sk3lph's brand new Media/Cinema room
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OK, as requested I've got round to taking some more pics.
To sum up the equipment is a Yamaha RX-A3050 Amp with Robson Accoustic speakers; two subs and four Monitor Audio ceiling speakers in a 5.2.4 configuration where the centre speaker is behind an accoustically transparent screen. This is all controlled using Control 4 where the AV equipment; projector; lighting and electric blind can all be activated or deactivated with the press of one button.
The ceiling is a starscape one with about 750 points of light provided by fibre optics and a lightbox in the attic space above the room.
I have also incorparated a Rega Planar 6 turntable with Ania MC cartridge and Rega Fono MC phono stage for music listening.
View from the back corner of the room.
And view from front corner looking back.
Like a lot of people I've got back into vinyl again and I've found its a great room for music as well as films. Yes I know the surround speaker is a bit close to the turntable but this was the only place I could realistically put them - the turntable is on a dedicated wall mount so it is isolated as best it can be.
The monitor is for instances when I'm listening to a surround music DVDs and need to navigate the menus - so this means I don't need to switch the projector on if I just want to listen to music.
Close up of the front middle chair which is the best listening position - the cushion is good positioned just at the back of the neck which is really comfortable, the only danger is that it is very easy to fall asleep in.
Front chair with the foot rest extended which is done with the touch of a button, keep your finger on the button and the backrest goes almost horizontal. The picture also shows the AC ventillation grille in the ceiling just in front of the projector.
The rear chairs are not as fancy as the front ones but they can still recline and are pretty comfortable. They are also on a platform so you can see over the front ones.
View of the Control 4 remote and the controls for the massage settings on the front chair. The cup holder can also either heat up your drink or keep it cold using the buttons on the arm rest. The table is black glass so the white dots are reflected from the ceiling.
Finally a pic of the projector which I'll be hanging onto for a while yet until genuine 4k projectors come down to a decent price.
Thats it, hope that provides some interest and ideas for your own setups.
To sum up the equipment is a Yamaha RX-A3050 Amp with Robson Accoustic speakers; two subs and four Monitor Audio ceiling speakers in a 5.2.4 configuration where the centre speaker is behind an accoustically transparent screen. This is all controlled using Control 4 where the AV equipment; projector; lighting and electric blind can all be activated or deactivated with the press of one button.
The ceiling is a starscape one with about 750 points of light provided by fibre optics and a lightbox in the attic space above the room.
I have also incorparated a Rega Planar 6 turntable with Ania MC cartridge and Rega Fono MC phono stage for music listening.
View from the back corner of the room.
And view from front corner looking back.
Like a lot of people I've got back into vinyl again and I've found its a great room for music as well as films. Yes I know the surround speaker is a bit close to the turntable but this was the only place I could realistically put them - the turntable is on a dedicated wall mount so it is isolated as best it can be.
The monitor is for instances when I'm listening to a surround music DVDs and need to navigate the menus - so this means I don't need to switch the projector on if I just want to listen to music.
Close up of the front middle chair which is the best listening position - the cushion is good positioned just at the back of the neck which is really comfortable, the only danger is that it is very easy to fall asleep in.
Front chair with the foot rest extended which is done with the touch of a button, keep your finger on the button and the backrest goes almost horizontal. The picture also shows the AC ventillation grille in the ceiling just in front of the projector.
The rear chairs are not as fancy as the front ones but they can still recline and are pretty comfortable. They are also on a platform so you can see over the front ones.
View of the Control 4 remote and the controls for the massage settings on the front chair. The cup holder can also either heat up your drink or keep it cold using the buttons on the arm rest. The table is black glass so the white dots are reflected from the ceiling.
Finally a pic of the projector which I'll be hanging onto for a while yet until genuine 4k projectors come down to a decent price.
Thats it, hope that provides some interest and ideas for your own setups.
Caporegime
Honestly these look 100% photoshopped. The only way we can trustfully verify this is as awesome as it looks is to come over for a movie or 6 
Bloody incredible mate. Must be sooooo satisfying to sit back and enjoy all of that.
Bloody incredible mate. Must be sooooo satisfying to sit back and enjoy all of that.
Honestly these look 100% photoshopped. The only way we can trustfully verify this is as awesome as it looks is to come over for a movie or 6
Bloody incredible mate. Must be sooooo satisfying to sit back and enjoy all of that.
It'd be a bit of a trek for you to come over from Portugal to the NW of England
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Caporegime
Quick question with regards to paint / paper, are all your surfaces the same colour?
Reason i ask is building my coffers this weekend and debating what colour the faces should be, the room is currently matt black on the projector wall and dark grey on the others with a white ceiling.
I was thinking going matt black for all walls including the ceiling and horizontal face of the coffer, then perhaps dark grey or white for the vertical coffer face?
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Hi Firestar,
I went with dark grey ceiling, medium grey coffer and woodwork, front and rear walls black wallpaper sidewalls black with a little bit of sparkle in it.
Are there pictures of your room on here somewhere?
Caporegime
Thanks for the info, your scheme works so well i will probably adopt it.
No picture of my room on here yet, will probably upload whenever the room stops evolving!
Soldato
I’m planning on having a cinema room in the new house we just bought. Thanks for the info and inspiration!!
You are most welcome - that was one of the reasons I put this forum thread together, to pass on some ideas for peoples own install - I also can't take credit for the design as I used a few ideas from other sources myself.
It was a lot of work, I split the ceiling into a grid using chalk string and designated around 35 points of light to each grid reference. I was above the ceiling feeding the optical cables through whilst a mate drilled the 700 1mm holes from below using a dremel. I then secured them all using black silicon and duck tape and then put in a raised floor to protect the install from any foot through the ceiling mishaps as the AC unit needs regular servicing and it lives in the ceiling space and is now easy to get to.
It took months but I don't regret putting it in for a second - it definitely delivers the visual impact I was looking for.
No doubt. It looks great! I'm still debating whether I have the motivation/know how to get it done and may just stick with the velvet batcave of nothing plan.
Long term plan finally achieved this weekend with a projector upgrade to the Sony VPL-VW270ES which is providing a fantastic 4k image which is a big step up from the JVC DILA-HD1 which I had before for around 8 years. The new JVC projector range looked appealing but they are even more expensive than this one, they are too big to fit in my projector enclosure and also the Sony air vents are both at the front which also suits the enclosure as shown in the picture. The JVC projectors all have a rear air vent so some serious modification would need to be done to accommodate one if I went for it.
I've also now got the Sony UBP-X1000ES UHD player to go with this and its all running great, I've got the Control4 guy coming round on Friday morning to do some reprogramming for all the new kit which is the main drawback of using it, but that should be it for me on the upgrading front for a long time - the missus took some convincing for this one.
Massive thanks to Howie and Mike at Richer Sounds Preston for being very helpful and accommodating - they couldn't do enough and a testament to buying locally.
On with the viewage.
I've also now got the Sony UBP-X1000ES UHD player to go with this and its all running great, I've got the Control4 guy coming round on Friday morning to do some reprogramming for all the new kit which is the main drawback of using it, but that should be it for me on the upgrading front for a long time - the missus took some convincing for this one.
Massive thanks to Howie and Mike at Richer Sounds Preston for being very helpful and accommodating - they couldn't do enough and a testament to buying locally.
On with the viewage.
Soldato
very very sweet. Interesting on the projector housing as I know I've have the 320 version of that PJ and it's 14kg...
Amazing. Looks great. I thought Control4 was long gone. Did you think about going DIY or just wanted ease of use for control? When i was planning a build myself i contacted a few home cinema specialists and wasn't really keen on them forcing apple products down my throat for home audio so i never bothered and just went with Sonos kit throughout the house. But seeing Control4 has come a long way i might venture back into that whenever i get some space for a home cinema. (long way off yet!) Congrats though something i've longed to do for awhile now.
Yes, one of the better design choices I think as although ceiling brackets are fine it looks much more integrated and part of the room, although I'm limited in terms of projector size and cooling arrangement.
Thanks - I still get a kick out of the routine of getting settled in just before the film starts, going into the room heightens the anticipation of the show. I usually tend to run trailers and all the video links you get in the cinema before the main feature including retro cinema adverts with a Pearl and Dean reel, but obviously its mainly been my household in there lately so not been bothering so much with that right now.
I was sold on Control4 right from the start as you can control almost everything either from the supplied remote or from a phone or tablet, so I can drop the blind, start the lights and get some mood music running from anywhere in the house. There are some down sides to it - its on the pricey side; you can't program it yourself and I have an Nvidia Shield which isn't supported by Control4 and neither is the Xbox - but it works fine with the amp, projector and Blu-ray player.
Control4 has expanded and they are now marketing "Smart Homes" where the whole house can be controlled centrally, but I have just got it in this room and don't plan on doing any expansion to cover more of the house.
Its well worth considering if you want to control more than just your AV gear.