Originally, the family room and the HT were one an the same. Unfortunately designing it became an impossible task between functionality and aesthetics. My wife and I didn’t agree. The architect was great at architecture for interior/exterior design but had little under standing of home theater design. When we split the two we agreed that the family room would prioritize aesthetics and that the HT would prioritize the movie/critical listening experience. The wife gave me complete control of the later ... .