Our living room home theater
We're obviously huge fans of:
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Epson 3700 projector (changed since photos were taken)
SVS MTS 7.2 surround system:
four SVS MBS bookshelf speakers for rear and side surround,
an SVS MCS front center speaker, and
front left and right SVS MTS towers
In front of dual SVS SV16-46PC Plus subwoofers
Sony STR-DA5300ES receiver
Oppo BDP-83 Blu-ray player (pre-network)
Sony BDP-S390 Blu-ray player (networked)
3 400-disc changers (just for storage)
Verizon FiOS HD DVR
APC AV H15 Power Conditioner
Monster HTS-2500 Power Center
Cables from bluejeanscable.com & a2zcables.com
Three sets of black-out shades to cover the front 6' high by 12' wide window:
Black-out shades on the two rear 6' high by 2' wide windows
The rear & surround speakers, and projector:
The front speakers in front of the subs, and the other components:
Da-Lite Model C matte white 54"×96" (110" diagonal) screen:
E.g. 1080p/24fps Iron Man:
Random details of the preparations for the home theater:
Prepping the 45' and 55' 10-gauge Belkin 5T00UP speaker cables and the 35' BJC Series-1 Belden Bonded-Pair HDMI cable (all bluejeanscables.com) in a cable sheath to run under the living room floor (above the basement suspended ceiling):
Attaching the locking banana plugs:
The sheathed cables after being run under the floor:
The speaker cables attached to the receiver:
All of the cables attached to the receiver (note the anachronistic component video cables, no longer in use):