Is this practical? Recomendations

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Im in the throws of redesigning my house, my living room is quite rectangular (about 18ft x 10ft).

My first plan is to sink my samsung plasma into the wall, over which i will have a drop down 100" screen if possible, to feed a projector. My question, as im pretty new to home cinema, is a 100" screen achievable from 10 feet? Is it practical to have a screen coming down over my plasma when its going to be in use?

I was looking at the kef KHT1005 for my speakers, again the front 3 would be sunk into the wall if possible.

Im unsure on what amp to go for, and what projector, im on a budget of around £3-4000 to do it all, ill need to get someone to do the wiring and mounting so i dont **** it all up :p

Finally, what shop online offers the best bang for buck for amps/speakers/projectors?
 
InwardSinging said:
I was looking at the kef KHT1005 for my speakers, again the front 3 would be sunk into the wall if possible.
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I'm sure some past Kef owners will comment on these,
but I'd reckon you would be better off with something more "chunky" TM.
Especially as it sounds like you can recess them a little.

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Why fork so much money into the system and you have low end satellites? I can't understand why people do this! Look at the M&K inwall, or their "Plasma" range- they look like the S-150's but are about 2" thick.

You need to calculate the throw distance from the lens. Go visit a HT shop and speak to the owner. I would not use the Plasma whilst the screen is down. You need to see projectors going, DLP are good but I can see rainbows (single chip)...can't watch it for more than 10 minutes.
 
squiffy said:
Why fork so much money into the system and you have low end satellites? I can't understand why people do this! Look at the M&K inwall, or their "Plasma" range- they look like the S-150's but are about 2" thick.

You need to calculate the throw distance from the lens. Go visit a HT shop and speak to the owner. I would not use the Plasma whilst the screen is down. You need to see projectors going, DLP are good but I can see rainbows (single chip)...can't watch it for more than 10 minutes.
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Its why Im asking for advice squiffy, i really dont know what is best, or even what is available, all i have in my head is a picture of my plasma sunk in with a screen going over the top :)

Ill take a trip into the city at the weekend and speak with them to give me some ideas.
 
I can't see you having a problem with creating a 100" screen. I used to achieve that in my old appartment with an older Panny AE500 LCD.
 
I can give you help regarding screen size and distance. I have a Themescene HD72i DLP projector and a 92" screen.

The PJ is mounted on my ceiling roughly 10 feet away from the screen. You still can have the extra 8 inchs by zooming out on the PJ. You should be ok with this rough estimate of distance.

Hope this helps you a little.
 
droolinggimp said:
I can give you help regarding screen size and distance. I have a Themescene HD72i DLP projector and a 92" screen.

The PJ is mounted on my ceiling roughly 10 feet away from the screen. You still can have the extra 8 inchs by zooming out on the PJ. You should be ok with this rough estimate of distance.

Hope this helps you a little.
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Thats great, at least i know its possible now. Ill have a look in the shops at the weekend and see what the guys try to sell me, before asking further opinions. :)
 
squiffy said:
Why fork so much money into the system and you have low end satellites? I can't understand why people do this! Look at the M&K inwall, or their "Plasma" range- they look like the S-150's but are about 2" thick.
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& are also going to set him back around 2.5 grand for the front 3 only, add 1.5K for the surrounds & at least 2K for a sub & he is well over budget
 
mcmad said:
& are also going to set him back around 2.5 grand for the front 3 only, add 1.5K for the surrounds & at least 2K for a sub & he is well over budget
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Well he could spend several thousand on a sound system and buy a 21" TV instead. If you're going the whole hog do it properly, don't compromise on one. Unless those Kef's are a temporary solution and then upgrade asap when funds allow.

You won't get the same presence during films with a budget sound system.
 
squiffy said:
Well he could spend several thousand on a sound system and buy a 21" TV instead. If you're going the whole hog do it properly, don't compromise on one. Unless those Kef's are a temporary solution and then upgrade asap when funds allow.

You won't get the same presence during films with a budget sound system.
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As stated in his opening post he has a 3-4k budget, an M&K s150 setup is in a completely different price bracket
 
squiffy said:
Well he could spend several thousand on a sound system and buy a 21" TV instead. If you're going the whole hog do it properly, don't compromise on one. Unless those Kef's are a temporary solution and then upgrade asap when funds allow.

You won't get the same presence during films with a budget sound system.
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I was scrimping a bit on sound, purely for the reason that my house isnt that large, its a semi detached and when the kids are in bed, they moan if the TV is up too load :p
 
get a decent stereo setup & forget about surround sound would be my honest recommendation.

Unless you spend huge amounts of money & time to set it up / deal with room issues I would not recommend surround to anyone. I have yet to hear a sub 10k surround system I thought was any good.
 
mcmad said:
get a decent stereo setup & forget about surround sound would be my honest recommendation.

Unless you spend huge amounts of money & time to set it up / deal with room issues I would not recommend surround to anyone. I have yet to hear a sub 10k surround system I thought was any good.
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True, if you're not spending a lot for the sound setup don't get multi-channel system, say £1000-£2000. 10K for complete 5.1 will get you nice system, I would say £5K will get you a good 5.1 system too. You don't need to go OTT unless you can afford it, but don't buy pap either. If buying second hand you'll get more for your money.

I don't know where you haven't heard £8000 system to not very good, probably not setup right...or being ripped off big time.
 
mcmad said:
get a decent stereo setup & forget about surround sound would be my honest recommendation.

Unless you spend huge amounts of money & time to set it up / deal with room issues I would not recommend surround to anyone. I have yet to hear a sub 10k surround system I thought was any good.
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I was considering that as an option, it might be a way to go, getting the wires across and hidden was my main concern really.
 
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