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Originally posted by Travis at Pelican Parts
How big does a room have to be to make it a dedicated "theater" room? Carpet or hardwood? I have a room I'm modelling up now for a game room though have found it a bit too small to fit the stuff I want in it and a pool table. I may switch directions with it.
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I'd base that on what you really want to put in it. I have a roughly 16x14.5 foot room I use as my Theater. In it I run a 64" Pioneer HDTV, and DTS 6.1 surround sound, with all speakers located in the proper THX placement.
I enjoy the somewhat smallish room, as it makes the appearance of the 64" TV just right, IMO. Some people actually build their theater rooms around their TV, so it's usually a long and narrow room, I've even seen some who've built trapezoid shaped rooms that more resemble a movie theatre, going narrow by the screen, and widening out for the seating area.
There is a 'formula' for the perfect theater room sound equation. Here's a web page that explains that info, and gives you a calculator to play with:
http://www.cinemasource.com/articles/room_modes/modes.html
I'd say that carpet would be better. Hardwood would be a 'reflective' surface, that could color the sound somewhat. You might also suffer from echos too.