If you have to redo the whole floor, it might be a good time to experiment. Mike Lavigne (Siriusly, the room's the thing!) has a great room with woodfloor in the speaker area, and carpet in the rest of the room: the closest reproduction to a concert hall. Sounds pretty good... (of course, there's a lot of acoustic treatment as well in his room!).
You could try something like that first, and then add carpet to the speaker area and test the difference. Your room has nice dimensions! Good luck.
You could try something like that first, and then add carpet to the speaker area and test the difference. Your room has nice dimensions! Good luck.