Need some help designing home theater in Malibu

Theme is confy,, traditional theater.. the roof is vaulted.. all the components are going into the cab we are building right when you open the door.. there are windows that will be covered during daytime/ most of the time..

jvc projector? fixed panamorph lens, 2.35 screen 120 " or so

SPEAKERS? amp ATI AT3005 5CH 300W/CH AMPLIFIER yamaha aventage for 5.1 preout

Problem is-- look at the pictures.. i can't build too deep of soundstage-- i only have 16" before it extends into the windows..-- some of my sketches are crude and look as if there is only 2 inches...

So do i Do inwalls -- atlantic technology? or freestanding 8200 thx series ... i think those are 14" deep.. I am hiring a carpenter to wrap the towers if i choose them and have the center also enclosed with the screen inlayed?

the rears i don't have a clue.-- vaulted ceiling with no attic

HELP? subwoofers-- thinking the atlantic tech corner subs-- then ill have the left front, right front built into the wood 2 feet above the subs? -- no bass traps cause of the window on the left.. Curtains to cover the windows-- maybe inlays motorized or a motorized rod curtain style?

How high should i make my rear stage-- and how long 6 feet good for reclining chairs? the customer wants a lazy couch , im not sure if it should go in the front or back>

All these questions-- Its my first big theater-- ive worked with designers in the past and hated it.. want to give it a shot by myself and the carpenter ..















Thanks,,
kevin graehl
kevingraehl@gmail.com

yes i know about the middle atlantic pull outs but overlooked this credenza model..

I'll see if she will let me false over one of the window panes --- there is eventually a slider-- she wants the room to be open if she wants.. who knows.. i might build a 2x2 false floating wall with linacoustic treatment?

when shoving tower / cabinet speakers into woodwork do i need to make sure they don't have rear firing ports? Good suggestions for speakers for my ati amp? Nothing has been purchased... the budget it 30k for equipment

are you saying they are bad in this situation.? Should i ditch them and false wall it?... she kinda wants to keep them.. but otherwise she (client) is super easy to work with and trusts me-- i want to do it right..

send me an email to kevingraehl@gmail.com i'll pay you for design..

windows are getting a false wall.. 2 middle atlantic racks on either side of the screen-- to be exposed or covered by fabric doors? so the stage is 24 deep ..
all measurements are accurate ..

I'm going to have dennis do a sound check.. but any design ideas would be helpful

here is a link to the google sketchup file.. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=BX8CSUHB

It was all me.. It's my idea of a theater.. The customer hasn't seen it yet...

Send me some ideas of your vaulted ceiling... Kevingraehl@gmail.com

I am going to have Dennis do the design,, Just need to get back with the client on seating- and to make sure she is ok with covering the windows

i have no other space for the race-- unless i put it into the cab. there are no attics.. or rooms nearby that i can put racks into..

If i was to build out the rear wall 24" and put in nice rears/ woofers then i would loose too much depth. the L couch was just for visual.. prob some seating like this--- the center leg rest moves out like a coffee table...

I would use hinges and have the whole panel open showing the components-- ? or i can put the components in the snack bar to the right-- it is 8 foot long i think-- i can make it what ever-- middle Atlantic

new seating... should i make the seating not as wide and keep a space on the left of the room to make the screen viewing symmetrical? She likes these chairs.... http://fortresseating.com/livegallery/?p=12