On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 9:36 AM, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > My goal, once I win Powerball, is to build not only a house with a
> > custom-engineered home theatre/listening room, but to populate it with
> > full-sized, full-range speakers designed for audio listening in 5.1 that
> > will also kick butt on cinema stuff.
>
> If you are working with new construction, it really doesn't cost much
> to build a proper home theatre and/or listening room. Unfortunately, a
> listening room and a home theatre have two entirely different
> acoustical needs.
>
> Agreed. But I would focus on music listening as a priority. I have a
handful of 5.1 mixes that would really benefit from 5 properly-matched
full-range speakers in addition to a really musical sub. Maybe two
parallel audio systems...
Personally, I see little value in chasing the perfect equipment until
> the room itself is somewhat close. A little rule of thumb I like to
> use when it comes to both acoustical design/treatment and equipment is
> that a 10% financial investment will get you 90% of the way there.
>
Makes sense.
--
Paul Braun
Certified Music Junkie
"Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life." -- Harlan Howard
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