Looking for some ideas on how best to heat my basement HT room in the winter. I do not have central/forced air heat.
I have looked at baseboard heat and in-wall fan heating units. The wall units sound better for more efficienct heating, but I cannot find a decent looking unit to fit into the roome aesthetics and the fan noise may be bothersome. Baseboard heat would be less obtrusivea and more quite, but not as efficient.

I am looking for some ideas/pics on what other cold-weather owners have used. Thanks for any help.

How about a Mr. Slim heat pump. Will also take care of your cooling needs. I've read here that they are pretty quiet.

You need to be aware that well soundproofed HT (air tight and insulated room) gets hot in the winter with all the equipment, projector and a bunch of friends gathered to watch a movie. I've read that some theaters actually need to run the AC in the winter and therefore require a unit designed for such use.

Have you considered a pellet stove? Those things pump out a lot of heat for a little $! I picked up one on craigslist for anout 20% of retail.

Looking for some ideas on how best to heat my basement HT room in the winter. I do not have central/forced air heat.
I have looked at baseboard heat and in-wall fan heating units. The wall units sound better for more efficienct heating, but I cannot find a decent looking unit to fit into the roome aesthetics and the fan noise may be bothersome. Baseboard heat would be less obtrusivea and more quite, but not as efficient.

I am looking for some ideas/pics on what other cold-weather owners have used. Thanks for any help.

I am going to assume that you have electric heat in your home? You did not clarify if you had a boiler system or not. If you had a boiler I would have recommended Runtal water coil heaters.

Ouellet makes a good forced air electric heater. They have units with quiet centrifugal fans.

In a small closed room, there is no reason why a baseboard heater can not efficiently heat a space.

In a small closed room, there is no reason why a baseboard heater can not efficiently heat a space.[/QUOTE]

I agree, a base board heater will be fine if you match it to the square footage of the room. I installed BB in a house I own in IL, and you couldn't crank 'em over half way. I was very impressed. Plus being in a closed room in a basement, they will be more efficient.

i opted for Cadet in-wall heaters..they look like a standard vent
Baseboards are more efficient, but I based my decision on looks

You can buy a space heater from lowes for 100 bucks that will heat your room just fine. Cooling it will be the problem. IMO

Thanks, for the responses.

Ha, yeah I realized I did not say what type of heat I already have. It is baseboard heat. I don't really get enough heat, for the cost, with the baseboard heat in there right now, so I was looking for something more efficient. My understanding is that the in-wall fan forced heaters are more efficient because they circulate the air/heat better than baseboards.