unatheo

Picky- Awesome! I got a quite a few ideas from the set up. That was the kind of help I was expecting y'all. Matter of fact, I'm going downstairs right now to knock out the wall from the old walkin closet!

Thanks-I'm leaning towards inwalls now. It will only involve a small hole(s) near the top of the ceiling. My home was built in 1955 so I'm glad that you replied to this thread. It's nice to hear of someone else that has gone through this same sort of design problem. lol....and about the 5.0 system the Klipsch cornwalis already rocks but once I get downstairs done I'm taking to the wife about dedicating the upstairs system to a full blow theater. She is into movies as much as I am!

I have a 5.0 system upstairs with includes a 65" mitsubishi, Klipsch Cornwalls, KLF C-7 centerchannel, SS1 for rear surround sound, Harmon Kardon receiver, Samsung DVD/CD player, Sony touchpad remote and Hitachi VCR (yes those are still around ...LOL). The reason for choosing in wall speakers is due to the ceiling height. The new system will be mainly driven from a computer that ties into the receiver then speakers. The speakers will be bought next month when we get back from vacation. My budget for the room will be about $2650-$3650. I would prefer to come in under budget but I will spend the money for quality.This budget includes sweat equity (i.e me and wife) , materials, and electronic equipment. The 6 recessed lighting and labor(friend is master electrician) was about $350.00. There are zero kids now but one is on the way :-) hence the hustle to get it done before feb.

I'm currently remodeling the downstairs portion of the house. I have torn the ceiling out and put in recessed lighting. The room is 81"(6.75 feet) high by 133"(11.08 feet) wide by 237"(19.75 feet) long. Both entrances are on the left most side of the room along with 3 windows down the left hand side also.I plan on installing ceiling speakers and wall speakers for a "party" room and future bedroom when the kids get old enough for us to move downstairs. Any suggestions for speaker placement(7.1 surround sound), how many, and maybe a future home theater, optimum television size for this size room. I'll also be installing an old computer (with most of my music files ) to the downstairs area. Phase II consist of adding a television over the full bathroom beyond the main room. The rooms are also being prewired for satellite or cable television too. Many thanks in advance.