cybergambit
Established Member
- Joined
- Sep 2, 2013
- Messages
- 180
- Reaction score
- 22
- Points
- 90
Hi all,
My family spends most of our time in our kitchen/lounge and that’s where I have my daily viewing TV setup with TV, soundbar etc.
A separate front room (living room) was used for “chilling” out with an audio set up, record player, whiskey cabinet etc. but ended up being barely used. I wanted to make more use of the space and so initially thought of a dual use room by setting up a projector on one wall, a 130” motorised projector screen on the opposite wall (in front of window) and a 5.1/7.1 speaker setup (on stands so easily movable).
I have now decided to make it more of a theatre room but have a couple of things which I wanted an opinion on (please see drawing of room layout).
1. I have a large fireplace in the middle of the room - would this have a huge effect on the video/sound in the room and is there any suggestions on how to mitigate any issues? Would there be an alternative speaker placement to what I have I have in the drawing?
2. The room has a wooden floor but I’m considering putting a large wall to wall rug in to make it more “cosy” - does this also make a big difference to the video/sound in the room? Or not really?
3. I also have an awkward double door right in the middle of the side wall, which makes it difficult to position side surround speakers. What distance should I place seating from the 130” projector screen or should I position the sofa so that I can have directly side on speakers as a priority?
That’s my initial queries at the moment. Hoping I can get some great feedback/opinions and I plan to post some photos tomorrow to give a better idea. Thanks in advance all!
My family spends most of our time in our kitchen/lounge and that’s where I have my daily viewing TV setup with TV, soundbar etc.
A separate front room (living room) was used for “chilling” out with an audio set up, record player, whiskey cabinet etc. but ended up being barely used. I wanted to make more use of the space and so initially thought of a dual use room by setting up a projector on one wall, a 130” motorised projector screen on the opposite wall (in front of window) and a 5.1/7.1 speaker setup (on stands so easily movable).
I have now decided to make it more of a theatre room but have a couple of things which I wanted an opinion on (please see drawing of room layout).
1. I have a large fireplace in the middle of the room - would this have a huge effect on the video/sound in the room and is there any suggestions on how to mitigate any issues? Would there be an alternative speaker placement to what I have I have in the drawing?
2. The room has a wooden floor but I’m considering putting a large wall to wall rug in to make it more “cosy” - does this also make a big difference to the video/sound in the room? Or not really?
3. I also have an awkward double door right in the middle of the side wall, which makes it difficult to position side surround speakers. What distance should I place seating from the 130” projector screen or should I position the sofa so that I can have directly side on speakers as a priority?
That’s my initial queries at the moment. Hoping I can get some great feedback/opinions and I plan to post some photos tomorrow to give a better idea. Thanks in advance all!
Last edited: