Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater Designing first home theatre, a few quesitons.

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My first thought is you may want to consider going with a different technology other than a projector. With your seating distance you are already 6' too close to the screen.

According to several forums your ideal seating should be about 2.5x the diagonal measurement of your screen. If yours is 92" then your seating distance should be about 19' and you're only at 13' on your diagram.

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I am going to have to disagree with you as well, sorry man . I have a 92" screen and sit about 10-11 feet away, I would not have it any other way, I have not heard the 2.5x rule? I have seen the 1.5x rule alot (which would put the ideal seating at 11.5ft). Really, seating distance is all up to the viewer, everyone has difference preferences.

I would recommend a projector, I am seated at 10-11 feet from a 92" projected from a Sanyo Z5, and I love the freaking huge picture!!

photon,

I have probably the setup you are looking for, a 92" screen, M22s, EP500, QS8s. Gimme a PM and mabey we can arrange a demo. However, I warn you, after you have heard my M2s above and below the screen, you will probably want the same (the dialog literally comes from the middle of the screen, its great!).

-Hutz

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"I am going to have to disagree with you as well, sorry man . I have a 92" screen and sit about 10-11 feet away, I would not have it any other way, I have not heard the 2.5x rule? I have seen the 1.5x rule alot (which would put the ideal seating at 11.5ft). Really, seating distance is all up to the viewer, everyone has difference preferences."

After reading your post I thought: Wow, did I remember wrong??? I hate to give incorrect advice to anyone. I do agree that it is certainly a personal preference. So I did some quick research and in fact my recomendations were even a little conservative from several other sources. In other words, he "should" sit even farther back than what I stated, not closer.

At any rate, the main reason for my suggestion was for him to consider an easier setup for his speakers. And also so that he could possibly get floor standers, which IMO will give him better sound quality in a room his size.

Great forum though and it certainly keeps us all on our toes!

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Let's not forget your point about the increased space for floor-standers with a smaller screen.

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I am going to have to disagree with you as well, sorry man . I have a 92" screen and sit about 10-11 feet away, I would not have it any other way, I have not heard the 2.5x rule? I have seen the 1.5x rule alot (which would put the ideal seating at 11.5ft). Really, seating distance is all up to the viewer, everyone has difference preferences.

I would recommend a projector, I am seated at 10-11 feet from a 92" projected from a Sanyo Z5, and I love the freaking huge picture!!

photon,

I have probably the setup you are looking for, a 92" screen, M22s, EP500, QS8s. Gimme a PM and mabey we can arrange a demo. However, I warn you, after you have heard my M2s above and below the screen, you will probably want the same (the dialog literally comes from the middle of the screen, its great!).

-Hutz

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Lol, Mojo said you would be by

For screen size, I came up with 92" based on the THX and SMPTE calculators and give that I'm gearing towards HD content. With the projector I can go smaller or bigger too, so I probably won't get an actual screen until I play with it for a while to get a comfortable size.

http://www.myhometheater.homestead.com/viewingdistancecalculator.html

And yeah, I've seen others that have that size at that distance and are happy with it, so I'll give it a try.

Is your projector 1080p or 720p? I've been thinking of a 1080p projector, but they're a bit more expensive and I'm not sure if it's worth the extra cost.

I'll send you a PM :-)

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I think it all depends on whether you plan on listening to music through the speakers or just movies.

When Photon came over last night, he told me that he intends on listening to music through headphones in this new space. But after the "audition", I think he may have had a change of heart .

For music, I would recommend that wall-mounts be avoided if one has the space and money for floor-mounts.

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After talking with the wife this morning about it and looking at our layout again, my wife actually likes the idea of the floor standing speakers a bit more now.. so rather than built in cabinets we may just go with more standard furniture which would leave lots of space for the floor standing speakers.

I was able to sell this with the fireplace we have in the right corner of where the screen will be; I suggested we do a full tile around it since there won't be cabinets right up against it, and I think she'll go with it.

Thanks for the audition Mojo, it was fun and quite impressive