My new Home Cinema setup in Lounge

[big boss]

UPDATED: THE FINAL PICS ARE IN PAGES 2 & 3


Thought I'll share my lounge transformation into a home cinema system.

The AV equipment going in are:

TV: Pioneer KRP 500A

Receiver: Yamaha RX-V1900

Speakers: Monitor Audio Radius 225HD for front and centre, and R90HD for rears

Subwoofer: Monitor Audio AW-12

Buttkicker

PS3

Sky HD

 

[CinemaChap]

Pictures?

 

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I wanted to put my TV above the fireplace, but didn't want to sprain my neck...so...the mantle height had to come down.

 

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The mantle height is finally down.....doesn't look too bad.

 

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Next, the AV installers came in for the first fix yesterday. They covered the mantle with a cling film!! Neat idea...

 

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They start their drilling.

 

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They then went upstairs into the master bedroom to drill through the floor inside the cupboard, to cable the rear speakers.

 

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They then ran the cable under the carpet across the master bedroom, & drilled another hole on the other end to feed it back to the lounge, for the rear left speaker.

 

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Done with cabling for the rear left speaker

 

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For the rear right speaker, they accessed through the upstairs 4th bedoom

 

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Cables finally done for the speakers and the sub, & also for the buttkicker!

Ixos cables for the speakers, and Wireworld Display Port cable fo the TV.

 

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Rear speakers installed

 

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TV backlight (dioder) from Ikea

 

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The furniture is being installed today. Will upload the pics when done.

Once that's done, TV and other equipment will be installed on Monday.

 

[chrisba]

Looking good mate! Out of interest, what sort of money is costing you for the pro install?

 

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The install itself has costed me £390 for the first fix, and £240 for the 2nd fix (which will happen on Monday).

I'm paying a total of £6300 for KRP 500A, RX-V1900, R225HDs, R90HD, AW-12, Buttkicker, all the cables, TV mount and installation, which, I thought was reasonable.

 

[Phill1978]

cool, looking forward to this

 

[chelsea.tone]

I'm paying a total of £6300 for KRP 500A, RX-V1900, R225HDs, R90HD, AW-12, Buttkicker, all the cables, TV mount and installation, which, I thought was reasonable.

 

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Furniture installation began the next day (Tuesday)

 

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A lot done in a day!!!......Those were the old days....when the carpenter used to sit for weeks to make the furniture....

 

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The speaker cabinet covers have an acoustic cloth. All wiring sorted.

Also, in the 2nd image, you can see how the fitter has fixed the switch (white coloured) for the TV backlight, making it easily accessible.

 

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The cabinet where all the AV equipment is going in, has been ventilated.

 

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There's a removable plate where the TV is being installed, to access the switch behind.

 

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The TV and other AV equipments are being installed on monday. Will post the remaining pics after that.

Cheers!