I've been using these forums for a long time for guidance and ideas and finally decided to ask for help. I'm currently in the middle of my HT build and hit a crossroad as far as what to do. Started with a clean slate unfinished basement with 8' ceilings. I picked what I thought was the ideal spot for a 12 x 18 HT (which now I'm thinking is too tight). Began with a 1" foam barrier around the block and then 2x4 16oc stud walls with a 1" air gap between. After running all the wiring, electric, insulation and what not, followed up with two layers of 5/8 drywall. The main issue I'm dealing with is the soffit that was need to be made for duct work and the poor choice of lighting.
On a side note. I was deployed to Iraq during the planning, which an Uncle helped me with. This resulted in lack of theater lighting and overall lack luster design. The first set of pictures will show what I'm talking about. My main concern is that the soffit, while visually awkward, makes building the second row riser feel extremely cramped and the fact that doing a 7.2.4 system would require two left side speakers to be at 8' and the two right side to be at 6.5'.
Another option would be to scrap it and move to the other side of the basement where my current workshop and storage is located. The far wall would be roughly 11' wide at the screen and the walls step out to 13' in the rear, this would also allow me make the room deeper if needed as I can simply move the wall to the storage back. There still is duct work in the second location, but a soffit would cover it and IMO be a little be more visually appealing as it would follow the perimeter of the space and not cover 1/4 of the ceiling. In addition, I would like to build a false wall to hide the front speakers and build a stage, but I might have pigeon holed myself with the first layout.
I'm torn between the two and need to make a decision before moving further along. Any input and/or suggestions would be grateful.
On a side note. I was deployed to Iraq during the planning, which an Uncle helped me with. This resulted in lack of theater lighting and overall lack luster design. The first set of pictures will show what I'm talking about. My main concern is that the soffit, while visually awkward, makes building the second row riser feel extremely cramped and the fact that doing a 7.2.4 system would require two left side speakers to be at 8' and the two right side to be at 6.5'.
Another option would be to scrap it and move to the other side of the basement where my current workshop and storage is located. The far wall would be roughly 11' wide at the screen and the walls step out to 13' in the rear, this would also allow me make the room deeper if needed as I can simply move the wall to the storage back. There still is duct work in the second location, but a soffit would cover it and IMO be a little be more visually appealing as it would follow the perimeter of the space and not cover 1/4 of the ceiling. In addition, I would like to build a false wall to hide the front speakers and build a stage, but I might have pigeon holed myself with the first layout.
I'm torn between the two and need to make a decision before moving further along. Any input and/or suggestions would be grateful.
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