| Home theaters are all the rage, and why not?! | | | | sound. Not surprisingly, the central speaker |
| All the comfort and convenience of your own | | | | should be lined up perfectly with the seating |
| home combined with the entertainment value of | | | | area, with the surround speakers behind the |
| a movie theater. And with the price of movies | | | | seating area just to the left and right. |
| these days, it is becoming more and more | | | | |
| economical to build a home theater. While | | | | You should also consider where in your house |
| home theater equipment can be expensive, it | | | | you should locate your home theater. Your |
| is important to get the best equipment you | | | | home theater will not work as well in every |
| can afford, from the projector, to the | | | | room in your house. The best place for your |
| screen, to the speakers, to the cabinetry and | | | | home theater will likely be the basement. |
| sofas (you do, after all, want to be | | | | When you are in the basement, you will not |
| comfortable). However, in the end it is | | | | have to worry about preventing light from |
| important to remember that, no matter how | | | | coming in and taking away from your picture, |
| good your equipment is, it is essential to | | | | and you will be able to insulate the rest of |
| use a good home theater room design. Indeed, | | | | the house from your theater's sound. Also, |
| if your room is designed poorly, you might as | | | | your basement will likely give you the most |
| well buy a 12 inch black and white television | | | | flexibility in terms of placing your |
| and set it up in the living room. | | | | components. |
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| The most important thing to keep in mind when | | | | Your home theater room design can make or |
| designing your home theater is to let your | | | | break the effectiveness of your home theater. |
| equipment be your guide. To get the maximum | | | | Creating the perfect home theater is more |
| effect out of your equipment, you need to | | | | than just buying the best equipment. Take the |
| build around your equipment. For instance, | | | | time to ensure you have the best layout |
| the larger your screen, the farther away your | | | | possible. The last thing you want happening |
| seating area needs to be. You also have to | | | | is putting all that money and labor into it |
| keep in mind where the best locations for | | | | and then it turns out opposite the way you |
| your speakers are to give you true surround | | | | planned it to. |