wow man thank you for sharing all of this. upon first glance someone like myself - new to home theater - easily gets eliminated when seeing the level of your equipment. i will eventually go to the same type of setup 7.2.4. I remember seeing your earlier videos and your experience of sound processors over AV receivers so again I plan on going that route as well. what i think i liked most about this video was you showing the room - which presents its own hurdles for home theater - and how you overcame those with pretty simple and basic ideas. we hear it all the time - we have to work with the space we have - and this is an excellent video demonstrating that. thanks for showing that.
I appreciate the kind words, brother. This will be a great video to provide inspiration. It shows my journey over the years showing how simple My Home Theater started out, and I still enjoyed it very much so th-cam.com/video/Klp1oHL6MzE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=-shsU8Las2KWQBLh
I saw that cabinet and front end live several years ago. It is a one-of-a-kind hand crafted work that cannot be duplicated and is easily worth $100K. It is gorgeous in to see in-person and the workmanship is incredible.
I went KRIX supporting my hometown there home cinema range is damn explosive weather built in or modular. The HVAC vent should be swapped out for diffused blade better seperation of hot and cool zone plus no sonic harmonization with their dampening against the ceiling. Still good passive exhaust on the back to convey warm air from amps etc up and out always a winner. Good stuff look forward to your new build. Stay safe.
Would love to see you do like a sound system on different budgets video. Like recommendations for a 5K budget, 10K, 25k and so on and what should you upgrade first once you have a system. love your content
Gotta love the Anthem and ARC... what a game changer for calibration... Just had my setup calibrated and Setup a MiniDSP with 2 JTR Cap 2400's... Would love to hear your setup Mike... Great space.. looking forward to what the next house theater will look like.
Great Theatre , looking forward to seeing new one when you move . I’m having new house built , then setting up a new dedicated Home Theatre after selling last one with my previous house .
Plywood wrapped in fabric to block the windows. Thats exactly what I did. I had to block 4 really large windows in a sun/arizona room. On the left wall, there was more window than there was actual wall.
Great tour Youthman. A lot of the elements in your theater over the years has inspired design choices in mine. One question, if you're not using Harmony anymore, then how are you controlling the room? Side note, you should definitely make some video updates as what ends up being left behind and what you're taking. Curious as to how all that unfolds with selling a home with a theater like this.
I definitely will be documenting our journey of selling the home, I’ll even do a tour of the entire home before we move and what that process looks like whether we sell some all or none of the Theater equipment with the sale of the home
Thanks for a clear and informative presentation. Just the way you explained what you did really helped me understand a few things. Your room is almost a copy of mine in size. I find the width is a limitation mostly for side surrounds as the speakers are much closer to the viewers on the sides. I love your screen size but I’m not sure if I would enjoy the wide viewing angle. Your row of seats is just about where mine is at 10’ and I figure your viewing angle is just about 60 degrees viewing scope movies which is a good bit higher than the recommended 45-50 degrees. I’m sure for 16:9 material it’s just about perfect. I might have to experiment a bit :). Thanks again. Awesome presentation!
Oh wow! Not sure why you used such large speakers for a room that size? Beautiful gear, and I’m sure it’s cool to look at. But that’s entirely too much cone area for the sqft 😂 really cool what you did to the sliding glass door. It’s always nice to see guys going the extra mile to make things kustom 😮😂
Thank you for the in depth tour! System is amazing! Question: can you go over maintenance involved with a HT? I assume there are software updates but what about the components side of things?
Thank you very much for sharing this video with us and your journey! I absolutely love the floorplan of your house, I have a feeling that’s what you guys are gonna miss most. Outside of the kids and grandbabies, of course.
Great system Micheal. Every man's dream. Is it any different when the subs are off? 4 x 18" is like being hit with a sledge hammer...😅 The Anthem AVM 70 has the option for super sub fronts , do you use it? Once again thanks for sharing happy new year and we cant wait ro see the new home setup . I believe the upgraditis bug will hit right after you settle in . Probably 6 atmos heights from 4 ...😂
Hey it’s been a while since I last commented on your channel. Since then you have made some amazing upgrades. All I can say is WOW!! It must just sound amazing and look amazing as well. Congrats my friend. Happy New Year to you and your family.
Super cool video!!! I especially like the close up of all of your cables and power connections for the subs etc!!! 🎉 Ps. I know you have good power but I’d really really LOVE to see you upgrade/review/compare some upgrades for the monolith/OSD Amplifiers!! You know your system really well now with the end game speakers so it would be awesome to see your opinions on different power no scenarios like: running separate amps for LCR/surround/heights, plus upgrades like separate Starke, outlaw, tonewinner, buckeye, Emotiva amps etc!! 🎉
You do what you can with what you have, and you did it terrifically, given the access/space limitations. Incredible setup you have, now looking forward to your 100% dedicated home theatre built from scratch.
Thank you kindly. Our new home isn’t a custom home so we will still have limitations. The new theater room is slightly larger than this one and has space for an equipment room / AV rack.
If you don't mind me asking, how come you have to move? I would be devastated after all that hard work you've done setting up your home theater and then have to move to another home
Loved your set up since the first video I saw it in and have thoroughly enjoyed watching its transformation over the years and seeing you grow into what Obsessed Theatre is today!! My wife would sit in the back row, she'd get motion sickness being in the front! 😂 When we go to the cinema we sit in the back quarter of the theater or she has to either close her eyes for the action packed parts or leave. Hope you have a truly Blessed year, looks it's off to a great start! Can't wait to see the transformation of the new house and theatre room!!!!!(Yes I'm interested in how you and your wife make the whole new place your own not just the theatre room!)
it has been a joy to follow, your journey to this epic setup.. but now you can go bigger and better, when doing a new theater. with all the knowledge, and passion you have for this hobby.. it looking forward, to seeing what you build.. and following on your new journey;-)
Bigger and Better, what on earth are you talking about, speakers he has are too big as it is, he's not trying to fill a concert hall, rediculous, less is more
Actually, less is not more. Less quality components will give you less performance. Less low end bass extension will give you less tactile response. Less light output on a projector will prevent you from hitting HDR levels. I don’t feel my set up is too big for my room at all. I just have a lot of headroom which allows me to play it with very low distortion. Currently, I do not have any plans to make any major changes other than installing an AV rack in the new home
Awesome updated tour my friend. Your evolution has been revolutionary. A new location to continue your glorious journey incoming. Can’t wait for the new season. 👏👏👏😎👍👍👍👍👍👍
The cabinet is such an amazing piece of craftsmanship. Taking it to the new home would be somewhat cost prohibitive and would limit design possibilities in the new theater. I am sure it will be tough to say goodbye to such an heirloom quality entertainment center but I think including it in the sale of the home is the right decision.
It’s interesting how we grow attached to our home theater setups. It’s one of the worst days when you have to take it all apart. The hundreds of hours of tinkering and calibrating, then going into boxes. But it’s also exciting to build up another system based off the lessons from the last one. Thanks for the final tour and I’m looking forward to the new place!
good job on your home theater and good luck with your joint venture. I learned a long time ago that most important part of building a home theater or screening room is to account for access to all cables and components. always include a service access area for everything. I always used to say start small and build up your system over time. never mortgage the house on a technology that you dont fully understand yet. there are TH-camrs out there claiming that home theater died with streaming when in reality it's simply evolving and changing .
Over the past 7 years, there have been items I was able to keep and others I purchased at accommodation pricing. That same pricing is available to all reviewers and varies in discount for each brand. But if I had to guess it’s probably the same as dealer cost which is the same benefit that every dealer gets because they generate sales for the company. Since June of 2020, my channel has generated over $850,000 in affiliate sales for Valencia alone.
Way more than that, LCR were 3300x3, 2 subs about 4500 each, the atmos sides and rears were 1200x8. So speakers were 26-28k, depending on when he bought them, jvc nz800 is 15k, kaleidoscope $4-6k, madvr envy extreme 15k, screen 2 or 3k, avm 70 3-4k. Properly over 70K just equipment if you went out today and purchased.
Last tour until the new home with the new home theater ❤❤. Don't scare people like that😂😅. Amazing journey. Congratulations on the new home and all the amazing upgrades over the last 3 years. Curious if any of the theater components will be included in the selling price for your current home. I would imagine like realtors love to say " It is all negotiable 😂😅
Absolutely loved watching this video so informative and enjoyable .. You are my inspiration in building my own theatre room.. I first heard about Marantz and Klipsch from yourself also room correction and sound panels which are part of my home theatre now not forgetting SVS subwoofer I have dual SVS PB-1000 Pro's running in my room all thanks to you.. 4k hisense laser projector which is absolutely awesome for now ..one day I'll upgrade to a Jvc which is also on my list. Can't thank you enough for all you have tought me ..Im very thankful for that.. It's a never ending expensive hobby ..but I love it. ❤ Good luck with the move.. the new house looks awesome .
Hey, Home Theater Gamer…I’m pretty sure you promised us a revised REW tutorial video! Yours is the best in the game currently and I’d love to see a new one, as I have to re integrate 4 new subs to my theater. Where is it, man?! 🙏 Great tour, Michael and beautiful theater. Near end game equipment in almost every aspect. An entire theater filled with top tier JTR is something to be jealous of for sure. Keep it up, both of you!
I was wondering which MadVR you have and how you did the screen with the gas struts etc and what that cable was going to your projector cupboard is. Now I know. I wouldn’t bother moving it now, as you’re going to move. Good video Michael
Amazing theater! Congratulations on all of your success (OHT, family and more.) Best wishes on next steps of your journey and your next HT. I’m looking to replace my 20 year old Anthem AVM-20 in my 5.1, family room based HT. My Anthem still works good, but I know so much processing technology has evolved in that time and it’s overdue for an upgrade. For 2025, would you recommend the AVM-70 or perhaps the Marantz AV-10 that you guys just installed in Helen a few weeks ago? I still love my 5.1 Linn & Revel speaker set up, which still sounds great for movies/music/TV but I’m ready to upgrade the pre/pro. As it’s for my family room (not a dedicated HT) so I’m not planning on adding more speakers to enable the Atmos ceiling channels and more.
If you want something, that’s easy to set up and calibrate and just works every time, get the Marantz. If you’d like to tweak your system, have a lot of flexibility with calibration, quitting, virtual inputs, etc., as long as you’re OK with a few bugs along the way, the Anthem AVM70 is a solid choice
Why does it feel like I’m moving to,, happy n sad at the same time , new journey, but also so excited for you and your family , can’t wait to see what you come up with in your new hometheater ,
No, unfortunately it’s 100% custom so it wouldn’t fit in any other house. This will give me an opportunity to do something different. I probably will not have my friend make a new one. It took him six months.
Michael thanks for the tour and wondering first of all will the theater sell with the house. I am facing the same problem, but I won't be able to build a new theater where I will have to be moving. Can you take some of the components to the new home to save a buck or will you buy all new?
This will be the first time we have sold a home, so I’m not sure. For the right price I’d absolutely leave it all behind. But I don’t think that’s going to happen. My plan currently is to take all of it except for maybe the screen because it basically is custom for that cabinet and would be beneficial for the homeowner if they plan on using it for a theater room.
Happy New year! Thanks so much for the tour, the setup has come such a long way from where it began. You may have answered this in a previous video. But what was the turning point for you to delve into home cinema. For me it was when I saw a True lies demo on laser disc 🎉
@@YouthmanThat’s awesome man, thank you so much for sharing. Working in the home theatre department must of been a lot of fun. I used to work at a blockbuster’s ages ago and it still feels like the best job I ever had!
@@d3thr0wI’m updating my room and spoke with 3 resources about this. SVS, Buckeye Amps, and my local electrician. All agreed one run to the room would work, but if I wanted to have a 2nd run for the subs, that would be fine. Here was the advice I received to put some math behind it. Combined total RMS of equipment, amps, etc. Then divide the total by 4. Don’t worry so much about the peak RMS. It’s rare to actually hit that. 1 single 20 amp circuit supports 2,400, but it’s best to only push 80% of it, which is 1920 watts.
One 20 amp powers everything in my cabinet, including the dual Captivator RS2’s. The projector is on a separate 15 amp circuit and the lights are on a separate 15 amp circuit.
Have always loved this theater. Big fan of visual immersion. Any particular reason you didn't decouple the front soundstage speakers from the support structure they rest on?
Awesome tour ... so what are you leaving the buyers from that HT room? or are you taking everything? also i think you need a final home goodbye tour , a tour of your home...
I do like the idea of doing a final goodbye tour of the home. Again, part of that would just be to preserve the memories for my own. I guess once we have a buyer, I could make a video on what we’ve agreed to leave behind and include with the sale and what I’m going to take with us, but I’d certainly be willing to share that in a future video.
@Youthman Great. Do you need to change any powercords of your amplifier and subwoofer to plug in to 20amp wall outlet? Mine will be installed this month that's why I'm curious about it.
No, TH-cam doesn’t give us analytics on specific subscribers. A long time ago when I started my channel, I had notifications turned on every time someone subscribed. But now with 2000 new subscribers per month, that would get super annoying so I turned that off a long time ago.
@ that’s a shame. I think I subscribed about four years ago. I had been watching for a bit longer but it took me a while to hit the button. Thanks for the content. And you need space between your house and the neighbours. I had a lady come over and knock on my door crying. The bass from my cinema room had knocked her vintage china off the wall and also shook out the glass in her display case and it all broke. It was a sad moment for all of us.
@ I have not broken anything in my own home because I know how much the bass can shake stuff so I have prepared. The boundary or gap between the two houses was only 2 meters.
Mike, It may be a deal breaker if you don't leave your HT intact for the buyer of this home. I can't imagine the added value to your home. I hope your build and move goes absolutely smoothly. Also, Brad has, as always, done a very good job filming this video. All the very best to you and yours, Kevin
It’s like a pool. It can either be an asset or a liability. My guess it will likely be the later. But for the right price, I would leave it all behind. But that would be a miracle.
I'm amazined the speakers (especially the Subs) don't move air to the point of creating some movement of the screen!! I am going to look into the Velimax as I'm really not happy with the fabric I stick to the windows' (3) inner screens, they do 98% of the job, but I am constantly finding new gaps as something gets stretched or comes loose from the double velcro I used. And you're moving all of this up to Middletown?
Love the Theater room tour. Are you going to have the guy,who built your media cabinet,build another one in your New house? The guy has to be a Master Carpenter! I love his craftsmanship. Your AVM70 must have had a preexisting issue. I've had my AVM70 for 3yrs with 0 problems. I'm rather surprised you haven't upgraded to the 90. In a few years I'm thinking about getting one. By then the price will be much cheaper. Don't tell Matt you have an Alexa assistant! He dislikes them.😁 I have Alexa & Goggle Home and I love smart electronics. I bought a Synology 923+ Nas a few weeks ago and I'm using it with my PC as a Plex Server. Would love to have a Kaleidescape but the cost is Way to much for me. I have roughly 2,000 movies on my Plex. I also upgraded my Router yesterday to the Tp-Link BE900 WiFi 7. I'm happy with my budget Kaleidescape!😅 I also have an Oppo 203 Dvd player. I bought it New in 2016 and it still plays flawlessly. Eventually I'll get the Panasonic top of the line player. I know my Oppo's days are numbered.😪 I have a Harmony remote and when you find,at least,their equal I'll definitely buy it. Great Video! The Old Man!👨🏾🦲 Julius🙋🏿♂️
The Anthem app crashes quite often. Every once in awhile when I pause Kaleidescape, the AVM70 loses audio and I have to restart it. That’s the main quirks I deal with. I don’t need the AVM 90 because I don’t have four subwoofers and I rarely listen to two channel music
Amazing theater. One thought, making XLR cables is pretty easy and affordable even using high end parts with gold plating, etc. Can make them custom length as well.
I hope one day I'll be able to build my own room on my own house and blast every track I want past 100 db's. Now I'm living in an apartment and it sucks, can't go louder than 75 db's with my 12'' sub
Reviewers do get the option of purchasing reviewed gear at a reduced price since most manufacturers do not have a way to sell used gear. I own three businesses, have no debt except our home, we choose to drive older paid for vehicles (2013 Ford Explorer with 180K miles) and we pay cash for everything. It’s easy to make purchases when we live well below our means.
Why do you have a monolith x11 using all 8 channels which means you can only push 100 watts per channel at all 8 channels driven when those Jtr can push a hell of a lot more ? How come you only push 100 watts per channel
1 watt is 95dB 2 watts is 98dB 4 watts is 101dB 8 watts is 104dB 16 watts is 107dB 32 watts is 110dB 64 watts is 113dB 128dB is 116dB Reference volume is 85dB with peaks of 105. I listen at 10dB below reference so I need them to hit 75dB with peaks of 95dB Any questions?
@ I will be honest I didn’t know that and that’s powerful enough for that room I thought you would need them on like 300 watts each in order for them to sound good but I guess you have it in order amazing video and setup
The one thing I do not know is certain manufacturers measure their speaker sensitivity with voltage instead of watts, so I’m not sure how that converts but when talking about wattage that’s the formula. It takes double the amplification to gain 3 dB in volume. That’s why when you’re comparing to a VR and one is 100 W per channel and the other is 110 W channel. You will never hear the difference in that power that’s just marketing
I was a youth pastor for 23 years. In January 2020 I became a full-time content creator. I also own a home business in website development and I’m a partner in Obsessed Home Theater.
Grimani makes great speakers. But I’ve never heard them side-by-side in the same room connected to the same components. I’m a dealer for JTR, but there’s a reason. We could’ve reached out to any brand to become a dealer for, but I chose JTR because I have personally experience probably over 20 to 25 JTR systems and have been absolutely blown away every single time.
All three have quality offerings. However, JTR possess distinct advantages in both performance and price over the Grimani. Additionally, JTR's simplicity elevates their accessibility to even more enthusiasts, ... vis-à-vis the active modular Grimani. The JTR platforms will be more future proof than active DSP platforms like the Grimani. I'm a huge proponent of DSP active performance. But inevitably, the designs become dated and prone to challenges. My take
I hope this is your finals of final tour and henceforth you dont post anything buddy JK...... this makes me crazy and my fantasy are just increasing watching it.... 😊😊😊😊 just awesome setup its supercool.... Thanks for the video
🤣🤣🤣 I wanted to make one final home theater tour of my system before we move, mainly for prosperity sake for me and to be an inspiration to others. I’m truly gonna miss this room and has so much history and memories, but I’m excited about the new space and building it out
wow man thank you for sharing all of this. upon first glance someone like myself - new to home theater - easily gets eliminated when seeing the level of your equipment. i will eventually go to the same type of setup 7.2.4. I remember seeing your earlier videos and your experience of sound processors over AV receivers so again I plan on going that route as well. what i think i liked most about this video was you showing the room - which presents its own hurdles for home theater - and how you overcame those with pretty simple and basic ideas. we hear it all the time - we have to work with the space we have - and this is an excellent video demonstrating that. thanks for showing that.
I appreciate the kind words, brother. This will be a great video to provide inspiration. It shows my journey over the years showing how simple My Home Theater started out, and I still enjoyed it very much so
th-cam.com/video/Klp1oHL6MzE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=-shsU8Las2KWQBLh
I saw that cabinet and front end live several years ago. It is a one-of-a-kind hand crafted work that cannot be duplicated and is easily worth $100K. It is gorgeous in to see in-person and the workmanship is incredible.
I went KRIX supporting my hometown there home cinema range is damn explosive weather built in or modular. The HVAC vent should be swapped out for diffused blade better seperation of hot and cool zone plus no sonic harmonization with their dampening against the ceiling. Still good passive exhaust on the back to convey warm air from amps etc up and out always a winner. Good stuff look forward to your new build. Stay safe.
Would love to see you do like a sound system on different budgets video. Like recommendations for a 5K budget, 10K, 25k and so on and what should you upgrade first once you have a system. love your content
Gotta love the Anthem and ARC... what a game changer for calibration... Just had my setup calibrated and Setup a MiniDSP with 2 JTR Cap 2400's... Would love to hear your setup Mike... Great space.. looking forward to what the next house theater will look like.
Great Theatre , looking forward to seeing new one when you move .
I’m having new house built , then setting up a new dedicated Home Theatre after selling last one with my previous house .
Plywood wrapped in fabric to block the windows. Thats exactly what I did. I had to block 4 really large windows in a sun/arizona room. On the left wall, there was more window than there was actual wall.
Good luck with the house search! Hope you can get a bigger room for an even better setup!
Great tour Youthman. A lot of the elements in your theater over the years has inspired design choices in mine. One question, if you're not using Harmony anymore, then how are you controlling the room?
Side note, you should definitely make some video updates as what ends up being left behind and what you're taking. Curious as to how all that unfolds with selling a home with a theater like this.
Thanks Adam. Yes, I’m going to be documenting the entire process. I’m about to upload a video of meeting with the realtor, and even a snag we ran into
I definitely will be documenting our journey of selling the home, I’ll even do a tour of the entire home before we move and what that process looks like whether we sell some all or none of the Theater equipment with the sale of the home
Great tour youthman and god bless with your new home. Will be watching out for the next iteration of your home theater build.
Thanks for a clear and informative presentation. Just the way you explained what you did really helped me understand a few things. Your room is almost a copy of mine in size. I find the width is a limitation mostly for side surrounds as the speakers are much closer to the viewers on the sides.
I love your screen size but I’m not sure if I would enjoy the wide viewing angle. Your row of seats is just about where mine is at 10’ and I figure your viewing angle is just about 60 degrees viewing scope movies which is a good bit higher than the recommended 45-50 degrees. I’m sure for 16:9 material it’s just about perfect. I might have to experiment a bit :).
Thanks again. Awesome presentation!
Keep in mind the old SMTP standards for viewing angle are way outdated.
Was going to skip this one, but very informative video can’t wait for the new build
Happy New Year Professor from Brazil enjoy your setup God with you always
Oh wow! Not sure why you used such large speakers for a room that size? Beautiful gear, and I’m sure it’s cool to look at. But that’s entirely too much cone area for the sqft 😂 really cool what you did to the sliding glass door. It’s always nice to see guys going the extra mile to make things kustom 😮😂
I’m ok with having plenty of head room. Just means I don’t come anywhere near distortion or clipping.
Thank you for the in depth tour! System is amazing! Question: can you go over maintenance involved with a HT? I assume there are software updates but what about the components side of things?
I loved watching this man!
Amazing I would love a room like that in my home ,
paint the ceeling black, yes!
But: why you let the sides grey? I know not everyone wants a "black cave", but maybe 1m around the screen?
You just answered your own question. I didn’t want to back Cavand. It would look goofy. You only having 1 m of black around the screen.
What shocks are those to support the weight of the screen?
Thank you very much for sharing this video with us and your journey! I absolutely love the floorplan of your house, I have a feeling that’s what you guys are gonna miss most. Outside of the kids and grandbabies, of course.
The Middleton home will not be our forever home. I’m thinking 3 to 5 years then hopefully we can build our dream home.
@ That makes sense, made you guy might even hope on the Matt Moving Train. It’s got a new stop every 18 months 😂👍🏾. Just joshin y’all
Great system Micheal. Every man's dream. Is it any different when the subs are off? 4 x 18" is like being hit with a sledge hammer...😅 The Anthem AVM 70 has the option for super sub fronts , do you use it? Once again thanks for sharing happy new year and we cant wait ro see the new home setup . I believe the upgraditis bug will hit right after you settle in . Probably 6 atmos heights from 4 ...😂
My 212 HTR are rated down to 60 Hz so they definitely need the subwoofers
Another great video !
Another great journey begins! I would be getting a little nostalgic but excited at the same time. Thanks for sharing Michael.
Aren’t these speaker and subwoofer too sizes big for a room this size ? What volume did you use ?
Not at all. I’m typically listening at 10dB below reference.
Hey it’s been a while since I last commented on your channel. Since then you have made some amazing upgrades. All I can say is WOW!! It must just sound amazing and look amazing as well. Congrats my friend. Happy New Year to you and your family.
Thank you for the kind words jr. Happy new year to you and your family as well.
Super cool video!!! I especially like the close up of all of your cables and power connections for the subs etc!!! 🎉
Ps. I know you have good power but I’d really really LOVE to see you upgrade/review/compare some upgrades for the monolith/OSD Amplifiers!!
You know your system really well now with the end game speakers so it would be awesome to see your opinions on different power no scenarios like: running separate amps for LCR/surround/heights, plus upgrades like separate Starke, outlaw, tonewinner, buckeye, Emotiva amps etc!! 🎉
😮the video processor costs 5x more than the audio processor!!! It’s amazing how many different markets there are in the audio video industry
Watching you all these years, it's been a fun trip to take with you. I do look forward to what you have in store for your new house
Thank you, Scotty
You do what you can with what you have, and you did it terrifically, given the access/space limitations. Incredible setup you have, now looking forward to your 100% dedicated home theatre built from scratch.
Thank you kindly. Our new home isn’t a custom home so we will still have limitations. The new theater room is slightly larger than this one and has space for an equipment room / AV rack.
@@Youthman Sweet!! Looking forward
If you don't mind me asking, how come you have to move?
I would be devastated after all that hard work you've done setting up your home theater and then have to move to another home
We want to be closer to my business partners as we build out Obsessed Home Theater
Remember for me it’s all about the journey, not about the Destination
@@Youthman Haha I can't wait to see it!
Loved your set up since the first video I saw it in and have thoroughly enjoyed watching its transformation over the years and seeing you grow into what Obsessed Theatre is today!!
My wife would sit in the back row, she'd get motion sickness being in the front! 😂 When we go to the cinema we sit in the back quarter of the theater or she has to either close her eyes for the action packed parts or leave.
Hope you have a truly Blessed year, looks it's off to a great start! Can't wait to see the transformation of the new house and theatre room!!!!!(Yes I'm interested in how you and your wife make the whole new place your own not just the theatre room!)
You have space for two MORE subwoofers !😮😮😮😮 😮
it has been a joy to follow, your journey to this epic setup.. but now you can go bigger and better, when doing a new theater. with all the knowledge, and passion you have for this hobby.. it looking forward, to seeing what you build.. and following on your new journey;-)
Bigger and Better, what on earth are you talking about, speakers he has are too big as it is, he's not trying to fill a concert hall, rediculous, less is more
Actually, less is not more. Less quality components will give you less performance. Less low end bass extension will give you less tactile response. Less light output on a projector will prevent you from hitting HDR levels. I don’t feel my set up is too big for my room at all. I just have a lot of headroom which allows me to play it with very low distortion.
Currently, I do not have any plans to make any major changes other than installing an AV rack in the new home
I am sure this system now has ridiculous headroom. It should last and last as you'll hardly ever stress it. Nice work.
I wish I had this home theater.
Awesome updated tour my friend. Your evolution has been revolutionary. A new location to continue your glorious journey incoming. Can’t wait for the new season. 👏👏👏😎👍👍👍👍👍👍
The cabinet is such an amazing piece of craftsmanship. Taking it to the new home would be somewhat cost prohibitive and would limit design possibilities in the new theater. I am sure it will be tough to say goodbye to such an heirloom quality entertainment center but I think including it in the sale of the home is the right decision.
excited to see what the new theater will bring, truly deserve all your success, gonna miss the old one! 🙏
Pure inspiration! I can't wait for the new home theater! God bless you!
Are you planning on selling any of your gear prior to the move.....?
I have a few items listed on Patreon.
Great, heartfelt content.
Michael...you have a fantastic room! Wish you the best in your next build!!!
It’s interesting how we grow attached to our home theater setups. It’s one of the worst days when you have to take it all apart. The hundreds of hours of tinkering and calibrating, then going into boxes. But it’s also exciting to build up another system based off the lessons from the last one.
Thanks for the final tour and I’m looking forward to the new place!
Yeah, there’s so much history together. So many memories.
Great video with all this free knowledge! Thank you! What you offer in knowledge is very hard to find in these type of videos!
Great tour! Can't wait to see your next one 😊
What will happen to the custom cabinetry in this room? Are you leaving it behind or is it coming to the new house?
This is 100% custom cabinet so it will not fit in any other home
@@Youthman It's a shame you have to leave it behind. Absolutely beautiful workmanship.
good job on your home theater and good luck with your joint venture. I learned a long time ago that most important part of building a home theater or screening room is to account for access to all cables and components. always include a service access area for everything. I always used to say start small and build up your system over time. never mortgage the house on a technology that you dont fully understand yet. there are TH-camrs out there claiming that home theater died with streaming when in reality it's simply evolving and changing .
I wouldn’t be starting Obsessed Home Theater if I didn’t believe that Home theater is alive and well
AWEsome, Now let's Pack!!! lol
how much of it did you actually pay for?
Im guessing they get sent it for free and get it at heavily discounted prices. Be good if youthman can be honest and tell us.
The retail price of this system is 30-40k I think.......
Over the past 7 years, there have been items I was able to keep and others I purchased at accommodation pricing. That same pricing is available to all reviewers and varies in discount for each brand. But if I had to guess it’s probably the same as dealer cost which is the same benefit that every dealer gets because they generate sales for the company.
Since June of 2020, my channel has generated over $850,000 in affiliate sales for Valencia alone.
Way more than that, LCR were 3300x3, 2 subs about 4500 each, the atmos sides and rears were 1200x8. So speakers were 26-28k, depending on when he bought them, jvc nz800 is 15k, kaleidoscope $4-6k, madvr envy extreme 15k, screen 2 or 3k, avm 70 3-4k. Properly over 70K just equipment if you went out today and purchased.
IF would buy mikes old house I would buy the whole theatre as well...
Last tour until the new home with the new home theater ❤❤. Don't scare people like that😂😅. Amazing journey. Congratulations on the new home and all the amazing upgrades over the last 3 years. Curious if any of the theater components will be included in the selling price for your current home. I would imagine like realtors love to say " It is all negotiable 😂😅
For the right price, I’ll sell it all. 🤣
Congratulations on the new Home!!!
Thank you kindly. We haven’t bought it yet.
Really cool overview of your journey in that room
Great setup youthman, looking forward to seeing your journey with the new setup 📺🔈
Wow. To see that “final” tag was a bit jarring. But it’s just a precursor to many great things to come for the YM aka Stevens family. 🎉❤
Absolutely loved watching this video so informative and enjoyable .. You are my inspiration in building my own theatre room.. I first heard about Marantz and Klipsch from yourself also room correction and sound panels which are part of my home theatre now not forgetting SVS subwoofer I have dual SVS PB-1000 Pro's running in my room all thanks to you.. 4k hisense laser projector which is absolutely awesome for now ..one day I'll upgrade to a Jvc which is also on my list. Can't thank you enough for all you have tought me ..Im very thankful for that.. It's a never ending expensive hobby ..but I love it. ❤ Good luck with the move.. the new house looks awesome .
Appreciate the kind words
Great video man!
Hey, Home Theater Gamer…I’m pretty sure you promised us a revised REW tutorial video! Yours is the best in the game currently and I’d love to see a new one, as I have to re integrate 4 new subs to my theater. Where is it, man?! 🙏
Great tour, Michael and beautiful theater. Near end game equipment in almost every aspect. An entire theater filled with top tier JTR is something to be jealous of for sure. Keep it up, both of you!
Hey Michael... what model are the large black slatted diffusion panels on your walls
I was wondering which MadVR you have and how you did the screen with the gas struts etc and what that cable was going to your projector cupboard is. Now I know. I wouldn’t bother moving it now, as you’re going to move.
Good video Michael
Amazing theater! Congratulations on all of your success (OHT, family and more.) Best wishes on next steps of your journey and your next HT. I’m looking to replace my 20 year old Anthem AVM-20 in my 5.1, family room based HT. My Anthem still works good, but I know so much processing technology has evolved in that time and it’s overdue for an upgrade. For 2025, would you recommend the AVM-70 or perhaps the Marantz AV-10 that you guys just installed in Helen a few weeks ago? I still love my 5.1 Linn & Revel speaker set up, which still sounds great for movies/music/TV but I’m ready to upgrade the pre/pro. As it’s for my family room (not a dedicated HT) so I’m not planning on adding more speakers to enable the Atmos ceiling channels and more.
If you want something, that’s easy to set up and calibrate and just works every time, get the Marantz.
If you’d like to tweak your system, have a lot of flexibility with calibration, quitting, virtual inputs, etc., as long as you’re OK with a few bugs along the way, the Anthem AVM70 is a solid choice
Why does it feel like I’m moving to,, happy n sad at the same time , new journey, but also so excited for you and your family , can’t wait to see what you come up with in your new hometheater ,
I appreciate the kind words, Jason
How do you counteract reverberation with your speakers being off the ground on the stage?
I didn’t do a good job with that. The cabinet vibrates.
Are you taking your current entertainment center with you to the new house or are you having your friend make a new one? love your channel God bless.
No, unfortunately it’s 100% custom so it wouldn’t fit in any other house. This will give me an opportunity to do something different. I probably will not have my friend make a new one. It took him six months.
@ Can’t wait to see what you do with it!
Michael thanks for the tour and wondering first of all will the theater sell with the house. I am facing the same problem, but I won't be able to build a new theater where I will have to be moving. Can you take some of the components to the new home to save a buck or will you buy all new?
This will be the first time we have sold a home, so I’m not sure. For the right price I’d absolutely leave it all behind. But I don’t think that’s going to happen. My plan currently is to take all of it except for maybe the screen because it basically is custom for that cabinet and would be beneficial for the homeowner if they plan on using it for a theater room.
amazing...what a blessing!! Did you say how you attached your screen to the frame? DId I miss that part?
Yes. I mentioned we used spline. The extruded aluminum frame has a groove.
Do the subs vibrate the screen being that close to it?
Yup - th-cam.com/users/shortshWbZgyiARlw?si=33ydeTRNP7AHc9Ok
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@@Youthman Should have warned me about the intro in 2nd video, wasn't expecting that...gave my floor a good shake...lmao
Happy New year! Thanks so much for the tour, the setup has come such a long way from where it began. You may have answered this in a previous video. But what was the turning point for you to delve into home cinema. For me it was when I saw a True lies demo on laser disc 🎉
Mine was Top Gun on laser disk. I used to work at Circuit City in the home theater department.
@@YouthmanThat’s awesome man, thank you so much for sharing. Working in the home theatre department must of been a lot of fun. I used to work at a blockbuster’s ages ago and it still feels like the best job I ever had!
Did you run dedicated power to the room for example on 20amp breaker? Or use the power the room had originally?
We ran a single 20 amp for all of the equipment except for the projector. The projector is outside the room on a 15 amp circuit.
Even the 4000 watt amplifiers with everything else on 20 amps?
@@d3thr0wI’m updating my room and spoke with 3 resources about this. SVS, Buckeye Amps, and my local electrician. All agreed one run to the room would work, but if I wanted to have a 2nd run for the subs, that would be fine. Here was the advice I received to put some math behind it.
Combined total RMS of equipment, amps, etc. Then divide the total by 4. Don’t worry so much about the peak RMS. It’s rare to actually hit that. 1 single 20 amp circuit supports 2,400, but it’s best to only push 80% of it, which is 1920 watts.
One 20 amp powers everything in my cabinet, including the dual Captivator RS2’s. The projector is on a separate 15 amp circuit and the lights are on a separate 15 amp circuit.
Have always loved this theater. Big fan of visual immersion. Any particular reason you didn't decouple the front soundstage speakers from the support structure they rest on?
Awesome tour ... so what are you leaving the buyers from that HT room? or are you taking everything? also i think you need a final home goodbye tour , a tour of your home...
I do like the idea of doing a final goodbye tour of the home. Again, part of that would just be to preserve the memories for my own. I guess once we have a buyer, I could make a video on what we’ve agreed to leave behind and include with the sale and what I’m going to take with us, but I’d certainly be willing to share that in a future video.
Hi Michael. Do you use a dedicated 20amp wall outlet and circuit breaker for all your AV equipment?
Yes I have one dedicated 20 amp for all of the equipment. The projector is technically outside the room and on another 15 amp circuit.
@Youthman Great. Do you need to change any powercords of your amplifier and subwoofer to plug in to 20amp wall outlet? Mine will be installed this month that's why I'm curious about it.
No as long as the gauge of the wire is sufficient for the amount of amperage for the amp, you’re fine
@@Youthman Thank you Michael.
a new theatre, a new journey. this will be fun.
Wow seven years on TH-cam. Can you tell when I first subscribed to your channel?
No, TH-cam doesn’t give us analytics on specific subscribers. A long time ago when I started my channel, I had notifications turned on every time someone subscribed. But now with 2000 new subscribers per month, that would get super annoying so I turned that off a long time ago.
@ that’s a shame. I think I subscribed about four years ago. I had been watching for a bit longer but it took me a while to hit the button. Thanks for the content. And you need space between your house and the neighbours. I had a lady come over and knock on my door crying. The bass from my cinema room had knocked her vintage china off the wall and also shook out the glass in her display case and it all broke. It was a sad moment for all of us.
I crank mine pretty loud at times and have broken anything in my own home, much less my neighbors.
@ I have not broken anything in my own home because I know how much the bass can shake stuff so I have prepared. The boundary or gap between the two houses was only 2 meters.
Mike, It may be a deal breaker if you don't leave your HT intact for the buyer of this home. I can't imagine the added value to your home.
I hope your build and move goes absolutely smoothly.
Also, Brad has, as always, done a very good job filming this video.
All the very best to you and yours, Kevin
yeah, most people don't care about this stuff. At all.
@@user-st9wh4ed5l I sure know that what you said is the truth. But, for the few that do care this house and HT would be awesome.
It’s like a pool. It can either be an asset or a liability. My guess it will likely be the later. But for the right price, I would leave it all behind. But that would be a miracle.
I'm amazined the speakers (especially the Subs) don't move air to the point of creating some movement of the screen!! I am going to look into the Velimax as I'm really not happy with the fabric I stick to the windows' (3) inner screens, they do 98% of the job, but I am constantly finding new gaps as something gets stretched or comes loose from the double velcro I used. And you're moving all of this up to Middletown?
It does - th-cam.com/video/ftEuS3sMq2U/w-d-xo.htmlsi=4wbT0nzaD691-6ZK
Yes I plan on moving all of the equipment to Middleton. Leaving the riser and front cabinet.
Love the Theater room tour. Are you going to have the guy,who built your media cabinet,build another one in your New house? The guy has to be a Master Carpenter! I love his craftsmanship. Your AVM70 must have had a preexisting issue. I've had my AVM70 for 3yrs with 0 problems. I'm rather surprised you haven't upgraded to the 90. In a few years I'm thinking about getting one. By then the price will be much cheaper. Don't tell Matt you have an Alexa assistant! He dislikes them.😁 I have Alexa & Goggle Home and I love smart electronics. I bought a Synology 923+ Nas a few weeks ago and I'm using it with my PC as a Plex Server. Would love to have a Kaleidescape but the cost is Way to much for me. I have roughly 2,000 movies on my Plex. I also upgraded my Router yesterday to the Tp-Link BE900 WiFi 7. I'm happy with my budget Kaleidescape!😅 I also have an Oppo 203 Dvd player. I bought it New in 2016 and it still plays flawlessly. Eventually I'll get the Panasonic top of the line player. I know my Oppo's days are numbered.😪 I have a Harmony remote and when you find,at least,their equal I'll definitely buy it. Great Video! The Old Man!👨🏾🦲 Julius🙋🏿♂️
The Anthem app crashes quite often.
Every once in awhile when I pause Kaleidescape, the AVM70 loses audio and I have to restart it. That’s the main quirks I deal with.
I don’t need the AVM 90 because I don’t have four subwoofers and I rarely listen to two channel music
Great video!
Amazing theater. One thought, making XLR cables is pretty easy and affordable even using high end parts with gold plating, etc. Can make them custom length as well.
They’re also cheap to buy
@ Looks like you found some decent ones. Missing some specs so not sure what the copper shield coverage is, etc.
PLEASE show us your new space before setting it up so we can see the progress
I’ll be documenting the entire journey. Here is the home we will be building - th-cam.com/video/oBt3IMUWLm4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=B4UcCcJcnSIAg66t
@ wow man it looks amazing. Can’t wait to see how you do the theater. Sucks you couldn’t run your wires before it was built😭 Congratulations!
Your buddy is sharp!
He’s literally one of the smartest guys I’ve ever known
Where are you in Florida?
Plant City. Will be moving to Middleton
Hmmm , so your new media room will be almost the same size as old ? However, I would choose at least 35 m2 , 23 is limited to only 2 subs.
Slightly deeper, a foot shorter ceiling, and a separate space for multiple AV racks and storage
I hope one day I'll be able to build my own room on my own house and blast every track I want past 100 db's. Now I'm living in an apartment and it sucks, can't go louder than 75 db's with my 12'' sub
Makes me wonder how much of this stuff was Demoed to him. His theater cost as much as his house.
Reviewers do get the option of purchasing reviewed gear at a reduced price since most manufacturers do not have a way to sell used gear.
I own three businesses, have no debt except our home, we choose to drive older paid for vehicles (2013 Ford Explorer with 180K miles) and we pay cash for everything.
It’s easy to make purchases when we live well below our means.
The person buying the house will be getting a jewel if their into home cinema.
Nice
Why do you have a monolith x11 using all 8 channels which means you can only push 100 watts per channel at all 8 channels driven when those Jtr can push a hell of a lot more ? How come you only push 100 watts per channel
1 watt is 95dB
2 watts is 98dB
4 watts is 101dB
8 watts is 104dB
16 watts is 107dB
32 watts is 110dB
64 watts is 113dB
128dB is 116dB
Reference volume is 85dB with peaks of 105.
I listen at 10dB below reference so I need them to hit 75dB with peaks of 95dB
Any questions?
@ I will be honest I didn’t know that and that’s powerful enough for that room I thought you would need them on like 300 watts each in order for them to sound good but I guess you have it in order amazing video and setup
The one thing I do not know is certain manufacturers measure their speaker sensitivity with voltage instead of watts, so I’m not sure how that converts but when talking about wattage that’s the formula. It takes double the amplification to gain 3 dB in volume.
That’s why when you’re comparing to a VR and one is 100 W per channel and the other is 110 W channel. You will never hear the difference in that power that’s just marketing
What do you do for a living? This is easily $100,000 worth of gear. Mind blowing setup
I was a youth pastor for 23 years. In January 2020 I became a full-time content creator. I also own a home business in website development and I’m a partner in Obsessed Home Theater.
@@Youthman You've done very well for yourself, and continued to pursue your passion. Excellent work, very inspirational.
Thank you sir. It’s been a lot of hard work. I still film and edit all of my videos. I’ve edited 1109 videos on my channel over the past 7 years.
Jtr vs Grimani vs rbh….. I know I am keeping u in difficult position would like ur honest Openion on each
@@vishnumundla he’s a JTR dealer. He’s gonna say JTR.
Grimani makes great speakers. But I’ve never heard them side-by-side in the same room connected to the same components. I’m a dealer for JTR, but there’s a reason. We could’ve reached out to any brand to become a dealer for, but I chose JTR because I have personally experience probably over 20 to 25 JTR systems and have been absolutely blown away every single time.
All three have quality offerings.
However, JTR possess distinct advantages in both performance and price over the Grimani.
Additionally, JTR's simplicity elevates their accessibility to even more enthusiasts, ... vis-à-vis the active modular Grimani.
The JTR platforms will be more future proof than active DSP platforms like the Grimani.
I'm a huge proponent of DSP active performance. But inevitably, the designs become dated and prone to challenges.
My take
Hurts my head just imagining what it'll take to move all this stuff much less the home theater.
I get to practice what I preach…enjoy the journey
Gents, Why is it the man buys the 3000 sq ft house and pays the mortgage on it and he gets to decide what gets installed in only 20 x 20 sq ft of it?
I believe there are certain floor plans that you must choose from. I don’t think there’s an option to modify the room dimensions
Probably because he's not a bachelor and he's buying the home with his family. There's other priorities for the family, not just home theater space.
Correct. Plus this is not our forever home. Likely will be here 3-5 years and then build our dream home.
He’s married with children a real man takes care of his spouse and children giving them a say in what goes into their home as well
@@Nikoyz1s I hope you are single and stay that way. It will be best for you.
I hope Matt doesn’t watch and hear you say use windex 😂
I’m open to better options. 😀
Do you surpass a commercial movie theater in image and sound ???
My local one absolutely.
I hope this is your finals of final tour and henceforth you dont post anything buddy JK...... this makes me crazy and my fantasy are just increasing watching it.... 😊😊😊😊 just awesome setup its supercool.... Thanks for the video
🤣🤣🤣 I wanted to make one final home theater tour of my system before we move, mainly for prosperity sake for me and to be an inspiration to others.
I’m truly gonna miss this room and has so much history and memories, but I’m excited about the new space and building it out
@Youthman So I'm expecting a new place and a new video with a new setuo video 🙂🙂🙂
This will be an ongoing series taking you through the entire process of building the new home and selling our current home
@@Youthman Good all the best