7 or 5 speakers


HT room dimensions are 14 by 22. I am seated about 16 feet from the screen. Should I use a 7 speaker setup with side speakewrs or is the 5 speaker setup good enough. What information is processed by the side speakers that I might miss? Also.... 12 inch Velodyne sub enough to pressurize the romm (I don't listen to rap, dance or any crap and it would ONLY be used in movie applications, not 2 channel).
homer
Homer, it sounds like you are all set for 7.1 except for the surround speakers. You can get excellent surround speakers at a moderate price by concentrating on high quality midrange and tweeters. Don't worry about the bass; it's not that important for movie surround speakers. Forget Bose speakers; they don't have any detail.

I would still recommend a second sub and put both in corners. Most HT that I have seen have a loose boomy bass that turns me off cold. Placing the subs in corners make them produce sound that you feel in your chest.
There`s an article in premier issue of Stereophile Ultimate AV (former Stereophile`s guide to home theater) - 5.1 or 7.1:How many channels do you need? Hope that will help. I personally prefer and use 7.1 now(had 5.1 before) and I like it.