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Audio room dimensions

I have and area in my basement where I'm going to build my audio room and have a couple of options. The easiest by far is to build the room to 12'9" by about 16' perhaps a few inches less on the 16. Or, 12'9" by about 19'. The latter will require I do some serious surgery to the area at the bottom of the stairs where the door at the bottom of the basement is. My question is: will the smaller room seriously compromise the sound vs. the larger room? The finished ceiling height will be about 7'. Thanks.
cosmic_void
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noble100
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I just found out about a company that could probably help you: Auralex at www.truesoundcontrol.com. They offer free room analysis and recommendations (existing and unconstructed)as well as products. I'm going to give them a try. Good luck.
bdgregory
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my stereo room is ~ 20' x 12'. I've lived in several different houses, and tried many rooms, this one is the best acoustically that I've had. You'll want that extra 3 ft so your chair doesn't need to be against the wall, and you have room to pull the speakers out into the room as Jafox says. Mine are 3 ft out from the wall, and my chair is 3 ft in from the back wall - which is what works best for me.
homer
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My room is in the basement as well and close to the dimensions you have, 14x20x7. The one thing I really really wish for (in the next house..) is a higher CEILING. While movies sound a-ok, seeing that Hollywood has no clue how to mix a soundtrack, audio feels a bit constrained. Still good, but could be a more open sound with higher ceilings.
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