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Experience a Recently Released Movie on Blu Ray HD!
SEE High-Definition 1080p Video Projected on a 120" Screen! HEAR almost 5,000 Watts of Crystal Clear 5.2 Surround Audio! FEEL the Rumble of Clark Butt-Shakers and 18" Subwoofers!
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| NEWS FLASH! Disaster in The Frey Theater! |
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Tropical Storm Lee Flooding and Restoration Click link to view over 60 photos and captions detailing the flooding of the Frey Theater on September 7-8, 2011 and the ongoing reconstruction of the theater room in the following months
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In April 2007 I moved into a small ranch house in Manheim, Pennsylvania. I had previously setup a very basic Home Theater projection system in the unfinished basement of my former residence, so one of the prerequisites for my new home was to have available space to install and improve my theater. Fortunately, I was able to find a home with a finished basement which included a 13'x25' area fairly well suited for my new home theater.
The theater's video hardware was upgraded in August 2009 with a new 1080p HD projector and Blu Ray Player, so the Frey Theater is now fully HD capable. I also added powerful transducers, or "Butt Shakers," to all three seats in the front row sofa, which adds awesome sensory vibrations that really draw my guests into the movie viewing experience! More recent hardware additions included three large pro audio amplifiers, a pair of line conditioners for clean power, a dual 18" pro sub, and a large 36U rackmount cabinet in which to mount the growing A/V hardware collection.
I have continued working on the interior design aspects of the theater to make the room look more like an actual movie theater. I built a carpeted wood "stage" in the front of the room for the front and center surround speakers. I installed black carpeting and painted the walls dark blue for lower light reflectivity. I constructed a bar counter for the 2nd row seating, an purchased a new kitchen cart for a snack bar. I also mounted a movie poster light box with marquee-style race-lights on the theater wall. I will soon be installing Art Deco wall sconces on pillars along the side walls. It will be an on-going process over many years before the room is completely set up the way I wish. But, that isn't going to stop me from showing movies to all my friends and family in the meantime - as they say in the theater business, "The Show Must Go On!"
Troy Frey, Proprietor |
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A view of the Frey Theater with its carpeted stage, 15" front speakers, and huge, 120" motorized projector screen. New additions to the theater after the Tropical Storm Lee flood are the lavender vinyl tile floor, and seven wall columns with art deco light sconces. |
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A 48x108 6-sheet Avatar movie poster hangs on the wall behind the movie screen, and is visible only when the screen is raised. The six sheets that make up this oversized mural are individually mounted inside 24x36 black aluminum poster frames. |
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An awesome addition to the Frey Theater for 2012 - a 3D projector! This is the Epson Powerlite Home Cinema 5010. It will project 3D video from 3D Blu-rays, and will also do 2D to 3D conversion - it can display 2D source material in a "pseudo" 3D format! |
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The front row seating area for the Frey Theater features a leather sofa with reclining seats at each end. Powerful Clark transducers (butt shakers) are mounted under each of the three seats, creating an incredible sensory experience! |
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Second row seating features a 3-seat red oak bar I built from scratch using a scrap piece of Formica counter top, on which patrons can set their food and drinks on during the movie. Solid cherry bar stools with soft, comfortable leather seats complete the set. The blue wire running across the floor to the sofa is the audio cable for driving the seat shakers. |
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A dual-18" pro audio sub, driven by an 1800 watt QSC PL2 amplifier, and a 1000 watt 15" Custom Nuonic Sub make up my Subwoofer system. The six-foot rack mount Audio/Video cabinet is completely full of the equipment needed for the ultimate theater experience! |
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The Snack Bar area behind the theater room features a keg refrigerator with a beer tap on the door, a commercial-grade 6 oz. Gold Medal popcorn machine, a 4' glass display case for candy and other food items, a neon "Yuengling, America's Oldest Brewery" sign, a kitchen cart with stainless steel top, and a purple-neon clock. |
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The 6' x 6' media rack is all but filled to capacity, with almost 400 Blu-ray movies and over 1000 DVDs. |
| The Frey Theater - SITE MAP |
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The page links below take you to all of my Frey Theater information. Click on any link to go to the corresponding page.
UPCOMING MOVIE NIGHT INFORMATION
Includes Basic Movie Night Procedures and a List of Previously Shown Movies
PHOTO PAGES
The Frey Theater - Manheim
Disaster! Tropical Storm Lee Flooding and Restoration Over 60 photos and details of reconstruction after almost 2" of water flooded the Frey Theater on September 7, 2011
My Current Frey Theater Photo Gallery on Blu-ray.com
My Custom-Made Subwoofer from Nuonic Audio
Theater Renovations & Projects
Water Damage and New Carpet Install
The Original Frey Theater - Mount Joy
In the Beginning: Mount Joy 2006-2007
FULL-COLOR FLYER
Download the Frey Theater Flyer to print and distribute .PDF File - Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print
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