Home Theater Design Question

[Habsfan]

Good day all;

I am putting a small home theatre area in my basement development and
have the following questions. A bit of info first:

I have built in to our furnace room and area to house a 53" dlp and
all the stereo equipment. This is an interiro wall which will give me
access to go behind an make changes in the future. The room would be
open concept with two exterior walls around it. There will be a
fireplace on the side. The TV will sit flush with the wall.

I want to use all flush mounted speakers, is quality wise as good as a
bookshelf speaker?

Any insulation specifics for around the speakers?

Do they make center channel flush mounted spakers?

As this is a small area, am I better off putting the rear speakers in
the ceiling or in the wall directly behind my couch area?

What about this middle speakers is it ok to put them in the ceiling?

Should the center channel ideally go above the TV, or below the TV? I
have made a spot for both.

I plan on putting sound insulation in the ceiling and interior wall in
this area, is this good enough? Any other ideas?

I am going to run a speaker cable to the rear of the room for
buttkickers, are there any other cables besided speaker that I should
run now before drywall? Remember I have rear access to the TV/Stereo
area.

Any input you may have would be greatly appreciated. Want to make
sure I don't forget anything.

[Quentin Liedtke]

> I am going to run a speaker cable to the rear of the room for
> buttkickers, are there any other cables besided speaker that I should
> run now before drywall? Remember I have rear access to the TV/Stereo
> area.

If you're worried about not running enough cable, you could always run some
PVC or similar pipe from your TV or audio stack to different areas in your
room. That way you can always add whatever cable you need later. The other
nice thing that this gives you is the ability to swap out a wire if one goes
bad (unlikely but it gives you piece of mind).

Quentin.

[Ethan Winer]

Habs,

> There will be a fireplace on the side. <

Try to arrange things so the fireplace is not at any of the first reflection
points. Therefore, avoid putting it on a side wall near the front portion of
the room.

> I plan on putting sound insulation in the ceiling and interior wall in
this area, is this good enough? <

No, you also need acoustic treatment inside the room.

> Any other ideas? <

See the Acoustics FAQ, second in the list on my Articles page:

www.ethanwiner.com/articles.html

It explains all about acoustic treatment, first reflection points, and other
related issues.

--Ethan

[dg]

"Quentin Liedtke" <nospam@suckit.com> wrote in message
news:nCf2e.838643$Xk.517035@pd7tw3no...> If you're worried about not running
enough cable, you could always run some
> PVC or similar pipe from your TV or audio stack to different areas in your
> room. That way you can always add whatever cable you need later. The
> other nice thing that this gives you is the ability to swap out a wire if
> one goes bad (unlikely but it gives you piece of mind).

I agree 100%, run conduit. I would probably run the flexible plastic condit
because it is so easy to install.

--Dan