[hedg12]

Thanks, guys. What I'm actually looking for is the pie in the sky lottery winner fantasy. I won't be able to build the ultimate, but I want to know what to shoot for, design wise. I want to know what you guys would build for a room that big, and why you'd build it. I have a basic understanding of most of the common speaker designs discussed here, but limited experience with / exposure to anything but commercially available sealed and vented designs.

The room in question hasn't even been built yet - ground breaking on the "barn" it will be in is scheduled for next monday. It will probably be a year or two before I can even start thinking about finishing the space and building the theater, so this is very much the beginning of the dreaming and planning stage. The room can be configured any way I want as far as finished size and shape goes as long as I don't get any bigger than the 30 x 40 dimention. I'll use accoustical treatment as needed, and speaker placement is wide open. As for budget, it's not set yet, but I can forsee $5,000 to $7,000 for the speakers.

Boomie and Geoff, you mentioned line arrays. I know arrays can be effecient and play quite loudly, but don't they suffer from poor horizontal off axis response? I'd like to have at least 3 rows of 5 seats each, so that could be an issue.

Thanks again.

Jason