Hi everyone,
I've been lurking about for quite some time, and it's about time for me to join the party! I'm going to be looking to put together my first HT set-up in the upcoming months, and I'm getting started on the research for speakers, subs, etc. However, I do have some initial questions.
First of all, I'll be looking at a 5.1 set-up, as my great room doesn't really have a layout that would easily accommodate 7.1 (and hey, it's my first HT... but I want to do it right). It's a pretty good-sized room; 10 ft. flat ceiling coming down to 8 ft. at a 45 deg. along the back of the house (so, not much slope to the ceiling at all relative to the rest of the room), main dining area off to the side, entry foyer, and doorways all around. I'll put a sketch together later; I need to re-measure some things first, but the entire room is roughly 20 x 20 x 10, with several walls, alcoves, etc. bringing the walls in/out in different places. However, the listening area itself will only be roughly 14.5' x 20' x 10' (i.e., ~ 2900 cubic ft), with three walls enclosing (and that 10' -> 8' drop running down the 20' length on the right side; left side is open).
Now, first question. Do I need to consider the entire room size when figuring out how much output I need, or do I only consider the listening area? It doesn't matter to me if I cannot hear surround effects when sitting at the dining table, for example; the actual seating area is important.
Thanks for any insight that you all can provide; it will be greatly appreciated!
Best regards,
Jeff
I've been lurking about for quite some time, and it's about time for me to join the party! I'm going to be looking to put together my first HT set-up in the upcoming months, and I'm getting started on the research for speakers, subs, etc. However, I do have some initial questions.
First of all, I'll be looking at a 5.1 set-up, as my great room doesn't really have a layout that would easily accommodate 7.1 (and hey, it's my first HT... but I want to do it right). It's a pretty good-sized room; 10 ft. flat ceiling coming down to 8 ft. at a 45 deg. along the back of the house (so, not much slope to the ceiling at all relative to the rest of the room), main dining area off to the side, entry foyer, and doorways all around. I'll put a sketch together later; I need to re-measure some things first, but the entire room is roughly 20 x 20 x 10, with several walls, alcoves, etc. bringing the walls in/out in different places. However, the listening area itself will only be roughly 14.5' x 20' x 10' (i.e., ~ 2900 cubic ft), with three walls enclosing (and that 10' -> 8' drop running down the 20' length on the right side; left side is open).
Now, first question. Do I need to consider the entire room size when figuring out how much output I need, or do I only consider the listening area? It doesn't matter to me if I cannot hear surround effects when sitting at the dining table, for example; the actual seating area is important.
Thanks for any insight that you all can provide; it will be greatly appreciated!
Best regards,
Jeff
