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Thoughts? 26' rectangular room -- 2 channel on one short wall, 5.1 on the other

I'm interested in your comments or experience about this proposal to combine 2 channel listening with home theater. I have good tube amps, sources, speakers and another system with a modest AVR and A/V capable speakers. I have plenty of subs.

Here's the situation:

I'm about to finish out a basement that is 26' x 16' x 8'.
I was thinking of trying to have the 2 channel on one wall and the A/V on the other wall.
Two couches, back to back, would divide the room and the mid point.

Doing it this way, I would get the 2 channel set up to optimize the sound, hopefully in conjunction with the home theater, which would only need to accommodate a 65" OLED TV.

I've posted a photo of a diagram (including ideas about dedicated lines — comments welcome there, too) on my system page: https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/9064/edit

The other way to do it would to be to have everything on one wall. I'm less inclined to do things this way.

Thoughts?

Thanks.
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elliottbnewcombjr
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Be sure and plan your monitor’s height and center speaker together.

I like my center just below the TV, keep the dialog locked to the image as best as possible.

we made temporary stacks of books until we got a height/neck angle/ceiling reflection combo that worked for us both when viewing (I’m 6 ft; Donna’s 5 feet tall).

then I built a ’riser’ from some of the matching wood from the original tall TV cabinet I chopped down, and had a glass shelf made, the Center speaker fits below the glass shelf.

I just changed from original Bose to Klipsch Center, happily it just fit (no rear port).

https://www.klipsch.com/products/r-34c-center-speaker


elliottbnewcombjr
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your link to the drawing isn’t working, I got to your system here

https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/9064

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hilde45 OP
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@elliott Don't know why it's not working. I've already spoken to the electrician, incorporating what advice I could. 
elliottbnewcombjr
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your diagram shows up using the link I posted.

your link has 'edit' added, that's the problem,

my copy of your system link without edit works.

what's the wall construction? hung ceiling? crawl space?

a few spare boxes and empty conduits or drag lines to the ceiling won't cost too much, i.e. cover the alternate layout in case you try both.

in another discussion, many people are saying any inexpensive cable is good enough for subs.
elliottbnewcombjr
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not for your 2 independent systems, but for others thinking about a single integrated 2 channel front system and AVR with front preouts, this popped up, it's on sale, has HT bypass

https://www.underwoodhifi.com/products/nova-300?utm_campaign=Underwood_20210820&utm_content=unde...

I like the looks, size, power of it, just passing it on
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