Here is the theater that I have built over the last few years. I bought all the sound stuff back in high school and recently bought the projector. Right now I am a sophomore in college and so all this is in my dorm room. Let me know what you guys think.
Amp/Receiver: Panasonic SA-HE100 $250
100 Watts x 6
DTS ES
Dolby Digital ES
Pro Logic II
more details here
DVD Player: Panasonic DVD-F85 $150
more details here
Sub: JBL Northridge E Series $250
12"
250W
Front-Firing
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Speakers: Mirage All 5 $850
Fronts: Frx-5 series
40Hz-22kHz
3/4" pure metal hybrid tweeter
6 1/2" Injection Molded Polypropylen Cone Woofer
90 dB Efficiency
15-150 Watts RMS per channel
more details here
Center: Omnisat
70Hz-20kHz
1" Pure Titanium Hybrid Tweeter
4" Polypropylene Titanium Deposit Hybrid Cone Woofer
89 dB Efficiency
10-150 Watts RMS per channel
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Surrounds (L,R): Omnisat Micro
90Hz-20kHz
1" Pure Titanium Hybrid Tweeter
3" Polypropylene Titanium Deposit Hybrid Cone Woofer
88 dB Efficiency
100 Watts RMS per channel
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For the
Surround Back Channel (6.1), I am using a $50 pair of Yamaha computer speakers that I had laying around. Since not much sound comes through this channel, the quality difference isn't really noticible.
I also have a
27" Magnavox 4:3 CRT hooked up for playing movies when I need the lights on to do homework or when watching broadcast TV. It also helps to save hours on the projector bulb when playing some video games.
Projector: Toshiba TDP-S26 $500
SVGA Native Resolution 600x800
Displays HD signals up to 1080i and 720p
1800 ANSI Lumens
2000:1 contrast ratio
The screen I made my self out of black-out curtain material stretched over a frame made out of 1"x4"s. It took about $50 and 4 hours to make and hang. I compared the material to HD screen material at a local high-end Home Theater store and it looks exactly the same. The diagnal size is 93" and is 16:9 format.
The front L and R speakers are bi-wiered with 12 gauge oxygen free Phoenix Gold and the center and surrounds are wired with 12 gauge Monster XP. The Sub cable and optical sound cable are Monster THX certified.
For power, I am using a
Monster Home Theater PowerCenter $100
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In addition, I have just reached the 500 mark for DVDs.
Here's a couple pictures:
(the one with the projector on looks kinda crapy cuz its hard to take)