Complete Home Theater Tour and Build Cost!

[@paulupton7698]

So refreshing to watch a presenter who discusses actual prices. Really enjoyed the video. I am now a subscriber. Well done.

[@TerminatorJuice]

@@paulupton7698 Thanks for watching, and for the compliment! I'm glad that you stopped by!

[@michael-4k4000]

Yes, and he's smart to buy open box and try to get deal's. Good tip, spend as little as possible on your gear, thats not to say to buy junk. But the best gear you can afford, and try to get the best price possible, like open box or Black Friday or other Holiday sales or even buy used if necessary.

[@Boxkerp]

Nice. I'm glad you and Techthusiam are giving Michigan a home theater on KZbin. Glad, to see other people make magic out of a narrow theater. My theater is about 9 feet wide. I have a furnace right in the center of the basement that's keeping me from having a wider theater.

[@TerminatorJuice]

I don't have the desire to make as much YT content as Jaremy, but I'm going to try and have more consistent video output moving forward... so look forward to that! : )

[@viru4409]

Love your theater journey, that's what makes it a hobby.

[@TerminatorJuice]

@@viru4409 Honestly, I love the results WAY MORE than the journey! Now I can just focus on other parts of my house and enjoy my home theater without having to worry about doing any more major work to it... 😁

[@L3x4Pr0ne]

I think you did fine with the price. Space turned out great.

[@TerminatorJuice]

@@L3x4Pr0ne Thanks! It's more than I planned on spending, but definitely less than many other guys do in their rooms.

[@Masterslessons]

Congratulation 🎊 on the upgrades very tasteful and handsome moody room. Thanks

[@TerminatorJuice]

@@Masterslessons Thank you! I'm very happy with the results of all my work. : )

[@TorinTPG]

Great video...thanks for sharing all of the details on this I love your theater room. Still one of my favorite that I've seen

[@TerminatorJuice]

Thanks Matt!

[@Carl-iw9sy]

I like the clean look and attention to detail of your theater. I am currently renovating ours and like yours, I will be making the front area of the room darker and the rest with lighter colors as I don't want a black box. I agree that the plan and budget changes as you go through the process but it's all good as long as you don't go overboard. Thanks for sharing.

[@TerminatorJuice]

@@Carl-iw9sy Thanks for watching, and good luck with your room!

[@busterbrown1686]

I bought 2 of those exact couches from Bob's for my family room in 2023, love them. You should've showed the middle seat pull down tray with outlet. One big addition you'd love would be tactile transducers and a digital movie poster board. I have 4 Buttkicker LFE's under 4 theatre seats on a platform since 2011. You have a very neat and well configured set up. I have a 150" 16x9 retractable screen and a Panasonic AE 8000 3D projector. It has a zoom feature I use when watching cinemascope presentations to fill the screen. I recently upgraded my receiver and blu ray player for Dolby Atmos, but prefer Auro 3d ( I upmix everything ) using a Denon 3800, 7.2.4 layout, 7 channels using external amps. I have a wife and 2 grown kids, but mostly I have been the only customer LOL. I enjoyed your video.

[@stefanhartmann624]

Great video, nice homecinema. I absolutely agree with you abaut your 16:9 screen. This makes much more sense for me.

[@TerminatorJuice]

@@stefanhartmann624 Thank you!

[@Nikita-P]

I have a Sony BR player just for USB demos :) and I have same UB-820 for is open box at BBY which was a steal. I might get a one of the 4K network players have a mini model for $350 that can do USB demos better, and some old family Videos.

[@duduking]

Looks great 👍

[@nonametofame]

A high quality room, at a pretty reasonable price for a legit dream home theatre. The room itself is what many are still dreaming to own. Plenty to be proud of.

[@TerminatorJuice]

@@nonametofame Thanks! And I like how you phrased that! It's pretty much an endgame room for me, so in those terms the price doesn't seem nearly as high. ; )

[@KISSTHECLOWN1]

To fix the buzz or whistle in the sub, i recommend opening the box and resoldiering the ground connections. Also, check to the ground to the power outlet.

[@TerminatorJuice]

@@KISSTHECLOWN1 Thanks for the suggestion, but putting some sound absorption in front of the front subs completely solved the issue for me. The slight buzzing/whistling sound was barely audible during super quiet scenes in movies, so it didn't take much to block that from hitting my ear. : )

[@housbinpharteen7445]

nice room, very clean

[@TerminatorJuice]

Thank you! A clean room without seeing the speakers is what I was going for! One of my big pet peeves is when I see rooms where dude's put things in the room that just distract from the movie watching experience. To each their own, tho. : )

[@GamingWithMe]

Great video, Juice! That price is genuinely great! I would have thought it's higher by how impressive it is! I look forward to helping you build my future theater room haha!

[@TerminatorJuice]

@@GamingWithMe Thanks man! And I would love to build a Home Theater for you someday! Hopefully before I'm in my '50s tho! Lol

[@Chris-hr2uj]

Your room actually looks (and probably functions) a lot more expensive than the total pricetag you say at the end, so you did a great job. Over time, the upgrades add up, and you decide what you do and dont want to skimp on. Your room is pretty modest, and a reasonable total cost given everything. My room probably comes to about half the cost of yours, but i have smaller room with no renovations, etc. But i can definately understand why you did the upgrades etc.

[@TerminatorJuice]

@@Chris-hr2uj I appreciate the comment, man!

[@michael-4k4000]

Yes I agree, it looks like a million bucks. I know Focal and the JVC projector u are using and it's all great gear. The projector or TV is usually the most expensive piece of gear.

[@theatremad9797]

Congrats on your theatre room. You have done a fine job with everything. One thing about this passion for home theatre is that it can be a satisfying hobby. Well at least till you get the upgrade bug. Well done.

[@TerminatorJuice]

Thank you! I don't expect to get "upgrade fever" for at least 10 years, now that my room is complete. : )

[@GT-nn2xh]

Wonderful and clean setup! In my opinion you spent money on quality components which is worth it. I also like the carpet choice, do mind sharing where you purchased from? Is it available at one of the big box stores? Thanks in advance!

[@TerminatorJuice]

@@GT-nn2xh Hey thanks! I got the carpet from a local Carpet One store, but I just Google searched the brand and it doesn't seem like that specific carpet is available anymore... But if you have a Carpet One near you then it wouldn't hurt to stop in there and ask. It is called "Five Points by Resista 3.0" and the color is "Council".

[@tkcdac]

Focal is not an upgrade you ever have to apologize for. It is easily 4-5X the speaker. This just makes sense. Great job putting this together. Your willingness to do some things on your own is the largest cost savings.

[@TerminatorJuice]

I wouldn't say the focal in-walls were three times better than the Polk ones I had, but they definitely are better... But unfortunately when I put them in my wall I had a pretty big spike around 80Hz that I had to EQ out in order to get them to sound good enough to be worth keeping. And as far as doing everything myself, I wish I would have mentioned that in the video because I talked to Don who's done a lot of podcasts with Shane Lee and audioholics, and he said he would charge at least $50,000 to do my room.

[@tkcdac]

@@TerminatorJuice The labor alone doubles the cost of any room. So that makes a TON of sense. In light of inflation , I would put that number much higher. Plus the deals you grabbed wouldn't happen with most dealers. A great theater is a "walk", not a "run", unless you just have money to burn. Personally, I only care for the higher end of Polk, the Focal's are detailed and accurate. At lower listening levels it may just double your Polks, but with amplification of 200 watts or more, you would see a greater disparity. Word to the wise... NEVER let someone hook up an amp to your speakers, it is one expensive journey after that! The benefit is too great to get out of your head. *(But if you did... the used Outlaw 7X200w is crazy cheap at $1k for 7 channels.)

[@offdacorner]

@@TerminatorJuice Wow. This makes your theater even more impressive.

[@TerminatorJuice]

@@tkcdacmy side and back surrounds are about 5 ft from my ear, and my height channels are around 4 ft, so 200w is absolutely unnecessary for speakers with a 91db sensitivity. That's why I am only considering getting a separate amp for my LCR since they are 11'ft away and behind my screen.

[@triplerinse]

Awsome video

[@TerminatorJuice]

@@triplerinse thanks man!

[@flyers10az]

Nice tour. What seat do you use regularly? The end seat?

[@TerminatorJuice]

Thanks! When watching movies with good sound mixes, I'm always in the middle seat! But if it's more of a casual watching experience, I'm normally in the left recliner, but I try to go to the right recliner every once and awhile just to give it some use. Lol

[@chupiconverge6034]

Great 👍

[@TerminatorJuice]

Thank you 👍

[@danm203]

Great setup. I'm curious why you didn't go with a 2 35:1 (or similar) AT screen across the entire front wall though if you're a movie fan? Would have bumped up the immersion factor a notch. Does the projector have lens memory? Anyway, nice work!

[@TerminatorJuice]

@@danm203 Thanks! And to answer your question... I had a 2.35 screen for about a year and a half before I switched back to 16x9, because I wanted that extra 14.5" of height for all the IMAX enhanced and 1.85:1 movies that I own. The new screen is 1/2" wider and 14.5" taller than my old scope screen, which means that I gained a massive amount of immersion for a lot of content, and didn't lose anything for scope content. And before you say anything, I know I could have had a 5" wider scope screen in my room... but I chose 14.5" of additional height over 5" of additional width, and I have ZERO regrets about it! Haha

[@gregjones2472]

Well done

[@TerminatorJuice]

Thank you! I'm very happy with how it all turned out!

[@mikeortiz2139]

Nice room tour. I told my wife let me spend $10K and I'll do diy subs and get a 7.1.4 going. I'm like $12K-13K in. Lol main drawback of my room is time for fine tuning the calibration.

[@TerminatorJuice]

Things always cost more than you plan on spending... but like I said, it isn't worth even a penny if you're not happy with the result of something you buy or build, so sometimes you just have to go above your budget to have the result you're looking for.

[@offdacorner]

Man, the asthetics are great, not to mention your choice of equipment. Great job. I think I'm gonna ask my boss for a $25,000.00 raise on Monday.

[@TerminatorJuice]

@@offdacorner I appreciate it! And go for it!!!

[@dempsey3]

Nice room Very smart , you spent your money where it matters

[@TerminatorJuice]

@@dempsey3 Hey thanks, I appreciate it! I didn't mention this in the video but I don't like to waste money on things that just offer up "convenience", or things that are "showy" and don't add anything to the movie watching experience. I'll probably make a video on that topic at some point, but I know it could possibly offend some people... Lol

[@dempsey3]

@@TerminatorJuice i agree , it doesn’t matter what you post , it will offend someone ( who cares. ) Post it

[@tom6363]

You have done an incredible job in such a small space. Looks like at least $50k. Well done. How does mixing a ported sub with sealed subs work?

[@TerminatorJuice]

@@tom6363 Why thank you! : ) And you're the first person to point out how small my room is... Especially my ceiling height! I used to fantasize about what it would be like to have a larger room with a tall ceiling, but I'm so happy with my room now, that I don't think about that much anymore.

[@TerminatorJuice]

I had no issues at all mixing a ported sub with the 2 sealed subs... I just followed Brad's guide on YT(The Home Theater Gamer) and it worked out great!

[@sofabaton]

The home theater design is fantastic! Very carefully explained, I think you need a universal remote control in your home theater which can control 50 devices at the same time, would you be interested in seeing our remote control?

[@TerminatorJuice]

@@sofabaton Thanks, but I definitely don't need a universal remote control, because the Yamaha remote allows me to program scenes that work a lot like the "activities" on a Harmony remote, so I only use the JVC remote to turn on the projector, and then the Yamaha remote does everything else.

[@TerminatorJuice]

Unless you're asking me if I'd like to do a review of your remote... In that case, I might be interested, but I would be very honest with my opinions on it.

[@sofabaton]

@@TerminatorJuice Cool, you set it up so well!

[@michaelnagy298]

You have a great room

[@TerminatorJuice]

@@michaelnagy298 Hey thanks! And I agree! ; )

[@twistacatz]

Love the theater man you’ve done an excellent job. The next thing I would do is pull out the overheads and replace them with Focal’s. I’m sure it will create a more immersive experience.

[@TerminatorJuice]

@@twistacatz Thanks for the compliment, but there is no way I would spend $2,000 to swap out my height channel speakers! For one, those in-ceiling Polks sound really good. For two, I didn't even notice a difference when I swapped out my Polk side surrounds for Focal speakers, so I would expect even less of a difference for the height channels. And thirdly, about 90% of movies that have an Atmos mix only use the height channels for ambient sounds like rain and wind, so Even if the Focals did sound better, it wouldn't make much of a difference IMO. Also, I think there is some major placebo effect going on for people who swear that having all the same brand speakers makes a huge difference... Something I'm going to make a video on at some point.

[@twistacatz]

​@@TerminatorJuice I must respectfully disagree with you. When you mention $2000, I assume you’re referring to the Focal ICA6 at its MSRP. However, I’ve seen them sold for under that, so you might be able to get them for $1600 or less. Given the overall investment and countless hours spent on your theater, spending a bit more on these speakers seems entirely justified to me. It’s worth noting that side surrounds are among the least-used speakers, even less so than height channels. However, I wouldn’t base my investment decisions on how often a speaker is used. Whether the sound is ambient or direct, with 3D audio, I want every element to sound as good as possible. Is the upgrade worth it? That’s a personal decision, but I believe it’s a significant oversight not to prioritize this. Personally, I would never purchase all speakers from the same family for the bed layer and then skimp on the height speakers. Timbre matching all your speakers will always result in a more cohesive soundstage-that’s a fact. At this stage of your theater journey, I’d focus on making it the best it can be, starting with upgrading those height speakers.

[@TerminatorJuice]

@@twistacatz Again, I have to completely disagree with you on that. Thanks for the comment tho!

[@bingdong8571]

Safe and sound is awesome

[@Masterslessons]

SAFE AND SOUND. Awesome open boxes.

[@TerminatorJuice]

@@Masterslessons Indeed! Everything I bought from them open box looked brand new. : )

[@michael-4k4000]

Out of curiosity, how much do you think you spent on all your DVD/BluRay/4k disc's? Ive been collecting for like 25 years, and i still have a lot of disc's, yet unfortunately don't use them any longer. Must have spent well over $10k on disc's, mainly movies, was smart when I bought disc's, never bought a movie unless it was on sale or discounted, for the most part.

[@TerminatorJuice]

@@michael-4k4000 probably between $6k-$9k in my lifetime of buying physical movies... But I don't have a real good way to narrow down the total price.

[@michael-4k4000]

quick question. Do u buy a blurry or 4k disc if you already own the DVD? Just wondering, I had all DVD's a long time ago, then I started to upgrade to Blu-Ray, bought about 40 disc's and then Netflix and the other streamers got popular and I use PLEX to stream content to, well everywhere. You have a great set up. Always wanted a scope screen, the thing is, not all movies are 2.39:1, most are, but not all. And now movies like Maverick and Oppenheimer use both 16:9 and 2.39:1 throughout the film. Not seeing the bars is a huge plus, good work! I like how you added up all your gear costs, thats was interesting. I wanted to do that with my content, but then again I probably dont want to know how much ive spent on movies over the years. lol

[@TerminatorJuice]

@@michael-4k4000 I usually only buy the 4K version if it's been fully remastered for 4K release... But also if it comes in a steelbook case and/or is a similar price to the Blu-ray, then I'll for sure go with the UHD version. But otherwise I'm more than happy to just buy the standard Blu-ray, because honestly I really don't notice the difference between the two. Also, by my calculations about 38% of the movies I own are IMAX enhanced or 1.85/1.78:1, so that is why I went to a 16x9 screen. Thanks for the comment and question!

[@ballstadt]

Nice room. I would do a DIY frame with Seymour's material 100x over before I opted for Silver Ticket. Seymour will sell you just the XD or UF material raw to add to your frame, much higher quality than the Silver Ticket stuff. I have the Seymour Proscenium screen with motorized masking, also not cheap, but it's a great effect. Lots of DIY solutions for adding masking to a DIY frame.

[@TerminatorJuice]

@@ballstadt Good point about buying the material and building a frame, but after having two different silver ticket screens and now the Seymour, I can honestly say there's not that much of a difference in image quality. And the silver ticket comes with a high quality aluminum frame that is wrapped in velvet, so I still say that is the best budget option. But that's just my opinion. : )

[@ballstadt]

@@TerminatorJuice The Seymour materials have a near-flat effect on the audio frequency range, versus larger variances on the Silver Ticket materials, requiring more EQ to correct for the screen. However, any theater is a great theater, use what you want, what you have access to and what is in your budget and just enjoy. Great job on your room, love the DIY, the construction elements like your sidewall pillars, and your equipment selection. Those Focal speakers will be fantastic for you, and JVC has the most film like image of the projectors in that price range. You've built a great room there.

[@TerminatorJuice]

@@ballstadt Honestly, I had to bump up the level of my LCR speakers 1db more with the center stage XD, than I did with the silver ticket woven material... But either way, depending on a person's budget I would recommend both of the brands, because I think both are excellent.

[@robertchan5842]

I have one like this and I use it to project to the ceiling when lying in bed. Great fun

[@premshashi]

Did you use a black backing cloth for the seymour screen?

[@TerminatorJuice]

@@premshashi Yes, but I don't buy it from Seymour because it was $300 and I wasn't a big fan of the material... I went with some black speaker grill fabric from Jo-Ann fabrics, which cost me $20, and then bought a $25 grommet tool from Amazon,. and it worked out great.

[@premshashi]

​@@TerminatorJuiceDo you think the black cloth is necessary and does it reduce the sound from the speakers since now sound has to go thru 2 materials.

[@TerminatorJuice]

@@premshashi I didn't test it myself without the black cloth, but since my focal speakers have shiny silver tweeters and tan woofers, I didn't have a choice... Also, I've heard from other people that it makes a significant difference to the contrast, so I wasn't even going to try it without. And don't worry about the impact on the audio is going to be very minimal if you use the thin material I used.

[@premshashi]

@@TerminatorJuice could you link me to the material from Jo Ann? Also, since your wall is pretty much black, in what way would it increase contrast?

[@TerminatorJuice]

@@premshashi By stopping light from going through the screen and lighting up the wall behind it. Tony from Build Montage said it was a significant difference, so I just trusted him. www.joann.com/utility-fabric-black-speaker-cloth/3514023.html

[@15.emanuelshaju24]

Sir what are the thickness of diffuser panel

[@TerminatorJuice]

@@15.emanuelshaju24 I'm not sure, because I pretty much just made them for aesthetic purposes.

[@JunkerDC]

crazy i built my 155in 16/9 at screen for $400 and the masking for $50 more crazy how they charge so much mine came from carles years ago

[@TerminatorJuice]

Yeah, I forgot to mention that doing a DIY screen can save a lot of money as well. But I know there are a ton of guys who don't have any carpentry skills and/or have the tools to do stuff themselves, so I think the Silver Ticket brand is the best option for a budget screen.... Honestly the quality and performance of their screens are so good that It makes the high-end screen companies look kind of bad in comparison. But since I had the funds, I wanted to support a US based company, and also take advantage of their magnetic masking panels! 😁

[@bingdong8571]

No jtr or valencia. Thanks

[@TerminatorJuice]

What do you mean?

[@Maliemoo13]

I never comment on anything, but wanted to give you a shout out! Be proud of what you have and the work you've put into it. Looks like a great setup, and if you're happy with it that's all that matters. It's good you're humble throughout all of it, but don't downplay what you've got... who cares if you didn't spend more money. Enjoy the setup and hope it gets lots of use!

[@TerminatorJuice]

Thanks for honoring me with a rare comment, but I have to ask... Did I come across as not being proud of my room??? It's been over a month since I uploaded it, so I don't remember every single thing I said... Lol

[@Maliemoo13]

@@TerminatorJuice nothing egregious, just a few things throughout that made me think you were “self-conscious” of the bigger boys. I’m much more down your alley of finding deals and diy that I thought your setup was rad!