Again, to re-affirm, I think I'm mostly considering these specific points, related to performance:
1. Projectors have limited light output for perspectively large screens needed for larger spaces, and further seating distances (thus, in a large 3000 cu foot room, the perspective screen size will be proximally smaller for your field of view, due to size limit constraints that the projector/screen can handle with "quality")
2. Traditional passive consumer speaker systems, mated with the plethora of AV receivers out there (being marketed heavily to the consumers - who are either edjucated or not)
offer stronger efficiency, and potentially better dynamic performance in a smaller space - as opposed to having to drive more demanding speaker setups in larger spaces. Let's face it, a receiver does a MUCH better job of controlling smaller speakers "set to small", than driving full range passive 89db speakers in a large room (I think most reviewers would agree here)
3. The new DSP room correction, offered by companies such as Audyssey, can perform near miracles to the acoustics and system performance parameters, and, to a great degree offer benefits that outweigh what even more advanced high end systems without such correction can offer, all things equal!
Again, when I look at all the pieces to the puzzle, if I'm thinking about buying a $1200 AV receiver with DSP room correction, HD master digital sound, lowish power output capabilities compared to separates based systems (years of audiophile experience proves that to me) - and using a low lumen consumer projector (unlike the light several hundred thousand dollar, quality light cannons used in large commercial theaters) on a 100" screen - ALL the pertinent variables related to my understanding of performance from a system POINTS TO A SMALL ROOM SETUP!!! That's all I'm trying to say.
It's a perspective, anyway
1. Projectors have limited light output for perspectively large screens needed for larger spaces, and further seating distances (thus, in a large 3000 cu foot room, the perspective screen size will be proximally smaller for your field of view, due to size limit constraints that the projector/screen can handle with "quality")
2. Traditional passive consumer speaker systems, mated with the plethora of AV receivers out there (being marketed heavily to the consumers - who are either edjucated or not)
offer stronger efficiency, and potentially better dynamic performance in a smaller space - as opposed to having to drive more demanding speaker setups in larger spaces. Let's face it, a receiver does a MUCH better job of controlling smaller speakers "set to small", than driving full range passive 89db speakers in a large room (I think most reviewers would agree here)
3. The new DSP room correction, offered by companies such as Audyssey, can perform near miracles to the acoustics and system performance parameters, and, to a great degree offer benefits that outweigh what even more advanced high end systems without such correction can offer, all things equal!
Again, when I look at all the pieces to the puzzle, if I'm thinking about buying a $1200 AV receiver with DSP room correction, HD master digital sound, lowish power output capabilities compared to separates based systems (years of audiophile experience proves that to me) - and using a low lumen consumer projector (unlike the light several hundred thousand dollar, quality light cannons used in large commercial theaters) on a 100" screen - ALL the pertinent variables related to my understanding of performance from a system POINTS TO A SMALL ROOM SETUP!!! That's all I'm trying to say.
It's a perspective, anyway
