NewLaw83

Haha! That's incredible. I don't know how you guys do it!

That should definitely help. Just make sure you get the right size tiles and pop the new ones in. Should be very easy.

Drooling right now.... Love the LED setup as well. I don't even think that would fit because the border/frame usually make the screen even bigger! Those subs must rock!

Hahahaha!!! Holy$**t that is a glorious setup! I would never be able to get that big as the damn room is too small.

Hahaha! That is what I am afraid of! The wife will most likely keep me at bay though. But maybe I can sell the wife on the idea. I can picture dual 18" subs going across the front already!

Excellent! Thank you for the tip, holtrp!

Thanks, Cole C! Yeah I am definitely going to go that route as it looks like it will work perfectly for me.

I think the only thing you would be able to really do is change out the ceiling tile to a plastic or metal type. Unfortunately, I haven't messed with Atmos speakers to tell you which material would be best.

If your drop ceiling is "Mineral Fiber" (most drop ceilings are) then no, it is not reflective. That material actually "absorbs" sound.

Correct. Sorry I should have been more clear about the horizontal beam. The horizontal beam drops downs about 8" lower than the drop ceiling and the vertical beam comes down off of that. So its actually not a wall just a horizontal and vertical structural beam off center of the room. Hopefully I made it clear enough. If not, I can take an actual picture of it when I get home. The horizontal beam will make the surrounds sit about 5'8" from the middle of the speaker to the ground If I have the speakers just under it Thanks again for your help again Bill! So that looks like I would be perfect then! Thanks, Youthman! Very true! Yeah all you guys have convinced me to rearrange the room, get rid of the small chair and place the couch against the beam. I am so glad that this will work out for a 5.1 system. Always wanted to have a room like this and be able to do a HT correctly! Thank you all again for your input! Unfortunately, this won't happen right away but I at least can start planning for it. I can't wait to be able to come here and help other people the way you guys have helped me. Funny thing is that I went to school for audio and now work in the live event/entertainment field. But HT is a completely different beast audio wise then doing a large show in mono through line-array speakers and delay stacks. Last time I messed with surround sound was college project that I had to mix in 5.1 but that was 13 years ago! So thanks everyone for helping me take the rust off the wheels on this as well! You guys rock!

Ideally I would put the surrounds on the back wall where the plexiglass window is but the way the door opens toward that wall I would be afraid someone hitting the speaker. Plus, I plan on hanging some guitars on the wall in the opposite corner on the other side of the plexiglass. Do you think the RP-250S surrounds (In blue in the pictures below) would be pointless on these spots on the wall?

Thanks Youthman! If I end up with the Reference Premiere surrounds would those be best going flat on the side walls?

This is very true! Thanks everyone for their replies so far! This is great!

That is awesome! I hope he doesn't go to deaf!

Yeah totally agree on the acoustic part. It would be much easier to have the speakers EQ'd going that way than the way I have it currently.

Thanks Bill! I absolutely want to "feel it" ! I just wanted to make sure I wasn't buying speakers that will only be turned up 5% to 10% and the rest was over kill. Pretty much I don't want to spend too much money on stuff I don't need. Originally that was the way I was going to set up the room but I would probably have to lose the small chair. If I did it that way do you think I would be put surrounds on the location in the picture below if I ever go that route?

Hello All! I have seen a lot of knowledgeable posters on here and figured I can get some great advice from some of you. I just recently became a home owner and now I have a dedicated room for my "Man Cave" which I would like to make into a HT. It is small though at 12'2" x 14'4" and a ceiling height of 7' (drop ceiling). With my budget being around $1500 to $2000(maybe a little more) I have been looking at Reference Premiere line as the way to go. I mostly watch TV, sports, movies, and a little bit of gaming but I will play music through the system as well. I would like to, at least, go with a 2.1 or 3.1 to start and maybe eventually go to a 5.1 system. I have been specifically looking at the RP-160M speakers as the front L and R mains, R-115SW for the sub, and possibly the RP-250C for the center. For an AVR I been looking at the Denon AVR-X3200W. Not sure about surrounds yet... but maybe the Reference Premiere surrounds down the road? Currently the TV I have down there is a 42" but I will upgrade it to a 55" once the wife and I get a new TV for the main living room < if this even matters. So I guess my questions are, will this system be "too much" for this small room? Should I just stick with a 2.1 system for this size? Would you guys do anything different? Attached are some pictures of a CAD drawing I did of the room to scale. The current layout seems to be the best dealing with the vertical beam that is in the room. Thank you for any help/advice!