Flrnlamb,
The new room is only framed at this time. I designed the rest of the house specifically with things away from the dedicated room (HVAC unit, main floor sleeping area, etc.). I hope that will take care of any extraneous noise from outside of the room. The room is 16' X 26" rectangular with concrete foundation walls around three sides. All the walls are currently framed and insulated. I need only to run all the wires and finish floor and ceiling. There will also be some ceiling bulkheads to deal with as I need to cover an I-beam and some duct work. I'm planning to have the system setup along the 16' front wall and building two short walls parallel to the 16' front wall back about 18' to create right angles to mount bipolar surrounds behind the listening sweet spot. Beyond the two short walls will be a small music area with a few guitars from my past when I used to play. The room is not huge but it will suffice as a get away for some much needed relaxation. As far as number of seats it will be minimal. I learned a few things from my current room in the old house (we move in one week). One think I will do for sure is use carpet but make sure all speaker and subwoofer floor spikes are adjusted to meet the concrete floor underneath. I guess I'm looking for experiences with wiring ideas and acoustic treatments for the room, walls, and ceiling. I will check out the information links provided by this thread so far and hope for the best. Thanks for all the responses to this point. Len
The new room is only framed at this time. I designed the rest of the house specifically with things away from the dedicated room (HVAC unit, main floor sleeping area, etc.). I hope that will take care of any extraneous noise from outside of the room. The room is 16' X 26" rectangular with concrete foundation walls around three sides. All the walls are currently framed and insulated. I need only to run all the wires and finish floor and ceiling. There will also be some ceiling bulkheads to deal with as I need to cover an I-beam and some duct work. I'm planning to have the system setup along the 16' front wall and building two short walls parallel to the 16' front wall back about 18' to create right angles to mount bipolar surrounds behind the listening sweet spot. Beyond the two short walls will be a small music area with a few guitars from my past when I used to play. The room is not huge but it will suffice as a get away for some much needed relaxation. As far as number of seats it will be minimal. I learned a few things from my current room in the old house (we move in one week). One think I will do for sure is use carpet but make sure all speaker and subwoofer floor spikes are adjusted to meet the concrete floor underneath. I guess I'm looking for experiences with wiring ideas and acoustic treatments for the room, walls, and ceiling. I will check out the information links provided by this thread so far and hope for the best. Thanks for all the responses to this point. Len