I plan on being a regular to the board. This is my second home theater and this one is going to be much better.

Since I am new, I cannot post a picture.

We are putting the home theater in the basement area. There was old panneling on the wall which we took down. Behind the paneling was small studs that could hold drywall. I am trying to determine if I should go ahead and stud with 2x4 the entire room. That would cost more and take more time.

Also, should I stud the room out, should I put insulations between the studs for sound barrier or would it be easier to simply put some type of acoustical cloths on the walls?

Any help will be appreciated.

Stephen

New myself to the forum but I think you are going to find that there are several ways to approach your problem and most will really come down to the amount of time and/or cost you want to invest. The existing studs sound like they would work but you most likely would need to go the route of channel and clips to isolate the sheetrock from the studs to reduce sound transfer and vibration. You will also need to look at the possiblility of two layers of rock and green glue unless it is cost prohibitive. You will need to insulate also, maybe not so much for sound if you use the clips but if they are outside walls, for actual insulation purposes and climate control.

I am currently starting mine in a basement and have elected to go with the "room inside a room" approach as I have concrete walls that I need to frame along anyway. Basically, a free standing room inside my basement.

You may need to research wall type variations on green glue's site or quiet solutions site just to get an idea of what may work for you. They give you about a half a dozen variations and also give you an idea of how much the various constructions will reduce your sound transfer.

Good luck on you build.

Welcome to the forum.

Is sound isolation a concern?

How big is the room? What is it near (e.g. kids bedrooms that don't want to hear the theater or furnaces that you don't want to hear in it)? At a minimum insulate the room.

If you do some searches on this forum, you will find tons of information of how to build the walls of your theater.

Insulation won't do it soundproofing wise nor acoustically. which are by the way two very different things.
There is a ton of information here on sound proofing, read the Green Glue threads for one. search for that and isolation. there is a very long acoustic thread but also if you read some of the individual theater threads you will see both these issues [sound control and acoustics] addressed in different ways.

You could do double green glue on the studs you have with a waterproof insulation behind, or you could build out with studs and basically do the same. You will want to seal all openings in your room seams, elect outlets, light fixtures etc. dont' forget your HVAC, heating and plumbing if applicable for sound considerations.

Honestly your first task is to spend serious time reading all you can on here, weeks at a bare minimum.
There are SO many things to consider.