Home Theater Build | DIY

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

Hi everyone, links to all the items are in the description. Hope you guys can take something from this project, don't forget to hit the Like and subscribe ! really appreciate it.

[@MrRobertHarding]

will admit, this is the first home theater I've seen that uses car seats. Not my style but I applaud the ingenuity. Nicely done!

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

haha, I appreciate it :D. yeah they definitely did the trick for me, and were dirt cheap. Im a Mechanic-by-hobby so it suits my style well :).

[@felipenachmanowicz9393]

So cool, when I see stuff like that I remember I'm lazy.

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

LoL. can be difficult sometimes to get up and do things. its always easier said than done.

[@OmegaBlastBambam]

Truly one of the best DIY conversion videos I have ever seen. You took your time to explain everything and showed your progression step by step. I really appreciate your work and your sharing of your project. Looking to do a garage conversion to home theater of my own and this will help me greatly.

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

Thank you! I appreciate it, I tried to explain the main components, and keep the video short. I actually left out a ton of information. I hope your garage turns out well. I think the hardest part for you would be temperature control due to the concrete floors being cold. And sound control from your garage door, insulation could be used to help with that.

[@zillaquazar]

I watched the whole thing and it all turned out great and feels very cozy, the car seats are perfect for this. If I'm honest the moment I liked it was when you were nice to your mum it was lovely. Great job here

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

haha I appreciate it! thanks! and yea, she deals alot with fabrics and such so shes the expert with that stuff!.

[@GentielioGaming]

If i would change anything is put your chairs a little more closer to each other to sit more in the middle of the room, this to have more accurate sound in the listening position. And in between these chairs a very slim and low table to put a drink or you popcorn on it.😊 Or the chairs even next to each other and put something on the outside of the chairs.

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

Definitely a good Idea to have like a center console/table top. was considering it be a glass Display top, with controls for navigating through the movies, and control lights and audio actually. Good Idea though, I appreciate it :D

[@DirtyMikeTM]

You should add adaptive backlight so the wall matches the colour on the screen

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

Yea, I saw those at my local hardware shop. Good idea. I will consider that in my future upgrades !

[@scotttild]

Cool, well done. Hard part about attic conversion is the roof line and fitting in a screen. The angles for the speaker placement make it a challenge as well. Also really hard to make it feel comfortable watching a movie with how tight it can be.

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

Those were the exact struggles I had. especially the roof shape. The geometry really restricts the screen size and placement.

[@jamestripp9145]

Super clean, I hardly ever leave comments just lurk, but you deserve props on this project. whats awesome about home audio is that you can build piece by piece you're smart and patient enough to find great deals. under $700 for speakers and a receiver that is an awesome deal. The seating option is amazing, find some 7 series seats with heat and massage and now were talking luxury! seriously an amazing build for a small space, any home theatre enthusiast should be impressed by what you have done.

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

I super appreciate that! thank you. The heated and massage seats are a good idea.. that didn't cross my mind. Maybe if I decide to upgrade stuff, that will be on the list :D. And yea, I was super patient with everything I bought. Since I have a lot of projects going on, I generally have the time on the side to let components collect for the next one. I did my best to keep this whole project under $2500CAD.

[@bretthowarth857]

Great setup but may I recomend you get 2 towers of the same series of you center speaker to timber match the sound in your front stage. As silly as it may sound adding a 2nd matching subwoofer will balance out the bass for a smoother feel and sound.

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

yea. it would be good to further upgrade a few things as time goes by. speakers and amp are definitely on the list :)

[@oszkarhathazi2305]

- Lift that center speaker off of the floor. - Put some kind of carpet/rug on on the front of the room.

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

Ive played with that center speaker. Your right, having it on the floor isn't ideal, but theres not too many other places to place it. And I have also added carpet to the front to help with sound echo. Good catch! thanks!

[@NickCrate007]

Very cool i did the same in a 10X10 room i had left in my house too it's now my favorite place in the house

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

bingo. that area of my attic was empty for nearly 10 years. I finally decided to do something with it.

[@abn0rm1]

Great diy budget build!

[@Jupiters1337]

Add more carpet to the front near the screen/speakers, and you will notice the sound will sound so much better. it will also help absorb light rather than reflecting it onto the screen. Overall fantastastic budget build.

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

Very good point. I initially wanted more floor exposed ( because I like the look of it ) but I admit, after watching more movies, especially bright ones... I can see the reflections off the floor. Ill definitely be looking into solving this. Thanks for the tip! I appreciate it.

[@gibluap]

Outstanding! Well done!

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

Thank you!

[@romance3624]

congratulations !! you made a great job

[@JesusSaviorking]

This is pretty neat for sure, good job

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

Thank you! :D

[@peppersmith]

Wow, Car seats. U got me on that one. That's jus sheer thinking innovation. But Home Theater is what u make it. AWEsome, Dude!!🙂🤩😊Perfect..

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

haha, thanks! yea the height of the ceiling, and the angle that the projector sat at, forces the viewers height to be lower... so no ( standard ) couches or seats would work. I don't know why I didn't think of it from the beginning considering Im a mechanic lol.

[@LordDrakenZ]

Right? absolutely amazong.

[@satyajitroy726]

Awesome setup👍😁

[@LordDrakenZ]

Right? absolutely amazong.

[@TecumsehSherman36]

VERY NICE, MAN. IT LOOKS AS GOOD AS SOME OF THOSE INSANELY EXPENSIVE PROJECTS YOU SEE IN OTHER VIDEOS.

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

Thanks! I appreciate it. Yea i watched a few of those big Build montage projects.. but geez they are awesome, but not really accessible to the average person.

[@YU-ed5wn]

Awesome build

[@hometheaterjoe9489]

Love this build!! I always tell my people that you can have a great home Theater on a budget. Well done sir

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

Thank you! I appreciate it. I had a look through your channel, good stuff your running too! And your right, you don't need to break the bank to have a system, theres deals out there, you just need the time and patience to collect the items and plan it out.

[@rayvalero8580]

Wish I was this handy. I would've done an acoustic transparent screen and hid the LCR speakers behind it. But this is amazing. Great job!

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

That definitely crossed my mind as well. however, it would push the screen further in, reducing the viewing distance. And since Im limited with how far back my seats can sit, I was kinda stuck. But I definitely would have loved to do that.

[@LordDrakenZ]

Love your videos, you're a legend.

[@stefdibbs4820]

Nice job

[@LordDrakenZ]

Right? absolutely amazong.

[@adidas1984x]

It does have great acting

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

LoL. Its actually a fun movie to watch. All jokes aside.

[@bkkcanuck]

That was very impressive, well done. Nice to see the plan come together. Looks great.

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

Thank you, I appreciate it. I use this setup every weekend. And am super happy with how it turned out.

[@bbaasje]

Omg that beginning was amazing. Only for that i will thumbs up and subsribe buddy

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

Hahah, I'm glad someone got that joke. Thanks!

[@LordDrakenZ]

Right? absolutely amazong.

[@SnakeDoctor5104]

Great setup! I like your creativity on using car seats. I think it would have been a better deal, if you sourced a used Epson 5030ub, over the 2150. They can be found for very cheap, since people are making the move to 4k.

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

I appreciate it! thanks!. Also, the 5030ub has a higher contrast ratio, however it isn't 4k. And also the offset center lens ratios wouldn't work with my setup unless I use keystone ( which reduces image quality ). Its the downfall of having a tight room with limited projection geometry lol. I appreciate the recommendation though! thanks!

[@ElCidPhysics90]

Well done.

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

Thank you!

[@ElCidPhysics90]

@@DarkBloodMechanical you’re welcome

[@srt10h4rml3ss]

Phenomenal work DbM !!

[@LordDrakenZ]

Right? absolutely amazong.

[@fritz6181]

very cool video!

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

Thank you!! :D

[@LordDrakenZ]

Right? absolutely amazong.

[@poochiepop3854]

Well done. You did your thing on your theater 🎥 . Compliments

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

Thank you!

[@MrStanley39]

really nice

[@LordDrakenZ]

Right? absolutely amazong.

[@pixelmator]

Amazing job, sort of looks like my attic. Gives me some ideas now.

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

Yea. A lot of people have a small attic like this, and have a lot of doubts on how to setup a theater, so I thought I'd share this to show people it can be done with some creativity.

[@Darkside_C7]

That came out great! Nice job.

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

Thanks!, Nice corvette btw, also took a sneak peak at your theater. Badass setup!

[@Darkside_C7]

@@DarkBloodMechanical thanks very much!

[@chrisolvera8327]

nice good job

[@LordDrakenZ]

Right? absolutely amazong.

[@johnsmith-qz4bv]

pretty cool setup .....i really like how u used car seats i thought of doing the same thing.....

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

Thanks!, yea it was a combination of the height restrictions of the room, + cost and convenience. the style worked out nicely and functional. :)

[@LordDrakenZ]

Right? absolutely amazong.

[@bigherbgbr]

Dope channel! Had to subscribe!

[@LordDrakenZ]

Right? absolutely amazong.

[@mivanp2185]

Really enjoyable video and congrats on your set up . Great job . They say its good practice to try and get all the front 3 speakers from the same range but I'm sure it works fine . It's a slippy road this home theatre lark . Once you are in you can't stop improving your system . I would quite happily watch a film in there though looks great !

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

Thank you! I appreciate it. and yes having different brand speakers for the HIFI guy is definitely worrisome. so I spent a lot of time tuning the amp, the HZ crossovers, etc,etc to get it right. I use this theatre every weekend to this date, the only change I've done is switch from roku to Nvidia shield, this was due to 265 codec issues.

[@mivanp2185]

@@DarkBloodMechanical Gaming is also a blast in surround sound . Blasting zombies on the daily atm on ps5 days gone but watched ford vs ferrari last night and was great in surround sound .

[@mivanp2185]

Just set all your speakers to small and cross them at 80 hz with your sub set all the way to lfe and gain to 11:30 /12 and you are good to go .

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

@@mivanp2185 For sure! gaming on a screen like this is awesome!. and yes, I set mine to Small, however, I found setting crossover to 50 gave crisper audio than 80. I appreciate the tips!

[@mivanp2185]

@@DarkBloodMechanical Thats upto you buddy but with the roll off probably starting higher and you got a awesome sub think you should let is do its thing and give your receiver less stress.

[@shaunmeredith652]

PUT A TRAP DOOR IN

[@quantumcreator8888]

Awesome talent .. wish u were my neighbor .. I have a room upstairs.. with my Dj pioneer system .. congratulations on ur movie 🎥 🍿 theater masterpiece ☝️

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

nice! thanks! I appreciate it, and I will continue to improve it :D

[@LordDrakenZ]

Right? absolutely amazong.

[@felipenachmanowicz9393]

About the part that I'm more knowledgeable, the speakers might be an issue with all the mix and match of brands. Not sure how their sound signatures will mix.

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

thats something thats crossed my mind. I personally am no audiophile. but I know if I had an expert come and judge the sound, they would tell me to redo the whole thing lol. one day if I can come across a full 7.2 system at a good price, all same brand, I would hop on the deal. But for now, the sound is really crisp to me and enjoyable.

[@MrANTBIG]

great job would you do other setups for customers ?

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

nah, I have too many hobbies. I don't think I would be able to diverge more time towards another business. I mainly do cars for people :)

[@wendellwendellb339]

I have to give you props for what you did in that space. It was well thought out on your part (especially what you chose for your seating) I have one thing, No height channels?

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

Thank you! yea I had to work with what I had available. The couches and love seats would put the viewers too close to the ceiling, so the lowered car seats workout perfect!, I do have some ideas for upgrades, but it wont be for a while. But when I do, I will surely upload to youtube. :) . I didnt understand your question about the Height channels... are you talking about speakers ?

[@wendellwendellb339]

@@DarkBloodMechanical Yes, Atmos speakers!

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

@@wendellwendellb339 Oh yea.. believe me, I have some ideas for implementing a 7.2.4 in the future, and to further automate the lighting. For now, I am enjoying the 5.1, and for what I paid for the whole project, it worked out great!

[@ryzenpeak]

Awesome build i scored 2 towers and a polk center for like 100 bucks and the towers and center seperately go for 150 each, found the towers in a thrift store and traded my neighbor for some onkyo speakers. For surrounds I have 2 b&w lm1s for sides and polk rt3 for surrounds. I am planning to build a full set of custom theater speakers. I found with some DIY work for around 1500 you can build a set of speakers that from a company would cost that per tower lol. But I love polk and will probably keep my old speakers for a living room setup.

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

Oh for sure, you can definitely find bargains on a lot of this stuff if you have the patience. That sounds like a crazy build, you should upload the build on youtube, people would be interested. Those polk Towers are solid and sound absolutely crisp, big fan of them. The Klipsch sub was the only ( new ) item I bought in this, but it was well worth it. My only complaint I have with the whole sound system, is the Center speaker... Since all the dialog happens there, its sometimes difficult to hear clearly. I've played with all the sound settings to aid it, but in the rare cases, its just a bit muffled. Next time, I will invest in a better center speaker. Thanks for the watch and comment!

[@ryzenpeak]

@Dark blood Mechanical yeah man and I have a yt short about it but I want to write a script and make a proper video on it. Explain the deals and the story and have a couple demos

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

@@ryzenpeak do it up! maybe if I decide to upgrade my system deeper, I can use some of your tips and points.

[@ryzenpeak]

@Dark blood Mechanical yeah I'll start working on it lol one thing I'd recommend is try 7.1 instead of 5.1.2 and see if you like it more, I've tried both and I think 7.1 is more immersive cause it Surrounds you more and atmos channels aren't used nearly as often. I really want to get a 9 channel reciever to have 7.1.2 but new they start around a thousand dollars and go for 4 to 600 used on ebay lol a little out of the question atm lol. Another thing I highly recommend is getting rid of those sony speakers and going all polk it'll sound much more full and clean. Especially dialogue and the surround effect will all he way more immersive. I only say that as I've done the same thing before multiple times but once you upgrade them you'll hear it and go wow that's a difference Especially that center, sony really doesn't make very good standalone speakers and their good ones are ridiculously priced lol. If you could find the polk cs400 or cs400i they're some of the best center channels polk has made and the cs400i also has those blue drivers and would match. But ill definitely let you know when I upload it 👍

[@ryzenpeak]

@Dark blood Mechanical if you can't though their signature lineup and the xt lineup both have some good centers anything below won't be as good but I think really any of polks centers will sound better than that sony most likely.

[@marcalvarado1915]

Great video! Can you provide any details about how you built the sliding projector mount? Thanks!

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

Sure. for the mount. Seen at ( 12:15 ). I used a Post base which you can find at any home depot or lowes. I had to trim it down as seen in the video. I then drilled holes into that base to receive the Benq CM00G3 20" post ( seen at 12:36 ). For the ceiling, I used a 2x6 lumber about 3 feet long ( seen at 12:20 ) I used a laser to line it up with the front of the room to make sure its straight. I then Mount the whole assembly up using a set of bearing slides 24" stroke ( 12:08 ), these can also be found at a home depot or lowes. These slides are mounted directly to the sides of the 2x6 as can be seen at ( 12:42 ). I hope this helps. Feel free to ask any other questions.

[@elmohead]

Goddamn those speakers are overkill haha.

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

hehe. they definitely rumble the house. I love them so far!

[@elmohead]

@@DarkBloodMechanical I bet! Congrats on the setup and enjoy them!

[@LordDrakenZ]

Right? absolutely amazong.

[@killroy2014]

Great Video and your Home Theatre is awesome. But why a 1080p Projector and not 4K? I know, the Price difference is huge but....(that is not an attack just a question)

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

No worries ! But yea thats exactly why. At the time, I only paid 900 for the projector because it was refurbished and it was on sale. I couldn't find any 4k for less than 3 grand. I was simply trying to budget the whole thing. The 1080p is sharp enough.. but in the future if a 4k pops up cheap, I wouldn't mind upgrading. Thanks for watching ! Appreciate it!

[@LordDrakenZ]

Right? absolutely amazong.

[@percybedford6266]

Awesome build. You made the most of your space. I do have a question, are you running htpc? Thanks again.

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

Hi. If you go to ( 16:54 ) It explains briefly how I manage the media. I am using a PC server, running Plex server software. This is where my movies are stored. In the theater, I am using a Roku box hooked up to my Receiver/Projector, it has Plex media software as well. The roku is hooked up to my home network, so I am able to access all my movies from the server using the roku box. This was a simple way to deal with my media management, and it works perfectly. I hope this helps.

[@percybedford6266]

@@DarkBloodMechanical okay cool. I was thinking of building an htpc to run Madvr.

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

@@percybedford6266 I played with a few other methods, but found that Plex works perfect. Plex server also allows me to stream my content from other locations, even through my phone. So you can share your library with other people as well.

[@percybedford6266]

@@DarkBloodMechanical sounds good, I'll look into Plex as well.

[@LordDrakenZ]

Right? absolutely amazong.

[@derinf]

Its a great diy home theater! amazing job! How much did u spend total on the project?

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

Thank you! I kept the budget under $2500 CAD. There's only a few components that I purchased ( new ) that being the subwoofer, screen fabric, starlight LED unit, and some other misc items. Everything else was either used, refurbished, or I have left over from other projects.

[@derinf]

@@DarkBloodMechanical That's a good investment. Do u plan to do any upgrades?

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

@@derinf Been reading a lot of the comments here, and it does look like there's some good upgrades I can look into :). maybe eventually, do a 4k short throw projector, this would eliminate the ceiling slide unit. Possibly upgrade the sound system to a Atmos 7.1. But for now, I can comfortably enjoy this, its working quick well. And Im finally able to enjoy my favorite movies, the way they were meant to be experienced :)

[@LordDrakenZ]

Right? absolutely amazong.

[@everyday_life1991]

Is that L channel a good way to hide speaker wire? And can you get at Lowe’s

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

Yep! It worked great and was cheaper than the real wire covers. And yes you can get them at lowes or any home reno place.

[@everyday_life1991]

Thank you so much cause I was stuck on mine on how to go about doing thank you a lot

[@15.emanuelshaju24]

What was the screen size

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

The screen size is 102" inch diagonal.

[@RicardoGarcia-xz1rz]

Actually Showgirls is a good movie but american people still hates to see that kind of stuff

[@Knight2000-]

I hate to sound mean but this is a terrible setup. No 4K. Rooms too small.

[@DarkBloodMechanical]

I'm open to a gofund me. Appreciate the comment :D

[@LordDrakenZ]

sorry dude but I have to disagree. I think based on the number of seats (I presume to be the assumed greatest number of occupants at any given time), it's a perfectly set up environment for an ultimate auditory and visual experience.