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Hi,
I was wondering if anyone could help me out - I'm relatively new to the Home Theater world, and am moving into a new home in a few weeks. I've talked my wife into allowing me to install a HT system in the family room, on the condition that I keep the electronics and other equipment out of sight.
The room I'm using is not ideally suited for HT, but will have to work. It's very wide (35') and 18' deep. We're only using one end of the room for the theater setup. There's a closet behind the front wall that will become a dedicated media room for components, etc. I'm planning on putting a plasma on the front wall with three in-wall speakers (Boston), and running speaker wire under the flooring to the back of the room for the surround channels.
However, I'm having a little trouble figuring out how to work a sub into the picture. One custom installer has recommended that I put the sub in the media closet (behind and below the plasma), with a hole cut in the wall for a speaker grate to match the front three speakers. They don't seem to think that I'll have any trouble projecting the sub through that hole into the room.
However, another installer has told me that it's a vey bad idea, and that at all costs I should get the sub out into the room proper. Unfortunately, this would involve running a cable to the back of the room where I could hide a sub behind the chairs. I've been told that coax or sub cable is too thick to put under the carpeting. The room has very high ceilings, arched doorways on the side, and no real good way to get cable around the perimeter to the back.
Thanks very much in advance for any insights / suggestions. I've been browsing this forum for a while and it seems like a great resource!
Mitch
I was wondering if anyone could help me out - I'm relatively new to the Home Theater world, and am moving into a new home in a few weeks. I've talked my wife into allowing me to install a HT system in the family room, on the condition that I keep the electronics and other equipment out of sight.
The room I'm using is not ideally suited for HT, but will have to work. It's very wide (35') and 18' deep. We're only using one end of the room for the theater setup. There's a closet behind the front wall that will become a dedicated media room for components, etc. I'm planning on putting a plasma on the front wall with three in-wall speakers (Boston), and running speaker wire under the flooring to the back of the room for the surround channels.
However, I'm having a little trouble figuring out how to work a sub into the picture. One custom installer has recommended that I put the sub in the media closet (behind and below the plasma), with a hole cut in the wall for a speaker grate to match the front three speakers. They don't seem to think that I'll have any trouble projecting the sub through that hole into the room.
However, another installer has told me that it's a vey bad idea, and that at all costs I should get the sub out into the room proper. Unfortunately, this would involve running a cable to the back of the room where I could hide a sub behind the chairs. I've been told that coax or sub cable is too thick to put under the carpeting. The room has very high ceilings, arched doorways on the side, and no real good way to get cable around the perimeter to the back.
Thanks very much in advance for any insights / suggestions. I've been browsing this forum for a while and it seems like a great resource!
Mitch
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