Surround sound advice please

I'm going to try and use ANSI to show how my finished basement area
looks like where my HDTV and surround sound system will go:

__________________________________________
front of basement with built in entertainment center
----------------------------HDTV------------------------------------

|||| 10 feet between TV and back of sofa | wall of
stairs
|||| 12 foot wide area |
which lead to
============================== | main floor of
====| |
house
| 10 foot wide area |
half |
|
bath | |
|
|
====|



Hopefully the graphics posts well.

I know that 2 speakers go behind the sofa. woofer underneath TV. 2
more speakers next to the tv. where do the other 2 speakers go in a
7.1 system?

and is my layout a decent layout for a home theater system?

Cognitive Distortion wrote:
I'm going to try and use ANSI to show how my finished basement area
looks like where my HDTV and surround sound system will go:

__________________________________________
front of basement with built in entertainment center
----------------------------HDTV------------------------------------

|||| 10 feet between TV and back of sofa | wall of
stairs
|||| 12 foot wide area |
which lead to
============================== | main floor of
====| |
house
| 10 foot wide area |
half |
|
bath | |
|
|
====|



Hopefully the graphics posts well.

I know that 2 speakers go behind the sofa. woofer underneath TV. 2
more speakers next to the tv. where do the other 2 speakers go in a
7.1 system?

and is my layout a decent layout for a home theater system?

You might want to start he

http://www.dolby.com/consumer/home_entertainment/roomlayout.html

Matthew

--
"All you need to start an asylum is an empty room and the right kind of
people". Alexander Bullock ("My Man Godfrey" 1936):

ok that graphics stinks but here's what it's supposed to look like:

front of basement has a built in entertainment center.
tv will be in the center.
house stairs on the right.
to the left is a 10 foot long recessed area between entertainment
center and half bath.
from recessed area wall to stairs' wall is 12 feet.
sectional sofa will go in this 10x12 section.

will be viewing at about 7-8 feet away.

is this a good setup for a home theatre? i'll have to put the speakers
on the stairs wall and the wall at the recessed area? so those
speakers are 12 feet apart is that good?

if i put the speakers behind the sofa then i can put one on the half
bath wall and the stairs wall and that's 10 feet apart. which is
better?

On Nov 19, 1:39 pm, "Matthew L. Martin" wrote:
Cognitive Distortion wrote:
I'm going to try and use ANSI to show how my finished basement area
looks like where my HDTV and surround sound system will go:

__________________________________________
front of basement with built in entertainment center
----------------------------HDTV------------------------------------

|||| 10 feet between TV and back of sofa | wall of
stairs
|||| 12 foot wide area |
which lead to
============================== | main floor of
====| |
house
| 10 foot wide area |
half |
|
bath | |
|
|
====|

Hopefully the graphics posts well.

I know that 2 speakers go behind the sofa. woofer underneath TV. 2
more speakers next to the tv. where do the other 2 speakers go in a
7.1 system?

and is my layout a decent layout for a home theater system?

You might want to start he

http://www.dolby.com/consumer/home_entertainment/roomlayout.html

Matthew

--
"All you need to start an asylum is an empty room and the right kind of
people". Alexander Bullock ("My Man Godfrey" 1936):- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Michael, again, thanks man! That's perfect. It looks like they even
have a sectional type displayed in the setup.

OK, those left/right back and surround speakers, can they be on
pedestals?

Cognitive Distortion wrote:
On Nov 19, 1:39 pm, "Matthew L. Martin" wrote:
Cognitive Distortion wrote:
I'm going to try and use ANSI to show how my finished basement area
looks like where my HDTV and surround sound system will go:
__________________________________________
front of basement with built in entertainment center
----------------------------HDTV------------------------------------
|||| 10 feet between TV and back of sofa | wall of
stairs
|||| 12 foot wide area |
which lead to
============================== | main floor of
====| |
house
| 10 foot wide area |
half |
|
bath | |
|
|
====|
Hopefully the graphics posts well.
I know that 2 speakers go behind the sofa. woofer underneath TV. 2
more speakers next to the tv. where do the other 2 speakers go in a
7.1 system?
and is my layout a decent layout for a home theater system?
You might want to start he

http://www.dolby.com/consumer/home_entertainment/roomlayout.html

Matthew

--
"All you need to start an asylum is an empty room and the right kind of
people". Alexander Bullock ("My Man Godfrey" 1936):- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Michael, again, thanks man! That's perfect. It looks like they even
have a sectional type displayed in the setup.

OK, those left/right back and surround speakers, can they be on
pedestals?

Yes, but stability of pedestals can be an issue if you small children or
pets.

Matthew

--
"All you need to start an asylum is an empty room and the right kind of
people". Alexander Bullock ("My Man Godfrey" 1936):

On Nov 19, 2:01 pm, Cognitive Distortion wrote:
On Nov 19, 1:39 pm, "Matthew L. Martin" wrote:



Cognitive Distortion wrote:
I'm going to try and use ANSI to show how my finished basement area
looks like where my HDTV and surround sound system will go:

__________________________________________
front of basement with built in entertainment center
----------------------------HDTV------------------------------------

|||| 10 feet between TV and back of sofa | wall of
stairs
|||| 12 foot wide area |
which lead to
============================== | main floor of
====| |
house
| 10 foot wide area |
half |
|
bath | |
|
|
====|

Hopefully the graphics posts well.

I know that 2 speakers go behind the sofa. woofer underneath TV. 2
more speakers next to the tv. where do the other 2 speakers go in a
7.1 system?

and is my layout a decent layout for a home theater system?

You might want to start he

http://www.dolby.com/consumer/home_entertainment/roomlayout.html

Matthew

--
"All you need to start an asylum is an empty room and the right kind of
people". Alexander Bullock ("My Man Godfrey" 1936):- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Michael, again, thanks man! That's perfect. It looks like they even
have a sectional type displayed in the setup.

OK, those left/right back and surround speakers, can they be on
pedestals?

All speakers should be around ear level. The front speakers do better
placed near the level of the screen, and the rear (both sets of rear
surround speakers) do well at or above ear level. So pedestals is a
good idea for those. Wall mounting is useful sometimes (though not
always practical) and ceiling mounting is acceptable provided you can
direct the speakers toward the seating/viewing area(s).

Satellite speaker stands, that's it! Yes we have a small child and 2
cats but that's not too much of an issue. We do have a drop down
ceiling in the basement so I could always put the speakers up there
somehow.

Thanks again!

Cognitive Distortion wrote:
Satellite speaker stands, that's it! Yes we have a small child and 2
cats but that's not too much of an issue. We do have a drop down
ceiling in the basement so I could always put the speakers up there
somehow.

Thanks again!

Try hanging the speakers from the ceiling, against the side and back
walls, about 1 meter above ear level. If that works (and it should), you
don't have to buy pedestals.

Matthew

--
"All you need to start an asylum is an empty room and the right kind of
people". Alexander Bullock ("My Man Godfrey" 1936):

Here is my room layout: http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/315/basementlk8.gif

The rear speakers will be mounted on the drop ceiling or on pedestals.

The only issue is the left rear speakers, they will be on top of
whomever is sitting there. The sofa is going to be a tight fit in that
corner, I could probably move it away from the corner about 1 foot.

What do you think about this setup? I don't have much choice.

"Cognitive Distortion" wrote in message
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Here is my room layout:
http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/315/basementlk8.gif

The rear speakers will be mounted on the drop ceiling or on pedestals.

The only issue is the left rear speakers, they will be on top of
whomever is sitting there. The sofa is going to be a tight fit in that
corner, I could probably move it away from the corner about 1 foot.

What do you think about this setup? I don't have much choice.

I wish I had a room like that. Even in the room I have (built on slab) I
cannot run wires to rear speakers. I think you really need a 7.1 system at
$500 per speaker. Have you considered robbing a bank? Maybe you could sell
you wife into slavery.