dreadknot Posted December 20, 2022 Posted December 20, 2022 (edited) this is my noob friendly guide for other noods based on my own experiences an advice from others so before you buy to much gear an or start to build an to get the most out of any invest ther are some things to know an consider also to get better advice an suggestions from forums an other ht builders your desired gear an gear specs ie speaker specs , amp specs , an desired spl target your sound & viewing pref ie are you a basshead , bright (high treble) , or do you prefer neutral flat or more warm ie midrange boost an do you watch movies an music evenly or do you lean more towards one then the other an how big do you want the screen an what rez 1080 or 4k 60 or 120hz as a projector an projector screen might better suit at a certain price point an as a legalistic stand point mainly in regards to weight an cost to scale whats your budget for all gear , mods an diy acoustic treatments ie media source , receiver , amps , speakers an subs (best to go with diy sonotube subs) what the rooms overall dims an the ht dim ie h x w x l now a few things to suggest provide lots of room pix to better assess ht layout options if you dont already have id say get a decent sub 400$ 4 core laptop (id prefer a amd ver wiped an loaded with linux / no license needed) an load it with REW WIZARD an pair it with a minidsp umik-1 an a 20ft to 30 hdmi cable as all this will allow you to do multi ch acoustic calibration its worth the invest as it will help get the most out of your ht an address peaks , dips , an null in the highs , mids , an lows especially for the sub 2. beginning rule of thumb is bare minimum is to have 30% of ht room wall space covered in acoustic treatmentsacoustic panels ( 2in min 4in with open back better 6in great ) an basstraps ( 4in good 6in plus much better) id do a multi ch pre calibration an see how good the room response really is then with the room treatments 3. start with two subs an place 2nd sub in parallel in the room one on either side of the room at the mid point this is the default best starting point for subs the adjust from ther as needed , this layout an placement (more details an advice at Avrant - avgadgets - aperionaudio) a 2nd sub will it give a more even spl an fq response also able to run each an half output but still get a db gain bump but also it helps with peaks , dips an null that you may not even know you have with just using 1 4. do your own acoustic panels an bass traps diy it wall save cash an if you want posters an still have room for acoustic treatment make them as one when you make ther covers have any image made with this here my design concept for light weight 4in x 24in x 48in panel made from .5in mdf pieces you can get the part made an cut from .5in mdf from sendcutsend.com the reason why to use pieces is to cut the weight from using solid panels of any wood these are my eps blueprint files if your interested that you can have sendcutsend make for you unless you want to try by hand yourself . heres some links to my wiring gear an decent compact sub concept build ill post when then build but i use the wiring gear wiring gear an banana plug alts https://www.ferrulesdirect.com/ decent compact sub an ports sonotube-foot compact concept build thin pvc ports thick pvc port Edited December 20, 2022 by dreadknot added to 3 1
Cloth Ears Posted December 21, 2022 Posted December 21, 2022 On 20/12/2022 at 11:51 AM, dreadknot said: this is my noob friendly guide for other noods based on my own experiences an advice from others so before you buy to much gear an or start to build an to get the most out of any invest ther are some things to know an consider also to get better advice an suggestions from forums an other ht builders your desired gear an gear specs ie speaker specs , amp specs , an desired spl target your sound & viewing pref ie are you a basshead , bright (high treble) , or do you prefer neutral flat or more warm ie midrange boost an do you watch movies an music evenly or do you lean more towards one then the other an how big do you want the screen an what rez 1080 or 4k 60 or 120hz as a projector an projector screen might better suit at a certain price point an as a legalistic stand point mainly in regards to weight an cost to scale whats your budget for all gear , mods an diy acoustic treatments ie media source , receiver , amps , speakers an subs (best to go with diy sonotube subs) what the rooms overall dims an the ht dim ie h x w x l now a few things to suggest provide lots of room pix to better assess ht layout options if you dont already have id say get a decent sub 400$ 4 core laptop (id prefer a amd ver wiped an loaded with linux / no license needed) an load it with REW WIZARD an pair it with a minidsp umik-1 an a 20ft to 30 hdmi cable as all this will allow you to do multi ch acoustic calibration its worth the invest as it will help get the most out of your ht an address peaks , dips , an null in the highs , mids , an lows especially for the sub 2. beginning rule of thumb is bare minimum is to have 30% of ht room wall space covered in acoustic treatmentsacoustic panels ( 2in min 4in with open back better 6in great ) an basstraps ( 4in good 6in plus much better) id do a multi ch pre calibration an see how good the room response really is then with the room treatments 3. start with two subs an place 2nd sub in parallel in the room one on either side of the room at the mid point this is the default best starting point for subs the adjust from ther as needed , this layout an placement (more details an advice at Avrant - avgadgets - aperionaudio) a 2nd sub will it give a more even spl an fq response also able to run each an half output but still get a db gain bump but also it helps with peaks , dips an null that you may not even know you have with just using 1 4. do your own acoustic panels an bass traps diy it wall save cash an if you want posters an still have room for acoustic treatment make them as one when you make ther covers have any image made with this here my design concept for light weight 4in x 24in x 48in panel made from .5in mdf pieces you can get the part made an cut from .5in mdf from sendcutsend.com the reason why to use pieces is to cut the weight from using solid panels of any wood these are my eps blueprint files if your interested that you can have sendcutsend make for you unless you want to try by hand yourself . heres some links to my wiring gear an decent compact sub concept build ill post when then build but i use the wiring gear wiring gear an banana plug alts https://www.ferrulesdirect.com/ decent compact sub an ports sonotube-foot compact concept build thin pvc ports thick pvc port Nice idea - I'm afraid I couldn't read it as it had too many abbreviations, slang or misspellings for me to be sure I was getting the right info. 6
hopefullguy Posted December 23, 2022 Posted December 23, 2022 as a 2nd hand only buyer the thing that annoys me is sellers who do not know their product. so before i ever make an offer i explain the history of the item, its build and uses with negatives and positives. that way you get to know if the seller is genuine, a flipper or just an idiot. at the end i explain none of what i said is to influence the sale price but it is to justify my offer. most times a genuine seller is understanding and most times we end up at a fair price for both of us. 1
rantan Posted December 24, 2022 Posted December 24, 2022 On 21/12/2022 at 3:20 PM, Cloth Ears said: I'm afraid I couldn't read it as it had too many abbreviations, slang or misspellings for me to be sure I was getting the right info. +1. I thought it was just me, but I found it almost unreadable 1 1
stereo coffee Posted December 27, 2022 Posted December 27, 2022 IMO the best approach to Cinema needed reproduction, is to hear a good 2 channel system firstly. 2
BLAH BLAH Posted January 1, 2023 Posted January 1, 2023 Must be just me then...I was able to get the gist of the post despite it's proclivity to brevity...
Guest crankit Posted January 2, 2023 Posted January 2, 2023 (edited) 14 hours ago, BLAH BLAH said: Must be just me then...I was able to get the gist of the post despite it's proclivity to brevity... Sam her Edited January 2, 2023 by crankit
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