I Didn’t Expect This When Building a 9.5.4 Home Theater…

Building a true Audioholics-grade home theater isn’t easy—it takes careful planning, smart integration, and the right gear. In this video, we reveal the challenges we faced and the compromises that had to made while designing and building our State-of-the-Art 9.5.4 home theater system. From room construction and acoustics to sound isolation, equipment selection, speaker/subwoofer placement, lighting, automation, and system integration—no detail was overlooked. See how we brought it all together to create a theater worthy of the @Audioholics name. Read our Review of the RBH Sound 21-SF/R Subwoofer: https://www.audioholics.com/subwoofer-reviews/rbh-unrivaled-21-sf-r 🛒 SurgePure Mach 3: https://amzn.to/4l9d96R 🛒 RBH Sound 21N-SF/R: https://bit.ly/RBHSound21SFR 🛒 RBH Sound 12P-SF/R: https://bit.ly/RBH12PSFRsub 🛒 Fix your room acoustics: https://www.sonitususa.com 👉 Design your listening space: https://pmiltd.com 👉 Entire System Designs: https://www.grimanisystems.com 👉 Email Anthony Grimani: agrimani@pmiltd.com 👉 Book a consultation with Gene: https://bit.ly/Gene-consultation ► Shop Dreamedia AV: https://dreamediaav.com/?ref=3 👉 Book your FREE custom home theater design service NOW: https://bit.ly/HTDesign 🛒 MadVR Envy MK2: https://bit.ly/MadVREnvyMK2 🛒 Kaleidescape Terra Prime HDD: https://bit.ly/KscapeTerraPrimeHD 🛒 Kaleidescape Package Deals: https://bit.ly/Kscape-bundle 🛒 NEW Kaleidescape Strato E: https://dreamediaav.com/products/kaleidescape-strato-e-movie-player?ref=3 🛒 Kaleidescape Strato C + Terra Prime: https://bit.ly/Kscape-bundle 🛒 Kaleidescape Strato V Movie Player: https://bit.ly/4bS6Kbf 🛒 JVC NZ800 Projector: https://rb.gy/zb6e1j 🛒 JVC NZ900 Projector: https://rb.gy/qqoov9 Recommended Subwoofers: 🛒 RBH Sound 21-SF/R: https://bit.ly/RBHSound21SFR Perlisten D15s: https://bit.ly/PerlistenD15s Perlisten R212s: https://bit.ly/PerlistenR212s Perlisten R210s: https://bit.ly/PerlistenR210s Perlisten R18s: https://bit.ly/PerlistenR18s Arendal 1723 1S Sub: https://bit.ly/Arendal17231Ssub Recommended AV Separates Trinnov Altitude 32: https://bit.ly/TrinnovAltitude32 Trinnov Altitude 16: https://bit.ly/TrinnovAltitude16 Trinnov Amplitude 16: https://bit.ly/TrinnovAmplitude16 Trinnov Amplitude 8: https://bit.ly/TrinnovAmplitude8 Storm Audio ISP Elite MK3 Processor: https://bit.ly/StormISPEliteMk3 Storm Audio PA16 Amp: https://bit.ly/StormPA16mk3 Marantz AV 10: https://bit.ly/MarantzAV10pre Marantz Amp 10: https://bit.ly/MarantzAmp10amp Recommended AV Receivers: AudioControl XR8S: https://bit.ly/AudioControlXR8S Marantz Cinema 30: https://bit.ly/MarantzCinema30 Recommended Speakers: Perlisten S7t Limited Edition: https://bit.ly/PerlistenS7tLE Perlisten S7t: https://bit.ly/PerlistenS7towers Perlisten R7t: https://bit.ly/PerlistenR7t Perlisten R5t: https://bit.ly/PerlistenR5t Perlisten S3ic: https://bit.ly/PerlistenS3ic Perlisten R3ic: https://bit.ly/PerlistenR3ic RBH Sound SI-760/R: https://bit.ly/RBHSoundSI760R RBH Sound SI-815/RL: https://bit.ly/RBH815RL-ceiling 00:00 - Intro 00:30 - Room and entry way 02:38 - Riser platform 03:48 - Would I alter the seating? 05:00 - Seating 05:52 - Room acoustics part 1 06:20 - Sonitus acoustics and acoustic challenges 08:28 - Bass traps 10:09 - Severtson Screen and acoustic treatments 10:57 - Center Channel behind screen 12:11 - Ceiling acoustic treatments 12:43 - Throw rugs and bean bags! 14:41 - Back wall absorption and diffusion 15:40 - Above listening area treatments 16:02 - Main Speakers 16:57 - Cabling 18:06 - Don’t get glossy speakers for home theater! 18:31 - Ceiling speakers Overview 18:49 - In-ceiling wide channels 19:38 - In-ceiling height channels 20:26 - Side surround speakers 21:49 - Rack/electronics 24:06 - Bass and subwoofers 24:49 - RBH UNRIVALED Subwoofer 25:32 - Room regrets? 27:47 - Power issues and solutions 29:28 - SurgePure 31:54 - Control system 32:18 - Vitrie lighting control 32:39 - Finishing out the closet 33:33 - Outro 34:36 - Bloopers 35:38 - I’m trapped! Disclosure: Audioholics earns commissions from qualifying purchases with the Affiliate Links used in the description of this video. We appreciate your support. Follow us on: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/audioholics FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/Audioholics TWITTER https://twitter.com/AudioholicsLive #bass #hometheater #music #hometheater #audiophile #diy