new to home theater set up

[jmoorez2001]

howdy all im new to home theater set up's but im curently working on my set wich is a reciver a/v a hd-dvd recorder and a few other odds and ends and then there is the pc that im working on to able to store all the movie content that i have and will be haveing in the future soo i dont have to get up and look for a dvd th stick in the player lol ( yea im getting lazy now ) but will be updateing it in the time oh my home theater is 14x12 but may increase it to 14x20 but not sure on what to do and help heheh or should i just stay at the regular size im at now hmmmm there sure is so many choices to go to thats out there that is unnnn real these days and more comeing up new everyday lol

[whoaru99]

Soooo...is there a question in there somewhere?

Not trying to be an ass, but some punctuation and paragraphs would make your future posts much easier to read.

[Cosmic]

Agreed. What was that all about?

C.

[jmoorez2001]

hmmm is this a reading,,,,,,,,,,,,,, and writeing ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, class or................ is this a audio and home theater forum ?

[fishface]

We can't help ya if we can't understand ya. That's all.

My suggestion, if you go for the big room, get a projector vs a flatscreen. You can get a good HD projector at any price-point, and the TOTL ones are astounding. You may want to keep a TV in the room for casual watching though?

[jmoorez2001]

yes i was planning on going with the bigger room with about 10 seats in it or a few love seats for comfort then a few chairs for extra's just in case i have more friends to come over but just need to find ways to install the radio eq was thinking of going inwall with it all liek inwall speakers are built with just the front showing but not sure where to place it all at

[Duane]

Even if you went with a 14x20 room, as stated in your first post, it might be a tight squeeze to fit that many (10) seats in.

What might be of help to you,since this is your first venture into designing a "theater", is to check out the AVS forum and look at what other people have done...There are so many ways to do a room,from just your basic living room setup to an all out theater. It helps to be informed.
It's a bit hard to give a good answer if the question isn't understood.

[uofmtiger]

yes i was planning on going with the bigger room with about 10 seats in it or a few love seats for comfort then a few chairs for extra's just in case i have more friends to come over but just need to find ways to install the radio eq was thinking of going inwall with it all liek inwall speakers are built with just the front showing but not sure where to place it all atIt would be better to go bigger. You may not have room for 10 seats, but you will be closer than you are now.

They make screens that have pores in them if you end up having to put the speakers in the wall behind the screen. I am not sure how sound quality is affected from a setup like that, but at least it is an option. The equipment can be placed just about anywhere as long as you do not mind running wires and have some way to control the system with a remote/keyboard.

As was mentioned, AVsforum is a great place to start. Projectorcentral may also help.

[jmoorez2001]

It would be better to go bigger. You may not have room for 10 seats, but you will be closer than you are now.

They make screens that have pores in them if you end up having to put the speakers in the wall behind the screen. I am not sure how sound quality is affected from a setup like that, but at least it is an option. The equipment can be placed just about anywhere as long as you do not mind running wires and have some way to control the system with a remote/keyboard.

As was mentioned, AVsforum is a great place to start. Projectorcentral may also help.

yea i was thinking of going that rought as to hid the speakers behind the screen but like ur self not know how it would affect the sound quality of the movie's/ music tho but it would have to be something of a speaker cloth for it to work good i would think

[Duane]

yea i was thinking of going that rought as to hid the speakers behind the screen but like ur self not know how it would affect the sound quality of the movie's/ music tho but it would have to be something of a speaker cloth for it to work good i would think

A perforated screen would be the choice if speakers are going to be placed behind the screen.This is what is used in movie theaters. For home use, if a perforated screen is being used, it's purpose is,generally, to place the center channel speaker right behind the screen vs. below the screen.Dialog would eminate from the middle of the screen.The front left and right channel speakers are usually off to either side of the screen(unless you're using a super large screen,over 120" diagonal and have a small sized wall. There are sonic trade offs for such a screen and the reflected light output is diminished somewhat.
I do not know what you mean by using speaker cloth....for a screen material???

Are you serious about such a setup? If you are, try to find as much info as possible. It can be very expensive.Again, AVS forum can be of some help.

[70chevelle]

I built my home theater almost 2 years ago. My room ended up being 13'6" x 15', with a 100"+ screen. I have plenty of room for my L&R speakers, and my center sits below the screen, tilted towards the main listening position. I think you would be giving up a lot more SQ-wise by putting your speakers behind a acoustically transparent screen, since they would then have to sit closer to the front wall, unless you were willing to give up a great deal of space (5' or so x 14' of wasted space) between the screen and front wall, IMHO. I also agree that AVS is a great resource for home theater. In my room, I have a 5.1 system. Placement of the side surrounds just wouldn't work for me, and I have one reclining love seat in the "sweet" spot, and a couch running perpendicular on one of the side walls. This is as much furniture as I can fit in this room. The kids get bean bags on the floor!