In the last Home Theater Architect article in SGHT, Russ Herschelmann was describing how to build a basement home theater. In regard to the floor he said to use a floating membrane. Does this mean just a membrane or a membrane beneath the floating wood floor? In the case where it is just a membrane, what is this membrane made out of? How much subwoofer vibration would be transmitted to the viewer? As much as a wood floating subfloor?
I'm about to build an inexpensive home theater in my basement. Do those terms go together? Ceiling height is at a premium as I would like to build a riser for the second row high enough so the second row can view the screen without head obstruction from the first row. I also would not like to compromise too much on subwoofer vibration transmission. Many of my friends are over six foot tall, one is 6'7". I would like them not to hurt themselves in my theater.
The existing basement ceiling height is 7'6".
I'm about to build an inexpensive home theater in my basement. Do those terms go together? Ceiling height is at a premium as I would like to build a riser for the second row high enough so the second row can view the screen without head obstruction from the first row. I also would not like to compromise too much on subwoofer vibration transmission. Many of my friends are over six foot tall, one is 6'7". I would like them not to hurt themselves in my theater.
The existing basement ceiling height is 7'6".