Thanks guys! It's been lots of fun to build!
jwbviii you should most definitely go all out in a remodel, you will not regret it! My wife and I already feel immersed as we walk into the room, it's like we're walking into middle earth! What route are you thinking for your room?
DaveG, I haven't completed my equipment purchases yet, as I didn't want to buy a projector and have it be outdated before the rooms complete. As of now I was looking at getting an Epson Powerlite 3020? Or I think it was a 3050? Any other recommendations?
My screen will hide my speakers so I'll be purchasing some AT screen material and building the frame myself. For speakers, I listened to a buddies setup and decided to go with some 6½ inch 2 way in ceiling for the rear, and 6½ 3 way in wall for the sides, both just monoprice speakers. I figured they wouldn't be used to heavily other then ambient sounds. My fronts are a pair of Infinity RS5s and my center is a nice Aperion Audio 533 VAC. I haven't settled on subs yet, I am still contemplating bass shakers in the seating area for one of the lines out...
I did buy a Sony STR-DH740 for my receiver mainly because it was a steal on Craigslist and still brand new in box, but I'm on the fence about it. It has all the specs I wanted, but we'll see how it performs.
I bought all shielded cable for my speaker wire, and my HDMI.
I have a 10tb server in my basement that the htpc's I built access for movies and shows. So I'll be building another htpc for the theater and I've bought a free items for that so far, ssd and RAM. So a bit more there, but that's about all the equipment so far!