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Nobleman's hometheater| Introduction |
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Noble Studio
Concept
This room was designed as a high-end cinema as well as a high-end listening room. This solution is both space and cost efficient.
Layout
The room is 6 by 5 meters and has declining ceiling towards sides.
The construction work started by demolishing all carpets, walls and ceiling. Next step was to re-insulate and plaster the walls and ceiling (double thickness plates glued together)
1100 meters of wooden lists are fixed to the ceiling. This solution provides additional sound deflection. Walls are covered with light blue wallpaper. Wooden flooring is glued directly to the flooring plates.
Technical solutions
Alt electrical cables are hidden in walls, flooring or behind double walls. This is valid both for AC and instrument cables.
The room is fitted with a remotely controlled Daikin air to air heat exchanger. This provides adequate cooling and heat for any warm summer day or cold winter day even with all equipment running.
3 separate 16A courses feeds AC current through PS Audio power filters. A remotely controlled Lutron panel is managing the lights. The system have 8 programmable setting define lighting level and time delay and are controlling 20 spot lights and 3 curtains.
The exhaust air from the projector is routed through a channel to a temperature controlled fan in the ceiling. This reduces both noise and heat in the room.
Power filters, curtain control, PC, amplifier for tactiles, LD, media-center, satellite tuner, IR emitter/transmitter, network router, hub, ariel amplifiers and other electrical equipment are located in the adjacent small rooms. These rooms are vented by temperature controlled. PC is powered by UPS to prevent any damage in case of power failure.
An electrical driven screen is hidden in the ceiling and controlled by the surround processor.
Furniture
The leather seats are delivered by Ekornes and have adjustable integrated headrests. Clark tactiles with separate volume controls are installed in the front of the seats.
Shelves and cupboards are delivered by IKEA. The rack is my own design and made by solid 30 mm stone separated by Ø100mm aluminium pipes. The total weight exceeds 700 kg. Black drapes are mounted into the top plate to cover disturbing lights during video sessions.
Tuning/tweaking
All video sources are routed through the Crystalio scaler for easy optimisation. SDI signal from the modified Primare DVD reduces up and down converting. The Crystalio scales all signals before feeding the CRT. The Barco is adjusted and colour calibrated by Bjørn Hegelstad. Lip sync is controlled by the Parasound C1 processor.
A balanced Bryston crossover enables biamping of the main speakers. Bass is crossed over at 60 Hz. The sound level and delay are measured supplied Parasound microphone and adjusted by the Parasound processor. The Velodyne has also an auto calibration feature.
All components are placed on Base platforms except for the speakers which are placed on spikes.
Security
The house is protected by a sophsticated alarm system. Access to room is controlled by a fingerprint scanner.
Equipment:
Processor/preamp:
1 Parasound C1 Surround processor
1 Bryston 10B Sub Pro balanced crossover
Amplifiers:
4 Parasound JC-1 Amplifiers for main speaker
1 Parasound A-51 5 channel amplifier
1 Parasound HCA 806 5 channel amplifier (Tactiles)
Speakers:
2 Patos Symphonic 5 Main speakers, prototypes
1 Patos Lyric 202 Mk2 Centre speaker, modified w/Hale
3 Patos Lyric 302 Mk2 Back speakers
2 Patos Lyric 10" sub
1 Velodyne DD15, 15” sub
3 Clark TST-329 Tactiles
Signal sources:
1 Primare DVD 30, DVD, modified with SDI output
1 Shanling SCD-T200C mk3 SACD, modified
1 JVC HM-DH40000U D-VHS
1 EAD TheaterVision Laserdisc
1 Parasound T-3 Tuner
1 Nokia 9902 S Sat tuner
1 Sony RDR-HX1000 DVD burner, sonefri/250GB hard disc
1 Microsoft X-Box , Console with 160Gb disk, modified
Vinyl component:
1 Mitchell Gyro Dec Turntable
1 S.A.T Phonofix Balanced RIAA amp
1 Origin Live Illustrious Arm
1 Ortofon Kontapunkt C MC Pickup
1 Origin Live Ultra DC external Power supply/motorcontrol box
1 Origin Live Upgraded transformer Power supply
Visual equipment:
1 BarcoReality 909, 9" High end CRT projector
1 Dalite Cosmopolitan 213cm motorized screen
1 Crystalio VPS 2300 High-end videoscaler with 3 SDI inputs
1 D-Link DSM 320 Media centre
1 Lava 30" LCD monitor/TV
Power equipment/cables:
3 PS Audio Ultimate Outlet Power filter
2 Kimber PK-14-6' 1,8m Power cables
2 Kimber PK-14-4, 1,2m Power cables
1 Kimber PK-10G-4 Power cables
1 Kimber PK-10G-6 Power cables
4 Kimber Power Cord, 0.6m Power cables
3 Kimber Power Cord, 1.8m Power cables
2 Kimber Power Cord II Power cables
Speaker cables:
2 Kimber Select 3038, 10 ft cable mid /high main speakers
2 Kimber Monocle XL, 3m cable low signal main speakers
1 Kimber Monocle X, 4 ft cable for centre
3 Alfa 4mm2 coax cable for surround speakers
3 Alfa 4mm2 coax cable for tactiles
Audio cables:
2 Kimber KS 1020, 1,5m
1 Kimber KS 1130, 1 m
2 Kimber KS 1111 1,5m m/Switchcraft XLR
2 Kimber KS 1111 3m m/Switchcraft XLR
1 Kimber KS 1011, 3 m
2 Kimber Hero, 1m
3 Kimber Hero, 1,5m
2 Kimber Hero, 2m
5 Kimber Hero, 3 m
1 Kimber Hero balanced 3m
1 Kimber Hero, balanced 7m
1 Monster M550i/2.0 m
Digital cables:
2 Kimber KS 2020, 1m
1 Kimber Digital-X, 1,5 m
1 Kimber Digital-X, 2,0m
1 Kimber Digital-X 3 m
1 Kimber Digital-X 4 m
1 Kimber DV-75, 0,75m
1 Kimber DV-30, 9m
1 Monster Lightspeed 100, 5m
3 Alpine 4916, 5m
Video cables:
1 Kimber SV video AG 1,5 m
1 Alfa 8 mm/BNC
1 Alfa 1,5 m m/BNC
1 Monster 6RCA/SCA
1 Monster M1000D/2.0 m
1 Monster M1000SV/4m
1 Monster M1000V/2.0 m
1 Monster M500SV, 10m
2 Monster M550i/2.0 m
1 Monster XB Gamelink 400
1 Monster XLW"100K
1 Monster XGL300 SV10
1 Monster Video 3 scart 4 m
1 Monster Video 3 2m
1 Monster Video 3, 4m component
2 Tech-link S-vhs cable 2m
PC:
1 Fujitsi Siemens Celsius 670 High-end arbeidsstasjon
* 2stk Intel Xeon 1,7 GHz processor
* 4 GB RAM, U320 SCSI Board
* Matrox Parhelia 512 screen card
* Creative SB Audigy 2 sound card ZS Platinum Pro
3 Maxtor Atlas 10K IV 36,7GB 68 pin SCSI hard discs
2 Maxtor Maxline II 250 GB 8MB Hard discs
2 Western Digital WD2000B002-RNE Firewire external hard discs
1 Maxtor One Touch 300 GB USB/Firewire external hard disc
1 Maxtor One Touch 200 GB Firewire external hard disk
1 Logitech diNovo Bluetooth keyboard/mouse
Misc. equipment:
1 AKG K-240 Headphone
2 Sennheiser BA-151 Wireless headphones
4 Base Technology Type 2 Damping platforms
4 Base Technology Type 3 Damping platforms
4 Base Technology Type 4 Damping platforms Special made 39 kg
1 Base Technology Type 4 Damping platform
15 Soundcare Superspike 4 Spikes
20 Valhalla Type 5, 12 and 15
1 Kenwood DEM-999D AC3 decoder
3 Russound ALTx sc Volume control for tactiles
1 Xantech 791-44 System for transfer of remote control signals
1 TheaterMaster MX-700 Programmable remote control
1 TheaterMaster Sidekick Programmable mini control
1 Nevo SL Programmable Remote control
3 Logitech 863208-0000 Wireless X-box hand controls
Upgrades:
Up to this date: many!!
For sale:
1 Base Technology Type DVD Damping platform
1 Barcographics 808S CRT projector with/HD144 lenses and silent fans
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| Hifi rack |
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| Front view |
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| Screenshoot |
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| Right hand side of rack |
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| Right hand side of rack with shades |
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| Left hand side of rack |
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| BarcoReality 909 |
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| BarcoReality 909 |
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| BarcoReality 909 air exhaust channel |
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| Paos Symphonic 5 |
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| Paos Symphonic 5 sideview |
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| Patos Symphonic 5 backside |
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| Patos Lyric 10 sub |
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| Patos 302 MK2 back speaker |
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| Patos 302 MK2 back speaker installed into the wall |
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| Daikin heat exchanger |
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| Turntable |
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| Lutorn light panel |
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| Seats #1 |
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| IMG_2156.JPG |
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| Seats with tactile volume control |
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| Doorlock with fingerprint scanner |
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| Screenshoot #1, From Elton John, Dreamticket |
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| Screenshot #2, from ikke redd |
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| Screenshot #3, from ikke redd |
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| | | Full score - this is IT! | | This actually the best HT I have ever witnessed in a "normal" home! The integration, the equipment, the story and the dedication is impressive to say the least! | Posted by lygren (18.11.05, 20:04)
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| ;-) | | It seems like everthing is perfect here. Full score. | Posted by Fabian (05.12.05, 00:14)
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| Whats | | to say. Pictures says more than a thousands words right! Jack pot! | Posted by BJB (17.12.05, 23:17)
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| WOW | | Fantastic. Something everybody bearly dream about | Posted by DevilEj (09.06.06, 18:40)
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| Dual subs, | | finger print scanning security says it all..you crazy norweigan! Absolutely magnificent! I´d like to see a carpet on the floor though.. | Posted by Molle (17.06.06, 23:09)
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| Hehe... | | Må bare si det: Tok en tur inn her bare for å se litt, og når jeg oppdaga at du lå på førsteplass ble jeg så stolt at jeg bare måtte registrere meg, kun for å gi deg en kommentar! Synes fremdeles at du har ett utrolig annlegg! ( På avforum.no kaller jeg meg Jørgengk, men siden de ikke tar "ø" her så måtte jeg kalle meg noe annet :P ) Full pott! | Posted by JimmyGK (18.11.06, 22:18)
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| Men,,, | | ... først nå så jeg at det kun er 32 medlemmer her. Siden har vel ikke samme status her som i Norge.. Men likevel..! | Posted by JimmyGK (18.11.06, 22:25)
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| Very nice set-up | Indeed the longest list of equipment I've ever seen. But this set-up looks awsome!!!
Jean (The Netherlands) | Posted by Jean Sibelius (11.01.07, 19:23)
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| Magnifico! | Absolutely a perfect home theatre..
And the fingerprint scanner is tops it all!:)
The only bad thing that I could come up with is,if the fingerscanner suddenly didn´t recognize your finger print!:)
Being locked out from your own cinema-kinda boring i´d belive!:) | Posted by esbens (25.01.07, 14:49)
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| Beautiful | | LOVE the rear in-wall speakers, and very cool custom door lock, may I ask where you found it? | Posted by XBRB3N (16.03.07, 16:57)
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| Sweet as a nut!! | Man I love your dedicated HT room.
What a fantastic place it must be to wind down in! | Posted by gc10360 (12.04.07, 11:17)
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| Nice | Really nice home theater.
A friend of mine has seen your cinama at home, and he really loved what he saw..
(A friend of your son at bergeland) | Posted by Bj-H (16.04.07, 11:38)
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| No cred unless you did the install | | Hmm.. looks like you have more money than you know what to do with.. care to send some my way? And IMO you don't get cred unless you are the one who installed and set up. | Posted by Jinkx (07.03.08, 22:14)
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