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General view of theater area. Note the flat black ceiling which realy helps to minimize glare and reflection.

View of the front sound stage wth equipment, TV and newly built acoustic panels

Side view of seating area with additional newly built acoustic panels

Close up view of the equipment. I have modified this cabinet from what it used to be to accommodate all the gear. Everything fits nicely, but I'm definitely at capacity. Actually had to built a support feature in the middle under the cabinet because I noticed sagging due to the equipment weight. If you look close at some of the other pictures you'll notice that I have furnture moving gliders under all the legs so I can easily slide the cabinet in/out to access the back when needed, which seems to be quite a bit. I'm always tweaking/testing something.....

Rotel 1095. I normally keep the doors closed, this amp runs cool with little heat build up. The Rotel is powering the center, left/right front, and surrounds for back row of seating. The surrounds for the front row seating are powered by the Pioneer SC07.

Rti 12's are biwired, just because I do not use the crappy jumpers. These are poor man's speaker cables; Monoprice 12 ga wire, Nakamichi banana plugs, Fry's flex guard and shrink tubing. Future upgrade opportunities....

Mirage OMD5 surrounds. These have great sound and the omnipolar design helps to throw the sound around for a nice dispersed sound field. I have experimented with 9 different speakers, most Polk, until settling on the Mirages. The challenge is lack of wall space to hang bi/dipole speakers like Fxi A6, which were one of the speakers I tried. Loved the speakers, just nowhere to hang them to get good sound. Note that the ceiling in the theater area has been painted black since this picture was taken.

Back row seating. Note the platform for stadium seating.

I built the platform to fit the couch. 9" tall, carpeted and painted to match the rest of the decor. Platform is moveable in case we need to temporarily rearrange the furniture for party, large family gatherings, etc.

No theater is complete without a popcorn machine. Who needs to go to a movie theater when you can relax at home with better picture, better sound, great popcorn and you can scratch, burp and fart as much as you want....or at least until the kids start to complain.

Bar area behind the theater area. Yes, there is a kegerator. Notice the fridge in the back left corner. The freezer is filled with frosted glass mugs. Awesome

Pool table next to theater area