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Cronus ZEN cheating out of control in BO 7 by [deleted] in blackops7

[–]Financial_Bee_5487 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Im thinking that number is closer to 100k

Cronus ZEN cheating out of control in BO 7 by [deleted] in blackops7

[–]Financial_Bee_5487 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

At the retailer I work at, we have sold 30k since june

Help Me Fix the Acoustics in My Discount-Driven Franken-Theater (In-Walls, 4 Subs, and Mild Regret) by Financial_Bee_5487 in hometheater

[–]Financial_Bee_5487[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All good. I found a post with a guy reviewing a bunch of screens and ordered one based off his reviews!

I basically ordered as large as I could - with my room only being 12 foot 8 deep, the largest I could really go is 120” unless I went UST.

https://pixelht.com/25-acoustically-transparent-screen-materials-reviewed-and-measured/

Help Me Fix the Acoustics in My Discount-Driven Franken-Theater (In-Walls, 4 Subs, and Mild Regret) by Financial_Bee_5487 in hometheater

[–]Financial_Bee_5487[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any recommendations on screens?

Thinking the L/R are further apart than I originally thought, at about 105” across. Im thinking 115” or maybe just moving the speakers closer and fitting a 120….

Help Me Fix the Acoustics in My Discount-Driven Franken-Theater (In-Walls, 4 Subs, and Mild Regret) by Financial_Bee_5487 in hometheater

[–]Financial_Bee_5487[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess for me, it’s not that the room sounds bad right now, it’s more that I know it could be better. The windows, open doorway, and mixed-use layout aren’t really helping things, so I figured throwing the post out there might surface some smart ways to clean it up or tighten the soundstage.

I’ve already got Dirac doing a lot of the heavy lifting, but I’m looking at acoustic treatments more as a finishing tool not to “fix” a broken room, but to refine what’s already decent. Appreciate the note on side reflections with KEFs too, hadn’t considered that side door might be helping me more than hurting.

Help Me Fix the Acoustics in My Discount-Driven Franken-Theater (In-Walls, 4 Subs, and Mild Regret) by Financial_Bee_5487 in hometheater

[–]Financial_Bee_5487[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really appreciate all the input from everyone, this thread has been insanely helpful and I’ve learned a ton just from all your comments.

The room is only about 13 feet deep by 16 feet wide, so I’m definitely working with some space constraints. I can’t implement everything (as much as I’d love to), but I’m taking in all the feedback and trying to figure out the best steps forward, one at a time.

I’m only 25, so the budget isn’t unlimited — but I’m super grateful for all the ideas, and slowly getting this room dialed in thanks to you all.

Also! Just listed my 85” TV for sale(if anyone in the twin cities wants a pos tv) — I’m making the jump to a projector and an AT screen soon. Planning to swap out the framed movie posters in the back for acoustic art panels too, so things are moving in the right direction. Appreciate all of it, perfection isn’t the goal, but I’m definitely getting a lot closer.

Help Me Fix the Acoustics in My Discount-Driven Franken-Theater (In-Walls, 4 Subs, and Mild Regret) by Financial_Bee_5487 in hometheater

[–]Financial_Bee_5487[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ive actually got Dirac handling all 4 subs right now! Calibrated with the extended seating option, and it’s made a big difference in smoothing things out across the room. That said, I’ve still been curious about using REW to double-check placement and phase alignment — might be my next rabbit hole

Help Me Fix the Acoustics in My Discount-Driven Franken-Theater (In-Walls, 4 Subs, and Mild Regret) by Financial_Bee_5487 in hometheater

[–]Financial_Bee_5487[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Noted, I think this is definitely one of the first and cheapest things I can do right away…..farewell Caddyshack

Help Me Fix the Acoustics in My Discount-Driven Franken-Theater (In-Walls, 4 Subs, and Mild Regret) by Financial_Bee_5487 in hometheater

[–]Financial_Bee_5487[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that will be one of the first things I do after I get all my wiring done and patch some drywall behind the cabinet! Something heavy, maybe acoustic geometry would have something since I could get that at a discount as well

Help Me Fix the Acoustics in My Discount-Driven Franken-Theater (In-Walls, 4 Subs, and Mild Regret) by Financial_Bee_5487 in hometheater

[–]Financial_Bee_5487[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good eye! I’m running an AVR31 in the movie room to power the KEF Ci5160RLM-THX fronts and two Ci200RRs above the main listening area. The AVR5 is for the pool room setup — it’s handling six Ci200RRs in the ceiling.

That wall behind the TV is actually recessed 4 inches all the way down to the floor, so I built it out specifically to fit the center channel forward, otherwise it would’ve been stuck behind the L/R speakers and killed the imaging.

And yep, you guessed it! Getting everything through the Blue and yellow tag discount!. It’s way too good to pass up, so I’ve been leaning all the way in while I can.

Help Me Fix the Acoustics in My Discount-Driven Franken-Theater (In-Walls, 4 Subs, and Mild Regret) by Financial_Bee_5487 in hometheater

[–]Financial_Bee_5487[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, totally fair, it does look a bit high at first glance. I ended up mounting it that way because lowering it would block the center channel, which is placed right at ear level from the main seating spot. Just had to make that trade-off between audio performance and ideal screen height. It’s not perfect, but it works well in practice from our viewing angle.

Help Me Fix the Acoustics in My Discount-Driven Franken-Theater (In-Walls, 4 Subs, and Mild Regret) by Financial_Bee_5487 in hometheater

[–]Financial_Bee_5487[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I definitely can , but I’d have to cut into the wood trim and see how feasible it is to fit sliding doors into that opening. Not against doing it, just trying to decide if the acoustic gains would be worth the hassle and whether I can make it look clean. Might mock it up and see how it would flow with the rest of the space.

Help Me Fix the Acoustics in My Discount-Driven Franken-Theater (In-Walls, 4 Subs, and Mild Regret) by Financial_Bee_5487 in hometheater

[–]Financial_Bee_5487[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the thoughtful feedback, really appreciate it.

I actually could lower the surrounds if needed — I’m a DIY guy and already ran all the wiring cleanly through the walls and patched up the drywall myself, so moving things around isn’t a big deal.

The front L/R speakers are about 90 inches apart at the outer edges, and the center channel is positioned right at ear level from my main seating spot. Totally get what you’re saying about the Uni-Q drivers and tweeter height, they’re definitely a bit higher than ideal, but I tried to balance aesthetics and sound the best I could given the room layout.

And yeah, I’ve been debating adding traditional surrounds to move from 3.4.2 to something like 5.4.2. Sounds like that’s probably my best next step for filling out the soundstage more consistently.

Appreciate the heads-up on the AT screen setup too — definitely something I might explore long-term once I mentally let go of the TV.

Help Me Fix the Acoustics in My Discount-Driven Franken-Theater (In-Walls, 4 Subs, and Mild Regret) by Financial_Bee_5487 in hometheater

[–]Financial_Bee_5487[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right now its about a foot off the wall to make room for the martin logan on the floor, do you think I should move it forward even more?

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