Hi All,
My first post here and newbie in HT. Firstly I must say that this is a fantastic space and material that everyone is sharing!
So basically we're hoping to build our own home and have a dedicated HT room which I will gradually design and furnish with time as funds allow. As such determining the ideal room dimensions is tough given at the moment there are no (theoretical) constraints.
:huh: So the fundamental questions are:
1. Are there optimal room dimensions in addition to the ratios commonly published?
2. What height should the ceiling be and is a slanting ceiling (ie. higher at the rear) desirable?
3. Is a trapezoidal room (isosceles trapezoid) better than a rectangular one? Or one with curved walls?
4. Given the choice, where should door/windows be positioned? Front vs. rear? Or side walls at a particular distance from front?
I am leaning towards a room (as in diagram) for around 5-10 people with the following dimensions:
H: 9 ft (2.7m)
W: 14.4 ft (4.3m)
L: 20.7 ft (6.2m)
Additionally, I thought it would be a good idea to curve the front 2 corner walls (as in pic) which would leave me a 2.3m wide front wall which should be just enough for a 100" projector screen. What I'm unsure of is whether this design is desirable and how it would affect the acoustics. Am I correct in assuming that this factor is only important for rear-ported speakers?
Thank you in advance for everyone's feedback / ideas. :clap:
My first post here and newbie in HT. Firstly I must say that this is a fantastic space and material that everyone is sharing!
So basically we're hoping to build our own home and have a dedicated HT room which I will gradually design and furnish with time as funds allow. As such determining the ideal room dimensions is tough given at the moment there are no (theoretical) constraints.
:huh: So the fundamental questions are:
1. Are there optimal room dimensions in addition to the ratios commonly published?
2. What height should the ceiling be and is a slanting ceiling (ie. higher at the rear) desirable?
3. Is a trapezoidal room (isosceles trapezoid) better than a rectangular one? Or one with curved walls?
4. Given the choice, where should door/windows be positioned? Front vs. rear? Or side walls at a particular distance from front?
I am leaning towards a room (as in diagram) for around 5-10 people with the following dimensions:
H: 9 ft (2.7m)
W: 14.4 ft (4.3m)
L: 20.7 ft (6.2m)
Additionally, I thought it would be a good idea to curve the front 2 corner walls (as in pic) which would leave me a 2.3m wide front wall which should be just enough for a 100" projector screen. What I'm unsure of is whether this design is desirable and how it would affect the acoustics. Am I correct in assuming that this factor is only important for rear-ported speakers?
Thank you in advance for everyone's feedback / ideas. :clap: