What would you do differently?

[Travis Ballstadt]

So, we likely all have at least a little bit of extra time on our hands, and I'm hoping to be moving cross country in the near future, which can only mean one thing: NEW THEATER BUILD.

Let's use this thread, not to show off what you have done, but let's talk about what you'd do differently if you could start all over again.

 

[Travis Ballstadt]

I'll start...

I would've spent more time on my riser and the flooring beneath. It's very creaky, but I don't want to rip the carpet off to tighten things down.

My current room is a weird situation in that it's not technically a part of the house, it's bonus space under what used to be a 3-season porch, but was enclosed when the 3-season porch was converted to a full sunroom. There's no HVAC, and no real foundation under the subfloor. Part of it has a small patio underneath, but for the most part, there's some hollow space.

If I could go back, I'd have done a better job sealing and bracing the subfloor, put new sheets of plywood down, and done a better job of squaring and securing the riser on top of that. The way it is now, I could solidify the riser, but the floor underneath still has a little bit of play to it, so it would still squeak.

 

[Mark C Flick]

If I had not gotten married and subsequently divorced... twice. I would have had a lot more money to spend on my hobbies. That said, I never really did a Home Theater.

 

[Sonnie]

I'd build a isosceles trapezoid shaped room I think.. I could actually do this now by building a new wall, but it would be too much work.

I believe I would take my riser out... have some smaller chairs in the room for company, and focus on only the primary listening position being absolutely perfect.

 

[NBPK402]

On my Negatron 1 HT...I would have made it bigger. On Negatron 2, not much I could do differently due to the premade room design.

 

[Todd Anderson]

If I could go back and do everything differently, I'd probably concentrate efforts on building a front wall that's primarily an AT screen. What I lack is room size to sufficiently pull this off with tower speakers, and I've always been gun shy about installing in-walls.

My wife and are going to be empty nesters in a year... there always remains a possibility that we'll build a home in the coming years. If we do, I'll make sure the theater room is big enough to accommodate an AT screen with towers behind it.

Secondarily, if I were starting all over again, I'd go straight for the jugular with subwoofers. I wasted a lot of time and effort during the early years of my home theater piddling around with weaker subs. I say: go big, or hold your cash and SAVE to go big!

 

[Todd Anderson]

I'd build a isosceles trapezoid shaped room I think.. I could actually do this now by building a new wall, but it would be too much work.

I believe I would take my riser out... have some smaller chairs in the room for company, and focus on only the primary listening position being absolutely perfect.

Alright @Sonnie, drop some knowledge here... why the isosceles trapezoid shaped room?