A little help with my theater setup

[jeskibuff]

I see some Spinal-Tap'ish hilarity ensuing... ;-)

Suddenly, a rather large room feels a bit too claustrophobic. It must be tough squeezing through double doors that are only 5 inches wide! At least the proportions look better, and the "notch" seems to have been misplaced in the original diagram.

ryjam, it's hard to tell what's on that back wall where you have the rear speakers, but if there's no windows that would be blocked, I would consider placing the TV and front speakers flat against that wall (parallel to, NOT up against it).

Depending on the size of your side speakers, I'd try to place them as close to the stairs as possible. The rears would go on the other side of the stairs, on opposite sides of the wall, obviously.

What piece of furniture do you think would get the most use? The couch? The recliner?

Is it just you, you and your wife, or you, your wife and 8 kids who will be using the room the most?

[ryjam282]

Inches LOL, my bad....Of course I meant feet....Along the back wall, where the rear speakers are is a sliding glass window. It leaves only 16 inches on each side so I would be mounting the speakers above that.

The speakers I am using now are Infinity TSS-450. They are only about 3 inches high or so. Not too big at all.

The house is just my wife, 1 year old daughter, and myself. But, we do watch movies with friends a lot. And usually only two of them. The couch that is along the 11' wall gets the most use. It is a double recliner couch. We sit there the most. The couches by the stairs don't get a whole lot of use unless someone is over pretty much.

[PAT.P]

Inches LOL, my bad....Of course I meant feet....Along the back wall, where the rear speakers are is a sliding glass window. It leaves only 16 inches on each side so I would be mounting the speakers above that.

The speakers I am using now are Infinity TSS-450. They are only about 3 inches high or so. Not too big at all.

The house is just my wife, 1 year old daughter, and myself. But, we do watch movies with friends a lot. And usually only two of them. The couch that is along the 11' wall gets the most use. It is a double recliner couch. We sit there the most. The couches by the stairs don't get a whole lot of use unless someone is over pretty much.

Couch look better when they were togeter !Furniture now is all scatter around and tv is at an angle ,where do you intend to put the sub? It needs to be at a coner (2 feet out and at and angle) Best thing ask your wife how she wants furniture (trust me my wife would kill me for this set up) You back room looks to me that it was intended to be a dining room.I would still bring everything in .Or concentrate on the big wall ! Pat.P

[ryjam282]

The reason the couches are like that is because (it is a sectional), but it is too wide to fit in that section where I have the recliner couches.

I was thinking about putting the couches where the stairs are but then I lose the rear surround speakers. I want to keep those. I am really in a bind on this one.

The part behind the recliner couch now is actually a dining room but we won't be using it as that. We were planning on using it as a little play area for my daughter.

Like I said though, I don't mind moving things around but I want to have all the speakers going and have the best setup for the TV. Don't you have to be a certain distance away from the TV for optimal viewing pleasure

[PAT.P]

[QUOTE=ryjam282]The reason the couches are like that is because (it is a sectional), but it is too wide to fit in that section where I have the recliner couches.

Ok What about center your back couch and put Lazy Boy where the other couch is .(put it at an angle toward the tv .As for the couch in front I would bring it in toward the double door .Add some coffee table and end table beside couch .Pat.P

[ryjam282]

I thought of that idea but what about the speakers in that respect? Where would the surrounds go and the rear surrounds?