What room dimensions are best for HT
I'm looking into building a log home in the next few years. I will have a 2 or 3 car garage added to the side with a room built above it. What would the ideal HT room be. Length, width, height, or anything else you could think of.
I'm actually going to design the room around a home theater so I can do whatever I want with it. It's going to be at least 7.1, (or more if some new technology is out by the time I start building) so keep that in mind.
I'll probably be using pretty much the same setup that's in my sig. Well at least the same sub. There's no telling what I'll really have by then, but I'm sure the ultra will stay.
I'm actually going to design the room around a home theater so I can do whatever I want with it. It's going to be at least 7.1, (or more if some new technology is out by the time I start building) so keep that in mind.
I'll probably be using pretty much the same setup that's in my sig. Well at least the same sub. There's no telling what I'll really have by then, but I'm sure the ultra will stay.
Denon 1909, want to upgrade for pre outs
Fronts-polk RTi A5
center-polk CSi A4
Sides Polk FXi A6
rears- polk rm8's
sub-SVS pb-13 ultra
Blue ray-ps3
Panasonic plasma 50 inch
Buttkicker(don't use or need it anymore since getting the Ultra)
Fronts-polk RTi A5
center-polk CSi A4
Sides Polk FXi A6
rears- polk rm8's
sub-SVS pb-13 ultra
Blue ray-ps3
Panasonic plasma 50 inch
Buttkicker(don't use or need it anymore since getting the Ultra)
Post edited by bevo on
Comments
-
I have found this article verify informative.
From George Cardas (yes that Cardas)
Once you have your room designed yo might want to run this accoustic anylsis...Alot easier to actually PLAN where you place panels vs having to put them in front of wdws ect..
http://www.atsacoustics.com/page--Free-Online-Room-Acoustics-Analysis--ora.html
Enjoy your 'new' log home.
-
It's going to be at least 7.1, (or more if some new technology is out by the time I start building) so keep that in mind.
The new technology is already here.;) With Dolby Pro-logicIIz and Audyssey DSX, you can now have both front height and width channels. Height channels are placed near the ceiling, directly above your front L/R, and the width channels are placed in front on the left and right, but spaced farther apart than the normal front L/R.The nirvana inducer-
APC H10 Power Conditioner
Marantz UD5005 universal player
Parasound Halo P5 preamp
Parasound HCA-1200II power amp
PolkAudio LSi9's/PolkAudio SDA 2A's/PolkAudio Monitor 7A's
Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's -
comfortablycurt wrote: »The new technology is already here.;) With Dolby Pro-logicIIz and Audyssey DSX, you can now have both front height and width channels. Height channels are placed near the ceiling, directly above your front L/R, and the width channels are placed in front on the left and right, but spaced farther apart than the normal front L/R.
so that makes it what 11.1??/ dang -
so that makes it what 11.1??/ dang
Yep. The only AVR I know of that currently supports them both, is the Onkyo TX-NR807, which just came out recently.
http://www.us.onkyo.com/model.cfm?m=TX-NR807&class=Receiver&p=i
It's also got dual subwoofer outputs, making it 11.2!The nirvana inducer-
APC H10 Power Conditioner
Marantz UD5005 universal player
Parasound Halo P5 preamp
Parasound HCA-1200II power amp
PolkAudio LSi9's/PolkAudio SDA 2A's/PolkAudio Monitor 7A's
Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's -
I'm actually going to design the room around a home theater so I can do whatever I want with it.
That is a dream of mine. One thing I would suggest is make it acoustically isolated so no boom boom car can intrude into the room, and no sound can escape from the room.Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes
Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables
Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
Three 20 amp circuits. -
I have found this article verify informative.
From George Cardas (yes that Cardas)
Once you have your room designed yo might want to run this accoustic anylsis...Alot easier to actually PLAN where you place panels vs having to put them in front of wdws ect..
http://www.atsacoustics.com/page--Free-Online-Room-Acoustics-Analysis--ora.html
Enjoy your 'new' log home.
I didn't listen to the first part and read on ahead and my head did infact explode lol.Living Room Rig:D
Rotel RSP-1069/Rotel RMB-1095/Rotel-1072/Polk lsI15's W/modded xoverW/DBsubs/Polk LsiC/lsI7's/Klipsch sub-12"the weak link"/DLP Mitsubishi 65"
Xbox360/PS3/WII
M.Br. setup:)
Emotiva MMC-1/Rotel RMB-1075/Polk BlackStone TL350's/Velodyne SPL1000/Samsung 51" Plasma
Computer Rig:
Rotel RB1050/Tannoy DC4's/Klipsch RW-10d/ImodIpod/HK AVR230 for now....
Headphones-Ultrasone-HFI780's w/LittleDot MK Vamp Portables Panasonic HJE-900's -
My room is 14x22 and is fully sealed, nothing escapes. See showcase for details.Shoot the jumper.....................BALLIN.............!!!!!
Home Theater Pics in the Showcase :cool:
http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showcase/view.php?userid=73580 -
My room is 14x22 and is fully sealed, nothing escapes. See showcase for details.
I checked out your pictures, and the room looks great. Hopefully I can pull something like that off. It's funny how that huge screen makes those speakers look kinda small. My csi a4 looks huge over my 50 inch plasma, and I think your center is a good bit bigger then the a4.
I really have no idea what to do with my room though. I still have plenty of time to think about it though, and unlike most of my HT purchases I'm going to research this and make sure it's done right.Denon 1909, want to upgrade for pre outs
Fronts-polk RTi A5
center-polk CSi A4
Sides Polk FXi A6
rears- polk rm8's
sub-SVS pb-13 ultra
Blue ray-ps3
Panasonic plasma 50 inch
Buttkicker(don't use or need it anymore since getting the Ultra)
