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Creepy
Joined: 04 Feb 2014 Posts: 127 Location: North Chicago Burbs
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Link Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2017 3:17 am Post subject: |
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The HT equipment location was my first thought with the new plan as well. I'm not an HT guy at all so I'm saying this as a complete novice... but instead of carving out an alcove from the cool room you could potentially carve out the bottom left corner of your family room for that gear. Not sure what your plan was in the family room but that bottom wall could be a good place for some built-ins or shelving and that corner could be built to look as though it's part of your built-ins. Then you have easy access in the front of the HT. Again, no clue as to the implications of that...
As for the fermenting room, I like it. That far left corner of it will likely be the best place for the glycol power pack as you will likely have your trunk line coming out of the cool room there.
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Stymingersfink
Joined: 16 Sep 2017 Posts: 25 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
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Link Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2017 10:08 am Post subject: |
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I like your thinking. I am not really happy taking that space out of the cooler. I am going to fiddle with some other options and see if I can't find something better. I had planned on the space under the window to probably have a couch or something there. Make a little "hang out and drink beer by the window" area. It is only about 9'9" wide, so it might make it too narrow to put the equipment there. I'll play with it and let you know what I come up with.
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kal Forum Administrator
Joined: 12 Dec 2010 Posts: 11116 Location: Ottawa, Canada
Drinking: Pub Ale, Electric Creamsicle, Mild, Pliny the Younger, Belgian Dark Strong, Weizen, Russian Imperial Stout, Black Butte Porter
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Link Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2017 1:09 pm Post subject: |
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While it depends on the individual, usually you want to keep equipment out of the line of sight of the people in the HT as the lights can be distracting and some are bright enough to wash out the screen to some degree, destroying the contrast ratio (that you paid a lot of money for with that expensive projector).
Even putting the equipment in the back some sometimes shoot light across the room from small LED lights, enough to bump up the on-screen black level.
Years ago at my previous house there was time I had my equipment under the screen for a short while before I carved out a in-wall rack. I had blacked out most of the LED lights with little pieces of electrical tape and put some dark grey filters on some of the displays so that I could still see them but they weren't as distracting.
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Stymingersfink
Joined: 16 Sep 2017 Posts: 25 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
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Link Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2017 2:43 pm Post subject: |
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Kal wrote: | While it depends on the individual, usually you want to keep equipment out of the line of sight of the people in the HT |
Does anyone ever put the equipment in a cabinet outside the room and then use an IR extender for the remotes?
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kal Forum Administrator
Joined: 12 Dec 2010 Posts: 11116 Location: Ottawa, Canada
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kal Forum Administrator
Joined: 12 Dec 2010 Posts: 11116 Location: Ottawa, Canada
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Stymingersfink
Joined: 16 Sep 2017 Posts: 25 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
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Link Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2017 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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Cool Kal, Thank you!
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