Greetings,

My living room project is finally ramping down.  It took me a year but It was well worth it.  I'm thinking I want to put some vertically long pictures to the sides of the TV or a shelf above it, what do you thingk?

Anyway, here's what I got going on in there:

Yamaha HTR 5250 receiver – an oldie but goodie
Aperion 532 L'Rs, 422's, 533 VAC
Velodyne DPS 12 (hoping to be replaced by a Bravus one of these days so I can put the Velodyne back in the basement where it belongs.  But it goes low, is smooth, musical and blends in nicely with the Aperions superior soundstaging
Sony Playstation 3
Panasonic 50PZ700U
Monoprice wall mount and cabling ($25 for a nice wall mount, $5 for HDMI cables, $12 for High quality digital optic audio cable and $7 for high quality subwoofer cable, are you kidding me!)
Custom built speaker stands to match fireplace mantle- priceless :)

I know the equipment list might not be quite as elaborate as some of you guys, but it cost a heck of a lot of money and hard work to get the room where it is now.  I would have loved to get towers, just no more money left in the bucket :( Plus, the media experience in there is beautiful as is. Nothing like dimming the lights, throwing a movie on your panny and listening to the surround raise from the depths of the Aperions!  Last night I enjoyed the season fnale of the Sarah Conner Chronicles in HD!  Awesome

So here are some pics of my room before and after.  I apologize for the image quality, my digital camera batteries died so I had to use my camera phone for the after shots. I couldn't wait to get these pics out here.  If you guys have any coments on speaker placement please let me know.  I originally had the Velodyne on the right side of the room in the corner and it sounded boomy and didn't blend in to well, know I have it on the left and you can't hear it but you can feel it :)

Dan.

Very nice, just one suggestion.  Hide the Velodyne in the lady bug thingy  

 Good job!

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Speakers: Aperion 6T, 6C, 5DB, 6IC, Bravus 10Dx2
Monitor: JVC RS20U front projector with Stewart Velux 100" screen
Receiver: Yamaha RX-V1800
Blu-ray: Yamaha BD-S2900
Amplifier: Emotiva UPA-7
Conditioner: Panamax M5300PM

Thanks for the advise but I don't think my 6 month old would appreciate that!  You do not like Velodyne or do you think a Bravus would look better there?

I was only joking of course.  I have a Velodyne in another room.  They make awesome subs, albeit a bit pricey.  I really can't find fault in the two Velodyne's I've owner over the years.  I would do a comparison for you but it wouldn't be fair, comparing my DD-15 to the Bravus 10D?  But I could buy a few 10Ds for the same price as the DD-15

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Speakers: Aperion 6T, 6C, 5DB, 6IC, Bravus 10Dx2
Monitor: JVC RS20U front projector with Stewart Velux 100" screen
Receiver: Yamaha RX-V1800
Blu-ray: Yamaha BD-S2900
Amplifier: Emotiva UPA-7
Conditioner: Panamax M5300PM

Hmm..I was looking through some old HT pics in the forum here and came across this thread.  I really like the layout.  I have a similar black glass stand in my basement.  I'm wondering what you guys would think if i got rid of the big black stand and setup my wall similar to it.  Only thing that would be different would be that the TV is on the wall and the 5C is on the top shelf.

 

 

 

I can't get a feel for how deep the rack is but the setup you have now is easier for hiding wires. Just a thought! Also since you have a large TV I prefer the look of a wider stand below it proportionally. I guess one of the arguments for an open rack is ventilation but if you don't think your PS3 is getting too hot above your cable box I think you're better off with what you have now. I'm sure you'll love those 5T's. Make sure you have your camera charged and a bunch of CD's to listen to ready. Lucky you don't have to break them in too much.

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Speakers: Aperion 6T's, 6C, 4B's, and 8D
Receivers: Onkyo 805 and Pioneer SX-1050
DVD player: Oppo 981HD
TT: Pioneer PL-71
Amp Selector: Niles DPS-1