Sandman's AV setup

[Sandman]

I have been meaning to post a thread in here for a while so here it is.

My kti consists of Samsung LE40A556, Onkyo 505 reciever, Sony BDP-S350 Blu-Ray, Humax Foxsat HD satalite reciever, Xbox 360, BK Gemini Sub, Kef Eggs 2005.2 speakers.

The 360 is used as a media center extender and it networked to my media pc upstairs in the spare room.

Edit 12/01/09: Wall mounted front speakers

[wingnut121]

like it very much, how is the tv treating you i have the 32" version.

well done

[chrisnic0]

Whats the sub like mate thats on my shopping list?, nice setup btw

[askpackers]

Looks great mate. Although you might need to have words with the wife putting things on top of your sub Also watch the little one doesn't get their hands under the sub as they can be quite distructive when they put thier minds to it. Heard from a friend when someones system suddenly lost base wonder why. Turned the sub over and a massive hole in the speaker cone. OOOPS. Thats it for horry stories have fun.

[Sandman]

Thanks for the comments guys,

Wingnut: Yeah I am very happy with the TV, was a abit worried about some comments I have read about 24p support but cant say it bothers me, there is a bit of judder but I can live with it. Blu-ray, BBC HD and xbox all look superb on it. I posted a screen shot but it really doesnt do the screen justace.
Chrisnic0: For the size of the box and the price the sub is excellent. You really will be amazed at the bass that comes out such a compact box.
askpackers: Tell me about it, that is why the rear speakers are wall mounted (they were on stands until a couple of weeks ago).

[Marky P]

Looks great! Very tidy. Nice sofa too. Do your balls vibrate on the sub when it's pumping out at full volume?

I mean the ornamental balls, of course! Well, they look like balls to me.

[borrissey]

Looks good

[Riverslide]

I like it at lot, nice setup, looks really good.

[Spiderkid]

Great set up Sandman. I always like to see a nice AV set up which integrates well with the rest of the living space. Cute kid too! How old? I've spent the last month or so trying to get everything out of kiddie-height range as my 6 month old son will be tottering about in no time... although I expect I've wildly underestimated his destructive potential!

Did you ever consider wall mounting the fronts and the centre to get them closer to ear height? I suppose the advantage of the Eggs is that you can easily tilt them upwards. Anyway, good job all round, must post mine up soon.

[Sandman]

I had thought about wall mounting the front and centre speakers but the wall they are on is solid brick/block so chasing the wires would be a nightmare. The cables for the tv were chased into the wall before it was plastered.
Loena (my baby) is almost a year old now although she was born 13 weeks premature so is really only 9 months if you known what I mean.

[POSTal6]

nice tv,i like'it

[Movieman21]

[quote=Sandman;8566984]I have been meaning to post a thread in here for a while so here it is.








That is so nice well done, would look so much better with speakers on the wall next to tv and below.

[Sandman]

Originally Posted by Movieman21

That is so nice well done, would look so much better with speakers on the wall next to tv and below.

Thats it, the speakers are going on the wall. looks like a trip to b&q for me tonight. Anyone know the best tool to use for chasing cable into a solid brick/block wall?

[.digital]

very nice mate, nice tv.

[Spiderkid]

Originally Posted by Sandman

Thats it, the speakers are going on the wall. looks like a trip to b&q for me tonight. Anyone know the best tool to use for chasing cable into a solid brick/block wall?

You can buy expensive chasing tools which do just that, but at several hundred pounds they're normally used when you're rewiring a whole house! A cheaper method is to use an SDS drill with a special channeling attachment like this Armeg SDS Plus Channelling Chisel 30mm - Screwfix.com, Where the Trade Buys

However for such a small job even that is overkill. In your situation I would recommend you take the speaker cable up the wall behind the cabinets on either side, then bring them horizontally across where you're mounting your speakers. That why you'll only have a tiny bit of chasing to do, if any!

If you keep your front speakers in a similar horizontal position but just move them up the wall a few feet so that they sit just below the line of the bottom of the TV, and your centre up so it sits just below the TV (try to keep them on the same horizontal plane) then I don't even think you'd need to do any chasing if you're clever about it. The cable for the front speakers will only be a few centimeters from the cabinets (similar to your rear speakers) and the cable for the centre can hide behind either one of the fronts, pop up behind the TV and back down behind the centre.

You get the speakers on the wall, and keep the better half happy cause there's no dust! (Other than drilling the holes for the brackets... but you can always use dust bubbles, which actually work! DustBubble.com, home of the disposable dust collector for drills.). Good luck!