To be more precise look for post #280 in that thread.

This post has been edited by jchong: Oct 27 2009, 02:31 PM

In your case I reckon the carpet made more of a difference compared to the wall paper.

Nice setup.

Eh, this must be your bedroom setup is it? Doesn't look like those pics you've earlier put up for your living hall.

First time seeing a picture of your shop's demo room. Looking good.

Sure. And have some extra time for htkaki to bring us out to makan Seremban food

How's that tube buffer working out?

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Added on March 29, 2010, 6:03 pmProbably need some black velvet to darken the screen border.

I'm sure it will be an impressive demo room once you've done all the tweaks. Hope I'll be able to visit Seremban again... probably around middle of the year.

This post has been edited by jchong: Mar 29 2010, 06:03 PM

Usually positioning of equipment is due to space constraint. Rooms are normally longer as compared to width, so usually got more space in front. As for the back, many people might not have space since the couch is pushed close to back wall.

Also if your equipment is at the back, you'll always be pointing the remote control backwards (rather funny angle). You talk about saving money on HDMI cable if equipment at the back, but then you spend more on speaker cables for LCR. In the end not really saving.

As mentioned by maskedchan, many equipment can dim the LED so it's not distracting. You only have a problem if some lights cannot be dimmed. Example the power switch on Emotiva XPA. The blue light is quite bright and can't be turned off .

Yes, still been busy recently. Haven't wandered into the HT since my AE3000 sent for service.

I think horizontal center speakers were created to solve the placement issue. While having a vertical speaker (which is the same as the LR fronts) is ideal, most people do not have the space to do it that way.

On this forum I know pierreye is lucky enough to be able to do that with this JTRs.

Depends on your viewing distance and also height of your speakers.

In many cases the screen can be about 2.5' - 3.5' above the floor. If you can find a speaker below that height and assuming you don't have any cabinet or furniture below the screen, then you're ok to have a vertical center speaker.

The other alternative is use the pj's zoom control to adjust.

I think most pj's have zoom function. But perhaps the level of zoom may differ.

The rockwool will help to reduce bass to your neighbour, but won't eliminate totally.

For absorbing bass generally the thicker the better. From reading the Net the min recommended thickness is 4", of course you can do thicker but it will eat into the room.

But don't overdo it until your room sounds 'dead'. I know your main goal is soundproofing (so as not to disturb neighbour) but you gotta balance that with maintaining good acoustics too. This part better check with the experts. Maybe the Auralex vendor (Center Circle) can advise you better.

Nice room nyquil.

Yes, getting a good sub will really anchor the HT experience. Together with new speakers, it will be a magnitude higher than what you are used to with your Yamaha set.

I see you have the walls and ceiling painted grey. I would suggest you also paint the wall behind the screen darker.

For 13' distance you can definitely go bigger than 90". I would suggest ~ 110".

120" screen from 13' away is near the limit. It's doable if you like the 'up front' experience.

Are you running 5.1 or 7.1 setup?

Yes, it is advisable to have the rear speakers a few feet away from your seat.

The main factor will be your seating distance. At 12.5' away you can take 100"-110" screen.

Generally speaking you should aim for minimum a 30-degree field of view.

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Added on August 16, 2010, 10:16 pmYou can install any number of subs. There are fellas on AVS who have 8 subs!

Having multiple subs can help to even out the frequency response and also improves the performance headroom.

This post has been edited by jchong: Aug 16 2010, 10:26 PM

Yup, setting up multiple subs to have them all integrated properly is quite an art. Positioning is one factor, then setting phase, crossovers, etc...

One way to make it easier is buying a separate sub-equalizer like the AS-EQ1.

30 degree field of view means the screen width should occupy 30-degrees of your vision. It's hard to visualise I know.

Easiest way to calculate is to use this tool: http://carltonbale.com/home-theater/home-theater-calculator Download the Excel file.

100" screen at 12' = 33.7 degree FOV. Still acceptable, but depends on each person.