Big Room speaker setup

[krish]

Hi

I am new to this forum and I am planning to setup HT in my basement. I am planning to put a Projector. I have 2 rooms..one is 20 X 10 and the other is 40 X 15. Also, I plan to get Yamaha/Denon 7.1 receiver and Paradigm speakers. Can anyone please recommend which model should I go for speaker as well as receiver (for 40 X 15 room)? And also the placement of speakers in that big room. Thanks!

 

[jaxvon]

What kind of budget do you have laid out for this project? It sounds like you're building a pretty serious room. Along with speaker placement you need to plan for acoustical treatments and soundproofing to get the most out of your theater equipment.

 

[ParadigmDawg]

How much you willing to spend? In a room that big you probably want to get the biggest speakers you can afford. If your listening area doesn’t consist of the entire space a good bookshelf may have enough headroom. You will more than likely need two subs so check out the SVS and HSUs; call them and they will tell you exactly what you need. As far as Paradigms; I was unimpressed with all but the studio and sig line. The studio 100’s should be very pleasant in a room that size. You are going to want a lot of power so check into adding an amp to a AVR that has all the options you are looking for or go with separates.

 

[AVRat]

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What's the height of the room and are you planning multi-tiers of seating? What size screen are you thinking of using?

 

[krish]

Thanks for all your replies...after thinking a lot, I decided to go with the smaller room (20L X 11B X 7H). I got HD70 projector already. Screen size would be abt 100". Need some suggestions on speakers and 7.1 receiver to this size of room. Thanks!

 

[AVRat]

If you're still interested in a Paradigm/Denon/Yamaha combo or in any case a budget will help.

 

[krish]

Yeah..I am still looking for Paradigm/Yamaha combo..my budget is abt 3K..thought Yamaha RX-V659 would be enough for this room size...Paradigm Mini/Titan..any suggestions? Thanks!

 

[bpape]

IMO, the Pioneer is a better match for the Paradigms.

Also, you might want to look at the HSU Ventreloquist system.

Bryan

 

[AVRat]

For your budget you might consider speakers in the Monitor line 7/CC290/ADP190/ Mini and for the sub I suggest the SVS PB12-NSD or HSU VTF-3 MK3. The Yamaha 659/661 depending on feature needs will power this system nicely.