This is awesome. People are complaining about the tech, speakers. Nevermind that. What really stands out is the tiered seating and the lighting pointing towad the ground. It really is a movie theater in your house. Your setup is perfect for hosting.
So many haters in the comments. Nice setup. Would I do some things differently? Sure. But it’s not my theater. It’s YOUR theater. And I think it’s a sweet setup, man. I especially like that you have three rows (technically 4!) that’s amazing! And the soda machine is ridiculous. Haha! Bet you’re popular with your neighbors!
Thanks for watching and the feedback. It definitely is a “choose your own adventure” type of thing with theaters and one person’s choices wouldn’t necessarily be someone else’s. It is a fun setup that works for us (and sometimes the neighbors and friends, haha).
I like your home theater. I think it turned out nice. However, I would change those surround speakers with Klipsch R-5650 S II which are in walls and place them between the 1st and 2nd rows of seating since these in wall speakers radiate sound towards the front and back of the seating area and also fill in those huge gaps between the front left and right speakers and the left and right surround speakers.
This is some really good advice. Didn’t realize those rear surrounds were actually the ONLY surrounds. Even a pair of on wall surrounds would make a big difference. Then you could just repurpose the rear speakers as actual rears (7.1). I’m in the minority but I like bipolar surrounds especially if you have to cover a couple rows of seats.
@@JoshsSmartHome I would definitely consider what Sage11x said about repurposing your original surround speakers. Keep those surround speakers on the back wall where they are and then just place some of those Klipsch in wall speakers I mentioned between the 1st and 2nd row one foot above ear level of the 2nd row so the third row gets some ear level sound.
Lots of awesome aspects about your home. Not sure if you are aware, but since you like smart home devices, there are smart curtain devices that use the curtain rod like a rail, and will open or close curtains. Could automate your screen curtains if you wanted. I like your walkway lights and how dark your theater gets...Wow.
Thanks Chris! Im aware of a few options for curtains but this isn’t a rod, but rather a slot (think of a curtain holder at a medical facility, so I need to see if any can use the little slot rather than a rod.
Nice. Consider adding side surrounds. Either 1 set for the row that is your MLP or could do 2 sets matrixed. Also consider some acoustic panels for 1st reflection points on walls, ceiling and center area of back wall. Easy to DIY or reach out to GIK, Acoustimac, ATS acoustics.
I like the way this came out. In regards to speakers, no one can tell you what speakers are going to work for your setup. Only you can because it has to sound good to YOU and no one else. Acoustic treatments if done correctly can improve sound without having to change your speakers, if you feel the sound needs some work. I personally have some blackout curtains and can hear a big difference as all of the echoing is gone. Just my 2 cents for its worth.
congratulations for your dedicate home theater , you still have a lot space for do future updates , maybe you can add to the list a bigger projection screan , specially for those people setting in the last row and for yourself also more immerse experience for the fist row .You can add also more subs and definitely the most important Atmos Height ceiling speaker and side surround speakers
We have upward firing atmos on the front speakers, but ceiling speakers and side speakers would probably work well. Our breaker box is behind the one curtain so I’m not sure we can go with a bigger screen without having to create a solution for the breaker box.
The walls are gray. We considered a different ceiling but went with the drywall in the end and painted it black. What do you think we should have went with there?
You are preaching to the choir! That wasn’t a batter I won. With that being said, the tv was just over $100 on Black Friday sale, but the proximity to the pool table is concerning.
Constructive criticism: The harry potter cutout is cheesy (imo) and you should hide or clean up the beer light power cables somehow. As an aside, people too often use the term “Ultimate” to describe something they have when it’s not warranted.
Thanks for watching. Regarding your feedback: the kids love the Harry Potter cutout, so this stays as long as they like, haha. I do agree that I could provide a more discreet method for hiding the cables. I initially thought it gave it more of a “bar feel” but now I agree with you. I probably should have put outlets at those locations but hindsight is 20/20. Regarding the use of the word “ultimate” it seems to please the algorithm and unfortunately doing so is a necessity to have your videos put in front of people. I appreciate the feedback and will consider your suggestions.
Based on the dimensions and size of this room, it has so much potential! In its current state, it’s not a theatre. No Atmos speakers, no surround speakers and very low end LCR’s. I’m perplexed as to why you have spent more money on the seating rather than putting in a half decent sound system. This room has so much potential and you need to take advantage of that!
It does have atmos up-firing speakers. We could probably have done some surround speakers in the walls, but with the odd bump in on the one side, I wasn’t sure how that would work best. Would you go with one set per row?
This guy… “not a theater.” Bro he has three rows of seats! Is there room for upgrades? Hell yeah! But half the fun of this hobby is the upgrades! There is a disease that has taken over this hobby. Lots of gatekeeping. Lot’s of naysayers and critics. Lot’s of ‘bling’ and what I like to call AV jewelry. How’s this? I have an atmos receiver. Connected up some atmos CEILING speakers. (Actual ceiling speakers not bouncy house attachments). Took them down. They did nothing a properly positioned pair of rear bipolar surrounds wouldn’t do. And the atmos speakers forced my surrounds onto low stands at the back of the room necessitating monopole bookshelves. I found the monopoles too easy to localize and the whole thing added next to nothing besides cost and complexity. Bottom line: in a large theater with an open ceiling atmos likely makes some sense. But in the home… you’re better off saving the budget for that extra pair of speakers and putting it towards better speakers or an extra sun.
Considering the surrounds, you could go with bipolar speakers, since you have multiple rows of seating. On the right, it could go at the edge of the wall.
I agree that this is an opportunity to make things what you want. There are some things that I’d like to upgrade in the future, but this is where we are right now. I’m not an audiophile but speakers in the side walls probably would improve the experience.
Very nice setup! Thanks for sharing. Can you tell me whether you can easily access the back of your lighted theater sign hanging over the door? I want to buy one but would like to save some money by adding my own LED lights afterwards instead of having them come pre-installed. But if the back has to be cut open or can’t easily be opened it wouldn’t be worth it. Anyway, thanks for posting!!
Thanks for watching! This one is pre-lit and runs on A/C power with an outlet installed behind it. I’ve never opened it up to determine if anything would be damaged by doing so or if it could be modified and the back easily replaced, sorry I don’t have a better answer. You should be able to ask the seller so you ensure your particular model is accessible.
Nice job! I'm also wanting to get Home Assistant going to control the home theater and other things around the house but it's going to be a learning curve for me. I've been playing around with it some but have a long way to go. I'm not an idiot on such things... yeah, I have yet to achieve idiot level so if I ask questions, please think, "moron" in your responses;-)
@@JoshsSmartHomeRecently I was attempting to set up an RS232 device thinking it would be a good way to control some of the home theater equipment. Problem is, the configuration software for the device, or at least some of it, is in Chinese. I haven't gotten very far with it but should have a chance to try again this weekend. The device is this: 4-Channel Serial Server RS232 RS422 RS485 RJ45 Edge Computing Gateway Modbus Gateway NB144S TCP/UDP/MQTT Thanks, mfk
I’m not familiar with that one, and I wasn’t able to find a manual either. I use IR blasters or Home Assistant integrations to control our theater equipment.
@@JoshsSmartHomeMy Marantz AV10 can be controlled via Ethernet with an app that I believe can be integrated into Home Assistant. I haven't really investigated what all can be done with that. Back in 2008 I controlled an Anthem D2 using an IR to RS232 converter because with the RS232 I could enter commands directly that would otherwise require working down through menus using IR. I used the Anthem to control vertical stretch for the anamorphic lens and with RS232 I had single button control on the remote to set it for different aspect ratios. Maybe I should just get a MadVR for controlling aspect ratios, all I need is a winning lotto ticket🙂
We don’t use all the seats too often, but I do host fantasy football drafts. The kids love to game with their friends and we do movie premieres when something interesting to us is released.
Dude you spent all the money on how the theater looks then you cheaped out on the picture and sound with only one sub and a center channel for a 65 inch TV?
Thanks for watching! We love the picture and sound, it’s great to us. I know each person has their own desires but we are not audiophiles and this setup is better than being at a commercial movie theater to us.
I love this comment! We managed to save $50 a month without any impact to our lives. I find spending to be one of those things where you vote for your own priorities with your dollars.
Thanks for the additional feedback, we have upward firing speakers, the rooms above don’t lend themselves to having speakers installed essentially in their floor. I also think atmos is a bit gimmicky and unnecessary, but we are certainly not audiophiles. Thanks for sharing your opinion!
Now I usually hate to make this kinda comment on people’s things but that room screams for more subwoofs and a more robust center speaker Also as far as home theater tours go and for how long this video is it’s one of the most less detailed I’ve ever seen Here’s a speaker (what kind?) Here’s a subwoofer - there’s like many brands out there, what kind you got? There’s a Sony receiver over there….. thanks but there’s like hundreds different types…. What specific model you got Again this just lacked any kind of detail and I watch this and at the end still not knowing anything about anything you got 🫤 All that aside you did a great job in building and planning and it all looks nice 👍
Thanks for the feedback, I will certainly take these things into consideration moving forward. As far as our equipment I did put it in the description which I mentioned during the video. I thought it made more sense to capture the info that way instead of viewers having to jot it down or search it on the side while they are trying to watch. I’m interested in upgrading moving forward. If you have specific recommendations, let me know.
@@JoshsSmartHome oh okay I must’ve missed that part I’ll check the description As far as equipment goes, everything you have is solid, as for Subs and Center Speaker I’d say check out the AVS forum….. specifically in the Speaker section and the subwoofer section They’ll lead you down the right path 🤗
Thanks for watching! Let me know below what your favorite part is and I can make a more in-depth video about it!
This is awesome. People are complaining about the tech, speakers. Nevermind that.
What really stands out is the tiered seating and the lighting pointing towad the ground. It really is a movie theater in your house.
Your setup is perfect for hosting.
Thanks for the kind feedback! We really enjoy the theater.
Your bar and snack area is great! Love the soda machine!
Thanks for watching! I appreciate the kind words!
So many haters in the comments. Nice setup. Would I do some things differently? Sure. But it’s not my theater. It’s YOUR theater. And I think it’s a sweet setup, man. I especially like that you have three rows (technically 4!) that’s amazing! And the soda machine is ridiculous. Haha! Bet you’re popular with your neighbors!
Thanks for watching and the feedback. It definitely is a “choose your own adventure” type of thing with theaters and one person’s choices wouldn’t necessarily be someone else’s. It is a fun setup that works for us (and sometimes the neighbors and friends, haha).
I'd love to have something like that in my home. Nice place!
Thank you! We really enjoy it.
Very cool, like the old cinema colours mixed with new, cinema red not over kill
Thanks for watching and thanks for the positive comment!
Love your whole setup, man...especially that soda machine!
Thanks for watching and thanks for the kind comment!
Nice set up
Thanks for the kind comment and thanks for watching!
I get the impression that the "snacking area" is very popular !
Everyone loves the concessions! Thanks for watching Paul.
I like your home theater. I think it turned out nice. However, I would change those surround speakers with Klipsch R-5650 S II which are in walls and place them between the 1st and 2nd rows of seating since these in wall speakers radiate sound towards the front and back of the seating area and also fill in those huge gaps between the front left and right speakers and the left and right surround speakers.
This is some really good advice. Didn’t realize those rear surrounds were actually the ONLY surrounds. Even a pair of on wall surrounds would make a big difference. Then you could just repurpose the rear speakers as actual rears (7.1).
I’m in the minority but I like bipolar surrounds especially if you have to cover a couple rows of seats.
Thanks to both of you! I’ll have to consider this. Part of the fun is iterating and improving things.
@@JoshsSmartHome I would definitely consider what Sage11x said about repurposing your original surround speakers. Keep those surround speakers on the back wall where they are and then just place some of those Klipsch in wall speakers I mentioned between the 1st and 2nd row one foot above ear level of the 2nd row so the third row gets some ear level sound.
Nice space with a lot of potential. Time to upgrade those speakers.
I’m always looking to improve. I hate are your recommendations?
Lots of awesome aspects about your home. Not sure if you are aware, but since you like smart home devices, there are smart curtain devices that use the curtain rod like a rail, and will open or close curtains. Could automate your screen curtains if you wanted. I like your walkway lights and how dark your theater gets...Wow.
Thanks Chris! Im aware of a few options for curtains but this isn’t a rod, but rather a slot (think of a curtain holder at a medical facility, so I need to see if any can use the little slot rather than a rod.
Nice set up. i have everything for my home theater, but the time to do it 😂. Hopefully this year we will see. New sub good stuff
Thanks for the sub! It is definitely a process and requires a time investment, but in the end it is well worth it.
Nice. Consider adding side surrounds. Either 1 set for the row that is your MLP or could do 2 sets matrixed. Also consider some acoustic panels for 1st reflection points on walls, ceiling and center area of back wall. Easy to DIY or reach out to GIK, Acoustimac, ATS acoustics.
Thanks for watching and for the feedback. There is definitely room for improvements to be made. I have to dedicate some time to do them.
@@JoshsSmartHome part of the fun with a theater doing little upgrades over time
That’s definitely the truth!!!
Very nice thank you for sharing
Thank you!
I like the way this came out. In regards to speakers, no one can tell you what speakers are going to work for your setup. Only you can because it has to sound good to YOU and no one else. Acoustic treatments if done correctly can improve sound without having to change your speakers, if you feel the sound needs some work. I personally have some blackout curtains and can hear a big difference as all of the echoing is gone. Just my 2 cents for its worth.
Thanks for watching! I’ve considered sound absorption panels. Thanks for the input.
😮😮nicely done
Thank you!
congratulations for your dedicate home theater , you still have a lot space for do future updates , maybe you can add to the list a bigger projection screan , specially for those people setting in the last row and for yourself also more immerse experience for the fist row .You can add also more subs and definitely the most important Atmos Height ceiling speaker and side surround speakers
We have upward firing atmos on the front speakers, but ceiling speakers and side speakers would probably work well. Our breaker box is behind the one curtain so I’m not sure we can go with a bigger screen without having to create a solution for the breaker box.
White walls and ceilings suck. Everything else is awesome! Thanks for the video.
The walls are gray. We considered a different ceiling but went with the drywall in the end and painted it black. What do you think we should have went with there?
love to see how you did the soda machine
Thank you! I will plan to do a video going into more details!
Would love to see more details on the soda machine pls!
Thanks for the feedback! I will add this to my schedule.
Great video and solid setup. The fish tank in that spot tho…near the electronics & pool table. Could be an issue one day.
You are preaching to the choir! That wasn’t a batter I won. With that being said, the tv was just over $100 on Black Friday sale, but the proximity to the pool table is concerning.
Nice setup!
Thank you for the kind words! I appreciate you watching.
Great setup! Very impressive! May I ask the dimensions of the home theater room?
Thanks for the kind comment! The theater room is approximately 14 feet by 31 feet. Let me know if you have any other questions.
Sick
Thanks for watching!
Looks great
Thanks for watching! I appreciate the kind feedback.
Constructive criticism: The harry potter cutout is cheesy (imo) and you should hide or clean up the beer light power cables somehow. As an aside, people too often use the term “Ultimate” to describe something they have when it’s not warranted.
Thanks for watching. Regarding your feedback: the kids love the Harry Potter cutout, so this stays as long as they like, haha. I do agree that I could provide a more discreet method for hiding the cables. I initially thought it gave it more of a “bar feel” but now I agree with you. I probably should have put outlets at those locations but hindsight is 20/20. Regarding the use of the word “ultimate” it seems to please the algorithm and unfortunately doing so is a necessity to have your videos put in front of people. I appreciate the feedback and will consider your suggestions.
Would love to see a video of your soda machine hook up!
Thanks for watching! I have made note and I will plan for that video.
Based on the dimensions and size of this room, it has so much potential! In its current state, it’s not a theatre. No Atmos speakers, no surround speakers and very low end LCR’s.
I’m perplexed as to why you have spent more money on the seating rather than putting in a half decent sound system.
This room has so much potential and you need to take advantage of that!
It does have atmos up-firing speakers. We could probably have done some surround speakers in the walls, but with the odd bump in on the one side, I wasn’t sure how that would work best. Would you go with one set per row?
This guy… “not a theater.” Bro he has three rows of seats! Is there room for upgrades? Hell yeah! But half the fun of this hobby is the upgrades!
There is a disease that has taken over this hobby. Lots of gatekeeping. Lot’s of naysayers and critics. Lot’s of ‘bling’ and what I like to call AV jewelry.
How’s this? I have an atmos receiver. Connected up some atmos CEILING speakers. (Actual ceiling speakers not bouncy house attachments). Took them down. They did nothing a properly positioned pair of rear bipolar surrounds wouldn’t do. And the atmos speakers forced my surrounds onto low stands at the back of the room necessitating monopole bookshelves. I found the monopoles too easy to localize and the whole thing added next to nothing besides cost and complexity.
Bottom line: in a large theater with an open ceiling atmos likely makes some sense. But in the home… you’re better off saving the budget for that extra pair of speakers and putting it towards better speakers or an extra sun.
Yeah man, why didn’t you blow your entire budget on Focal LCRs!? Just sit on lawn chairs! Duh!!😂
Considering the surrounds, you could go with bipolar speakers, since you have multiple rows of seating. On the right, it could go at the edge of the wall.
I agree that this is an opportunity to make things what you want. There are some things that I’d like to upgrade in the future, but this is where we are right now. I’m not an audiophile but speakers in the side walls probably would improve the experience.
Very nice setup! Thanks for sharing. Can you tell me whether you can easily access the back of your lighted theater sign hanging over the door? I want to buy one but would like to save some money by adding my own LED lights afterwards instead of having them come pre-installed. But if the back has to be cut open or can’t easily be opened it wouldn’t be worth it. Anyway, thanks for posting!!
Thanks for watching! This one is pre-lit and runs on A/C power with an outlet installed behind it. I’ve never opened it up to determine if anything would be damaged by doing so or if it could be modified and the back easily replaced, sorry I don’t have a better answer. You should be able to ask the seller so you ensure your particular model is accessible.
I have the same chairs
We love them. I hope you do too!
Nice job! I'm also wanting to get Home Assistant going to control the home theater and other things around the house but it's going to be a learning curve for me. I've been playing around with it some but have a long way to go. I'm not an idiot on such things... yeah, I have yet to achieve idiot level so if I ask questions, please think, "moron" in your responses;-)
Thank you for the positive feedback. We are all at different places with different experiences and skills. Let me know if you have questions.
@@JoshsSmartHomeRecently I was attempting to set up an RS232 device thinking it would be a good way to control some of the home theater equipment. Problem is, the configuration software for the device, or at least some of it, is in Chinese. I haven't gotten very far with it but should have a chance to try again this weekend. The device is this: 4-Channel Serial Server RS232 RS422 RS485 RJ45 Edge Computing Gateway Modbus Gateway NB144S TCP/UDP/MQTT
Thanks,
mfk
I’m not familiar with that one, and I wasn’t able to find a manual either. I use IR blasters or Home Assistant integrations to control our theater equipment.
@@JoshsSmartHomeMy Marantz AV10 can be controlled via Ethernet with an app that I believe can be integrated into Home Assistant. I haven't really investigated what all can be done with that.
Back in 2008 I controlled an Anthem D2 using an IR to RS232 converter because with the RS232 I could enter commands directly that would otherwise require working down through menus using IR. I used the Anthem to control vertical stretch for the anamorphic lens and with RS232 I had single button control on the remote to set it for different aspect ratios.
Maybe I should just get a MadVR for controlling aspect ratios, all I need is a winning lotto ticket🙂
Wow, you must be very popular... I can't even fill my couch up 😊
We don’t use all the seats too often, but I do host fantasy football drafts. The kids love to game with their friends and we do movie premieres when something interesting to us is released.
Dude you spent all the money on how the theater looks then you cheaped out on the picture and sound with only one sub and a center channel for a 65 inch TV?
Thanks for watching! We love the picture and sound, it’s great to us. I know each person has their own desires but we are not audiophiles and this setup is better than being at a commercial movie theater to us.
Good dad joke
Thanks!!
Lol.. spends $60,000 on a theater and man-cave and worries about saving $20 a month for "off-peak" electricity.... Amazing!
I love this comment! We managed to save $50 a month without any impact to our lives. I find spending to be one of those things where you vote for your own priorities with your dollars.
Imagine worrying about someone else’s budget instead of your own. 🤦🏽♂️
And no height speakers neither? You got a long way to go before that’s a theater! Right now it’s just a TV room!
Thanks for the additional feedback, we have upward firing speakers, the rooms above don’t lend themselves to having speakers installed essentially in their floor. I also think atmos is a bit gimmicky and unnecessary, but we are certainly not audiophiles. Thanks for sharing your opinion!
You may want to look up the definition of home theater before trying to tell someone theirs isn’t a theater.
Gtrscort1 - thanks for the support
What do you have big shot?
Now I usually hate to make this kinda comment on people’s things but that room screams for more subwoofs and a more robust center speaker
Also as far as home theater tours go and for how long this video is it’s one of the most less detailed I’ve ever seen
Here’s a speaker (what kind?)
Here’s a subwoofer - there’s like many brands out there, what kind you got?
There’s a Sony receiver over there….. thanks but there’s like hundreds different types…. What specific model you got
Again this just lacked any kind of detail and I watch this and at the end still not knowing anything about anything you got 🫤
All that aside you did a great job in building and planning and it all looks nice 👍
Thanks for the feedback, I will certainly take these things into consideration moving forward. As far as our equipment I did put it in the description which I mentioned during the video. I thought it made more sense to capture the info that way instead of viewers having to jot it down or search it on the side while they are trying to watch. I’m interested in upgrading moving forward. If you have specific recommendations, let me know.
@@JoshsSmartHome oh okay I must’ve missed that part
I’ll check the description
As far as equipment goes, everything you have is solid, as for Subs and Center Speaker I’d say check out the AVS forum….. specifically in the Speaker section and the subwoofer section
They’ll lead you down the right path 🤗
Thanks for the advice! Have a great day