The basement is finished. Finally.
This weekend marked the official completion of The Basement Project. It ends the months of workmen traipsing through our house. It ends the months of having a basement’s worth of stuff piled in the garage. And it ends watching TV anywhere but in the basement.
The Devil’s in the Details
This weekend The Big Dog came over and helped me do the final wiring on the surround system. Now, I almost got it right. Before the drywall was put up I pulled stereo wires through the walls so that everything looked professional. And stealthy. As in…I forgot to label the wires.
So, there was a tiny amount of testing that had to go on to find out which wire went to which speaker. Check. There was linking the Bose speakers to the Onkyo receiver. Check. There was hooking in a new Comcast Digital DVR. Check.
Keep on Rockin in the Free World
Then we were rocking the house. We did the proper audio checks to balance the speakers. Adjusted the sound. Then sat back and rocked our world.
Bummer, though. We have other TVs in our house. A couple of them are conventional TVs. You know, the kind they used to have before TVs were designed to hang on a wall? Well, they were good….right up until we got the plasma with HDTV. Man, what a difference. And with the surround sound…astonishing.
This Is Your American Idol
Bring on American Idol, baby. Especially the Bad Singers episodes, where we’ll be able to see every large pore and hear every off-key note. Um maybe I should stick with the old TVs for that.
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Post pics! I need ideas:)
I’m actually finishing my basement at the moment, but I’m doing it myself so it’s going to be slow.
Post pics! I need ideas:)
I’m actually finishing my basement at the moment, but I’m doing it myself so it’s going to be slow.
Hey, Thinman. I’ll post some snaps…good idea. Wish I’d documented a lot more…I had a guy do the basement, and he did a killer job. Wish I’d taken more pix while he was doing it. But have some of the whole system.
Hey, Thinman. I’ll post some snaps…good idea. Wish I’d documented a lot more…I had a guy do the basement, and he did a killer job. Wish I’d taken more pix while he was doing it. But have some of the whole system.
oh, that knocking you hear? that’s me at your door. let me in!
oh, that knocking you hear? that’s me at your door. let me in!
Albert, c’mon over. I have to say it’s pretty amazing. I’m a late adopter…but happily so. Have the 1080p and the great surround. It’s a pretty good combo.
Albert, c’mon over. I have to say it’s pretty amazing. I’m a late adopter…but happily so. Have the 1080p and the great surround. It’s a pretty good combo.
My Dad is in from out of town and helped, er, I helped him move all the utilities out of the way: gas lines and meter, water lines, heating…
We put up the first wall last night. At this rate maybe I’ll have it done in time for the superbowl!
My Dad is in from out of town and helped, er, I helped him move all the utilities out of the way: gas lines and meter, water lines, heating…
We put up the first wall last night. At this rate maybe I’ll have it done in time for the superbowl!
I have nothing to do this weekend, I’ll be over on Friday after work to stay until Sunday night. We’ll have a film festival!
Woodstock, The Last Waltz, Tommy etc… a veritable potpourri of rock movies for older dudes!!!
I have nothing to do this weekend, I’ll be over on Friday after work to stay until Sunday night. We’ll have a film festival!
Woodstock, The Last Waltz, Tommy etc… a veritable potpourri of rock movies for older dudes!!!
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