How MUCH Does It COST To BUILD a Home Theater in 2020?

[@BuildMontage]

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[@sonofacheron]

This is a high quality video - the bearded narrator dude uses every second of 23 minutes to impart knowledge and good advice. the production values are excellent.

[@BuildMontage]

sonofacheron “Bearded Narrator Dude” shall be my new name.

[@AudioBoutique1]

Excellent mate, what you have done is give a great step by step guild into the purchasing criteria, a list anyone can put together but more importantly the order in which to think about things. It is important to note that individual requirements will shape the budgets of the individual items, and we should always consider our expectations when looking at products, I know you expect exceptional and that is exactly what you are creating, your room will be a reference level, actually the equipment you have selected will give you above reference level performance, what I love the most is that you have not been caught up in the room size, you have a space and you have now tailored everything to work in your environment, which should give many of your viewers confidence that any spare room big or small can become a kick ass home cinema. Keep up the great work.

[@BuildMontage]

Thanks Mick. That was the aim with this video. It's all about compromise and making the best from what you have and constraints you have. Not everyone has a perfect scenario or room that they can use to build out their room. My room isn't huge but when you're in there, watching on a 120" screen its great, emmersive.. I can't wait for my new screen to arrive :) Then I'll finally be able to watch something!

[@AudioBoutique1]

@@BuildMontage its happening, if only we could have squeezed the extra 5" we could've had it sooner..

[@chevron916]

Clear and informative. Nicely presented. In my opinion, money well spent. Put it this way; you could buy a Merc for $80k or a Toyota for $40k and spend $40k on a theatre. In 5-10years when the car is up for replacement, the HT will still be there performing as well as it did on day one. Well maybe the projector could be upgraded 😉

[@BuildMontage]

Chevron amen! I know I’m talking with a fellow enthusiast!

[@panosveto5729]

It depends of how wealthy you are. Some people don't even earn 15.000€ per year and others make several thousand per year.

[@Crusader926]

@@panosveto5729 this isn’t meant for them

[@dirtyminerapparel]

Love that use use the same Pioneer LX503 like me. I bumped up the Atmos channels by 1 which really helped my system. I also use dual SVS PB1000s and the Elite Andrew Jones Atmos speakers all around.

[@DIYtechie]

Another good video. Well produced and thought out. When it comes to seating position, I think it’s a good and simple rule of thumb that the distance between you and each front speaker should be the same as the distance between them. If the screen fits comfortably between the front speakers, it’s a good size. In most small rooms that would be 100”-150”. A smaller screen is of course also fine and you may choose a 77” OLED if your compromise between image quality, size, noise and price favours image quality or zero noise.

[@BuildMontage]

It’s all a juggling act with so many decisions impacting each other.

[@FatterTony]

I had to wait until my wife had gone to bed before I could watch this 😂

[@BuildMontage]

Fat Tony haha that made me laugh. I’m just sharing the reality of what this hobby can cost, and some reasoning behind my choices. My wife came in for a “chat” after she saw the video.

[@FukkenDubben]

44k USD for anyone wondering the conversion. Gorgeous setup man. I finally have something I'm proud of for now. Very similar to your old klipsch setup minus the atmos. Hoping to get on your level at some point in the future lol.

[@BuildMontage]

Thanks Jacob. I didn’t include USD as it’s not an apple for apples comparison. For example simply converting the 7100 aud price to USD is still more expensive than what you can buy it for over there. I had to think long and hard before I made the decision to omit. Hope it still give an idea of what decision making processes I went though which are pretty universal :)

[@MrJgibo1]

Did I hear you correct? You added a window? My building inspector said I had to add a window or a door for outside access. I opted for a door. I also wanted a small dividing wall and they said that would be considered a closet and therefore could be a bedroom and would then have to have a window. So I opted for a electric drop down screen with a 75 inch mounted on wall. Needless to say I have probably watched less that 40 hours on the TV. So I would have done differently if I would have realized this.

[@BuildMontage]

Dejected J yes by law I had to have a window sadly. It’s a narrow one and high up so I got my surrounds up as high as I could. As I said in my video and lots of my previous ones, it’s a learning experience :)

[@TorinTPG]

Great break down and a lot of good info for people looking to get into home theater. It's crazy to see how much this hobby can cost when you add it all up. The nice thing is that you do not have to get it all at once. You can purchase items and upgrade along the way.

[@BuildMontage]

Thanks Matt :) you are 💯 correct. I put myself out there on this one but it will also show my non Aussie viewers how much things cost over here as well. I just couldn’t convert to USD as it’s not an apple for apples comparison.

[@TorinTPG]

Build Montage yeah you guys get screwed big time :(

[@mfkhometheater7742]

I'm planning to run wires for everything I can think of and then run plastic conduit everywhere I can imagine I might need a cable some day. I have one advantage, the theater will be surrounded by attic space on three sides and on top so that will make it easier to add cables after it's built. There will be a dedicated power breaker box in the garage below the screen end of the theater. I'm planning to run a dedicated 20 amp outlet to each amplifier group, a total of five groups plus a dedicated outlet in the control room for front end electronics and the projector... I might do two for this. I should probably also run one for the distributed audio amplifiers, maybe just one for both the amplifiers and controllers. Maybe one more in the control room as just an aux or extra. I would rather run too many than too few. Each riser row can have a dedicated string of outlets for the seats, I think that should be plenty. There will be five seats in the front and middle row and four in the back row. Actually one dedicated string of outlets might be enough since the seats don't likely use much power to recline and I doubt all of them would ever be moving at the same time. Still, again, I would rather run too many than too few. I'm going to have a lot of work to do once the house gets to the point where I can start working on all this! "First pour" is on Monday, I never heard of this before, they are pouring the outer perimeter trenches of the slab first and then the slab itself later. So I assume it will be about a week later to pour the actual slab and then a week or so before framing starts. I'm going to schedule two weeks vacation once it's to the point I can get to work on the pre-wire. It's going to be fun!

[@BuildMontage]

mfk Home Theater thanks for sharing. I wish you well on your home theater journey.

[@mfkhometheater7742]

@@BuildMontage Thanks, I'll post progress as it happens on my channel. I haven't set an exact budget on this project, I guess it will cost what it cost. Going DIY on everything will help keep it under control plus I have wholesale accounts with both Parts Express and Madisound.

[@snakedude61]

My ideas for projector screen size have changed a bit over time. Currently I think get the biggest screen you can fit. Because you can always mask it down. But if you decide you want bigger You have to buy another screen.

[@AceGamingCentral]

With the new GPU’s coming out with hdmi 2.1 support it will be a good time to build a Home Theatre PC. If you need to upgrade your rack to a Sanus one hit me up as I work for a distributor and can get decent pricing.

[@JingoLoBa57]

I took receipt of my MX10 system last week. Sitting on the HT floor, will have to wait until budget and trade access is available here in Victoria. Your upgrade costs are double my initial design and build cost estimate! Bloody hell....

[@BuildMontage]

Oh man I feel for you guys in Melbourne. Hopefully it’s lifted soon so you can get cracking!! My cost listed are all recommended retail and I did a lot of work myself to save costs but I wanted to show the base RRP of what things cost at the bare minimum I’d you wanted to do something similar. Good luck with your build. You will love the MX10s!

[@Outback_Truckie]

Let us know how you find the MX-10. I want to buy the MX-30 for my new theatre but I can't actually listen to it before I buy so as many people who have these and can review them the better. Thanks

[@MO-tp8lh]

Just started my project, won’t be as awesome as yours but very inspirational. Thanks for the content.

[@BuildMontage]

That’s why I make these vids :) hope it helps!

[@BuildMontage]

At the moment I don’t because I don’t have a screen, but when I do, I’ll be redoing my Audessey. What are you suggesting by your comment?

[@Chase023]

Thanks for the content.. Good to hear from other perspectives. I recently finished building my purpose built home theater room after the house addition. Hopefully I can share it on a vid later on with the inspiration you give. I lurked on for awhile on forums and youtube getting inspirations, ideas, and how to. I have built the room interior pretty much myself, stage, riser, false soffits, decoupled double drywalls with green glue, floating floor, two solid doors with auto drops and etc. I still spent a ton even tho I saved alot on labor costs on the room even before equipment so I am not surprised on how much you spent already. Last project of the theater is the star ceiling which I will do myself but I need to cover lots of space. I am still learning and seeing if the things I did made a difference in the sound and etc. Funny thing is I haven't even started with hardly any equipment yet other than a few things borrowed from my brother in law.

[@C--A]

Audio equipment is so expensive down under in Oz! I'm glad audio equipment can be bought for reasonable prices here in the UK 🇬🇧

[@BuildMontage]

Yep it is!

[@TwoGuyzTech]

Hey Tony, awesome video! Lots of great tips for people looking to build a new theater. Your theater is really coming together! Looking forward to the Star Ceiling video next week! 😀

[@BuildMontage]

TwoGuyzTech thanks guys, put myself out there for this one more than usual but thought it may be helpful.

[@AwesomeSauceShow]

Hahah, the "I want the Star Ceiling video" request is becoming a meme :D. I want it also ;)

[@BuildMontage]

Next week I promise!

[@joentell]

Hey Tony! Thank you so much for the shout out for The Hi-Fi Summit! We have to try to find a way to get you on the Daily HiFi Podcast sometime. Thanks again! I hope you know how much I appreciate it. As always, beautiful content.

[@BuildMontage]

Joe N Tell it’s a pleasure Joe! I hope it helps :) It would be awesome to chat to you all on Daily HiFi one day. Thanks for stopping by.

[@Urahara12squad]

Lately I look at hollywood zuhause a lot. It is a German channel who build Home Theaters. They say it starts at 30k with simple equipment but more likely is 60-80 up to 100k Euro. So this random video for me is spot on .

[@BuildMontage]

Yes I know their channel well. This video isn’t random though, it’s something I made for my audience.

[@Urahara12squad]

@@BuildMontage Yes I mean I randomly came across your channel ;)

[@BuildMontage]

@@Urahara12squad oh I see. And yes the German channel is great. I’ve been watching their builds for a few years now.

[@nonametofame]

I love the look and design of the Krix setup. Very classy, and cinematic. Kudos for showcasing them. I hope some day I can demo them in person.

[@BuildMontage]

Nonametofame thanks Dat. Appreciate the support.

[@godfather1116]

You answered my question as to why you went with a receiver instead of a pre-pro. But you got a killer deal on that rack of yours, and delivered as well :)

[@BuildMontage]

Haha yep! I feel it was a great deal after shopping around. Used you can get cheaper but usually damaged and also freight is a problem.

[@raghavgwaliorkar]

Hi tony, Glad to see an Aussie reviewer, who can enlighten us with whats happening in our market. I`ll really appreciate if you can give your opinion on getting the Polk Speakers with Marantz reciever for my home theater. please see below specifications of the speakers. cheers Rav Polk Audio Floor Standing Loudspeakers Signature S50 Polk Audio Centre Speaker Signature S30 Polk Audio V60 In Ceiling Speakers for Surround and Dolby Atmos Polk Audio 10" Subwoofer HTS-10

[@BuildMontage]

Thanks for watching. Have you heard the speakers? If you like them and are happy with them I see no reason not to get them. Everyone has different preferences with their speakers. I wanted cinematic audio so I went with Krix who are a local Australian company so also love the fact I can support local as well as have world class audio in my room :)

[@raghavgwaliorkar]

@@BuildMontage Thanks for the reply. I`ve heard them and quite like it. But I`m confused between Polk and Klipsch 820 5.1. Krix was my first preference but its way out of my budget. heard them at Westocoast Hifi and they are amazing. cheers

[@damienshannon8954]

Thanks very much for the informative video and congrats on a great set up. I'm at the dreaming and education stage but will be certainly looking at your setup as the inspiration when the time is right.

[@BuildMontage]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jjchmiel78]

It is crazy how expensive this hobby can be. My room was finished when I bought the house. I just put equipment in and ran wires. My first 5 speakers I have had for 20 years. I was able to find same line and generation of speakers that were designed to hang on wall to use as my rears and ang on my ceiling for atmos. Got those off Ebay cheaper than they were new 20 years ago and certainly cheaper for same caliber new speaker. One sub was purchased as B stock from manufacture and other two used from a seller online. TV was on sale. TV Stand/equipment shelf I got at Walmart sale price. Receiver was half price at local store even though they sold online at MSRP. They were clearing them for replacement model. 2 channel amp so I could do 11 I got for half price as a factory refurb. Seats I got extremely cheap from a FB Marketplace seller. 4k player I got really cheap from BB and haven't seen it that cheap since. Besides getting everything cheap/used/discounted I still have a brand new entry level car worth invested.

[@onthecasejase]

Another great video Tony... Your room is coming together nicely! Good info for people getting into this hobby, it's crazy how quickly the costs add up. I've never thought about the overall total cost of my home theatre before....you've got me thinking now lol. I'm excited about the star ceiling video!!

[@BuildMontage]

I know I put myself out there with this one Jase, preparing for a backlash! But it’s the honest appraisal of how much these things cost! Best thing is to not focus on the $$$ rather the enjoyment factor! People don’t also realise the Australia tax we pay on products.

[@romanlewandowski9616]

Great 👍 video. Agree the Epson are value for the money compared to the others I have aTW 9400 and love 💕 it my room is 3.8 x 5.0m x 2.7m

[@BuildMontage]

Roman Lewandowski thanks :) great projector.

[@LifeofBliss]

Quite the list man! Room is looking awesome. That front stage is super clean, too bad it will be covered up!

[@BuildMontage]

Thanks man! I am going to try and light them up behind the screen. And work some kind of hinge system to lift it up.

[@colincams]

It's a good thing the Krix are so sensitive or you might of been buying amps sooner than you hoped. 13 channels of an avr isn't going to give many watts per channel.

[@BuildMontage]

Agreed. It was a very well thought out plan and I had help from krix with everything. I’m very close to getting the 7channel Elektra but for reasons explained in the video, it was that of no sound for a while :)

[@chevron916]

I was unclear as to why you intend on buying the seperate amps in the future. You had stated that the Denon AVR had more than enough power to run the Krix speakers.

[@BuildMontage]

I know and it may sound disingenuous but I want to squeeze as much as I can and the feedback I get is that I will get much cleaner sound. So while they sound great now, I want to try them for a while like this, get an amp and see how it goes. I have a plan and this is the first step. I thought I articulated it fairly well but maybe I hadn’t.

[@colincams]

@@BuildMontage I noticed a large improvement adding a power amp instead of running 9 channels of my sr6014. The sound was much cleaner in every aspect. I also needed amp as I have a large room and run front L&R full range.

[@chevron916]

Build Montage thanks for the prompt reply

[@tdragon87]

I think the pricing is very much dependant on where you live, also how much you do yourself. This is a price of a small apartment in some European countries.

[@BuildMontage]

It’s all relevant that’s for sure!

[@AwesomeSauceShow]

Hey Tony, Would love to see a video or a segment in a video about sound leakage into other rooms when you play films at a reasonable and maybe unreasonable level. All in all a great breakdown video, thank you for that!

[@BuildMontage]

Hey mate! Good question. In my setup there isn’t much leakage to the extent it’s awful for people outside the room. I have double lined walls and upgraded acoustic insulation inside the walls as well. My door is the weak spot and when it’s super loud it does leak a bit but I usually can’t Watch at that level for long. With my new setup I guess I’ll need to test it as I haven’t had a chance as yet!

[@eli_il3333]

Great video Tony, I’m sure many will appreciate you breaking it all down!

[@BuildMontage]

Some will, some won't :) Either way it's as transparent as I could make it, as well as I tried to best explain my reasoning. Will see how it goes :) Thanks again as always!

[@DirectorAriel]

You have yourself a new subscriber!! That wall of sound is a fantastic solution to the HT we’re building; but sad to hear it’s not in the U.S. so I’m looking into alternatives that can still do the same, and be close to end game speakers.

[@BuildMontage]

Thanks for joining! Yes there will be plenty of options available to you, it will just come down to your preference in the sound and you’re budget. Having the speakers behind the screen is a huge upgrade in performance. Good luck with your theater.

[@carloscabrera5748]

I spend around 2k usd for my home theater and it sounds amazing to me and it looks good to me. my point is that you don't need to spend a lot of money to have a home theater

[@BuildMontage]

Agreed. You don't. The purpose of this video was to show people what it can cost to build a end-to-end fully dedicated home theater with decent gear. If you spent 2K and it makes you smile and enjoy it - that's all the matters :)

[@vongdong10]

I got my AV8805 for $5k and an Elektra 2 channel amp for $3k, both 2nd hand. I was lucky the guy that had the Marantz was looking for a quick sale and accepted my offer, it was only 2 months old! Now just have to find out where I can get the HDMI 2.1 conversion done.

[@BuildMontage]

Nice find! Don’t you need more than just a 2 channel? What speaker config are you running.

[@vongdong10]

@@BuildMontage That's just to power my front left and right. I've got another Elektra 5 channel amp for center and 4 surrounds. Haven't gotten into atmos quite yet.

[@BuildMontage]

Well with that marantz u def can!

[@shockjock35]

I want build a Home Theater system in my living Room using my existing 65 inch Samsung 4K TV. Right now it’s hooked to an LG 3.1 soundbar with sub. My bucket list is a 5.2.4 setup with a Denon 9. 2 X3700H with Dual SVS Subs and Focal in wall/in ceiling speakers. I’m still not sure what wiring and rack set up to get.

[@BuildMontage]

Sounds like a solid plan there. Jump on our discord server if you’d like to chat more. Links in the description.

[@vuminhnguyen6951]

Great video. Great setup. Very informative on your build. Very envious of your set-up. Gets me all excited to have my own on day

[@BuildMontage]

Vu Minh Nguyen hope you do! I’m sure you’ll build your speakers too haha! At least you can run your own cables :)

[@vuminhnguyen6951]

@@BuildMontage running my own cables is all in going to do. I'm loving the wall of sound you have

[@BuildMontage]

Let me know when you’re ready!

[@m_thebox]

One thing you completely missed that is one of the most important things... Calibration costs. Either you doing by yourself using a semi pro meter (ie i1display pro) or hiring a professional.... To get the most of your toys. Calibration by eyes doesn't count! Lol

[@BuildMontage]

Hey Marcos this is a fair point. Personally I like to calibrate myself. As my channel is pretty much all about DIY I didn’t include it however I see the value in it. I am actually having someone come over tomorrow to help me calibrate my setup and soon my projector as well - and there will be videos on it. So yes calibration can be money well spent.

[@BradleyAshley]

Love it Tony - great and informative content as always. Good info here for people getting into the hobby for sure.

[@BuildMontage]

Thanks Brad. I hope it helps someone lol!

[@keepingupwiththejones2933]

Hifi Summit is the place to be for amazing AV!!!

[@mmckn1885]

Problem is where I'm at there are no stores that have testing for projectors and no stores to even buy projector screens. I need to do everything online.

[@BuildMontage]

That does make it difficult. Are you looking to set up a new home theater room?

[@mmckn1885]

@@BuildMontage currently I'm looking into it. I've always wanted one big time. It sucks because the only place I have where I'm at is Best Buy and they don't carry the good stuff ever.

[@SpecOfTech]

Wow dude, that sure puts things into perspective. I am not sure I want to add up what I have spent lol. Great video man!

[@BuildMontage]

Yep, it’s a real eye opener :)

[@golfingkote]

Hope the star ceiling video is coming soon..

[@BuildMontage]

Yes! Next weekend this time!

[@bradthurkle7217]

Yes same can’t wait.

[@HorseLover-s7r]

Hi Tony, I subscribed to your channel a long time ago - back in 2020. Your home theater videos are very useful. We were building a new home and signed a contract in 2020. I always wanted a dedicated home theater so we built 6m X 4.32m X 2.5m HT room based on Sepmeyer ratio of 1 : 1.6 : 2.33. (HWL). Yes, the height is messed up a bit. We wanted to have 31 course bulkheads (same as yours) on the edge of the room and wanted 34course ceiling in the middle. Instead, the builder built bulkhead in the middle by dropping the room height at around 29 course. Anyway, I have been thinking of finishing my home theater project and wanted to know how Krix MX-5 system would suit. It seems from your videos that you are in Sydney or somewhere in the eastern states. I am in Perth. Westcoast hi-fi does Krix systems. However, would you know anyone else who could do complete home theare build? Again, thanks for sharing wonderful videos.

[@BuildMontage]

Appreciate you watching this video - my room has changed a lot since this video. The MX-5 may be a little small for your sized room. I would suggest MX-10 or MX-20 or if budget is a factor, the Megaphonix as they can be done much cheaper however you will need to buy subwoofers. I know a few people in Perth. Send me an email [e-mail] and I'll see if I can help you out.

[@bradsage9336]

Great job Tony. Vids keep getting better and better. I'm looking at building in the next year or two so these vids are a big help in giving realistic pricing here in Aus. Keep em coming mate!

[@BuildMontage]

Brad Sage appreciate it Mate! That’s my goal with this video precisely.

[@arthurwatts1680]

If I won Powerball tonight, I wouldnt dash out and spend thousands on seating / gear etc (particularly with HDMI 2.1 still rolling out) - I would start trying to design the 'perfect' listening room. Yep - I said listening room not theatre - my ego is big enough to believe that I can somehow have the best of both worlds. I initially thought that acoustic treatment was wildly overpriced (and I still believe that some of it is !) but the penny finally dropped - until I get the room right, the rest may as well be a smart TV and a soundbar in the living room. No such thing as the perfect room, but dreams are free ;) Thanks for the vid.

[@BuildMontage]

Sounds grand... I'm not that into 2 channel or music listening - only when I'm at the gym really! But yes there are a lot of dual setups. I'm getting a glimpse of one being built right now which is a dual room, theater, and music room so it will be on my channel before long! Good luck with Powerball - make sure you post back here if you win!

[@snowboarderrx]

lol i built a theater room from scratch thats slightly bigger and it only cost me $9k usd.... but i did all the work and construction myself.

[@BuildMontage]

MDPstudios i did what I could myself but as I explained some was out of my control plus Usd is double Aud :)

[@myhometheater7029]

Well done tony!!!! Room looks awesome and money well spent!!!!!

[@BuildMontage]

My home Theater thanks Chris. I’m showing the reality of what this hobby can cost and how much we have to pay over here for certain things.

[@Soyanation]

U HAVE THE BEST vids Tony KEEP it up

[@CarmeloFalzon]

Hi Tony awesome video i almost bought the Denon 8500 few months ago but end it up with a Marantz 8805 due to havng 2 Atlantic Technology 7 channel power amps running them on my M&K Sound speakers...

[@BuildMontage]

Very nice! I wish I had the power amps as I would have just gone the Marantz as well :) so you also have a 7.2.6?

[@CarmeloFalzon]

Not atm use to have a massive movie room was using Whatmough speakers i am renting only running 5.1 soon it will be 5.2 hopefully one day will have another movie room as for the krix speakers that was my only other choice of speakers before i bought the M&K...

[@CarmeloFalzon]

I forgot to mention i have the Panasonic UB820 awesome player for movies picture quality is excellent on my 65 inch samsung curved tv...

[@BuildMontage]

I see I was wondering if it’s only 5.1/2 why you were considering the 8500?

[@CarmeloFalzon]

I thought if my power amps die can still use it but what are the chances of both of them stuffing up your system is coming along nicely cannot wait till its all finished...

[@gary4593]

I like your video clip and I like all the product you bought . Cheers

[@stevef]

Love this video. Building our theatre now. Your Epson is from 2017 and not available anymore. What would you recommend now?

[@BuildMontage]

The 6050ub - essentially the same. Best bang for buck. If you have a higher budget you could also look at the JVC NX7.

[@stevef]

@@BuildMontage Thanks! Was looking at 5050UB. Would you say there is a big difference?

[@BuildMontage]

I think it’s white?

[@melcuemba03]

Tony, YOU ARE THE MAN!!!! Love this video.....perfect!

[@BuildMontage]

Mel H thanks Mel :)

[@erichhinkle7541]

The video is great. very informative and you can feel your passion for the hobby. Id be lying though, if I said I wasn't disheartened by the cost of everything. The sticker shock is severely diminishing the excitement I was feeling watching your other videos.

[@BuildMontage]

Essentially, I was showing what it "can" cost but you can take the various components I shared and scale it back/down. There is just more to Home Theater than buying speakers and that kinda isn't obvious at the start of the journey.

[@domf6151]

Hi Tony, Great video once again..... awesome amount of great advice. I have a couple of questions for you. Did the subs cause any vibration on the screen? What type of AT fabric did you use?

[@BuildMontage]

Thanks Dom! I have no idea yet! I don’t have the screen as it’s on back order but I’ll report back. I have seen Youthman made a video on this with his diy screen and he said you get wobble but can’t notice it during a movie. Mind you his speakers and setup is quite a bit beefier than mine.

[@roshankulkarni4431]

Thanks for the info mate, seems like it's going to be an awesome setup, very jealous haha. Appreciate your sharing tips and costs, really helps to put plans into perspective. I'd be very keen to know the differences and comparisons between the klipsch setup and the krix one. So many brands out there, like SVS and JTR but not as easy to get at in Australia, let alone Canberra.

[@BuildMontage]

Hey mate, thanks for watching. I have both setups but it wouldn’t be a fair comparison as they are designed for different things. The main difference in Australia is cost. A low end Klipsch system is priced like a high one due to import costs. Krix being local you get local prices and support. The Klipsch ones I use n my living room and the setup is fantastic but my krix setup gives me a theater like experience. I’ll have better data once I actually get to watch a movie in there! Jump on the Discord server if you’d like to chat more.

[@roshankulkarni4431]

​@@BuildMontage Thanks mate. Yeh, I realised about that :( I guess I'm curious about the finesse of the sound, could you listen to music with the Krix system and still have some of the subtleties and nuances come through or is it really just a heavy-hitting system? I would be really interested in supporting and buying local but unfortunately, we don't have anywhere to try to out in Canberra. Thanks, ill check out discord.

[@JingoLoBa57]

EPSON...I chose this unit for same reason, diminishing returns... and as a starter unit.

[@billelliott3507]

@@andysummersthxcinemaandmyc7748 shut up

[@Mark-rn6rs]

New subscriber 👍🏻 Thank you so much, very nicely laid out. Awesome room. Can you clarify? The (3) front krix LCR’s and the (2) subs were around 10k?

[@BuildMontage]

Yes rrp Australian dollars.

[@Mark-rn6rs]

Build Montage Outstanding What an amazing setup

[@BuildMontage]

TYVM

[@rmarty550]

Excellent rundown, thanks!

[@BuildMontage]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@piplup10203854]

Ooh that is a whole lot more than I was expecting! :O I'll be building a home next year and would love a home theater but at that cost it would cost me a lot more than I can afford lol

[@BuildMontage]

Lightning Gamer that’s the beauty of this hobby. You can apply the principals but get gear u can afford.

[@piplup10203854]

@@BuildMontage That's very true! I'm sure things will be a lot different in terms of what is available in the coming year so who knows!

[@Bradmcdonnell]

Hi mate, what speaker cable do you use? Do you think 16AWG is adequate for home theatre or a set up like yours?? Thanks. Brad

[@BuildMontage]

Sure. It does depend on how far the cable runs are. The longer the run the thicker the cable should be. There is a gauge /distance calculator you can Google for it, I don’t have the link on hand.

[@p.laz.tattoo]

Another great video Tony.. Reading some of the comments in here it seems a lot of people are surprised buy the total cost. And failed to see that all the prices you have listed are RRP so people can get a "estimate" of everything. Lets be honest, who pays retail? And if you do you're a muppet!! Most retailers are happy to take a bit off especially if you are buying multiple items and bundling. You can actually get some pretty good deals.. :)

[@BuildMontage]

Hehe! Mate... I love it. You get it :)

[@Bradmcdonnell]

How do you find keeping the sound in with the insulation and double thick gyprock?? I was going to do the same but not sure how I’ll go stopping the rest of the house and neighbours from hearing my movies.. cheers. Brad

[@BuildMontage]

I have that plus upgraded insulation and if I’m honest....... I don’t care who hears :) although I’m a fair away from the next house due to the way it’s backyard backs onto my side of the house where the theater is. No complaints so far!!

[@uthanwintun]

Processor price is about the same as AVR even without the amps built in. Do they do better job than AVR's processing?

[@BuildMontage]

Yes same price minus the amplification and yes generally speaking a processor with good amps will sound better than a receiever as its only doing one job.

[@alexandergilbert6490]

I love your videos some are so good 😊 that I would put them in my tips and tricks and just the videos you make just for fun I say are really helpful and for some Who been always in to audio and sound and things like-minded you’ve come up with some very helpful ideas I love your channel and Home theater stuff keep on up and keep on injuring yourself and we will all be here watching and just come and chill out with you and your videos

[@BuildMontage]

What injury are you referring to?

[@alexandergilbert6490]

Build Montage I meant to say enjoying not injury. Bloody auto correct 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@BuildMontage]

Oh lol that makes more sense!

[@papasango123]

Awesome video mate!! Very informative.

[@BuildMontage]

Thanks mate! How are you finding your MX-10s?

[@adamrodriguez4027]

5k on seats...you are a man with a vision

[@BuildMontage]

Adam Rodriguez what do you mean?

[@adamrodriguez4027]

@@BuildMontage you have no bounds when it comes to realizing your vision...good luck with the wife lol

[@BuildMontage]

Adam Rodriguez yeah she’s been very supportive. It’s a lot of money no doubt but I really wanted these specific seats :)

[@mrpmj00]

I've upgraded my 2 setups: family room 5.1.2, 150 inch projector room 5.2.4 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnSpiJ-dm7SohJo

[@nasaspacemanwho6711]

Got mad love for you and what you do. Stay epic.

[@BuildMontage]

Thanks very much!

[@MrWombass]

Tony about Apple TV 4K and Plex I rip all 4k movies and store on my Synology 56Tb, Apple TV 4K does not pass through Atmos

[@BuildMontage]

Correct it does not. Only TrueHD. The Shield will pass through Atmos though.

[@MrWombass]

@@BuildMontage Yes I use a Shield but have ATV 4k sitting in the corner

[@chris-hu7tm]

it costs around 20k us dollars for something decent

[@ricardovskiii]

Where is the startceiling video? :D

[@BuildMontage]

Ricardo Santos next week :)

[@dingbatt]

So if I break this down you spent $AUD27K on the room (structure, seats and lighting) and $AUD35K on the AV tech including $AUD5K for the wiring? Of the $30K for non wiring tech, less than $6.2 was spent on the ‘visual’ part of AV. I can see a need in your future for an expensive 8K laser projector to match your awesome audio system! That is, after living on bread and water for a year to afford the amps. I have told friends the soundbar they have just purchased is a gateway drug into a very expensive Home Theatre addiction.

[@BuildMontage]

I was just being honest about my setup. It’s not even a high end setup by any means. It’s like anything, it’s personal choice and how you want to go about it. The room cost was included in the video as a guide but the reality is it was part of the cost when I built my home.

[@dingbatt]

Yes. I agree and some of the cost of the players and media needs to be attributed to the visual side of the equation. There are plenty of examples of $US100K on YT, so your spend isn’t extravagant. For all I know you may have a 1996 Commodore sitting in your driveway because your passion isn’t cars. But your neighbour may have a 2019 HSV Commodore that cost him $AUD100K because that is his ‘thing’. In my far more modest HT set up, the visual (screen and projector) accounts for 45% of the cost, while audio (receiver, speakers and subs) make up another 45%. The rest is players, streamers, remotes, etc. Even so a quick add up of the AV gear comes to $AUD14K. But my room is not a dedicated HT one, it is a multifunction family room. I am envious of your situation where you can have a dedicated room to follow your passion for HT.

[@BuildMontage]

Glad you see it that way. As a Ford man I wouldnt be seen dead with a commodore but a 1996 one may actually be worth something now lol! (VT maybe?) anyway I was just being transparent and as you know once you start adding more speakers the cost of av gear goes up. I’m not rich, but done well over the years. The biggest issue I see is people project their own situation onto others so can’t imagine how people can afford things. Tbh my setup isn’t even close to high end. Anyway thanks for commenting.

[@dingbatt]

A Ford man. You just went up even further in my opinion.

[@bradthurkle7217]

Wow lot of money 💰 62k but spent well.beautiful job.🙏🏻.

[@BuildMontage]

It wasn’t all in one go, and I surprised myself with that figure if I’m honest! Still got a bit to go as well lol!

[@TorinTPG]

I think 62k Aussie is like 30k USD. Their stuff is so expensive

[@bradthurkle7217]

Matt Ording yes I dare say you’d need a good job or save for a long time lol 😂 my set won’t cost that much and I’ll stoked when it’s done. Just going for a 7.2.2 set up . All I need is my house 🏠 built lol 😂

[@BuildMontage]

This was me. Matt knows how we get tough pricing here. But the speakers I feel are very well priced as they are locally made vs other electronics we pay the Australia tax for.

[@bradthurkle7217]

Build Montage yes that GST is a killer. I’m slowly building mine up as well. Probs if available going to have 2.1hdmi wall plates so I can up grade my HD projector to 4K. Ben Q have cheap $1500 to $2500 4K projectors out now so mabe next years tax check I’ll get one . Use my HD projector for out doors for blue ray music concerts. Love that Eagles concert in Melbourne I think 2008. Brilliant concert man.

[@stevef]

In your overview I didn’t see a mention of your seats. Which ones did you go with?

[@BuildMontage]

Check my channel I have a video on the seats I chose ;)

[@stevef]

@@BuildMontage Found them. You ended up keeping the Valencia seats? Do the LEDs in the front distract or reflect on the screen. I have seen that in other videos. I didn’t know you could add on. This would allow me to scale up over the next year as my budget allows. Thanks!

[@BuildMontage]

Yes they do distract. I show it all in the video ;)

[@stevef]

@@BuildMontage I thought it might. I love those chairs. Two things missing. Seating presets (like your car) and the ability to turn off the floor lights separately.

[@BuildMontage]

@@stevef yes, presets would be nice, and do you mean turn off the leds separately from the cupholders?

[@DeMeRkS100]

Been through some home cinema related videos now and soon I will be buying a new tv and sound system (when the new couch arrives I will buy a tv). Unfortunately, the appartment in which I want to install things is being rented and the owner does not allow to mount things to walls or paint them, so im thinking of just putting a 65 inch LG OLED tv (the CX) on a tv cabinet that I already have and add an LG soundbar plus subwoofer. I'm thinking about the LG DSN8YG soundbar + subwoofer. I already have an LG 4k blue ray dvd player (LG UBK90) and do wanna use the atmos or dtsx features that comes with a lot of dvds and my dvd player supports. Does anyone have other recommendations or experience with the items I will maybe buy?

[@BuildMontage]

You can get bouncing Atmos on floor stander speakers like the Klipsch speakers which have the angled speaker on top. That's one way to get Atmos - I just don't think you get much "cinematic" audio from a soundbar.

[@DeMeRkS100]

@@BuildMontage Ended up going with an LG soundbar + subwoofer combo because of the limited space, the wireless connection from the subwoofer (not allowed to drill holes in the appartment) and because of the discount when bought with the LG OLED tv. The difference between tv speaker and the soundbar + sub is night and day for me. The overhead thunder from the Atmos demo on the soundbar actually spooked me. This soundbar has definitely kicked off something in me and I can't wait to buy my own house in a year and get a proper surround sound setup

[@jimmy_dee]

Nice set up for sure.

[@waterlover]

lord.. you must use that room every second I can imagine on how much you have spent.

[@BuildMontage]

Lol not yet. Doesn’t even have a screen!

[@lorenaeglasiano]

Hey Tony ( and guys)I have a question. I have a denon receiver that supports Dolby atmos,hdr.... Connect with my klipch speakers. I am thinking on buying a vava projector but the projector doesn't support Dolby atmos. Can I still have Dolby atmos even using this projector? P.S= I will be streaming everything on my apple TV. Thank you for the help.

[@BuildMontage]

Do you mean you want to use just the speakers from the VAVA? It's a 2 channel setup so not possible to do Atmos. You will need additional speakers as well as height speakers. Do you have these? If so, then it doesn't matter as you won't be using the speakers from the VAVA.

[@lorenaeglasiano]

Build Montage thank you for replying. I will use a 7.2 receiver, 2 speakers on the ceiling,2 tower speakers,1 center channel, 1 sub and 2 rear speakers all from klipsch. In this case I will be fine according to your answer , I was worry because I thought that even having the entire set up I would no get atmos since vava doesn't support(by the way, total noon here as you can imagine lol). Thank you for the help man.

[@lorenaeglasiano]

I meant *total noob not total noon.

[@BuildMontage]

The projector or display has no bearing on Atmos. Your receiver needs to support Atmos for you to experience Atmos so if it does, no issue that vava doesn’t.

[@lorenaeglasiano]

Build Montage thank you very much man, you saved me.

[@marinershree]

Thanks a lot. Awesome video answered most of my queries. On a lighter note, thanks for making me realise I am poor and really need to rob a bank.😂

[@BuildMontage]

Shree Waghmare the beauty is you can pick things within your budget :)

[@andreic7536]

well done brother! 😎

[@NoLifeVolumina]

@8:32 that poor Pioneer receiver

[@BuildMontage]

What’s wrong with it?

[@NoLifeVolumina]

@@BuildMontage the Receiver is fine, but I‘m worried about the airflow

[@BuildMontage]

Plenty of space for airflow - I thought u may have meant that but it’s totally fine. Doesn’t get hot at all.

[@tariksaadaoui1967]

Thumbs up from Germany

[@Moon920]

Title should be changed to "How MUCH did I SPEND to build MY Home Theater"

[@jacobharley7117]

It sounds like your room needs some acoustic treatment

[@BuildMontage]

It sure did... and it’s been done since that video. The room was still in progress when I made it - I was waiting on a few things.

[@SonicSavannah]

I don't mean to be an A-hole but I feel like you are likely to upgrade soon. Those speakers might be made for cinemas but their frequency response (subwoofer) is pretty disappointing. Cinemas are profit-oriented businesses, and you and I know that normal people would even be okay with a sub that can't go below 40Hz. Yes, they are made in Australia etc, but you can get more for less elsewhere. You will miss a lot on that 25Hz in-room response. But hey, as long as you are happy.

[@TwoGuyzTech]

Looks like the subs are rated 25Hz to 200Hz. 👍

[@BuildMontage]

A lot of focus is made around this but yep I’m happy, and I think you may be surprised by the output. My room is small and contained so they pressurise my room quite well. I can always add an additional sub in the future as well :) but I can tell you from my perspective, they sound great!

[@TorinTPG]

I’d take the wall of sound any day. The speakers are perfectly designed to match each other so that they blend seamlessly. I can’t wait to hear it!

[@TorinTPG]

The L and R are rated down to 40hz and subs dig deep down to 25hz. That chest slap bass is going to be intense!!! From what I’ve heard, krix is pretty conservative on their measurements, so I’m sure you can dig below 25hz as well. There is lot a lot of content that goes below 25hz in all honesty

[@DEVVINGIORGIO]

@@TorinTPG x⁰

[@roshanrana7022]

Can we make under 40k or not?

[@BuildMontage]

Of course

[@Madflavor478]

U do great videos

[@BuildMontage]

Appreciate it!

[@Madflavor478]

Ur welcome I been building a man cave/home theatre as one room myself

[@BuildMontage]

Awesome! Are you on my Discord server? you can join and share with the community! Links in the description.

[@Madflavor478]

Posted my newest update

[@johnsmith-qz4bv]

great video

[@BuildMontage]

john smith ty sir!

[@jessefish8273]

Jesus almost 50,000 usd for a home theater 😳 thats almost half the cost of my house😅😅 that is crazy how expensive it can get for top of the line shit🤦‍♂️

[@BuildMontage]

Yep this hobby isn’t cheap but my room isn’t even high end. I do have some above average components but there could easily be another 50k - 100k in upgrades I could make.

[@n4870s]

I can buy 1 bedroom apartment for these money in my country lol.

[@BuildMontage]

Which means you could buy a entry level sports car for that price too!

[@n4870s]

@@BuildMontage Yes, that too. I'd rather buy some equipment for ~5k for my cinema room and that's it. If i want something more i will go to the cinema which is 7km away from me :).

[@dinkyvision]

Dude builds a dedicated theatre, then explains that no one uses it but him. 😐

[@BuildMontage]

Sad but true. Hoping to change that and get the family in more.

[@Zahidali-mh5br]

Are you billionaire? It's not a rabbit hole. Rather, it's a black whole 😂.

[@BuildMontage]

Zahid ali not really. It’s my hobby and I work hard for it :)

[@TorinTPG]

Build Montage damn straight! #breadlife

[@yonkofaisal7181]

I'm building my home theater. Until now I paid 25000 $ 🙂💔

[@randomweirdyoutubechannel8955]

It costs as much as you spend

[@BuildMontage]

Irrefutable logic.

[@SuperKanuuna]

How MUCH Does It COST To CUT Your BEARD in 2020?

[@BuildMontage]

Usually a standard beard trim goes for about 35 bucks

[@italiang8470]

May I ask....Are you a doctor? 🤑

[@BuildMontage]

No! My setup is not even that high end as those who have high end setups will attest to :)

[@davidbeiler6364]

feet.....?

[@BuildMontage]

Hands....?

[@bobjonathon2669]

Wish i was rich

[@BuildMontage]

Me too... had to save for a long time to get this, work 3 jobs as well... didn't come easy thats for sure!

[@TorinTPG]

First