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Oh, i should mention that since it blew out a couple months ago, i've been powering it with a single channel off of an old 5.1 Onkyo receiver. It works, but obviously not as well as it did with its old amp.

I have an Acoustic Research ARS300 sub, that i've had for probably a decade. See it here: http://www.crutchfield.com/S-ljxEZU3APgA/p_058S300B/Acoustic-Research-ARS300.html The "Bob Carver / Sunfire" amp blew out probably 5 years ago now, and i got it repaired (replaced?) by AR. It blew again...

Well, visually not much happened this weekend, but functionally it was huge. I figured out the water problem. We had noticed water (a couple weeks ago now) in the area noted by the large blue oval, so i removed a single Dricore panel in the theater area against the wall, and i gutted the...

Ha. It actually looks a lot better now that it's stained. We will be putting poly on any wood that people can touch, but we were debating on whether or not to poly the trim on the ceiling, for fear of making it shinier and having more reflection. Thoughts? The wood is red oak. Does it need...

Well, i'll need to take pictures later this week. I finished baseboards, although now i have to go back and caulk them, then touch-up paint them and the door casings. I built the speaker shelf for the R side surround Studio20. Yesterday we started staining all the wood trim. Wow does that...

Well, once i finished the baseboards in the theater room, i decided it was about time the speakers found their new homes. I still have some small pieces of baseboard left to do in the two back rooms, but that task is nearing completion. Studio 20 on a temporary stand. It will end up on...

I leave for a business trip to Calgary tomorrow, so there won't be any progress this week. Hopefully this weekend I can finish baseboards. Then it'll be a lot of caulking, priming, and painting.

We had someone come in and do the stair handrail and the balusters. I finished all the door casings, and have moved on to baseboards. Put molding around the access panel under the stairs.

I'm such an engineer, that part of the fun for me was planning everything out. It's a program called Microsoft Visio. I have it at work, but also have a personal copy. I'm glad i never took the time to teach myself Google Sketchup, because then i'd end up wasting time by modeling the room in 3D!

Not much to share, as we were out of town last week. I'll take pictures this weekend to show the doors in, etc. In the meantime, here are the updated diagrams. I just have placeholders in for the subs (right now they're dimensioned as 2x PSA XV15s lying on their sides). Whole basement...

Set up as pictured (very temporary, not exactly ideal listening conditions), they seem very similar to my 60v3s. Once the door trim and baseboards in the theater area are in and painted, i'll bring everything down and listen better.

The only picture i have from this weekend, testing out the new Studio20s after a long day's work:

I'll try to get pictures today or tomorrow. All doors are hung. Now i need to finish making jamb extensions (the downside of adding the layer of OSB behind the drywall), then we can finish casing the doors, followed by baseboards. Then a bit more painting. Then door handles. Progress in...

Well Keith, you had just asked about speakers, and since i first replied, i changed my mind. I'm sticking with a Paradigm Studio setup. I will use my Studio60v3s as the front L&R, and I just bought some used speakers off Audiogon. I got a Studio CC-570v3 for the center, and a pair of...

Kids playing Lego Marvel Heroes on PS3.

Looking at their design, they're missing an opportunity for ceiling mounted speakers for Dolby Atmos for home theater applications. Since they've announced Atmos coming to Onkyo receivers, etc, i've been thinking about the easiest way for people to retrofit/upgrade their existing home theaters...

For subs, not really. I'd say a pair of PSA XV15se's are at the top of my list right now, but that'll have to wait a few months until we have the funds for that. The $1700 shipped that a pair of them would cost is the absolute top of my sub budget. Any suggestions for what would perform...

Thanks Keith. I can't wait until it's all complete. I am hopeful that by the end of August all major stuff with be done, besides the built-in media shelf/doors under the stairs.

Rear surround speakers, plus the chandelier over the "poker area" table. Back side of equipment closet Projector mounted, all 5 lbs of it Front of equipment "rack". It'll be behind a door, so i don't care how it looks.

Thanks Barb. Hopefully it all comes together and looks nice in the end. And it's official, we watched our first movie in the basement (Wreck-It Ralph). Hooked up the projector, receiver, and speakers on Saturday, then enjoyed it that evening. Can't wait to get a sub and a real screen, but it...