Even with your current speakers, you should easily be able to hit reference sounds levels with most amps. Low efficiency isn't necessarily a bad thing for overall sounds quality.

I highly recommend getting a second subwoofer. A single sub produces standing waves and makes even bass throughout the room very difficult. A second sub in a different location greatly reduces this issue.

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Do you have any consruction notes posted anywhere? I would love to get more infor on the panels and the sofit/trey lighting construction.

So it is very important that each movie be in its own sub-folder. At minimum, you directory structure should be /movies/movie1/movie1.iso or /movies/movie1/video_ts/files.vob, for example. Beyond that, it's up to you how you separate the main folders; the different top-level folders will be your main categories on the main MediaBrowser screen. My main folder groups are as follows: All Movies (DVDs, Blu-Rays, Rented), Blu-ray, TV Show, Music Concerts, Rented (i.e. watch once and delete).

For music, I put it all in a Music folder on my server using the following directory structure: music/artist_name/year-album_name/track#-track_name.mp3 . This gives most all information need to identify any song. I don't use genre because it is difficult to get the consistent and repeatable.

I'm looking forward to the new version 3 of MyMovies, which will be out in a couple of months. It will have a MediaBrowser-like user interface. Unlike MediaBrowser, which relies on folder structure for navigating movie groups, it uses the full MyMovies database, which can give more flexibility in grouping, sorting, and filtering videos dynamically. It may surpass MediaBroswer in some ways, but it's nice to have both available.

The way you equipped your home theatre is superb.
Can you help me in suggesting the complete home theatre setup for a room of dimensions 15.6 ft * 13 ft.I want to go for an LCD tv not a projector.

So far your site ahs been the most helpful in laying out my home theater room in the new house I am building. The room size will be 14 X 23 X 10 with two rows of seating and a third row on bar stools at a railing table.

I currently am running Vista Ultimate as my home theater system to drive my 50" plamsa. I plan on looking to the DVD software for storing the DVD on my storage array.

A couple of things I am not clear about are video output for the projector and audio output from the HTPC. What are the cards you are using and is there anything else I need to be aware of as I move toward the new home and its theater room.

In addition, have you looked into any wireless options for video and audio.

Thanks,
Glenn

PS. I know I will have more questions as I start the construction.

There is about 14 inches between the wall and the front row, which is plenty for someone to turn sideways and walk into the back row. Since the back row isn't used as frequently and since it only takes about 1 second to walk past the front row, I see no need for more space.

My surround sound speakers are in-wall. I really need to update these photos. Basically, they are about ear level when standing, so well above ear level when sitting. You don't want the sound from the surrounds to be too directional, you don't want to be able to pinpoint each surround. If you have a narrow aisle and on-wall speakers, I'd recommend mounting them a little higher and possible angling them down slightly if possible.