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Well I finally started making some headway again on my Media Center project . Page 2 has the latest doings.
Pete
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No surprise that your cabinetry looks great ... :T
What options are you looking at for a screen?
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I tried various laminates ranging from the white/off white to the light grays. I also compared these to Dalite samples I had ordered. The laminate, at least some of them, worked very well. For anyone that wants a fixed screen it would be an easy build, high quality screen for not a lot of money. The other advantage, for folks that have projectors that would benefit from some color tweaking, the range of colors available from all the manufacturers is good.
Of course in my situation I require a roll up screen and laminate is just too brittle and stiff. I may wind up ordering screen material from Dalite and making my own screen.
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I've seen a couple of fold-up screens posted somewhere - if I can remember/find the links I'll post them. They were hinged at the top and folded up to the ceiling when not required - might be a thought.
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Very nice! Great cabinets and wine bar. So do you live in PA or FL? Both?DanishComment
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Wow...amazing work.Comment
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Screen Material
Some of of the DIY projector folks use blackout cloth for screen material and are happy with the results. Available in Joanne Fabrics or the like. Dirt Cheap. Normal use is to make curtains for day sleepers which allow no light through. One side is nice and shiny.
Just a thought,
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excellent job! :T I love checking out sites like yours where someone clearly loved what they were doing and did an excellent creative job on a project.Last edited by JoshK; 17 March 2006, 18:13 Friday.Comment
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That room looks good, I am going to follow your progress.
I am just starting to look into the infinite baffle sub. It sounds interesting.SkynutComment
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Paul: A fold up is not an option as I have recessed lights in the ceiling. I wanted a stealthier approach anyway.
Danish: PA. The 14" of rain and a clogged drainage pipe caused the flooding. We were just in the path of 2 of Floridas leftovers.
Jason: I guess BO cloth could be made into a retractable screen. I'll have to check it out, thanks.
Jack, Josh, Skynut: Thanks. It took me a while to get back to working on this, now I know why
. I forgot how tedious line arrays were to put together. The casework is the easy part.
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Pete, you can get a manual pulldown Dalite High Power for about the cost of the fabric. They're popular in schools, etc., so they don't have the big markup of the "home theater" stuff. Call AVS for a quote on a model C with the HP fabric. I'm told they're about the cheapest around. The HP is very bright as long as you're on-axis and it seems to hide waves and ripples better than most pulldowns. Probably something about it being retroreflective.
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My problem with stock screens is their sizes fall in between what I have to work with. As for the Hi Power material, it's something I didn't get samples of as I thought the gain was too high. Another thought along your line of reasoning is to buy one of their larger sizes and take it apart, cut it down to what I need and just mount it w/o the outer case. It's going to be hidden by a valance of some sort so I don't need it. The waves and ripples are what worry me tho. I was thinking of adding some weight to the bottom rail but I need the mechanism in hand to see if that's possible.
The decision of a screen was the major stumbling block for me. I played around with so many goofy ideas and wound up coming full circle. Someone else told me that Dalite will basically make anything you want so I'm checking that out. I probably need to talk to someone from Dalite directly, instead of going thru the distributor.
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I think Dalite will make them any size and charge you for the next larger stock size. AVS can give you the skinny. They sell a ton of them and know what's up with custom stuff.
Because of its retroreflective nature, the HP only gets full gain if your eye is right by the projector. If the projector is on the ceiling it will be dimmer sitting down, but uniformly dimmer; it's a champ of edge to edge uniformity with zero hotspotting. My friend has one and I think it looks great. We covered half his screen with a white sheet and it was no contest. I'm a fan of bright screens. None of them are as bright as an RPTV so I'll take all I can get.Comment
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Just so we don't get into trouble I'll remind everyone that Carada is a forum sponsor...:wink:
IB subwoofer FAQ page
"Complicated equipment and light reflectors and various other items of hardware are enough, to my mind, to prevent the birdie from coming out." ...... Henri Cartier-BressonComment
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Tom, I already looked and they seem to only have fixed screens available. Sorry tho.
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Here's the before and after measurements of the new LAs. Blue is before, green after 5kHz notch and level matching. Overall I'm pretty pleased with the sound quality (love big boxes!). I may not miss the dipole config after all..... well maybe just a little
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Wow...very impressive!
What woofers are in the line array? You gave away those Dayton Alums (thank you!) so I'm curious what went in.Comment
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Very impressive, We need more people like you to motivate the rest of us. Looks like you really took your time and did an excellent job.
Brian WalterLast edited by Brian Walter; 04 October 2006, 08:41 Wednesday.Comment
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RS180'sOriginally posted by cobbpa
IB subwoofer FAQ page
"Complicated equipment and light reflectors and various other items of hardware are enough, to my mind, to prevent the birdie from coming out." ...... Henri Cartier-BressonComment
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That's not his talent, he owns Bucks County Woodworking. So his employees did the building.... :BOriginally posted by beto
Just kidding....
Over the years everything Pete's built has come out looking great, so once again, congrats Mr.M...... :T
IB subwoofer FAQ page
"Complicated equipment and light reflectors and various other items of hardware are enough, to my mind, to prevent the birdie from coming out." ...... Henri Cartier-BressonComment
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Outstanding.
I'm also intrigued by your line arrays. Any info on those?Comment
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There's a thread about them...Do a search for threads started by 'PMazz'
IB subwoofer FAQ page
"Complicated equipment and light reflectors and various other items of hardware are enough, to my mind, to prevent the birdie from coming out." ...... Henri Cartier-BressonComment
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Hey thanks guys!
I'd like to take credit for it but my wife is the one who spurred me on (more like cattle prod). I'd have been happy with raw MDF.
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I can't tell you how many funny looks I got from the guys while building theseOriginally posted by ThomasW. They all thought I was out of my mind (probably right).
The good news is the new rig actually sounds pretty good! I still have some acoustic tweaking to do here and there but I'm not too displeased with all the compromises I had to make.
Of course I'd be remiss to thank TW and Jon (and everyone else) for all the help and advice I've received.
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Great job Pete. Of course we would have expected nothing less. Funny how the wife manages to prod one into taking a bussmans holiday and doing "work" at home.
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Yea, women want silly things like finishes and esthetics and carpeting and new furniture and.....Originally posted by Dennis HGreat job Pete. Of course we would have expected nothing less. Funny how the wife manages to prod one into taking a bussmans holiday and doing "work" at home.
I was more intent on making the fewest compromises (audio/visual).
So the new carpet is in and the new furniture is due beginning of December. Ain't married life grand? :B
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