In the new house we are moving into, we have a two story family room. The pics are from a similar house being built. The difference between these pics and our house is that there will be an extra opening where I marked it with red between the family room and an adjacent room. This mean there is...

Our Family Room/Theater I finally have the OK to build a home theater in our family room. I have a bunch of limitations, so I'd love a sanity check. The room is 17'6" by 17'5" with a 6ft doorway into the dining room. I can't put doors there, but I am permitted "barn doors" to close it off...

Hi All, I am new to the forum and starting my first real HT setup. I currently have a 5.1 Onkyo HTIB setup and looking to upgrade to a Klipsch/Pioneer setup. I wanted to get your advice on configuring our den/family room. This will be a shared room for the adults and toddler. We watch...

I am looking to install some in-wall/in-ceiling speakers to get a nicer sound and better look over the setup that came with my Onkyo HT-S6500. This is a brand new house that is already completed construction, and the room it's going in is a huge family room with no walls to the one side, a...

Dear Audio Experts, I am moving to a new house where I want to do the following: 1. For my TV installed on top of the fire place in family room - I want to have 5.1 or 7.1 channel sound experience, the family room size is 21 x 15 feet with volume ceiling and is open to the kitchen. Which...

Time to get going with my first floor setup. Requirements include in-ceiling speakers and above fireplace hanging of the display panel. The third floor is for a dedicated HT, but for now I am on my primary family room. Construction notes of interest: I have a basement to access all underfloor...

HI everyone. I've been reading the AVS forum for a while looking for inspiration and advises... Now it's my turn to give back. Hopefully it will help someone somewhere. I moved in my new house a year ago, we had a little budget for our media room. I bought all the gears/parts within a 6 months...

We're in the process of buying a new house and I'm trying to determine how best to arrange the HT equipment we have. In typical corporate fashion, I'll outline my situation in bullet points: Questions: How deep does a mantel need to be to act as an appropriate heat guard for the plasma? How...

Updated 1/5/14 I thought I'd share my current setup with everyone, knowing that it is nothing compared to many of the systems I see on here. I'm happy with it though, and I'm always looking for criticisms and ideas for improvement. The shutters were open to take these pictures but even in the...