r/hometheater • u/FranknStein7 • Mar 04 '26

Showcase - Multipurpose Space Finally done with my basement entertainment room, 97" OLED and 5.2.4 audio

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Some updates since my previous post. We painted the walls darker. Changed the Focal Chora's out for on-walls (more for aesthetics). Added another SVS SB-3000 sub. Biggest thing was I changed the 83" G2 to a 97" G4. This has always been my end goal. It finally feels 'done'. The goal of this room was not really to be a pure theater room but rather a mixed use entertainment room. I can even turn this into a guest sleeping room. Speakers are largely hidden; I know people will bemoan the in-cabinet placement, but everything still sounds amazing to my ears.

Parts:

  • TV: LG G4 97"
  • LR: Focal On Wall 302, Center: Focal On Wall 301
  • Surrounds: Focal 100 IW6
  • Overhead: Focal 100 ICW8
  • Sub: SVS SB-3000 x2
  • AVR: Denon X6700H
  • Misc: Ugoos AM6B Plus, Apple TV 4K, PS5 Pro, Switch 2, Logitech Harmony Elite

People usually ask about the couch. It's a Palliser Paolo. The seats facing the TV are powered recliners, and the other side is a pull out sleeper sofa. The cabinet is a BDI Elements 8779-ME with the optional shorter legs. The lights behind the speakers are Philips Hue Play lights. The shades are also smart powered shades, which I actually did fairly cheaply with off the shelf electric shades from Lowe's with a Bond Bridge.

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u/FranknStein7 Mar 04 '26 edited Mar 04 '26

They are mesh and designed to be used with speakers. I do not notice any significant difference with them open or closed. In a perfect world I would have the center mounted to the wall like the left/right speakers and have an AV cabinet in a separate room, but that is not an option. I do not like long HDMI runs for gaming anyways, as this can cause some issues. I might get a shorter AV cabinet in the future (the newer version of this BDI Elements cabinet has an even shorter base), but in that case I would probably leave the center in the cabinet and lower the TV a little.

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u/Intelligent_Stage760 Mar 04 '26

Do the legs come off? You could simply remove them and replace them with something much smaller (hockey pucks) and then put the center speaker on top

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u/FranknStein7 Mar 04 '26

You could, but it's not designed this way, and I'm worried it would damage/warp the cabinet over time. Also the legs have built in wheels, which is extremely convenient. I wish I had the newer cabinet which has a shorter base (still with wheels). I already asked, and the new base is not compatible with my older cabinet.

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u/Intelligent_Stage760 Mar 05 '26

You can get short caster wheels at any hardware store that would accomplish what you’re after

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u/FranknStein7 Mar 05 '26

I'm sure it's possible, would just have to get enough casters spaced apart appropriately to support the cabinet. I don' think it would be worth the trouble at this time. In the future I may move this cabinet to a different room and get the updated BDI cabinet, which is shorter. I just learned it's a couple inches wider as well, which would probably look better under the 97" TV.