In all the reading I have done over the past few weeks I notice that at least 99% of theaters are arranged with the theater wall firing the long way into the room. Resulting in a narrow theater relative to its width. I am not totally sure why this is. I have a few hunches:
Pros:
1)Better viewing positions in more seats for a real theater.
2)Allows one to sit far enough back from the screen without being against the back wall.
3)Minimizes reflections from the backwall.
Cons:
1)More sidewall reflections due to narrow room possibly reducing wide soundstage.
2)Bass accumulating in the narrow ends of the room. (not sure if its good or bad)
Anyone else have any input as to the benefits of each?
My room is 23' wide and 18' deep. I think the wide room allows a much wider sound image by minimizing the crossed reflections.
