Room Suggestion

JD is right. My basement room ended up being similar to your basement room. There is nothing you can do about the ceiling, but the other rooms are too compromised. The upstairs of a 1 1/2 story house is going to reflect way too much info right back at you.

The basement being unfinished allows you to build a room that takes all of the problems into account. The room can be finished without giving up much if any ceiling height.

Good luck.

Hello, Thank you all for responding. Yes I was asking which room you all thought would work the best. Warnerwh were do I get soundboard resilient channel? Jadem I would like some help from Everest books on room dimensions. Which brand of room treatment would you all recomend? What do you all think of Foambymail.com? In my basement where I have my liesting room It's hooked up to it's own 20amp breaker with 12gauge wire. My components still have stock cables I would to in the future upgrade those cables. Extrastrong means I like my coffee strong just to let you know.

Thanks

Extrastrong: Soundboard comes in 4x8 sheets and supposedly helps damp sound more than an extra layer of sheetrock. From what I gather it appears just an extra layer of sheetrock would be fine although is about the same price if I remember correctly. You need to use sheetrock for ceilings, can't remember what it's called, so it can't sag.

Resilient channel can also be purchased at a construction supplier, not Home Depot or Lowes though at least here.
You'll have to see it to understand but you screw the sheetrock to it and the sheetrock actually hangs from it allowing the sheetrock to vibrate without vibrating the rafters much. It's cheap and well worth it.

I have two systems down here in the basement. With my little system in my computer room the sound goes straight through the floor. In my big system I can crank it and you can hear some bass but that's about it. With the small system I have to keep it turned down! My main speakers outweigh my little ones by 240lbs a piece.

You can email me if you need any more help. You'll be very glad you did this.