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Speakers
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The
wall had to be doctored in order to fit the three large speakers we
chose for our front speakers. To do this, we chiselled away the breeze blocks, and inserted a speaker cabinet in each hole. Once this was completed, we brought the whole chimney wall forward with new plasterboard so that the speaker cabinets were flush with the wall. All the wires to the speakers run behind the plasterboard to the amplifiers in the alcove. |
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can now clearly see the three front speakers and the temporary screen.
A proper one is on its way. To the left of the chimney breast, the alcove is partly visible. |
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| The rear speakers are concealed in the ceiling, behind the sofa. The speakers automatically drop down when in use and hide back in the ceiling when we are done. |  |
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Cabling
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| All the cables had to be concealed so that none were visible (that's mainly to keep the Mrs happy and the cats safe!!). A false back in the equipment rack hides the interconnects and cables running up into the ceiling. |  |
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Cables running from the amplifier to the projector and speakers are hidden beneath the first floor floor-boards. |
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Equipment
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All the necessary
sound and picture producing equipment is housed in a custom built
set of shelves. The unit has been built into the alcove in order to fill every bit of space and look like a natural extension of the chimney breast. The door on the left hides the equipment while the DVD library is in the right hand side of the cabinet. |
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The
Projector
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We first thought about hanging it from the ceiling but thought it would look better on a shelf as the drop from the ceiling would have been quite deep. |
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The
TV is gone...
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Jurassic Park in 5 foot glory ! |
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Our home cinema is now complete... It has taken us a long time.
Things such as a wedding tend to put a dent in progress.
Saying that though, we have been at it since Dolby Pro-Logic was available and have gone a long way since.
Take a look at the details on the left to see what we have achieved...
