Latest pics of MB's cellar AV room

Matblack · 25 Feb 2006 at 19:15

Thought I would post a quick up date as I had the camera out

Thats an M&K MX 150THX under the centre, my new toy

200C Centre
103/4 stereo pair
Q30 rears
Denon 2805
Audiolab 8000A
Rega Planet CD
Pio 575A DVD

MB

Matblack · 25 Feb 2006 at 19:21

Picking up an Alphason hifi unit tomorrow and its about time too, my stuff need a good tidy up. Might even get around to soldering some more cables to I can plug the stereo pair into the wall rather than have those trailing wires

MB

Matblack · 25 Feb 2006 at 19:28

mcmad said:
too tempting though isn't it, I'm running the wiring roughly on mine at the mo (projector comes next week) & I just know it will be a long time before its done properly...

The sockets are all there run in behind the false walls I only need to make up jumper cables from the AV Amp to the patch panel behind the amp 2x 1m, I just can't be bothered, I'd rather listen to music or watch a movie

MB

Matblack · 25 Feb 2006 at 20:03

DRZ said:
Did you feel the sub was better central again, or did you feel that "wife" factor influencing the placement again?

I wonder, are those columns strong enough to support a thin(ish) marble plinth to hold the centre? Decoupling it from the sub ought to tighten things up a bit?

Its actually totally out of the alcove now and further toward the centre of the room and listening to Finding Nemo earlier I'm suprised I didn't get lynched by the neighbours. One of H's friends bough her 2 year old over and she jumped right out of her seat at one point

I'm thinking that some sorbathane feet might be the order of the day for under the centre. I've been offer some from Mattym over on AVF for a free trial

MB

Matblack · 26 Feb 2006 at 16:22

Before

After

MB

Matblack · 26 Feb 2006 at 16:50

The Audiolab is built like a breezeblock!

MB

Matblack · 26 Feb 2006 at 23:09

Goatboy said:
What's the situation with the front speakers? are they wired to the stereo amp and the av amp?

Front speakers are fed by the stereo amp only which takes the preouts from the AV amp, the input from the CD player and the input from the turntable. So I have isolated the stereo equipment whilst getting the benifit of power amping the AV outout

MB

Matblack · 26 Feb 2006 at 23:26

Goatboy said:
It ocurred to me after I wrote that you probably had pre-outs on the av amp, unfortunately mine doesn't.

No noticable difference in sound with two different amps powering the speakers then? I take it you have to set two volume controls too?

Audiolab gets set to 12 o'clock and then compensated for on the AV amp, not that it needs it, works a treat

MB

Matblack · 27 Feb 2006 at 08:58

Took me about an hour and a half to rewire everthing and the back of the shelves still looks like an explosion in a spagetti factory

Not looking forward to when I finally get around to putting the skirting on and I have to lift everything out again for another rewire

MB

Matblack · 27 Feb 2006 at 11:29

james.miller said:
That's extremely similar to the layout in my room. Iv'e got two mission m71i's on stands with the 12" LA sub in the middle and the center sitting on the sub. The bottom end when your sitting at the back of the room is incredible

I'm pleased with the sound at the moment, speaking to our resident speaker expert the sub is not the best place to locate the centre but I am considering getting some sorbataine feet to absorb any vibration between the two, the 200C is currently fixed using bluetac

Not sure what the next stage is apart from fitting the skirting and some shelves for all our CDs and DVDs.

I just realised why those shots are so poor, its actually testament to how well the paint works, its a suede finish which I chose becuse it kill reflections (makes the screen look really clear and stand out) but the camera hates it

MB

Matblack · 27 Feb 2006 at 17:28

rG-tom said:
how would something like this work? or is it just too much hassle?

Tom.

Too be honest with the anti-vibration properties of sorbataine it would be just as a good to bung a couple of feet under it, the cab is rock steady and the extra weight of the 200C is good for the bass anyway. If I HAD to build something for the 200C it would be a bracket so I could ceiling mount it which would be less intrusive. Good pic though

MB

Matblack · 10 Oct 2007 at 09:32

Hehe, thanks for the bump

Oddly it looks almost identical including the big pile of skirting that needs to be put up. Over the last year I clocked up 1500 hours on the Panasonic projector and it died an early death, I was quite upset as it was ~£1000 when I bought it but I've replaced it with a Sanyo Z5 which has a 3 year waranty and is a great piece of kit, in the long term I'd like a new JVC projector.

I've built a new media centre which has a Q6600 and 500Gb HD so it can handle HD material like a dream and its very quiet, I've upgraded to a Dinovo Laser set. DVD collection has grown as has my stash of XBOX360 games, I need to get a decent graphics card for the PC so I can use that for gaming too.

MB

Matblack · 10 Oct 2007 at 10:59

I have a lazyboy for me and the wife insisted on a sofa bed in case we have vistors, if I'd had my choice it would be 3/4 cinema recliners. Maybe one day

MB

Matblack · 10 Oct 2007 at 11:18

syke said:
Looks very nice .

The Media Centre sounds like a beast.

I've moved to a Silverstone Grandia G01 its a nice case and with some of those Golfball fans and a MiniNinja cooler its whisper quiet, I'm very pleased with it

MB

Matblack · 10 Oct 2007 at 11:56

Looking at my order history £680 including Vista Ultimate and the replacement fans.

I'm not in MSN very often but I'll log in later

MB

Matblack · 11 Oct 2007 at 15:52

begbo said:
Is it safe having the pc so close to that sub?

Looks awsome though dude, really jealous.

Ahhhh I've changed that around now

I've got a black Silverstone GD01 case and a proper Hifi rack now

MB