Attached I have three sketchs of possible layouts of my room. I wanted to get some insight to see what you guys may think is the best setup for HT application.

Just a few things about each sketch:

#1

+ closest to the way I have it now, and easiest to do with out moving much furniture
+ will not need two TV's
- cannot have my 7.1 setup because of lack of depth
- more of an open area

#2

+ can have 7.1 setup
+ setup is more of a confined space
- will need seperate TV for bed
- not a lot of width; side surrounds will only be 1-1/2 ft from ear

#3

+ can have 7.1 setup
+ more confined space
- will need seperate TV for bed

I know this is not a dedicated room, but any constructive criticism is greatly appreciated to help my build.

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No way to have the permanent shelving somewhere else and use the bottom left portion of the room for the HT? I don't see the shelving shown in the initial sketch.

Regardless, layout 1 would be the least desirable IMO.

Bryan

No way to have the permanent shelving somewhere else and use the bottom left portion of the room for the HT? I don't see the shelving shown in the initial sketch.

Regardless, layout 1 would be the least desirable IMO.

Bryan

Unfortunately, there is no way to to move the shelving. It is only about 2-1/2 to 3 ft high, so I could mount the TV above that, but would make it difficult to use tower speaker because it comes out about 1-1/2 ft from the wall.

I know layout 1 is not my first choice, but setting up anywhere else would require a pretty long run of my HDMI cable, and I have heard that 1.3a should not be run more than 9 meters. To set up my TV in layout 2 or 3 would require a run of about forty feet. Is this true? I have a PS3 and and TrueHD receiver and do not want to lose getting the true digital sound.

It's a little tough to tell from the drawing, but it looks like you'd have the longest length dimension in setup #4. It's between #3 and #4 to me, and I'm leaning toward #4 because of that.

Frank

I like the last one the best.

I vote #3, I don't think you want the bed so close to the workshop door, where you will be in and out with tools, wood, etc.

And I would ditch the 7.1 idea and go with a 5.1. Many high-end theaters are just 5.1 and they sound amazing, proper design and equipment is more important than # of speakers.

Thanks a lot for the answers guys. The last drawing is actually the one I like the best, but I am having some doubts about it. You can see that I want to have my AV rack by the steps which would require a run of about 40 feet for the HDMI cable. I have been searching this site and seems that everyone thinks you should not have a run longer than about 25 feet. Could anyone maybe help clarify this for me, I will be running 1080P and TrueHD sound.