I like how you actually bring up the fact that budget is a real concept. People online act like having a realistic budget is a mortal sin and you should be putting every dime you make into your home theater.
Like many of us, I live in the real world where financial limitations exist. We still spent a ton but for many I should have a spent way more on the projector, processor, madvr, Kaleidescape, etc.
Congratulations on the new theater. You did an amazing job on the design and implementation of it. I built a new house 3 years ago with a dedicated theater room. I didn't put nearly enough thought into the design and I regret that. How often do you have 10 people in your theater? I only have 4 seats and I can count on one hand the number of times I have had 4 people watching anything other than demos. Sadly, most often I am watching it by myself. But I do enjoy it!
gotta say i love the theater and wow what a great video. You did an excellent job at editing, filming and doing different sections. i noticed the same thing about my theater with 6 seats, usually it's just me@@Upscaled_HT
This is probably one of the most honest, real and down to earth reviews of a room I’ve seen on TH-cam, and I’ve been watching these for years. The way you have gone about putting your dream room together on a budget is commendable. We can all go with our hearts, but you disconnected from that and made a lot of informed decisions to get to where you wanted. Hats off to you. There’s so much to like about this video and your delivery, and your room. Fantastic, well done and congratulations. 👏🏼👏🏼 Hope you have many many years of enjoyment from it. 👊🏼
Congrats on the great new setup. You were wise to invest in the extensive room treatment. Especially for such a large, well designed listening space. The equipment may be bang for the buck level, but the room is aces!
Absolutely fantastic! It was truly a pleasure seeing how it all turned out. So much detail went into the planning and the execution was spot on. Well done. Thanks for the detailed description of the components used and the reasons you chose not to go with the other mentioned choices. A home theater is a choice and not what someone else wants it to be. Too many actual movie theaters could use a makeover and they are designed by professionals. It's all a matter of personal preference. I'm working on designing mine to fit my requirements and the space and budget that I can work within. Thanks for sharing your build.
I love the new room, you did a fantastic job. I agree with so much with a lot of your decisions. I also much prefer a 16:9 for the same reasons. I also have a wall of side surround which I love. I've been following your journey, I'm glad you made your dream theater!
Congrats on completing the theater! Re: your comment on MadVR Envy, I played with it on the software side and eventually went with a Lumagen Radiance Pro because I think it’s much better, and a third of the price. I would suggest for you the 4240 (route your inputs through your AVR and the LRP sits between that and your projector). It’s not just in the price point you mentioned, but IMHO it has better tonemapping and it’s made with an FPGA core and components that belong in a theater. It also will get you instant aspect ratio detection and switching if you ever want to move to a scope screen and does amazing upscaling. Most people haven’t heard of them because they don’t advertise, but it’s the single best piece of kit in my theater (and I say this having a Kaleidescape system). Great job!
Thank you for the recommendation. I have heard of lumagen before but was a little concerned about how effective it could be. I’ll definitely look into it though.
Congratulations! I feel a bit late to the party. Thank you so much for sharing this. I moved last year too and was not fortunate to move up in room size. I will live vicariously through you. We live in the real world, you’ve done a great job. Enjoy!
Really really nice job on the room, it looks fantastic! As for making the walls darker, it can be difficult to illuminate the room when the lights are on if every wall is too dark. That being said, I'm thinking about making mine a little darker too. I agree on two channel for critical music listening, I do more music listening down stairs where it's currently only two channel than I do in my theater.
Excellent room. Been waiting to see your tour. I should be finishing up my room mid to late this month. I went with the LS12000 and I got the HD Fury VRRoom to do the tone mapping and to get Dolby Vision. If you do repaint your room I recommend cracked pepper. It is a dark charcoal gray like color. That is the color of my room.
Yeah. I honestly thought the grey was plenty dark but maybe one day. Thanks for the recommendation. Thankfully I have a lot of black panels and that helps with black levels.
Amazing theater. Great job! A tip if I may...Black velvet around the front wall and a few feet out on the sidewalls and ceilings, or better yet the entire ceiling....totally worth the effort! It creates a black hole.
Could you please make a video of your new home theater and how it sounds with the emotive amplifiers and the anthem 70 processor it would be interesting to hear about how things are actually sounding and be very Detailed in the video
I feel like I covered that in last portion of my video. I don’t how much more I could say. I don’t have Andrew Robinson’s arsenal of metaphors and jargon. It sounds really, really good. It’s the best home theater I have ever listened to.
Excellent home theater. Def Tech speakers can give you theater like sound at a much lower cost than those specialty speakers costing thousands of dollars each. I listened through headphones and it does sound like the director intended with deep, but clean and well defined bass.
Incredible. Throughout this video, you made a few concessions on the pricepoint of certain components, and frankly, the only people who care, are not actually enthusiasts of Home Theater, they all tend to be brand snobs who would buy their preferred brand even if it produced an inferior result. I think what you've achieved here is genuinely the ultimate, at this moment in time at least, any improvements you could make would be so marginal, it might not even be noticeable. Who knows how much better things will get in the future, but as of right now, your system is my dream system.
That really means a lot. I guess I just wanted to show what can be accomplished with a real world budget. Although I spent a lot but I could have spent almost as much on just the processor alone.
I always had an air conditioning unit in my server room helps with keeping them cool and extending life of electronics. Amps generate a lot of heat while running a 3 hr movie show at high volumes.
Looks like a nice Build. Great work, also that you invest time to get an Acoustic Solution (wich sadly most people dont do). Maybe just spend some more on the Ceiling i think there is some room for improvement acoustically. Also easy to do with some DIY Abosrber. And some ideas : wouldnt probably go for floorstanders, instead using something like a B&W CT7.3 or Procella Audio P6 MK2 (Wall Mounting Speakers) to match the Height of the screen and i would go for bigger Subs. They realy seem to need to work hard in that Top Gun Scene. Maybe four big DIY Cabinets (100x60cm or s at the ground on the front & back) an set them up via miniDSP as Array Solution (single bass array SBA)... but of course there are many ways to go :-) overall of course an awesome job
Emotiva and Monoprice have 16ch. RMC-1 and the Monolith HTP-1. I run almost the same as you 7.1.4 (7.3.4) and I love it. Been doing HT for 30 years. Gear is Marantz 7705, 8077, and 7055 with Klipsch RP 8000f, 504c, and four 5000f as bed layer.
Awesome setup. The only thing I would change would be to angle the center channel slightly upward. It’ll make a huge difference. I have the same center channel and it made a huge difference for me.
Thanks for sharing your dream home theatre system. I’m on my 3rd system. I’m quite happy with a measly 100” projector and 2005W 5.2.4 system. I just added 2x 50W bass shakers to the seats and I’m very impressed with how well they help with the very low sub 30hz frequencies. I wondering if this adds an extra .2 to my setup. Anyways, Thanks for sharing the home theatre passion. I really love how much personal work and dedication you put into it.
I agree with your thoughts on the MadVR. For your JVC example you showed the JVC NZ7, but actually the NP5 is a way better deal. Calibrate it hits the same brightness and it's much cheaper. The downside is no laser, but, you can buy a lot of bulbs for the cost difference between a NP5 and NZ7! Completely agree on aspect ratio also. That said, imo a false wall with speakers behind the screen really does make a huge sound difference, but I get that in your big room you wanted a higher gain screen. My theater is one row so brightness was easier. I only watch with my girlfriend and I, at most 3 people.
I have yet to fill every seat. Most I’ve done is 9 people. I would have never considered the nz7. I have a whole video where I talk about my projector choice (th-cam.com/video/GlBYw8QBOjw/w-d-xo.htmlsi=AMu0_beTf6-Ch691). I only went through 1 bulb in my old theater in almost 8 years with my old Epson projector. I changed the bulb before I moved to the new house, and honestly did not notice much of a difference in brightness. I have accepted that it won’t ever be perfect no matter how hard I try. I just want to enjoy my movies.
To be fair as well, Goblet of Fire is a tone mapping nightmare- my new OLED TV with a Panasonic player with HDR optimizer can’t tonemap that movie really well, especially that ghost scene at the end.
I’m considering a MadVR in my new build, but the tone mapping isn’t the main reason. I’m going with a 2.4 screen, and the MadVR can automatically and almost instantly manage aspect ratio changes, and shift the image for subtitles when needed. On a 16:9 screen it definitely seems less worth the high expense.
I believe the Lumagen can do what you’re describing for less money. It’s also smaller and takes up less space. Check it out be for you make your decision. I might eventually get one myself but I’m in no rush. www.lumagen.com/testindex.php?module=radiancepro_details
To enhance the picture you need to darken significantly your wall colors in the front of the theater. Plus 3-4 meters out from the front wall, ceiling should be black aswell, the whole of it.
I already painted the walls, black and uploaded a new video where I talk about it. Inside Look at My UPGRADED 11.4.6 Home Theater - It's better than ever! th-cam.com/video/ANhAvO626hs/w-d-xo.html
This was an outstanding job, but you should have aired the second part (starting with the racks) first. I'm a big fan/proponent of the 21:9 aspect screen for which I deploy with lens memory on my Epson 4K projector, so I was particularly interested in your reasoning for going 16:9. By the time you got to the "Racks" chapter it became clear that this "theater" was the command center of a really sophisticated and well-planned whole-home media system! Optimizing for a cinemascope screen would have introduced numerous problems for the varied sources and viewing areas in your setup. In all, this was extremely well done, and shows that one of the greatest benefits of designing your own system is to get the best system for your needs; and not the whims of an installer ...
Another reason for not going scope is that I lacked the throw distance to project a much larger screen in my room. For a larger screen size, the projector might have been put inside the closet or outside the room and I want to avoid that. I would’ve lost brightness too.
@@Upscaled_HT I'm happy for you. Lol. Now I need to do the same build or similar. Kids can not be bothered and wife will not be disturbed. I'm getting ideas to do a similar build thanks for your content you are helping us movie guys out alot. Lol
Stumbled across this video when looking at the RSL subs.. gotta say, I’m super envious of your system!! Your house is a dream come true!! And def what I imagine a perfect house system to be!! Thanks for the sweet setup and ideas!! The theater room is just perfection! I wish everyone had a dedicated room like this! But I also really love how you set up the other rooms as well!! Just curious tho, I’m sure the def tech speakers sound good, but based on my research alone (as limited as it may be) , how you much better/different would the theater soubd be if you replaced all of the speakers with like Perlisten or RBH or something at that next level? (Also, curious if how you’d feel if you upgraded to bigger/badder subs like 2 JTR Captivators or 2 Perlisten D215s up front??) Sincerely I hope you make enough “youtube Notoriety” to get a chance to swap out different speakers but keep everything else the same!! I would really like to see someone on here do that. Thanks again! ~ newfan! 🎉
You are also magically the only person to admit the use of a mix of ported and sealed subs. The forums would have a field-day over that one. But if you think it sounds fine and the bass was additive then I don’t understand why it’s a “issue”. Keyboard warriors beware.
Great job man, I really hope you have a gaming pc in that room. I have a 133 inch in the living room and a 125 inch in my bedroom. The gaming experience with the right sound stage and large format screens is unmatched. I do love the IMAX cinema as well but the gaming is the icing on the cake. As long as you get descent input lag. Congratulations on your build, all hardworking men deserve this.
Very nice bro. But personally I would of had the room much darker including the carpets. And the subwoofers of my choice would of been from the company called Rel. They only do subwoofers.
Probably sounds amazing compared to what most people will ever experience. If I was building a studio theater to check soundtracks for editing or pre showing, this is what I'd build but, for a home theater it's not very welcoming, nice space or homely, has a very cold and calculated feel. As you had the house built why didn't you design the sound proofing into the walls like I've seen in other builds?
@@Upscaled_HT yeah double walls and membranes don't come cheap that's for sure. An idea for some of those smaller sound deadening would be gilcee picture fabric on them with movie poster art.
Well done on the acoustic panels. I also spent a lot of time watching Grimani on TH-cam. Did you think about making your own to save money? Also, any plans to blackout the front of the room with velvet? Would help your picture quality by keeping reflections off of it.
Thank you. I never really considered making my own since GIKs are not that pricey and my work would have most likely been dramatically less appealing. We may paint the entire room a darker color but no plans as of yet.
Hello" Any thought on adding Kaleidescape to your whole system. I bet the movies would even jump 20% more in picture and sound. I cannot current afford such a great layout, but I have turned my living room into a nice small theatre the best I can with my new Nakamichi Dragon.Sound System. So I am content for now. I also am an Epson lover (5040ube) I'm very disappointed their new ST projector does not have 3d. Take Care - Hot Rod
It’s an ambient light rejecting screen. They block light coming from overhead in favor of direct light coming from a projector. I don’t have that kind of screen.
Thanks. Big watch fan here. I changed watches like 4 times in the video. Not on purpose. I have a smaller watch channel too. youtube.com/@TheTimekeeper?si=9VgwG-IkRu0Vltos
Cool I want to build a Cinema Room in the future I don't know where to start which projector projection screen speakers receiver and acoustics I buy But I'm researching, I'm going to buy from the cheapest to the most expensive Brazil here (I used Google Translate, I don't know how to speak English)
This looks amazing. Congrats. How is the white screen working even though you dont have black velvet around the screen? I am about to upgrade to a white screen (I think)
Obviously going for a white screen comes with a few trade offs. You sacrifice black levels a little but gain brightness. In our HDR world, having brightness is a plus. It does 2 inches of velvet around the screen. I've been very happy with it and I found my contrast and black levels to be more than acceptable.
You mean like a turkey sub right? I didn't see any of them laying around. Maybe a steak hoagie or a chicken finger sub with BBQ and blue cheese. That's my personal sub of choice! You surely can't be referring to those four large SVS subs cranking away can you? I'm pretty sure they can hear them in China. Don't forget my onions b___h.
Yes, soundproof doors do not come cheap, nor installation. I'd make my own by starting with a solid core door and adding layers of Green glue damped drywall. Then finishing it with velvet fabric. But it would not look up to the level appropriate in his theater.
Your thoughts on Mad VR are entirely wrong, incomplete and misleading. It upscales, its LUTs and tone mapping are brilliant, not to mention its biggest selling point… NLS
I think I said if you have the money and like it, that’s great. I think it may be more useful for people with a scope screen maybe. I don’t feel I need it.
I'm not trashing the dragon because I own one and a 7.2.4 system myself, the dragon is cool but it isn't like having the real dea and it only has 11.2.6. The four speakers in two boxes being considered four is laughable. That being said people should appreciate what they have room for or can afford.
I'm not trashing the dragon because I own one and a 7.2.4 system myself, the dragon is cool but it isn't like having the real dea and it only has 11.2.6. The four speakers in two boxes being considered four is laughable. That being said people should appreciate what they have room for or can afford.
When you get to this level.. you're pretty detached from reality and will be the 1st to die from a zombie apocalypse. No amount of C.O.D game play will help you. Nice system tho
I’m shocked you didn’t paint the screen wall black and the other walls a darker color. But really bro? You show such a nice home theater with such a horrible movie. What a sin…. lol. Btw… nice Tudor.
I actually did paint the walls. Inside Look at My UPGRADED 11.4.6 Home Theater - It's better than ever! th-cam.com/video/ANhAvO626hs/w-d-xo.html I liked the Flash. Big watch guy here. Love Tudors.
It’s not finished as long as you have BRIGHT WALLS 👎 ,, can’t believe some people spend lots of money 💰 and time but ruins it with white walls in their movie theatre 👎👎
Please do but kindly make sure painted with FLAT black paint .. not eggshell ( only flat black ) im a professional painter btw And I’m building by own movie theatre 🎭 too with at least 170 inch screen
Hi , love your cinema, I have the same projector and I was wondering is yours calibrated or do you have an best settings etc, as your picture quality looks great, what number do you have the hdr sider set at in the flash video
Congratulations! Really well done. Your passion for this project really shows. Love the way you did the demo with the subs and spl meter. Keep up the good work. Subscribed 🍺
Nice Job, amazing theater. The only thing I would've added was to paint the front wall black. I noticed even with a screen painting the front wall back took away any light reflections as to it looked like the front wall disappeared and you only see the movie with no background behind it. Something to think about for the future. I also see you have a Zidoo Z1000. How do you like it? I originally had a Zappiti Neo, then ordered a Zidoo Z2600. Once I received it and got it all setup to my liking it died. The unit did not last a week from when I received it. I sent it back and now waiting on my replacement unit. Good Luck PM
I like how you actually bring up the fact that budget is a real concept. People online act like having a realistic budget is a mortal sin and you should be putting every dime you make into your home theater.
Like many of us, I live in the real world where financial limitations exist. We still spent a ton but for many I should have a spent way more on the projector, processor, madvr, Kaleidescape, etc.
Beautiful room man. Congrats on your dream Home Theater.
Congratulations on the new theater. You did an amazing job on the design and implementation of it. I built a new house 3 years ago with a dedicated theater room. I didn't put nearly enough thought into the design and I regret that.
How often do you have 10 people in your theater? I only have 4 seats and I can count on one hand the number of times I have had 4 people watching anything other than demos. Sadly, most often I am watching it by myself. But I do enjoy it!
So far, I had a max of 9 people (only once) so I haven’t even filled the seats yet. 99% of the time it’s just me.
gotta say i love the theater and wow what a great video. You did an excellent job at editing, filming and doing different sections. i noticed the same thing about my theater with 6 seats, usually it's just me@@Upscaled_HT
This is probably one of the most honest, real and down to earth reviews of a room I’ve seen on TH-cam, and I’ve been watching these for years. The way you have gone about putting your dream room together on a budget is commendable. We can all go with our hearts, but you disconnected from that and made a lot of informed decisions to get to where you wanted. Hats off to you. There’s so much to like about this video and your delivery, and your room. Fantastic, well done and congratulations. 👏🏼👏🏼
Hope you have many many years of enjoyment from it. 👊🏼
Thank you! The theater is even better now with the improvements we did earlier this year. Hoping to have a video on it later this year.
Congrats on the great new setup. You were wise to invest in the extensive room treatment. Especially for such a large, well designed listening space. The equipment may be bang for the buck level, but the room is aces!
It really did provide subjective and objective improvements to the room. I just followed and did what the experts would.
Absolutely fantastic! It was truly a pleasure seeing how it all turned out. So much detail went into the planning and the execution was spot on. Well done. Thanks for the detailed description of the components used and the reasons you chose not to go with the other mentioned choices. A home theater is a choice and not what someone else wants it to be. Too many actual movie theaters could use a makeover and they are designed by professionals. It's all a matter of personal preference. I'm working on designing mine to fit my requirements and the space and budget that I can work within. Thanks for sharing your build.
I love the new room, you did a fantastic job. I agree with so much with a lot of your decisions. I also much prefer a 16:9 for the same reasons. I also have a wall of side surround which I love. I've been following your journey, I'm glad you made your dream theater!
Thank you so much!!
@@Upscaled_HTMovies, games aside, do you listen to any music in this rig?
Congrats on completing the theater! Re: your comment on MadVR Envy, I played with it on the software side and eventually went with a Lumagen Radiance Pro because I think it’s much better, and a third of the price. I would suggest for you the 4240 (route your inputs through your AVR and the LRP sits between that and your projector). It’s not just in the price point you mentioned, but IMHO it has better tonemapping and it’s made with an FPGA core and components that belong in a theater. It also will get you instant aspect ratio detection and switching if you ever want to move to a scope screen and does amazing upscaling. Most people haven’t heard of them because they don’t advertise, but it’s the single best piece of kit in my theater (and I say this having a Kaleidescape system). Great job!
Thank you for the recommendation. I have heard of lumagen before but was a little concerned about how effective it could be. I’ll definitely look into it though.
Congratulations! I feel a bit late to the party. Thank you so much for sharing this. I moved last year too and was not fortunate to move up in room size. I will live vicariously through you. We live in the real world, you’ve done a great job. Enjoy!
Enjoy you’ve obviously worked hard for what you have
Great points on MADVR for the 99% of us. Congrats on the new setup!!
It’s pretty cool tech but I can’t justify it at the current cost. Thank you!
You did an excellent job on designing your home theater.
Great job!!!
Thank you for making this video as well.
Fantastic theater! Thanks for sharing! I love how you stuck to your budget. Enjoy the experience!
Really really nice job on the room, it looks fantastic! As for making the walls darker, it can be difficult to illuminate the room when the lights are on if every wall is too dark. That being said, I'm thinking about making mine a little darker too.
I agree on two channel for critical music listening, I do more music listening down stairs where it's currently only two channel than I do in my theater.
Nice home theater. However, you would have less light reflection on the ceiling and walls if they were painted in black.
Definitive technology fan I like. My whole 7.3.4 is all DT, but my subs.
I have 3 total def tech home theaters in my house. Great speakers.
Excellent room. Been waiting to see your tour. I should be finishing up my room mid to late this month. I went with the LS12000 and I got the HD Fury VRRoom to do the tone mapping and to get Dolby Vision. If you do repaint your room I recommend cracked pepper. It is a dark charcoal gray like color. That is the color of my room.
Yeah. I honestly thought the grey was plenty dark but maybe one day. Thanks for the recommendation. Thankfully I have a lot of black panels and that helps with black levels.
@@Upscaled_HT no problem. Cracked pepper was voted paint color of the year as well.
Amazing theater. Great job! A tip if I may...Black velvet around the front wall and a few feet out on the sidewalls and ceilings, or better yet the entire ceiling....totally worth the effort! It creates a black hole.
There is a newer tour. The entire theater is black now.
Excellent theater.
Could you please make a video of your new home theater and how it sounds with the emotive amplifiers and the anthem 70 processor it would be interesting to hear about how things are actually sounding and be very Detailed in the video
I feel like I covered that in last portion of my video. I don’t how much more I could say. I don’t have Andrew Robinson’s arsenal of metaphors and jargon. It sounds really, really good. It’s the best home theater I have ever listened to.
Excellent home theater. Def Tech speakers can give you theater like sound at a much lower cost than those specialty speakers costing thousands of dollars each. I listened through headphones and it does sound like the director intended with deep, but clean and well defined bass.
Incredible. Throughout this video, you made a few concessions on the pricepoint of certain components, and frankly, the only people who care, are not actually enthusiasts of Home Theater, they all tend to be brand snobs who would buy their preferred brand even if it produced an inferior result. I think what you've achieved here is genuinely the ultimate, at this moment in time at least, any improvements you could make would be so marginal, it might not even be noticeable. Who knows how much better things will get in the future, but as of right now, your system is my dream system.
That really means a lot. I guess I just wanted to show what can be accomplished with a real world budget. Although I spent a lot but I could have spent almost as much on just the processor alone.
I always had an air conditioning unit in my server room helps with keeping them cool and extending life of electronics. Amps generate a lot of heat while running a 3 hr movie show at high volumes.
i don't wanna spend to much but then shows us his decked out house 🙃🙂
I bought my first projector at 16, 15 years ago. This video hits so hard.
I agree that scope screen can be a pain in the butt. That 165" screen is really nice. Wish i could go that big.
No regrets at all for me.
Actually the Anthem AVM90 or MRX1140 in this price category can do 11 channels! Great Job on the theatre!!
Looks like a nice Build. Great work, also that you invest time to get an Acoustic Solution (wich sadly most people dont do). Maybe just spend some more on the Ceiling i think there is some room for improvement acoustically. Also easy to do with some DIY Abosrber. And some ideas : wouldnt probably go for floorstanders, instead using something like a B&W CT7.3 or Procella Audio P6 MK2 (Wall Mounting Speakers) to match the Height of the screen and i would go for bigger Subs. They realy seem to need to work hard in that Top Gun Scene. Maybe four big DIY Cabinets (100x60cm or s at the ground on the front & back) an set them up via miniDSP as Array Solution (single bass array SBA)... but of course there are many ways to go :-) overall of course an awesome job
Change the colour of your walls to FLAT black paint and see the difference of colours & contrast, it’s like day & night 👍
Emotiva and Monoprice have 16ch. RMC-1 and the Monolith HTP-1. I run almost the same as you 7.1.4 (7.3.4) and I love it. Been doing HT for 30 years. Gear is Marantz 7705, 8077, and 7055 with Klipsch RP 8000f, 504c, and four 5000f as bed layer.
looks amazing ....nice work ...
Awesome system. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome setup. The only thing I would change would be to angle the center channel slightly upward. It’ll make a huge difference. I have the same center channel and it made a huge difference for me.
I did angle a little more. Good advice!
Excellent video!
Thank you!
Thanks for sharing your dream home theatre system. I’m on my 3rd system. I’m quite happy with a measly 100” projector and 2005W 5.2.4 system. I just added 2x 50W bass shakers to the seats and I’m very impressed with how well they help with the very low sub 30hz frequencies. I wondering if this adds an extra .2 to my setup. Anyways, Thanks for sharing the home theatre passion. I really love how much personal work and dedication you put into it.
That is a really nice setup congratulations!!!👍
Thank you!
Wow great work. Amazing job. I am just getting in ceiling speakers
I agree with your thoughts on the MadVR. For your JVC example you showed the JVC NZ7, but actually the NP5 is a way better deal. Calibrate it hits the same brightness and it's much cheaper. The downside is no laser, but, you can buy a lot of bulbs for the cost difference between a NP5 and NZ7! Completely agree on aspect ratio also. That said, imo a false wall with speakers behind the screen really does make a huge sound difference, but I get that in your big room you wanted a higher gain screen. My theater is one row so brightness was easier. I only watch with my girlfriend and I, at most 3 people.
I have yet to fill every seat. Most I’ve done is 9 people. I would have never considered the nz7. I have a whole video where I talk about my projector choice (th-cam.com/video/GlBYw8QBOjw/w-d-xo.htmlsi=AMu0_beTf6-Ch691). I only went through 1 bulb in my old theater in almost 8 years with my old Epson projector. I changed the bulb before I moved to the new house, and honestly did not notice much of a difference in brightness. I have accepted that it won’t ever be perfect no matter how hard I try. I just want to enjoy my movies.
To be fair as well, Goblet of Fire is a tone mapping nightmare- my new OLED TV with a Panasonic player with HDR optimizer can’t tonemap that movie really well, especially that ghost scene at the end.
Home theatre looks great. really clean design. Would like to see some horns though
I’m considering a MadVR in my new build, but the tone mapping isn’t the main reason. I’m going with a 2.4 screen, and the MadVR can automatically and almost instantly manage aspect ratio changes, and shift the image for subtitles when needed. On a 16:9 screen it definitely seems less worth the high expense.
I believe the Lumagen can do what you’re describing for less money. It’s also smaller and takes up less space. Check it out be for you make your decision. I might eventually get one myself but I’m in no rush. www.lumagen.com/testindex.php?module=radiancepro_details
@@Upscaled_HT thanks! I’ll look into that also
Well done man, congratulations.
Thank you!
To enhance the picture you need to darken significantly your wall colors in the front of the theater. Plus 3-4 meters out from the front wall, ceiling should be black aswell, the whole of it.
I already painted the walls, black and uploaded a new video where I talk about it. Inside Look at My UPGRADED 11.4.6 Home Theater - It's better than ever!
th-cam.com/video/ANhAvO626hs/w-d-xo.html
Beautiful room! very well done!
I Would paint the walls darker you wont regret it
amazing work! Beautiful room, enjoy it :D
Thank you!
Dream Realized Great Job!
This was an outstanding job, but you should have aired the second part (starting with the racks) first. I'm a big fan/proponent of the 21:9 aspect screen for which I deploy with lens memory on my Epson 4K projector, so I was particularly interested in your reasoning for going 16:9. By the time you got to the "Racks" chapter it became clear that this "theater" was the command center of a really sophisticated and well-planned whole-home media system! Optimizing for a cinemascope screen would have introduced numerous problems for the varied sources and viewing areas in your setup.
In all, this was extremely well done, and shows that one of the greatest benefits of designing your own system is to get the best system for your needs; and not the whims of an installer ...
Another reason for not going scope is that I lacked the throw distance to project a much larger screen in my room. For a larger screen size, the projector might have been put inside the closet or outside the room and I want to avoid that. I would’ve lost brightness too.
Looks great!
Definitely would love a rack vid and also dsp - is it overrated?
I know all to well brother about the lower the volume text. Or it's to loud text. Nice build appreciate the video.
I still haven’t gotten one in this theater.
@@Upscaled_HT I'm happy for you. Lol. Now I need to do the same build or similar. Kids can not be bothered and wife will not be disturbed. I'm getting ideas to do a similar build thanks for your content you are helping us movie guys out alot. Lol
Stumbled across this video when looking at the RSL subs.. gotta say, I’m super envious of your system!! Your house is a dream come true!! And def what I imagine a perfect house system to be!! Thanks for the sweet setup and ideas!! The theater room is just perfection! I wish everyone had a dedicated room like this! But I also really love how you set up the other rooms as well!!
Just curious tho, I’m sure the def tech speakers sound good, but based on my research alone (as limited as it may be) , how you much better/different would the theater soubd be if you replaced all of the speakers with like Perlisten or RBH or something at that next level? (Also, curious if how you’d feel if you upgraded to bigger/badder subs like 2 JTR Captivators or 2 Perlisten D215s up front??)
Sincerely I hope you make enough “youtube
Notoriety” to get a chance to swap out different speakers but keep everything else the same!! I would really like to see someone on here do that.
Thanks again! ~ newfan! 🎉
You are also magically the only person to admit the use of a mix of ported and sealed subs. The forums would have a field-day over that one. But if you think it sounds fine and the bass was additive then I don’t understand why it’s a “issue”. Keyboard warriors beware.
I like how the sealed ones are more near field and extend way down to hz. I think they blend nicely.
Great job man, I really hope you have a gaming pc in that room. I have a 133 inch in the living room and a 125 inch in my bedroom. The gaming experience with the right sound stage and large format screens is unmatched. I do love the IMAX cinema as well but the gaming is the icing on the cake. As long as you get descent input lag. Congratulations on your build, all hardworking men deserve this.
Excellent setup and great video. What did you use to mount your projector?
The mount was included with my projector.
Very nice bro. But personally I would of had the room much darker including the carpets. And the subwoofers of my choice would of been from the company called Rel. They only do subwoofers.
Awesome theater. Does having the two rows of surrounds on a splitter cause any eco or double speak when listing to movies.
Nope. Sounds good.
Probably sounds amazing compared to what most people will ever experience.
If I was building a studio theater to check soundtracks for editing or pre showing, this is what I'd build but, for a home theater it's not very welcoming, nice space or homely, has a very cold and calculated feel.
As you had the house built why didn't you design the sound proofing into the walls like I've seen in other builds?
I thought about doing in wall acoustic treatments, but didn’t because of cost. It would’ve been 3 to 4 times more expensive easily.
@@Upscaled_HT yeah double walls and membranes don't come cheap that's for sure.
An idea for some of those smaller sound deadening would be gilcee picture fabric on them with movie poster art.
@@bespincustompropsbombarta8300 We were just look for a clean uncluttered look.
Well done on the acoustic panels. I also spent a lot of time watching Grimani on TH-cam. Did you think about making your own to save money? Also, any plans to blackout the front of the room with velvet? Would help your picture quality by keeping reflections off of it.
Thank you. I never really considered making my own since GIKs are not that pricey and my work would have most likely been dramatically less appealing. We may paint the entire room a darker color but no plans as of yet.
Awesome Theater! I'd like to know the name of the carpet and where did you get it from? Thanks for sharing.
Carpet was Modern Contours Phenix Bespoke Collection MC115 in Color Noble 989
I think all your theatre stuff put together is more than my house lol.
Imagine if I bought all the top of the line stuff.
Hello" Any thought on adding Kaleidescape to your whole system. I bet the movies would even jump 20% more in picture and sound. I cannot current afford such a great layout, but I have turned my living room into a nice small theatre the best I can with my new Nakamichi Dragon.Sound System. So I am content for now. I also am an Epson lover (5040ube) I'm very disappointed their new ST projector does not have 3d. Take Care - Hot Rod
What’s your ceiling height?
10 feet in front and 9 in the back of the room
What is an ALR screen? Do you have that?
It’s an ambient light rejecting screen. They block light coming from overhead in favor of direct light coming from a projector. I don’t have that kind of screen.
Did the avm 70 work well w/ emotiva amp?
Worked very well. No complaints.
How far from the floor is your screen?
33.5 inches high.
Nice! That's about what I need. Considering 142" 16:9. Is that too high for the front row? (I'm also at 11 ft away)
Not a fan of SVS, but nice setup however those walls are begging for a coat of black paint, it will enhance your HT by miles.
Might be something we do next year. We honestly thought the grey was pretty dark until we got the panels.
How's ur emotiva amp perform did you encounter any issues after so many months of use?
All is well with them.
@@Upscaled_HT Good to hear that planning to buy xpa 7 to pair w/ denon & klipsch reference premiere gen 2
Off topic...you have nice watch collections.
Thanks. Big watch fan here. I changed watches like 4 times in the video. Not on purpose. I have a smaller watch channel too. youtube.com/@TheTimekeeper?si=9VgwG-IkRu0Vltos
Cool
I want to build a Cinema Room in the future
I don't know where to start which projector projection screen speakers receiver and acoustics I buy
But I'm researching, I'm going to buy from the cheapest to the most expensive
Brazil here
(I used Google Translate, I don't know how to speak English)
Omg this is so funny this is identical to my theater. I have the same speakers, pj and Subs.
That’s awesome! Great minds think alike.
Just curious what you do for a living.
Pretty normal job in financial sector.
Looks good. How far is your front row from the screen?
About 11 feet.
May I ask at what height your surrounds are mounted?
About 5 feet high.
This looks amazing. Congrats.
How is the white screen working even though you dont have black velvet around the screen?
I am about to upgrade to a white screen (I think)
Obviously going for a white screen comes with a few trade offs. You sacrifice black levels a little but gain brightness. In our HDR world, having brightness is a plus. It does 2 inches of velvet around the screen. I've been very happy with it and I found my contrast and black levels to be more than acceptable.
The new Denon A1H would give you 15.4 channels.
I need 17.4 though
Who made the doors?
I think they’re from here. isostore.com/
Thank you, I looks like a cool store!@@Upscaled_HT
What 4 subs you got?
2 pb 3000
1 sb 2000
And what’s the fourth?
I have 2 sb2000s.
Congrats Sir Fully Premium Setup But Pioneer sc lx901 Device your Setup miss it why Sir
The pioneer didn’t meet the needs in my new theater.
Then Completed for you which Av Receiver Sir
I Means Best premium Budget fullfill home theater Setup Av Receiver sir
What are your room dimensions?
21x21 feet. 10 foot ceilings in the front of the room.
I think we all know about "the text" lol...
I haven’t gotten the text once in the new theater.
All that money,room,and time you seriously skimped on the sub area
I got more than enough sub.
You mean like a turkey sub right? I didn't see any of them laying around. Maybe a steak hoagie or a chicken finger sub with BBQ and blue cheese. That's my personal sub of choice!
You surely can't be referring to those four large SVS subs cranking away can you? I'm pretty sure they can hear them in China.
Don't forget my onions b___h.
How much did it cost ?
The whole theater?
@@Upscaled_HT ya
@@devanshisharma2057 Not sure but probably more than 50k.
5K for the door? You could get a whole soundproof booth for that
That’s what they cost.
I think he said $500 for the door
@@diggindownunder8051 it was $5000. It's a specialty sound proof door.
Yes, soundproof doors do not come cheap, nor installation. I'd make my own by starting with a solid core door and adding layers of Green glue damped drywall. Then finishing it with velvet fabric. But it would not look up to the level appropriate in his theater.
Your thoughts on Mad VR are entirely wrong, incomplete and misleading. It upscales, its LUTs and tone mapping are brilliant, not to mention its biggest selling point… NLS
I think I said if you have the money and like it, that’s great. I think it may be more useful for people with a scope screen maybe. I don’t feel I need it.
Maldita sea ! Ya pon una pelicula!
Película al final del video.
Shame about the centre speaker
Being too low?
no. seems a bit inferior for such a big room
@@rayalliston7702 it has built in 8 inch subwoofer. It’s plenty loud.
You have done a great job with the room. Its just a shame that you didn't place the front speakers behind an acoustically transparent screen.
I'm like you I like to show off my cool looking electronics a little. Nothing wrong with that.@@rayalliston7702 👍
11 4.6 is exactly what the Nakaimichi dragon does!!!
Yes, for my 1 of 500 units at $3,500.00 price. I am super happy. Everything in their Dragon Sound System is awesome and only 5 power cords.
I'm not trashing the dragon because I own one and a 7.2.4 system myself, the dragon is cool but it isn't like having the real dea and it only has 11.2.6. The four speakers in two boxes being considered four is laughable. That being said people should appreciate what they have room for or can afford.
I'm not trashing the dragon because I own one and a 7.2.4 system myself, the dragon is cool but it isn't like having the real dea and it only has 11.2.6. The four speakers in two boxes being considered four is laughable. That being said people should appreciate what they have room for or can afford.
You can’t have a dedicated theater room like this and stick a dragon in there
That would be like this dude sticking a 25 inch TV in here
how much how much$$$$$
When you get to this level.. you're pretty detached from reality and will be the 1st to die from a zombie apocalypse. No amount of C.O.D game play will help you. Nice system tho
Hopefully I end up like Bill Murray in Zombieland, without the whole being shot accidentally part.
You could buy an out of the box gaming computer and run your own MadVR for a fifth of the price.
I’ve done that. It was bad at switching sdr to hdr. It was good at just staying on sdr.
@@Upscaled_HT yeah I’ve heard that too. You really have to tweak it and what not to dial it in. Which is a bit OTT
You have limits because you have a wife. Trust me I understand😂😂😂😂. Great video by the way👍🏽👊🏽
Thank you!
to be honest,to be honest,to be honest
Sounds like it could be a drinking game.
I work soo hard and i'm poor..... cheap unequal world.... 😤
Don't compare yourself to other people. No one can win at that game. Build a life you are proud of. That is all that matters.
I’m shocked you didn’t paint the screen wall black and the other walls a darker color. But really bro? You show such a nice home theater with such a horrible movie. What a sin…. lol. Btw… nice Tudor.
I actually did paint the walls. Inside Look at My UPGRADED 11.4.6 Home Theater - It's better than ever!
th-cam.com/video/ANhAvO626hs/w-d-xo.html I liked the Flash. Big watch guy here. Love Tudors.
It’s not finished as long as you have BRIGHT WALLS 👎 ,, can’t believe some people spend lots of money 💰 and time but ruins it with white walls in their movie theatre 👎👎
I think you’ll be happy with my next theater update.
Please do but kindly make sure painted with FLAT black paint .. not eggshell ( only flat black ) im a professional painter btw And I’m building by own movie theatre 🎭 too with at least 170 inch screen
@@tooraj2raj198 good luck with the build. The theater is currently painted flat black. It has an LRV of 4.56.
Hi , love your cinema, I have the same projector and I was wondering is yours calibrated or do you have an best settings etc, as your picture quality looks great, what number do you have the hdr sider set at in the flash video
Congratulations! Really well done. Your passion for this project really shows. Love the way you did the demo with the subs and spl meter. Keep up the good work. Subscribed 🍺
Thank you!
Looks great 👍
Very clean and professional thanks for sharing!
The amps are dirty, man needs to give them a clean. The rest is tidy though.
Nice Job, amazing theater. The only thing I would've added was to paint the front wall black. I noticed even with a screen painting the front wall back took away any light reflections as to it looked like the front wall disappeared and you only see the movie with no background behind it. Something to think about for the future. I also see you have a Zidoo Z1000. How do you like it? I originally had a Zappiti Neo, then ordered a Zidoo Z2600. Once I received it and got it all setup to my liking it died. The unit did not last a week from when I received it. I sent it back and now waiting on my replacement unit.
Good Luck
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