tvrgeek
Major Contributor
My dream HT would have to start with the construction of a room. Electronics barely matter in comparison.
The trick is designing a room that can be a living room or rec room when not in use as a theater. I use my guest room now and that would be a good option if it was large enough.
Then when it came to the electronics, a large Sony OLD, screen. Probably an Anthem processor, many amp choices. Panasonic Ultra BD, I still think my own subs work fine but they are easy.
I would probably pick mid-range Matrin Logans for the fronts. All the surround stuff probably nothing more than Polk in-wall/ceiling. As I mentioned before, I am not positive I would run a center. I would have to listen to see. I probably do not try for some of the insane volumes some try for and that is likely the difference. I don't need a voice to be louder than, well a voice.
When my HT was my living room and before the super large screens, my TV was on cables that dropped behind the furniture, raising to cover a window. I used a garage door opener in the attic on a parallel cable arrangement that was behind the curtains. Only about 6 inches of cable was visible above the curtain valence on one side. So, living room not dominated by HT. Only the R+L visible and very nice for music. We listen to music and watch movies, with no need to brag about some fancy HT room.
I think if the HT was a useful room, one might want provision for "just a TV" to catch the news on. Maybe like a 32 inch using the new in-screen speakers.
The trick is designing a room that can be a living room or rec room when not in use as a theater. I use my guest room now and that would be a good option if it was large enough.
Then when it came to the electronics, a large Sony OLD, screen. Probably an Anthem processor, many amp choices. Panasonic Ultra BD, I still think my own subs work fine but they are easy.
I would probably pick mid-range Matrin Logans for the fronts. All the surround stuff probably nothing more than Polk in-wall/ceiling. As I mentioned before, I am not positive I would run a center. I would have to listen to see. I probably do not try for some of the insane volumes some try for and that is likely the difference. I don't need a voice to be louder than, well a voice.
When my HT was my living room and before the super large screens, my TV was on cables that dropped behind the furniture, raising to cover a window. I used a garage door opener in the attic on a parallel cable arrangement that was behind the curtains. Only about 6 inches of cable was visible above the curtain valence on one side. So, living room not dominated by HT. Only the R+L visible and very nice for music. We listen to music and watch movies, with no need to brag about some fancy HT room.
I think if the HT was a useful room, one might want provision for "just a TV" to catch the news on. Maybe like a 32 inch using the new in-screen speakers.