Aye Mates! This salty sailor requests ye assistance on building a home theater. Arr but there be trouble a brewin …. The little Mrs. has taken control of me’s treasure and she be a watchin me with one big red hairy eye!
My goal is to have a relaxing area to watch TV for the family and be able to watch movies with that “Theater Like” experience. Another goal here is to also create a thread that will help consolidate your experience and knowledge for others to refer to in the near future.
Your help would be appreciated in room design including seating, floor, wall and ceiling treatments, lighting,and equipment placement along with speaker type and placement. Also needed is your expertise in choosing equipment. ?“I’M SO CONFUSED!”:bomb: The technology is changing so fast and varied that confusion has set in. Plasma? LCD? Projection? HD? Blue laser, Red laser? digital? 5.1 or 7.1?
Existing room is a 20’x 20’ with 8’ ceiling. One corner has a 10’x 6’ enclosed storage area. The room was flooded out after Christmas so there is no carpet with only concrete exposed at this time. (Thus the reason for the remodel
).
First off is a budget:
My construction and carpentry skills are pretty extensive however I would prefer not to raise the ceiling or move an exterior wall at this time (hehehe).
To help give an idea of what I am thinking of spending these are the speakers I am leaning towards
http://www.ascendacoustics.com . You may have a better choice and I am open to your suggestions.
If this thread works I will add pictures as we progress.
