Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Technical Questions How important is symetrical placement of QS8's?

Oh, by the way, I've an old picture of my original proposed placement for my speakers (when viewed from the location of my home theater screen). It was in another thread at a point where I was attempting to determine position (width) of rear speakers.

Anyway, a photo (complete with pasted in pictures of QS8s) of my original side speaker location is here;
http://www.axiomaudio.com/boards/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=tech&Number=111544&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=0&fpart=

To the right, you can see what would be the "left" wall (if you were sitting toward the screen), just out of view to the left, is the right wall of the home theater. Mounting the QS8s to the walls, won't be all that much wider than my original plan, it will just be easier than manufacturing a decorative oak block, attaching it to the ceiling joist and cutting a precise hole in what will be a pair of 2x2 acoustical ceiling tiles.

...I think I'll aim at a wall mounting solution for both side and rear speakers.

SHINY! Can't wait!

Hey Spence, both Nickbuol and I live down in the Des Moines, Iowa area. I helped you with your link below...

http://www.axiomaudio.com/boards/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=tech&Number=111544&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=0&fpart=

Thanks Quack! I've seen in my settings that HTML is disabled. Is this for everyone or is there a setting somewhere that I am missing.

...or do you use UBBCode to embed links?

Just need to read the FAQ link at the top. If you place the "url" and "/url" at the front/end of your link it will work. Make sure you replace the "" with brackets [ ]

>>I've seen in my settings that HTML is disabled. Is this for everyone

Ideally it would have only been for a couple of posters who insisted on messing up the pages for everyone else ("GeneticDrift" comes to mind) but apparently the only practical way to prevent the problems was to disable HTML for everyone. In practice, I don't think we miss it -- I kinda like having all the text the same size and colour myself

There are simple commands (don't know if they are UBBcode) for inserting links and images, along with a bunch of other things we probably never use.

Lets try this. Here "should" be the photo that I was speaking of in an earlier posting which shows the "cut & pasted" locations for my QS8's.



Since posting that photo, I've decided to place my side surrounds directly onto the walls (between two and five feet out from where they are in the photo). I am also taking the advice of a helpful forum member, in that I will be spreading out the placement of my rear speakers a bit more than is pictured.

The photo was taken in the spot to be occupied by my HT display so things are a bit reversed. The silver 6" duct running between the joist is centered on where the screen will be. I've got four 6" recessed lights spaced equal distances to either side of the duct and another four lined up in a single row, behind the area where the HVAC will be framed in.

The wall to the right is 9' from center, the wall (single stud at end of wall is visible) to the left is 12' from center. The under edge of the beam (with HVAC ducts behind it) will be the lowest point in the area at around 6' 8" or so. All other ceilings will be at 8'. You see placement of the post (which houses dimmer controls for the HT lighting, along with phone & LAN jacks). QS8 on the left will be well away from the post, so the post shouldn't effect imaging too badly.

Can't wait to get 'er done! Thanks again gang!

Spence

HOT DANG! It worked! Thanks again for the tips SirQuack! I'll be sure to check the FAQ next time before posting silly questions.

Here is an update. The drywall guy will be here to start taping, mudding, sanding and texturing on Friday. I'm told that all of the basement walls will be completed by the following Friday (January 27th).

What's that you say? "The walls already looked finished ?"

"Aha" says I! "Skull-duggery and Adobe Photoshop magic!" says I! I wanted a preview of what it will look like before the paint goes on, so I did my own "virtual" finishing.

Painting commences on Saturday January 30th. It will be done in a two tone flat chocolate/latte scheme with the darker chocolate colors on the front and rear walls, and lighter "latte" colors on the side walls.

...they aren't the actual color names mind you (I can't remember the actual "fluffy" designer names, I'm just using words that discribe the look and feel).

Soon! Soon can't come soon enough!



As you may already have guessed, I am becoming more than a little excited.

Regards,

Spence

for some quick and dirty photoshopping, that's pretty convincing. Or maybe it wasn't quick?

fifteen minutes PS CS's "healing tool" is all it took. Having a reasonably uniform background to sample from makes it too easy not to play with.

Now I've got to create a list of a potential "first movies" to show. Given my appreciation for the Joss Whedon series Firefly and it's theatrical continuation, I have named my home Theater "Serenity". You can see my bias toward showing the movie "Serenity" as my inaugural movie.

...also because "Fortress of Solitude" didn't format well on my custom poster.

Now if I can find a way to keep the area free of interuption from my wife and three year old daughter while hosting a viewing party. I'll be able to die a happy man!