Hi!
I am currently in the process of getting a new house built and having the chance of building a dedicated home theater space.
I would like to have your input and suggestion on the layout and things i might have missed, since this is really my first dedicated room for my
home theater.
Here a picture of the plan so far, plz keep in mind that the size of the objects in the room are not to scale, but mostly use to give a general idea for the position of everything.
Also, I want to keep this project fairly simple in term of design, my goal is not to replicate the look of a home theater by having structural or light design for cosmetic purposes.
I really want this room to be optimized for video and sound quality.
My equipment:
Video:
-LG OLED C8 65'' (Thinking of going with a projector, more on this later)
Audio:
7.2.4
-Mains L and R: Paradigm monitor 11 v6
-Centers: Paradigm CC-290 v6
-Surrounds: SVS prime bookshelf
-Surround back: SVS prime bookshelf
-Atmos (4x) : RSL C34E
-Subwoofer (2x): SVS PB-2000 pro
Other:
-Denon 6400h
-Minidsp 2x4 hd
-AC Infinity T8
-Sony UBP 700 4k player
-Harmony remote
-PS5
-Nintendo Switch
The room:
16'X13'X8' (1664 ft3)
Will be painted mostly with dark and matte paint.
I have a small space in the next room for my future AV rack (dont have one yet).
The walls and ceilings are going to be sound proof.
Walls are going to be staggered walls, mineral wool, sonopan panels, resilient channel, 5/8 gypse. (I was thinking of doubling the gypse and adding greenglue in between but not sure if its overkill)
Upgrade and questions
Video:
Currently i have a 65'' Oled tv which is not what you see in your typical dedicated home theater, however i am a big fan of OLED for the picture quality and a bit affraid to lose a lot of it by going with a projectors.
I know there are many great projectors with great picture quality but i dont have the budget to get one of these that could come close to a oled tv in term of picture quality.
However i am slowly getting more and more interested of getting a projector and a much bigger picture, so I plan to add the wires for it, just in case.
Budget for future projectors 3k , maybe 5k if there is a huge difference.
Audio:
Probably going to add a 3ch amplifier to the system to power the left, right and center speakers. (Monolith 3x 200w)
Sound treatment:
I have already some DIY sound absorbing panels 6X (2'x4') for sound treatment of the first reflection points, I might add some sound diffuser panel also and maybe a skyline diffuser in the back that i could DIY.
I was wondering if i should add any absorbing pannel behind the Left and Right towers even if they are 1 foot off the wall?
(I am no expert in term of sound treatment, i am just using the information i gathered along the years of research)
For the floor, since the room is in the basement, normally i would get laminate flooring with a big carpet under and in front of the sofa. However i was thinking of going with carpet only, some kind of cushion carpet.
Dont know if going carpet only would be best for sound quality.
Electricity:
Electricity is onw of the aspect that i am the most unsure about. Unsure about how i should split the equipment on each breaker to make sure everything has enough power.
From the little knowledge i got here how i see things:
-1 breaker for lighting and future projector
-1 breaker for receiver and electronics
-1 breaker for future amplifier and subwoofers
In there i heard it might be a good idea to put some 20A outlet also.
Those this sound about right?
Do you guys have any suggestion, ideas on how you would change things, any input would be great.
Sorry if this is a bit chaotic, i didnt know really how to formulate all this, first time asking for help on this topic.
Also sorry about any errors in my english it isnt my first language.
Thanks a lot!!
Mat-