Comments on: Planning a Home Theater Room Design

By: velo116

velo116 — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:35:59 +0000

I work for Best Buy and I would reccomend getting an in-home consultation. It costs $99 up front, but just about every store I can think of will refund that $99 if you purchase your equipment from them. They'll tell you all of your options and since they price match and have the reward zone, it makes for a pretty good option.
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By: racedayvinyls

racedayvinyls — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:33:59 +0000

try out a yamaha sound projector. i do custom electronics installation and i love them. you dont need to worry about acoustics and all that with the YSP. it shoots out beams of sounds and creates the surround sound effect without all the cost and labor. I think a YSP costs about $1000....i THINK. its easy to setup. if you really want a great theater. take a look at soundesigninc.com We do some great work.
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By: sdchap

sdchap — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:31:55 +0000

Home Theater Design Template?
I'm starting construction on our basement home theater & want the acoustics to be stunning (since I've invested far more on the hardware than I'd planned).
I also want it to look nice.
I've spent the requisite hours reviewing the postings at AVS Forums, etc. As a non-technical person who's slow on the uptake, with a limited budget, I'm more confused than ever.
Isn't there some sort of "template" I can use to build an acoustically tuned HT on a budget, given my room dimensions?
For example, I've used templates to calculate the optimal seating positions, acoustically and DTS.
But what about budget-minded materials & treatments for the ceiling, floors & walls? I have access to rock-wool.
I now know how to make budget bass-traps in the room's corners. I'd like to carpet the floor. That's it.

My room has poured concrete walls, ceiling and floor. It measures 160" x 229", with 91" a high ceiling.
It has a door in the middle of one of the shorter walls, and a tiny window in one long wall.
Sorry if I didn't make it clear, but I already own the equipment:
Receiver: Harmon Kardon AVR7000
Speakers: Vienna Acoustics Schönberg series
*Schönberg
*Berg
*Webern
*SVS PB10 Subwoofer
InFocus SP4805 Projector
OPPO DVD Player
GOO painted screen

Also, I live in a small village in Austria, so an on-sit consultation could be problematic.