Speaker Positioning, Opinions Pls

[Hetfield]

That just plain sucks. I just replaced mine last year. It's nice and quiet now, but the old one was pretty loud. Didn't help that the compressor outside is on the other side of the wall, directly behind my tv...

The new unit solved my problem, but that's only something you do when it's time to replace. I got almost 20 years out of the old one.

We replaced the AC and heater about 4 years ago but the return vent is just so loud and annoying. I don't know what to do but move and make sure they is a good room for the HT. Thanks again for the info

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[William Lemmerhirt]

Wow I wish I was smart enough to even know how to do that! Yeah I just go by sight and what I hear. They I second guess because, well, I am crazy!

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That's why I like the pointer. Even though I'm crazy, at least I'm consistent! My cabs are square so I just use the sides and bottom(surround).

 

[Hetfield]

Honestly I wish I were smart enough to understand a quarter of what Gene knows and to be honest most of The people on these forums. I know the basics, a lot goes way over my head.

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[William Lemmerhirt]

Honestly I wish I were smart enough to understand a quarter of what Gene knows and to be honest most of The people on these forums. I know the basics, a lot goes way over my head.

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I feel the same way sometimes. I wish I had the wisdom to have gone to get the smarts. In other words I wish I would have invested in education.

 

[Hetfield]

I feel the same way sometimes. I wish I had the wisdom to have gone to get the smarts. In other words I wish I would have invested in education.

Yeah I hear that exactly. As I've said before if I didn't have a CDL and know how to do road repair work I'd be living in a van down by the river.

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[herbu]

The HVAC return vent is in the room where the HT is and it's sooooo loud.

I found that a lot of the noise is from the filter.

We have a high efficiency filter at the unit in the basement. It's kinda expensive at ~$100. To extend its life, I added a washable, very inefficient filter at the return in the great room, (w/ the HT). I figured the washable inefficient filter would catch the big stuff, not add much pressure, and give some extra months between replacement of the good filter in the basement.

It worked just like I thought. BUT, it was fairly loud when the system came on. And as the washable filter got dirty, it got louder. In fact, the level of its noise when I reared back for a nap was my indicator when to clean it. We did actually have to increase the HT volume at normal to softer listening levels.

Eventually it became enough of a distraction that I just took out the washable filter and only use the good one at the unit. Short of installing a filter at the unit, I suggest cleaning/changing the filter in your HT-room return. It will make a difference.

 

[Hetfield]

I found that a lot of the noise is from the filter.

We have a high efficiency filter at the unit in the basement. It's kinda expensive at ~$100. To extend its life, I added a washable, very inefficient filter at the return in the great room, (w/ the HT). I figured the washable inefficient filter would catch the big stuff, not add much pressure, and give some extra months between replacement of the good filter in the basement.

It worked just like I thought. BUT, it was fairly loud when the system came on. And as the washable filter got dirty, it got louder. In fact, the level of its noise when I reared back for a nap was my indicator when to clean it. We did actually have to increase the HT volume at normal to softer listening levels.

Eventually it became enough of a distraction that I just took out the washable filter and only use the good one at the unit. Short of installing a filter at the unit, I suggest cleaning/changing the filter in your HT-room return. It will make a difference.

I think that you are in to the answer because it wasn't always this loud. I'll change out the filter to see if that makes a difference and clean the heck out of it. I'll see if those make a difference. I'll call my HVAC guy, he's a actually a friend of mine. I'll call him today and see what he says. Thanks for the help.

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[KEW]

Hey just as a side question. Are basements, finished basements ideal or not ideal for home theaters? See we are looking at houses finally, I told her she can have anything she wants in this house, anything, I just need a good room for my HT. That's honestly all I care about. We have seen some finished basements. What should I be looking at for a decent HT room in general and then basements? Thanks for any further help.

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Good luck finding the perfect room. Because we often end up with some form of compromise, often building a wall as a sound barrier ends up being one of the best options for a basement. Here are some options for building a wall that transmits lees sound than is typical:

https://www.soundisolationcompany.com/education/soundproofing-101-3/best-wall-soundproofing/

BTW, I have not used the products being discussed via this link. They look good, but I would find some other forum that discusses building your own home recording studio to get recommendations before deciding the best option.