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I am planing to build a dedicated music room/home theatre in my new home. I prefer to use a corner of my back yard to make use of an existing structure that will be extended. I expect to have internal dimensions of around 6-7m width X 8-9m length, but this is flexible.
Space in my yard is at a premium, though, so the corner location suits here also. I thought of having a 5 sided corner building (like some old Tanoy speaker designs) which would have the main speakers on the corner walls firing to seats near closest to the centre of the yard.
Can anyone give me links to somewhere I can look at pics of custom made HT rooms for inspiration?
Any and all suggestions welcome.
John Corneille

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Re: Home theatre building design - angelo 14:06:12 04/18/03 (0)
I'm a general contractor and want to find some info on proper builing materials and method of preparing a existing garage to be turned into a home theatre room. Proper insulation, drywall and proper methods for installing these materials
Re: Home theatre building design - rwalton 18:33:17 03/03/03 (0)
Hello,
I'd recommend you call Dennis Erskine at DEsign Cinema Privee. You can check out his website at www.designcinema.com or call 770-444-3549. Dennis has done quite a number of HT/listening room designs. I have no affiliation whatsoever. I'm just a current customer. I think you'll find him most knowledgable.
Rick
Here's one place: - R. Hertz 12:23:22 03/03/03 (7)
AV Sciences is a terrific website for home theater stuff.
- AV Sciences
- Re: Here's one place: - topogon 15:09:23 03/03/03 (6)
  Thanks. However it is designs for the actual stand alone building I am looking for at this stage. Any more ideas please?
  JC
  - Here is a source - rabmen 18:43:05 03/03/03 (5)
    If your are in the planning stage, it may be worth the money to contact Dennis Erskine at designcinema.com (call the Atlanta office).
    He is a frequent poster at the home theatre builder forum on avsoforum.com. They can help with the design of the room, acoustic treatments, floor plan and layout, et al.
    Several posters at avs have used their services with great results. The investment in hiring someone in the planning phase can save you big bucks and a lot headaches on the back end.
    Best of luck on your new project,
    Rodney
    - Re: Here is a source - topogon 00:48:08 03/04/03 (4)
      Wow! This guy MUST be good to get two independent referals. Not sure if he would be too keen on my project....I'm in Melbourne Australia!
      ThanKs- JC
      - Re: Here is a source - rwalton 12:01:25 03/04/03 (3)
        
        In Reply to: Re: Here is a source posted by topogon on March 04, 2003 at 00:48:08:
        
        I would call Dennis and ask if he's interested. He's doing my theater/listening room via email, phone, digital pics and video tape. We're roughly 12 driving hours apart, so it is unlikely he'll ever see my actual room. The only part that might get expensive would be the phone calls. Might still be worth a shot.
        
        Re: Here is a source - topogon 15:06:11 03/04/03 (2)
        
        In Reply to: Re: Here is a source posted by rwalton on March 04, 2003 at 12:01:25:
        
        So what exactly is he "doing"? Design of the building or just layout of the internals and soundproofing etc? I guess if it can be done remote it doesn't matter how far away he is.
        John C
        
        Re: Here is a source - rwalton 18:53:07 03/04/03 (1)
        
        In Reply to: Re: Here is a source posted by topogon on March 04, 2003 at 15:06:11:
        
        In my case he is doing the DIY package, which includes framing design, electrical, lighting and automation, equipment placement, HVAC, lighting, specifying the type and placement of acoustical treatments etc. This means I expect to be able to read his plans and complete the job myself with most everything already specified. In my case it is in my unfinished basement. Unless you've done this sort of thing before and know exactly what you're doing, you may find (as I did) that there are just so many questions you want to answer before you get too far along, that it will take an enormous amount of time to answer them all. While I enjoy the journey as much as the destination, I didn't want the journey to last forever!
        It really would be best to talk to Dennis directly as I have not yet received my design and can't comment on it's value. I can tell you I contacted a number of people he has done work for and all were very pleased with what they got for what they paid. He was willing to spend quite a bit of time on the phone with me (probably 1.5 hours) well before I committed to spending the first dime. If you check out the website and then call him, I'm sure you'll be able to determine if his services will be in alignment with your needs.
        
        Re: Here is a source - topogon 15:18:13 03/05/03 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Re: Here is a source posted by rwalton on March 04, 2003 at 18:53:07:
        
        Thanks for the help.
        JC

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