cro55m
Novice Member
Hi All,
I've been racking my brains for a whilst as to what equipment to buy for a small cinema area I'm planning on having at the back of a games room. I then stumbled on this forum a few days ago and have spent the last couple of evenings reading countless threads and picking up lots of tips/ideas.
I'd really appreciate some advice from you guys as to what would work.
The whole internal space is 9.1m x 4.45m and I'm looking at a small cinema area, potentially pool table, retro games machine and gin bar with the mezz level being a sort of snug with bean bags for chilling/reading etc. Its also been designed so it could be a 1 bed self contained annex if required however no plans for that at anytime soon.
The cinema area is 3.8m x 2.6m. My initial thoughts are getting a 3 seater sofa across the 2.6m wall and then having a recessed screen which would come down from the ceiling. I've a friend with an Optoma UHD40 so would be happy with something along those lines.
One main concern for me is the room being so open and not having a wall behind where the screen comes down. I've lots of areas for speakers in the ceiling on the left, right and back wall but what's out there for speakers facing the front? Is there anything that could come down from the ceiling with the projector?
Before reading on this forum I hadn't once considered sound proofing, This area is away from the main part of the house so i'm not concerned about noise going to the rest of the house and the neighbors are approx 20 meters away.
I also have the option of converting our main lounge into a cinema room which is fully enclosed however i'd rather utilise this area if I can make it work.
I'm open to changing the area if required, but i've tried various layouts and this seems to work best. Another note is the ceilings are quite low at 2.15m, this was to give as much space above as possible
See pics below of how the room sits and also some high end plans I made on paint , I really appreciate any feedback
Thanks
Mike
I've been racking my brains for a whilst as to what equipment to buy for a small cinema area I'm planning on having at the back of a games room. I then stumbled on this forum a few days ago and have spent the last couple of evenings reading countless threads and picking up lots of tips/ideas.
I'd really appreciate some advice from you guys as to what would work.
The whole internal space is 9.1m x 4.45m and I'm looking at a small cinema area, potentially pool table, retro games machine and gin bar with the mezz level being a sort of snug with bean bags for chilling/reading etc. Its also been designed so it could be a 1 bed self contained annex if required however no plans for that at anytime soon.
The cinema area is 3.8m x 2.6m. My initial thoughts are getting a 3 seater sofa across the 2.6m wall and then having a recessed screen which would come down from the ceiling. I've a friend with an Optoma UHD40 so would be happy with something along those lines.
One main concern for me is the room being so open and not having a wall behind where the screen comes down. I've lots of areas for speakers in the ceiling on the left, right and back wall but what's out there for speakers facing the front? Is there anything that could come down from the ceiling with the projector?
Before reading on this forum I hadn't once considered sound proofing, This area is away from the main part of the house so i'm not concerned about noise going to the rest of the house and the neighbors are approx 20 meters away.
I also have the option of converting our main lounge into a cinema room which is fully enclosed however i'd rather utilise this area if I can make it work.
I'm open to changing the area if required, but i've tried various layouts and this seems to work best. Another note is the ceilings are quite low at 2.15m, this was to give as much space above as possible
See pics below of how the room sits and also some high end plans I made on paint , I really appreciate any feedback
Thanks
Mike