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Originally Posted by dreamingat30fps
So.... I've been wanting to setup a home theatre in the basement of the NC house pretty much since day 1. So want to get any input/advice you may have in regards to sound system, tv etc but also is there anything I need to consider when doing this in the basement? Never had a basement before so.
I'm leaning towards a large TV +80" instead of a projector. From what I have read I think I would get better picture for the $$ with a TV. I definitely want some sweet theater seats, although in the area I want to put it I will probably only be able to get one big couch in, like a 3 seater. As for sound system, at home in FL I just have some large Polk floor speakers, matching center and sub and I personally think it sounds good. I don't have rears because the FL layout wont easily allow for them but for this one I definitely want rears. I've seen some Klipsch sets anywhere from like $1000 to $2000+. I'm no audiophile so I think maybe the more expensive stuff may just be wasted on me.
Anyways share your thoughts and your setup if you have a home theater.
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Depending on how large or small your basement is, you may have to consider echoing. I have this problem in the current house - the ceilings are ridiculously high, I think 18ft + so the echoing gets annoying, paintings and plants can only do so much.
Projectors are always neat but unless you have an indoor theater type den, I find it to be not necessary. You picked a good time for this project because I'm another couple of months, you'll have Black Friday / Cyber Monday so you should be able to find some quality tv's at a discount. Also the new model years will be out not too long from now, so discounts on current year models.
Picture quality wise, the higher end Sony's and Samsung's have never given me issues. Everyone's gonna have an opinion on this, I just find the fit finish and end user experience better on the bigger name tv's than say Vizio. This website below has probably been a staple for most electronics purchases for most of us on the forums.
https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/be...-on-the-market
Sound wise. Depends on what you're looking for again. For the average consumer, Sonos/Bose/Klipsch will be more than adequate. 90% of your guests won't know the difference between. Multi zone wiring and much better sounding passives are the way to go, but again, average consumer it's overkill. Sonos is good not excellent and again, ease of use, simplicity and no wires makes it convenient. Plus, you can expand as you go. I currently have this house fitted with Sonos in all the main rooms and never had an issue and content with the sound.
All this stuff is going to be user centric. I'm assuming you're not a "audiophile" based on your questions and it's a deep rabbit hole I don't recommend to most people. If you can't tell the difference between FLAC and mp3, just stick with simplicity.
Prepare to be even more confused then before you asked the question because I anticipate a wide variety of differences here, lol.