Description
This is probably the 5th iteration of my home theater space since I first built it out in early 2021. Started off with entry level speakers and have worked my way up to what may very well be end game speakers for me. Lots of lessons learned over the past few years. Thanks to Todd, et al, at AV NIRVANA, have learned a lot. The room is approximately 22' x 13'. I stripped the room down to the bare concrete floor and open ceiling. Ceiling was insulated well after I mounted and wired the four ATMOS in ceiling speakers and the surround back speakers (gear details below). The equipment rack is made from Cedar planks I sourced locally and is a nod to my late wife who loved cedar. During the build of that rack, I found I didn't need the top shelf of the front section, so that became a live edge shelf to the right of the TV for pictures. For seating, I chose Valencia Tuscany XL in a 3-chair configuration. They have a little extra room over the normal Tuscany chairs and are, like all the Valencia's, very comfortable.
Gear listing (7.4.4):
TV: Sony XR-77A80J
TV Back Lighting: Govee TV Backlight 3 Lite
AVR: Denon X4700H - Using its 11-channel processing capability through its pre-outs
AMP: Emotiva XPA 11 Gen 3 - @490 wpc into the 4 ohm L/C/R and 65 wpc into the remaining surrounds and Atmos speakers
DVD Player: Sony UBP-X800M2
Front Speakers: GoldenEar Triton One.R (I have them hooked up for both my front L/R with LFE going to each, taking advantage of the 1,600 watt SuperSub XL amps in each speaker)
Center : GoldenEar SuperCenter Reference
Surrounds: GoldenEar Triton Five
Surround Back: Polk Audio LSi M 702 f/x
ATMOS: Polk Audio MC80 (x4) in ceiling mounted in the Top Front and Top Rear positions
Speaker cables: home made cables using 14-gauge Canare 4S11 star quad cable, with black Techflex Flexo PET Expandable Braided Sleeving, combine the quad for two strands resulting in 11-guage overall.
Subwoofers: SVS PB-3000 x 2, these are located in the back corners of the room and sharing the sub 1 & 2 outputs (wirelessly) with the One.R (until I get the Cinema 40 later this year)
Power Conditioning, Filtering, & Regulation: Panamax M5400-PM
Streaming: Bravia Core from the A80J app / AppleTV 4K / ... for Netflix, Prime, Hulu, Curiosity Stream, Disney+, and Discovery+
Popcorn Machine: by Paragon
Gear Signs: by CineSigns (based out of Germany, found them on Etsy)
Theater Seating: by Valencia - Tuscany XL 3 seat configuration
2-channel set-up pictured:
Speakers: Ohm Walsh Tall 2000
Integrated Amp: PrimaLuna EVO300 Tube Integrated with built in phono pre-stage
DAC: Denafrips Venus II R2R Ladder
DDC: Denafrips Iris digital-to-digital converter to smooth out the input from my iPad Pro that streams Qobuz & Apple Music
Gear listing (7.4.4):
TV: Sony XR-77A80J
TV Back Lighting: Govee TV Backlight 3 Lite
AVR: Denon X4700H - Using its 11-channel processing capability through its pre-outs
AMP: Emotiva XPA 11 Gen 3 - @490 wpc into the 4 ohm L/C/R and 65 wpc into the remaining surrounds and Atmos speakers
DVD Player: Sony UBP-X800M2
Front Speakers: GoldenEar Triton One.R (I have them hooked up for both my front L/R with LFE going to each, taking advantage of the 1,600 watt SuperSub XL amps in each speaker)
Center : GoldenEar SuperCenter Reference
Surrounds: GoldenEar Triton Five
Surround Back: Polk Audio LSi M 702 f/x
ATMOS: Polk Audio MC80 (x4) in ceiling mounted in the Top Front and Top Rear positions
Speaker cables: home made cables using 14-gauge Canare 4S11 star quad cable, with black Techflex Flexo PET Expandable Braided Sleeving, combine the quad for two strands resulting in 11-guage overall.
Subwoofers: SVS PB-3000 x 2, these are located in the back corners of the room and sharing the sub 1 & 2 outputs (wirelessly) with the One.R (until I get the Cinema 40 later this year)
Power Conditioning, Filtering, & Regulation: Panamax M5400-PM
Streaming: Bravia Core from the A80J app / AppleTV 4K / ... for Netflix, Prime, Hulu, Curiosity Stream, Disney+, and Discovery+
Popcorn Machine: by Paragon
Gear Signs: by CineSigns (based out of Germany, found them on Etsy)
Theater Seating: by Valencia - Tuscany XL 3 seat configuration
2-channel set-up pictured:
Speakers: Ohm Walsh Tall 2000
Integrated Amp: PrimaLuna EVO300 Tube Integrated with built in phono pre-stage
DAC: Denafrips Venus II R2R Ladder
DDC: Denafrips Iris digital-to-digital converter to smooth out the input from my iPad Pro that streams Qobuz & Apple Music