Recent content by giomania

Make your own power cords Why not consider making your own power cords? You just need to buy good straight-blade plugs (Hubbell or Pass & Seymour) and good IEC connectors (Schurter?). If you can strip wire and use a screwdriver, you can make your own power cords. IMHO, most of the "loss"...

Room Dimensions I have more accurate room dimensions after having used the room mode calculator spreadsheet to obtain the best modal distribution. I have attached the Excel file if you care to take a look. I started with the following (finished) dimensions: L: 27'-4" Limited by the maximum...

Jon, thanks for the reply. I was hanging that 400 pound EquiTech panel this weekend. I did it by myself using a come-along and pieces of wood and concrete blocks to support it as I raised it. Anyway, it is done...whew! That is the reason whey I did not have much time to reply to the posts...

Thanks for the reply, Chuck. How do you keep the dropped ceiling from buzzing and rattling? Did you put bags of sand on top of each tile or are the secured to the track somehow? Yes, I will have outlets near the speaker locations, but thanks for the sanity check. :D

Thanks for the reply, Joel. What about a "knockdown" finish on the low ceiling? I had this finish in my last theater. They applied a thin coat of drywall mud to the ceiling, used a round-head brush to "mess it up" and create little stalagtites, then used a trowel to knock off the stalagtites...

Thanks for the encouragement, guys. By the way, I am going to have subs; two Velodyne DD-15's and a Bag End Infrasub 18. I posted my equipment list below. It seems like as long as the room has somewhat decent acoustics to start with, then I just need to tweak it with some treatments when it...

Hi, I am commencing construction of a dedicated home theater featuring Martin Logan Vantage, Stage, and Ascent i speakers. I am wondering if there are any special considerations to take into account during the design phase. I have posted excerpts from a thread I started on AVS Forum below...