In reply to:
Am I committing acoustic suicide
NO... but the sound will be a little different.
the rug will help, as will furniture and wall items. you basically want to try and reduce the amount of large hard surfaces that the sound will have to reflect or bounce off of. it creates the echoing that can kill a good HT set-up. you want items in there that can absorb sound. but, i have never heard of anyone complain that the HT was ruined.
so, i reckon you will be ok.. just break up the hard surfaces, and allow your ears an adjustemtn period, and i think you will be fine.. and send us some pics of the new floor and HT when completed.
bigjohn
