It has been many years since I posted on this forum. Back in 2013 I put on a huge addition to a house I no longer own and part of that addition included a very large, 12 seat dedicated theater: (Image photo shopped, obviously). Old thread was for the Living Hope Theater on AVS. I sold that...

I currently have a basement room that my home theater is setup in. I use it for primarily for movies but I do use it for music as well. The room size is 24'5"x 16'9" ceiling (all popcorn) is 7'5" and opens up to a hallway to the rest of the basement and stairs. My tv is on the long wall to one...

After moving into a new home in April, my wife and I found ourselves in the position of redoing our basement sooner rather than later, which includes putting in a new floor. For all intents and purposes, the basement is more or less going to be a dedicated home theater space, with the exception...

Hello all! I've begun the planning process for a new, small, basement build. I'm working with some fun challenges (impediments) that include low ceiling height in an 1880's house (

I'm in the process of furnishing the basement and would like to get electrical work done to mount the projector in the ceiling. * Two of my short-listed projectors are BENQ TK 850 and Epson HC 3800. * Both would require projectors to be mounted roughly around 17 ft to light-up a 175-inch...

Wax Trax! Theater - 7.2.4 Atmos Build The AVS Forum is an awesome community and I owe many thanks to you. I've lurked for quite a while, but finally have the opportunity to build my first home theater. I have many ideas, but I am very interested in gathering input from the community. I am...

Newbie here! To reduce sound from travelling to the upstairs from a basement, what are the priorities for sound reduction? That is, where should one put the money first? First...thanks for all the great threads and links! We have an unfinished basement. We plan to finish about 450 square feet...

Home is 2 months away from closing... I found this forum this week. I had all the prewiring done in ceiling for a 7.2. Basement is a walkout with lots of windows (see pictures). The layout is 37' x 17', ceiling is 9' and 1 foot deep. There are load bearing columns separating [*1]Screen area...

Hello all! Since this forum over the years has recommended me a Sony Wega 4:3 1080i CRT and three separate Panasonic plasma televisions over the course of the past decade and a half, I knew when I decided to get a projector that I'd have to come here :) I have been so happy with those purchases...

Basement Build - I get to have a projector finally!!! Original post: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi all - I am just embarking on my basement finish and I have the green light to build a small media room with projector. I am...

I'm looking for advice on a theater build in Los Angeles (nowhere near the fires, thankfully!). I'm a film/tv editor with a discerning eye (and ear) for quality, but am VERY new to the home theater enthusiast world, so forgive my ignorance on where to start! Our townhouse/condo is on the side...

Hey guys. Playing around with the idea of turning our unfinished basement into a theater. After doing some research, I think I should do a room within a room due to the fact of a bedroom above the basement. However, cost is more important than the overall effectiveness of the sound proofing...

Hello, I am looking for some general thoughts/advice from people on how I should handle the setup of our home theater downstairs. I'm looking to do a 7.1.4 setup in our basement but the left side of the theater area has a large open space which goes into the other portion of the basement and we...

Hi all, New to forums! Spent a bit of time reading and learning. Recently purchased the Epson 3700 (on sale for $1249 - pretty good deal at BBUY after black Friday). I have it mounted 13' from a 110' Elite fixed screen in my basement which was 4 windows and 2 of them not far from the screen. I...

Hello all, I've been doing a bunch of reading here and I've come up with what I think is a solid plan for my theatre room/recording studio. I just have a couple questions and would like some critique on my plan. I'm going to turn my currently unfinished basement into a recording studio and...

Hi everyone, I am starting to plan out the layout for my basement. I plan to make one room be a media/theater room, but am not sure where the best place for it would be. I attached the basement layout. The actual basement is slightly different. Highlighted area 1 has a water softener, and...

I need help with speaker placement. Here is my equipment list: Onkyo TX-NR646 receiver Klipsch R-26F (2) Fronts (1/2 price $175.00 each) Onkyo SKH-410 Dolby Atmos Up Firing Speakers (@ 1/2 price - $84.00 on a trip to Japan) Klipsch R-15M (2) Surrounds (1/2 price $125.00) Infinity CC1 Center...

I recently framed my basement with 2x4 studs on a 2x6 plate staggered 24OC (each side). What is the proper way to insulate? Are there any pictures? I don't think "weaving" is the preferred method. Should I use R19 23" and carve out peices or am I better off simply insulating each side with...

Friends I have high hopes for finding an ideal solution from AVS forums.. Please take some time to reply..I would greatly appreciate your response. Thanks you in advance. Need setup for: 7.2 setup Receiver: Denon AVRS910W 7.2-Channel Full 4K Ultra HD A/V Receiver with Bluetooth & Wi-Fi...

Five years ago, my wife and I did a fairly major renovation to our house in central Phoenix, AZ. Part of the renovation was to add a basement. Once we decided to add the basement, I knew that I wanted to dedicate part of it to a home theater. So we split the basement into two rooms - one for the...