High-end Home Theater Build Reveal. Basement Finished!

5 months later, this is the final result of this major undertaking of a full basement build featuring a high-end 7.2.6 Dolby Atmos Home Theater. The theater is using a Sony 4K Laser projector, Stewart screen, Emotiva electronics, and SVS Ultra speakers and a pair of the monster PB4000 subwoofers. Let me know what you think in the comments below!
Thanks for watching and stay tuned for more of these builds!

[@challis2009]

Man if his basement Looks this good, I can’t even imagine the rest of the house 😮

[@Clint_the_Audio-Photo_Guy]

I haven't seen it, but I'm sure it's nice!

[@debbiec6216]

@@Clint_the_Audio-Photo_Guy Is this your customer's home??? This lower level , it's beautiful !

[@Clint_the_Audio-Photo_Guy]

@@debbiec6216 Yes! It is very nice.

[@LinouGertz]

Wow, amazing basement/theater! Love that open bar design and into the gaming room! A real dream home for sure!

[@manu-sc8vz]

this setup is the "gold standard" of a home theatre period.

[@VivekSmith]

I don't think so. Nothing easier than to swap out a screen for a larger screen. Where is the size of the screen? These guys are amateurs, wouldn't trust them. How big is the screen?

[@ElCidPhysics90]

What an awesome and beautiful space. Well done.

[@Novilicious]

Now I know what to tell my contractor what good looks like ❤

[@prezodent2371]

Fantastic man cave theatre bar

[@Clint_the_Audio-Photo_Guy]

That it is!

[@jefferyeppinger5158]

I look at a lot of expensive homes on line, this is the best I've ever seen it rock's, congratulations.

[@TerryPaul1298]

I love the whole setup. Very, very beautiful! Enjoy!

[@nautilicocefalovalle7517]

Simply wonderful, it is a dream, it is cozy, it has personality, congratulations to the owner of this wonder.

[@SirKevJohn]

Absolutely love the details! The bar behind the theatre seating is spot on!

[@denapixking]

Mind blown. This is exactly how I imagine my house. With nice bold designs.

[@savalasn1]

One of the Best designs I've seen yet!

[@KhorieMiller]

If this isn't the best basement..🤤🤤🤤🤤

[@shawnblackmur7887]

Cool party areas for sure! That basement can entertain on another level! Awesome work, looks nice and clean!

[@edzak7257]

Very nice build! Of course, everyone has their own taste and preferences. Looks very well integrated.

[@keithbutler3471]

Very Detailed!! I Love IT!! The man cave is Massive!!

[@juanpablodiaz5392]

Lo mejor que vi en muchos años de Home theater. Felicitaciones!!!!

[@UltimateHomeCinema]

Looks amazing congratulations 👏

[@dthom71]

Perfect execution! Great vision and creativity. Lot's of haters and "perfectionists" in the comment section, ha.

[@kimlovesfun]

I love the open concept theater. Classy. Different than the norm, panic inducing, closed in home theaters. Thank you for not having awful background music during the tour:)

[@enockkondowe0138]

Fully agree. Bingeing/watching sports shouldnt feel like an appointment but an enjoyable experience to be shared

[@petecap4382]

Congrats 🎊🍾 that looks awesome God bless hey we only live once

[@lakersin556]

That's nice. I would host all the big games with a basement like that. You did good. 👍

[@stevemorgan3964]

Beautiful brother awesome job that’s plenty of bass for the open concept.💪🏻

[@wendellwendellb339]

That is a big space! I like it.

[@Clint_the_Audio-Photo_Guy]

For sure!

[@wendellwendellb339]

@@Clint_the_Audio-Photo_Guy Did you know what you wanted to do for each space?

[@Clint_the_Audio-Photo_Guy]

@@wendellwendellb339 This is not my house, so I can't speak to that, other than it sure looks like they knew, as this is the product of the customers wishes.

[@paragonn22]

All I can say is 🔥🔥🔥👏👏👏

[@anthonyfloyd8894]

Well I Must Say This One Awesome Set Up Very Beautiful

[@jcricket-vr5xr]

Wow That is insane

[@Clint_the_Audio-Photo_Guy]

For sure!

[@dowblab]

Absolute goal to have a house large enough to accommodate something like this

[@tonystarks6009]

Its so perfect I swore it was VR! 😳 Beautiful Job!

[@LD1FB]

I was hoping to see it with the lights dim. Still pretty cool! 🔥

[@swordandscale]

Beautiful setup.

[@Youthman]

Gorgeous setup and home! Great job

[@Nutswoodworking]

Clean space

[@WarlordMoA]

Absolutely great taste and modest design, although I would have preferred a pressurised cinema room for that rich deep bass to bounce off the walls from and to, one day I would love a similar aesthetic, even the arcade room.

[@sharp_shooter8766]

Beautiful i love it 😍. You guys did a great job

[@doggies.will.be.doggies]

4:50 that's what my wine cellar would look like....90% empty all the time!

[@sergiodeamor478]

This is beautifully designed. I love the materials used and the layout. The artwork is very nice even the hang up vinyl posters in the bar. Overall, this is a job excellently done.

[@jayshad06]

very nice basement its amazing !

[@cnhhnc]

Little confusing until you provided info. Client build! Makes sense because there was way more space down there than what we saw in your home basement build? And, who has 10' ceilings in their basement. I've never seen anything like that. Most of us don't even have that in our houses, lol. All that aside, some pretty incredible spaces there. Very nice work!

[@johnhogan5575]

Outstanding job. Your man cave looks amazing.

[@darlenab.7179]

Beautiful 😍

[@bboyspawn5891]

One day when I grow up Ill have a house with a basement lol. Not a normal thing here in GA. Lovely entertainment area. Great job. I wish I could tour all the home theaters ive seen to hear how they sound.

[@manamimnm]

The space is reverberant; you need acoustical panels everywhere.

[@Clint_the_Audio-Photo_Guy]

The walls all around the theater are acoustic panels, just trimmed in so they don't look like it. The rest of the space would benefit from some more absorption, yes. Their walls/decor aren't finished yet though.

[@mikelee8593]

To all the negative comments, you all are preventing your blessings. I really feel sorry for you because you are in a dark place with your life, and your jealousy and envy are causing you to fail in this world! When you start to appreciate others and their success, God will increase your territory. Trust me, do better! What an AWESOME & AMAZING basement project!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@DeeMontezx1]

This is very well done, luxury at its finest however the black throughout reminds me of Rosemary baby's dungeon or a secret basement for members of the occult.

[@FaygoRblx]

I NEED THE SNACKS YOU HAVE!

[@martyberger7168]

Looks awesome

[@MRBACKHAND]

super nice! well thought out

[@cit3x718]

Magnificent!!!

[@MTobin1000]

Wow! Wow! Wow!.....quite frankly the NICEST most luxurous lower level I've seen on a large estate home. I'd love to tour the whole house upstairs because I can only imagine the quality. This finished basement is LUX to the tenth degree !! A masterpiece !!! What was the dollar investment for the whole lower level?

[@BUZDRIFT]

Friggin Amazing!

[@Clint_the_Audio-Photo_Guy]

No doubt!

[@marcalvarado1915]

Beautiful craftsmanship and I really like the modern aesthetic. I would have closed off the theater and had the pub in the open concept area with one of the new available 98” TVs for casual viewing but that is just me.

[@Clint_the_Audio-Photo_Guy]

Yea, there's pros and cons to each style, open or closed. I see why they went open here. It's an entertaining space to host parties.

[@dongcheolkim4308]

억만장자의 지하실이군요...그저 부럽습니다

[@MotorCityEastSide]

I would live in the basement and never go upstairs. lol

[@cameronday5957]

Beautiful, but man it is so echo-y in there. Need ceiling treatments badly.

[@sharp_shooter8766]

Yea definitely need some acustic panels.

[@blackdonte24]

Anybody who references Tommy Boy is a friend of mine!! LOL

[@iampuzzleman282]

I would put the massage chair in a place where you could watch the movie. Maybe in place of the theatre seats you could replace them all with massage chairs

[@Niberspace]

Super nice theather but you should listen to "breath" by James Nestor, as you were mouth-breating like you've been sprinting up ten flights of stairs

[@kylebermingham]

Looks incredible. However, there are major sacrifices in audio quality.

[@iampuzzleman282]

This reminds me of a really nice oversized bunker for long-term use if something awful happens on the surface of the planet

[@Clint_the_Audio-Photo_Guy]

Haha, indeed!

[@duduking]

Love ❤️ it

[@iampuzzleman282]

Curious how big the bathroom is. Maybe there's an adjoining bedroom. Which most likely appears to be the case. I didn't see any windows around so there may be some compliance issues with points of egress especially if people are living in that area but again did not see the bedrooms.

[@ccheg.v.6407]

Don’t pay too much attention to the negative advice . Room is great 👍🏻! How about a demo 😢with the lights off 😊.

[@melraine919]

Very nice 👌🏼 👍🏼👏🏼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

[@nemakis]

I don't know if the screen is actually 135" or smaller. It looks like 106"-110". I think that for this space and this viewing distance, an even bigger projection screen should have been included in order to have an even better immersion.

[@davewoitekaitis]

wow

[@Gamer4Eire]

love to see what the calibration looks like for the cinema? No way there is no reverb and other issues. You can even hear the echo as you walk around. Nice setup but only two Atmos speakers :( and rear surrounds in ceiling. A lot of rookie mistakes and hard compromises.

[@Clint_the_Audio-Photo_Guy]

Those are not the rear surrounds. The rear surrounds are SVS Ultra bookshelves behind the sound panels. There are 6 Atmos height speakers, not sure where you got two from. The grills are painted to match the ceiling. It's a 7.2.6 configuration. The reverb goes away in the theater area, as all the wall panels are sound panels.

[@iampuzzleman282]

OK now I begin to see there's another room in addition to the other room which is odd and both with large screen TVs.

[@FATSIDEDOWN]

You 100% will loose performance with the room cut up like that..Also, Subwoofers are omni-directional;..Doesnt matter where you put them, well, kinda....I would most deffinently move a sub to the back behind the back row of seats ...but it looks amazing bud!

[@elyornoyovanna5482]

Imaginen cuanta potencia eléctrica consume todo en una hora

[@musicman257]

Needs a turntable with some vinyl

[@Niberspace]

doesn't fit the vibe of these rooms IMO

[@danmchugh5115]

Questions for you. Who was the builder and guesstimate on how much this cost

[@mpi5850]

Wow, fantastic. I’m guessing the budget on this was in the $1M range…

[@kellyaustin7487]

Hell No !!!

[@leonardprudential9705]

Interested on the game area, is there any link to share on the arcade machine and the bowler machine? Thank you

[@craigmartin4132]

That’s a man cave

[@Clint_the_Audio-Photo_Guy]

Yet for the whole family, and entertaining for guests. But also yes, ha.

[@nimakal1995]

Peak.

[@Tonycaveman]

Is this your home? If so, congrats.

[@Clint_the_Audio-Photo_Guy]

No. This is a clients house. My entire house would fit inside this basement with room to spare.

[@kman9387]

Love ❤the home theater equipment!! Also Love the Sony projector! What model?

[@Clint_the_Audio-Photo_Guy]

Sony VPL-XW5000ES. It's our #1 best selling model for good reason.

[@kman9387]

@Clint_the_Audio-Photo_Guy Very awesome sir!!

[@Fastlanejg]

where is a good place to get the poster and what are the best size

[@shamnoor07]

Audio rooms @ home theater..not supposed to have echoes sounds.

[@MyFatherLoves]

Absolutely gorgeous build. The audio for the home theater was a bit cringey though. Incredible projector. At 6ft, your rear bookshelfs run out of steam at 102db. This falls short of the 105db peaks needed for an atmos reference system. You bookshelfs are certainly further than 6ft from the MLP. Your side surrounds are not within spec for immersive audio. Immersive audio calls for direct radiating speaker construction, not dipole. Your atmos in-ceilings could be in-spec since you did not mention what they are. But in my experience, there's only one or two brands who actually make in-ceilings that adhere to atmos spec. One specific speaker that comes to mind are Kef's THX ultra in-ceilings/in-walls. The L&R likely also don't hit atmos SPL spec of 105db peaks because those towers require 300 watts to play 105db at 6ft. Those Emotiva amps will put 300 watts into two channels simultaneously BUT with no other channels being driven. So, during a movie, they are likely not hitting spec at peak SPLs. The center is pointed at the knees of the people in the front row.... (facepalm). This is causing a huge dip in the frequency response at the crossover between the tweeter and mid-range, causing in-coherence for the people in the front row. Likely, the middle row isn't even getting direct sound from the center, which is muffling 70%-80% of the movie, and the back row is likely getting only room reverberation from the center channel. Lastly, the only part of this system that is in spec for atmos and is only in spec for the people on the front row, are the subwoofers. And only just barely.... Likely averaging 115db peaks. All of that said, I'm not even including the SPL losses you gain after calibrating the room. This is why a good rule of thumb at minimum is to over-spec your system by about 6db. That builds in the losses you get once the room is calibrated. SVS makes an incredible product all around especially with their new speaker line that just came out. But they only become a true reference system when properly integrated into the room. I'm sure this room sounds great properly calibrated and pushed to -10db. But I bet the system is chuffing and ear-fatiguing when turned up to -0db because of the monumental amount of THD and IMD in the speakers and subs at that volume. I know what I've said above will likely sound snobby on my part or make the video creator pissy but you can't beat the laws of physics. You can't beat math. Breath taking buildout of the basement that I'm sure will please the client and be able to entertain any amount of people with no problems. Again, it's BEAUTIFUL. But the audio system is by far the weakest link of the build. I'm not sure exactly which Sony projector that is but likely over half the cost of the entire home theater is sitting in that projector and screen. Last note and I'll be done. Why..... Why did was a white screen spec'd for this concept in a build out with so many materials that reflect light like crazy.... Why was an ALR screen not used? You gave up an enormous amount of contrast ratio even with all of the lights off. With the lights on? Forget about it. It's washed out even in the video above. Ok. I'll be done.

[@MacroBlockArt]

The main problem with the audio is none of this dolby atmos spec propaganda drivel. The main problem is the fact it's in an open plan room and you can hear the narrator's voice bouncing around like a public restroom for the entire video. Any sound system of any type in this setting will sound like someone speaking in a shower.

[@MacroBlockArt]

That said, there are some experimental solutions used in live concert audio for this issue, I've seen one that used strategically placed speakers playing inverse waveforms to de-verb unwanted bounces.

[@ivoverhoef1160]

It all looks good, bit coldest but that is a matter of taste. I just do not see the highend audio here!

[@dthom71]

Honestly, you can get satifactory sound from a general sound bar and speakers with 2 subs, all that extra is just that

[@EDENZAHARONI77]

What’s the pool table size?

[@michaelslocumbsr.2286]

What is your distance between the rows?

[@lamontpelham6394]

There’s always one I swear….. nothing better to say 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@kkenmmac22]

Cool looking basement but the room is just to big and open. I love SVS but your client should have went with some JBL Cinema speakers, Meyer Sound, or some JTR’s at the very least. Also the back surround placement is horrible. Those 2 PB 16 Ultras will not have enough output for that space , he needs 4 or more 18 inch or 21 inch subs for that huge space .

[@Clint_the_Audio-Photo_Guy]

Lol, you do what you want with your money, and those aren't PB16 Ultras, but yes they have enough output.

[@dthom71]

the space is perfect as is.

[@H880]

How to make me feel bad about my life: The video.

[@dthom71]

don't feel bad, get inspired to do and get the things you want.

[@koolkiwikat]

what a sad space without people in it

[@Clint_the_Audio-Photo_Guy]

Well they all left the room so I could make the video. I don't think it'll be empty very often.

[@aireoteddy]

Very beautiful, details, materials. But the layout - I don't understand why someone would combine the theater with the other spaces. Regardless of the system performance being able to handle the large open space, mixing very different functions such as a home theater, which wants to have low to no ambient lighting, with gaming (pool) and bar areas that want to be reasonably, if not well, lit. Especially with a projector, which absolutely wants a dark room (regardless of how bright the lamps are and what the manufacturers claim regarding ambient light.) Very strange design decision, given that they have plenty of room to make each space separate from one another and not have to compromise. Open plan layouts, seem cool and interesting and may make sense in some situations, it makes no sense here. As with most situations, when you try to everything at once, you are not going to do any one of them very well. You created a space that was designed for multiple uses at the same time, but the different uses will easily interfere with one another. Someone watching a movie and having to hear others being them playing arcade games or laughing and screaming at the bar while shooting darts. A set of sliding or folding doors would have provided both the functionality needed for the different spaces, while allowing for the open plan. By not putting any separation between the home theater and the gaming area behind it, you're forcing one person or everyone using the space simultaneously to compromise. Everything else about this space is amazing, but the layout really let's it down.

[@dthom71]

It's unique and perfect.

[@teamnevels0311]

Bro I need a new best friend LOL !

[@TC-jg3cz]

Very cool. My kids would wreck the place within 24 hrs. There would be popcorn EVERYWHERE, drinks spilled and scuffs over the walls 😡 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@jinxkj]

That's amazing 😮 whos the customer... Bill Gates. 😅

[@lindamarzano6042]

microwave popcorn ? why not get a nice popcorn machine to fit the theme

[@iampuzzleman282]

The open Space looks horrifying for acoustics. No chance it would ever be good for hi-fi.

[@ronwatson6637]

Where is yours. Show it

[@iampuzzleman282]

@@ronwatson6637 I don't want to

[@Tdush1]

Yeah I’d be ok with it lol

[@ftsrecords5052]

I have the same open concept theater area on a way cheaper scale and it sounds pretty good… his setup must sound amazing…!!

[@mikelee8593]

Your life must really socks! BUT today, it can all change only if you repent and give your life over to God. He's the answer. You will be so much happier with your life, not to mention the people around you will love you!

[@jimmymcgill5572]

why didnt you name the projector model? you realize most of us know exactly the models etc we arent suburban housewives

[@WillyanWagner]

Its easy when you have the money.

[@jefferyeppinger5158]

Maybe some fish.

[@iampuzzleman282]

I wonder how often they use this and whether it's filled with people.. For a space like this to make sense it needs lots of windows but it's a basement. Which makes me wonder I bet the upper floors are amazing and why would anybody wanna come to the basement. My guess is there is entertainment in the upper floors.

[@dthom71]

who cares if it's filled all the time or sometimes, or never, it's what he wanted.

[@JtagPabb1e]

Its amazing what money can do :(

[@kellyaustin7487]

Yes it is. The best part is you can do with it whatever you want!

[@MrDragonorp]

Color scheme isnt to my taste, feel very coporste. But very good basement nevertheless which i can build one for myself