All the Guilford fabric must have cost quite a bit. Where did you purchase it from?

Kudos to you for a truly impressive implementation ;x(

[Chris D]

Thanks! The fabric wasn't free by any means, but I'd call it somewhat reasonable in cost for what it does--part of an acoustical treatment, as WELL as being one of the biggest elements of the room's fashion design. Looks good, works good.

As for where I bought it, I'm trying to remember... it's the store most popular on the various forums. They give you a really good deal if you mention the forums. Perhaps it was www.fabricmate.com ??

[kgveteran]

Great job ! Great DVD also.Dedicated rooms are great.Enjoy :B

[Chris D]

Thanks, man!

[Dingaling2004]

Hi there Chris,

Love your set-up. You have done really, really well and achieved what I hope to with my home theater.

Can I please ask you the size of the room that you have? It is hard to tell from the photos. My wife and I are building a house within the next 12 months and I am trying to plan out my theater. I have a dedicated room and I have finally convinced my wife (it was a very expensive bribe!) to allow me to delete the large sliding door and the two windows from the room. Do you have any idea how hard it is to convince a female of the logical reasons why I should have a room without natural light????

Anyway, would really love some input from you if you have the time. What you have is my ideal setup, so I will tell you what my set-up will be and maybe you could make some recommendations:

(1) Theater room will be 4.75 metres wide x 7.03 metres long (15.6 feet wide by 23.06
feet long).

(2) I will be mounting a solid core standard single width entry door at the rear of the
room.

(3) I definitely want a projector and use in wall speakers. I hope that the JVC
DLA-HD1 1080P projector will be at a reasonable cost by then but your suggestion
would be great. Was thinking about a screen size of about 110 inches with a max
up to 120 inches.

(4) The room construction will be drywall with brick core, which sould be fairly good
for sealing the room off acoustically from the rest of the house. The Home Theater
room is at the rear of the home and does not have a storey above, allowing much
easier access to wiring.

(5) The equipment which I have so-far (just waiting for my new room) is as follows:

Rotel RMB-1077 7 channel Class D amplifier 7 x 100W RMS
Rotel RSP-1068 Processor
Rotel RT-1080 AM/FM Tuner (will be on order soon)
Toshiba HD-A1 HD-DVD player
Marantz DVD6001 SACD/DVD-A/DVD player
LG HDTV 1080i Digital Set Top Box.
Sonance Sub 1 in wall subwoofers with dedicated amplifier
M&S Systems WG150W 8 inch in wall speakers FR + FL
M&S Systems WG150C 8 inch in ceiling speakers for RR and RL
M&S Systems WG100W 6 inch in wall speakers for CB1 and CB2
Bowers and Wilkins CWM Center Channel with twin Kevlar drivers

As you can probably tell, I am looking to install a 7.2 system. I have not heard many reviews on the M&S speakers, but they have been recommended to me and I did pick them up at a reasonable price. Do you think they will sonically mesh with the B&W Center channel or am I being a little wishful here? Worst come to the worst, I can always order the matching B&W fronts.

Was looking for about a 6-8 seat configuration with 1 riser.

Any advice that you or other more experienced members could offer would be greatly appreciated. I have always wanted my dedicated Home Theater and I don't want to stuff this up. Something tells me that life would not be worth living (with my wife) if I don't get this mainly right first time. I bet there are a million guys out there who know what I am going through!

Cheers mate and thanks for any advice.

Greg

[Chris D]

Hi, Greg-

Sounds like you've got a good thing going there. You have a GREAT size for a theater. I just moved, but the theater in the pictures above was 12' x 22' w/ 8' ceilings. It worked fine, but if I could have chosen more space in one dimension, it would have been width, which you have more of.

- Groovy about the solid-core door. Don't forget to put weatherstripping around the edges of it to seal in sound.

- Go with whatever 1080p projector you can best fit in your budget. You may be thinking of the JVC RS1 projector, which is a very good one. There are cheaper 1080p projectors out there, but they may not perform as well. I had a 119" screen, and it rocked. Although some people urge caution, I recommend the biggest screen that you can make work.

- The wall construction will do well to absorb mass, and keep sound bleed-through low. Without sound isolation construction, though, you may still get some outside the room.

- I'm not familiar with M&S speakers. You're not talking about M&K, are you? I have no idea if they'll work with a B&W center channel, but I HIGHLY, HIGHLY recommend to people that they get matching speaker sets.

I have other threads here in the Guide on theater construction. You may want to search!

[Dingaling2004]

Hi Chris,
Thanks very much mate. I appreciate your help. I will definitely take your advice on the door stripping. The speakers are definitely M&S. I have attached the spec sheet on the following links and you can let me know what you think.

http://www.laaudiofile.com/wg150w.html

Take it easy and enjoy your theatre (why don't you Americans spell it correctly, like us Aussies. Everyone (below the equator anyway!) knows that it's 'THEATRE'! Cheers!

[Chris D]

Actually, I named my project the "Globe Theatre". There's several meanings behind it, but one of the biggest is an homage to Shakespeare's original theatre in London. So in choosing which spelling to use, yes, I did use "theatre", which I considered at the time to be British. (sorry to make the connection to the source above the equator!)

[Dingaling2004]

Good to see that a sense of humour is alive and well down here. Actually, I was buttering you up with all of my flattery. How does a business class airfare and all the beer you can drink sound for building my home theater from scratch......oh well, had to ask. Have a good night and enjoy your next night at the Globe Theatre!
Greg.

[Chris D]

bump on this, as I've had questions. I've moved since this thread existed, and no longer own this theater, but it's worthwhile for picture reference and discussion. My new theater is different.

[Chris D]

Bump, for a current discussion.