Living Room with in-wall 7.1.4 and PJ

dancook · 19 Oct 2017 at 11:48

A very early ARC calibration, before room is finished and before even professional takes a look.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/01ld3krisq8hkf7/PrePro_ARC.pdf?dl=0

signs · 19 Oct 2017 at 11:59

looks great Dan , i had a booster but didn't really rate it , i ended up just getting a better HDMI and it was fine

dancook · 19 Oct 2017 at 12:07

signs said:
looks great Dan , i had a booster but didn't really rate it , i ended up just getting a better HDMI and it was fine

I've got a few plans

the 20 foot long cable is a good HDMI cable and will work 4k over it's length.

Will try a 0.9m HDMI extension cable and remove having need for the HDMI plate and use a brush/fur plate instead
Before that arrives I have a 0.3m HDMI cable that I will try with the plate

If both of these things fail, the pro will bring an active HDMI booster to see if it helps.

Worst case scenario I need to cut into the wall, undo the tape the electrician left the cables taped with to give it a good amount of slack to go direct into AVR

But also have Cat7 in wall so could use that too.

dancook · 19 Oct 2017 at 15:23

Buying all new HDMI cables, I have an assortment - and some that are supposed to be 4k - only took a 1080p signal from UHD to AVR, tried another cable and it's 4k...

So to avoid issues across the board getting a decent set of HDMI cables

dancook · 19 Oct 2017 at 18:53

Today a few things did get wired up, but still no mains electricity for the lounge until tomorrow. The outdoor lights got installed, so that’s nice! Also our sideboard arrived, and Louise has been stripping it down so that it can be stained and varnished in a darker colour.

The sideboard will go behind the sofa, not block the centre speaker!

hornetstinger · 19 Oct 2017 at 21:18

Needs thick curtains on the left side.

dancook · 19 Oct 2017 at 21:21

hornetstinger said:
Needs thick curtains on the left side.

We've considered it, not going to jump into getting some.

hornetstinger · 19 Oct 2017 at 21:26

dancook said:
We've considered it, not going to jump into getting some.

Again, good system but wood floor, lots of glass is bad for audio. Lots of reflective surfaces.

hornetstinger · 19 Oct 2017 at 21:27

You have a cupboard in front of the center speaker??

Phate · 19 Oct 2017 at 21:27

hornetstinger said:
You have a cupboard in front of the center speaker??

Wow, learn to read

dancook · 19 Oct 2017 at 21:49

hornetstinger said:
Again, good system but wood floor, lots of glass is bad for audio. Lots of reflective surfaces.

Things that can be improved upon, with aesthetic consideration, in due course.

dancook · 19 Oct 2017 at 22:03

Typically with bifold doors people use voile curtains, very light and thin

dancook · 19 Oct 2017 at 22:08

I do need some storage for my blu rays, they aren't going to fit nicely in this sideboard

so I need something of my own - and they cannot be on display!

dancook · 19 Oct 2017 at 22:17

By my calculations this will fit almost 360 blu rays

https://www.swooneditions.com/sonoma-contemporary-style-dark-mango-chest-of-drawers

jpaul · 19 Oct 2017 at 22:36

so will the professional calibration give you some additional feedback on echos/reverberation (maybe not the right technical term) inside the room
for future optimisation of acoustic surfaces ? ( I had a look at your ARC calibration and did not seem to mention these artefacts. )

firstborn · 19 Oct 2017 at 22:54

dancook said:
Things that can be improved upon, with aesthetic consideration, in due course.

All looking good

stick to your guns

dancook · 19 Oct 2017 at 22:55

jpaul said:
so will the professional calibration give you some additional feedback on echos/reverberation (maybe not the right technical term) inside the room
for future optimisation of acoustic surfaces ? ( I had a look at your ARC calibration and did not seem to mention these artefacts. )

I know he has a well trained ear and as a friend he will tell me anything I need to know to get the most out of it (obviously I'm not about to lay down carpet), but reasonable things. I don't know how he does his job though, personally I just run ARC, but I'm sure it will be more involved and interesting! There will also be the projector calibration too, picture colour/settings and making sure I get the right picture sizes across formats and equipment.

Currently I'm not sure myself how to set it up on a 2.35:1 screen!

dancook · 19 Oct 2017 at 23:01

firstborn said:
All looking good stick to your guns

thanks!

well fortunately I'm the one who has to live with it

so I'll do what makes me happy

V_R · 19 Oct 2017 at 23:09

Just seen this, looks fantastic! :cool:

signs · 20 Oct 2017 at 07:48

dancook said:
There will also be the projector calibration too, picture colour/settings and making sure I get the right picture sizes across formats and equipment.

Currently I'm not sure myself how to set it up on a 2.35:1 screen!

Dan , i have a JVC X500 and considered getting it professionally calibrated , but because of the nature of bulbs i decided against it , so i just bought a light meter .

what do you mean unsure how to set up a 2.35.1 screen mate ?