Welcome. You are in the best place and position. You are new to the hobby and aren't biased or prejudiced by other's viewpoints. Since you apparently are redesigning your room for media and critical listening. Both, so, lets not forget that point, take the time to make sure your room is electrically wired adequately now so that when you improve or upgrade equipment (which you will be doing), you don't have to run new cables or electric outlets.
When the walls are down, it is better and easier to run cables before finished work is accomplished. Since you aren't yet the king of the audiophile world with separate amps, pre-amps, etc. I recommend running three separate sets (1 set equal two outlets) of outlets back to the circuit breaker panel. The first set of outlets (two) will be dedicated for your home theater system. The equipment would be all connected to a power source/conditioner, such as a monster unit. It allows you to plug all of your home theater equipment into the same unit, which runs back to the panel. The second and third set of outlets are dedicated solely to your music system. amps are plugged into one set of outlets and and remaining parts of your audio system are plugged into a power conditioner/outlet source. This will vitually eliminate any ground loop problems. This is the easiest thing to do before you complete your room. Again, it is better to do this before the walls are up. Also, run any needed cables for your theater system in the walls.
Next, before buying any audio or home theater equipment, please do yourself a favor and take the time to go to as many dealers/stores as you can and audition equipment and listen to your favorite music as you can. Go to friends homes and to audio/home theater shows to get a good idea whats out there, the complexity and the cost. Read decent audio and home theater magazines to learn criteria, system integration and costs. Don't be afraid to ask questions and most importantly, don't let anyone, dealers, sales people or friends/acquantences, etc. talk you into buying anything that you aren't familiar with. once the electical/cable wiring is done, set up your room with your existing equipment and enjoy it as-is for awhile. Then slowly, piece by piece replace or upgrade as needed, until you are where you want to be. it is easy for anyone to recommend equipment to you, but it is much better for you to go with your signifiant other or friends and audition/ask questions, view home theater systems in as many stores/dealerships or audio/home theater shows as you can. not only is this worthwile and extremely informative, it is also fun.
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When the walls are down, it is better and easier to run cables before finished work is accomplished. Since you aren't yet the king of the audiophile world with separate amps, pre-amps, etc. I recommend running three separate sets (1 set equal two outlets) of outlets back to the circuit breaker panel. The first set of outlets (two) will be dedicated for your home theater system. The equipment would be all connected to a power source/conditioner, such as a monster unit. It allows you to plug all of your home theater equipment into the same unit, which runs back to the panel. The second and third set of outlets are dedicated solely to your music system. amps are plugged into one set of outlets and and remaining parts of your audio system are plugged into a power conditioner/outlet source. This will vitually eliminate any ground loop problems. This is the easiest thing to do before you complete your room. Again, it is better to do this before the walls are up. Also, run any needed cables for your theater system in the walls.
Next, before buying any audio or home theater equipment, please do yourself a favor and take the time to go to as many dealers/stores as you can and audition equipment and listen to your favorite music as you can. Go to friends homes and to audio/home theater shows to get a good idea whats out there, the complexity and the cost. Read decent audio and home theater magazines to learn criteria, system integration and costs. Don't be afraid to ask questions and most importantly, don't let anyone, dealers, sales people or friends/acquantences, etc. talk you into buying anything that you aren't familiar with. once the electical/cable wiring is done, set up your room with your existing equipment and enjoy it as-is for awhile. Then slowly, piece by piece replace or upgrade as needed, until you are where you want to be. it is easy for anyone to recommend equipment to you, but it is much better for you to go with your signifiant other or friends and audition/ask questions, view home theater systems in as many stores/dealerships or audio/home theater shows as you can. not only is this worthwile and extremely informative, it is also fun.
enjoy