No compromise in aesthetics & comfort - It had to be properly done where possible, despite all being DIY



No compromise in picture quality/positioning - Previous HT's that I've had in renters unfortunately always had to put the screen above the speakers. This always meant the screen was too high up but manageable, certainly not ideal however. My projector is also a light cannon so I wanted a silverscreen



No compromising on audio - This was going to be the most difficult to manage due to room size, however I wanted to go as many speakers (Including atmos) as possible

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Obligatory finished product first!Before:After:So having followed home theatre for the past few years (and not logged into my AVS account for rather a long time), I finally purchasedy first house with my partner and built my own dedicated HT.Now almost finished, I've built it with the aim of proving that room size does NOT matter, with this 'man cave' being my smallest one yet.I had 3 main aims:Final Equipment List:Marantz SR6011 AmplifierNAD 2700 THX (Driving the subwoofers)Yamaha A-592 (Driving rear Dolby Atmos)Behringer B215XL (LCR)Mission 7DS (Surround Back and Sides)JBL Control 1 Pro (Dolby Atmos LR front and backs)JBL THX HT1S - Changed the drivers to hit sub 15hzJBL THX HT1F (LCR) (SOLD)JBL THX HT1D (SRLR) (SOLD)Optoma HD25ePS3PS4ProRaspberry Pi running KodiHarmony Hub & Pro RemotePhilips Hue Spotlights & LampPDP PS4 IR Controller (For PS4 power on & off)The room:The room is rather small from a width perspective - measuring 1.96 by 3.6 metres, the fact that I knew what the dimensions were to centimetre kind of showed that I had to be pretty particular about the way I set it all up.The house has the benefit of being an old garage conversion where a newer garage has been built on to the front of it. This meant that the only part of my (semi detached) house that joined onto the main structure was the door to the room - This was a major deciding factor for me in buying the house as I'm a pretty conscientious neighbour, and so the thought of the neighbours even hearing a whisper really pains me. I like setting a volume on a film and leaving it, regardless of action scenes etc, so sound isolation was going to be important. Its linked straight from the kitchen, so it makes for a great social space with friends and means that I can game without being all the way upstairs.Prior to moving I, I started planning the room and how it would be built. I wanted day grey walls, slightly less grey skirting and matching ceiling, and (at the time) a red carpet.I first started in Google Sketchup, with the main room dimensions laid out, along with furniture. It was immediately clear that it was going to be a squeeze, however it was going to be doable. The main question was would my existing fixed frame screen fit?[I'll insert the picture of the 3d sketchup if I ever manage to pull it off my laptop]!Moving day came around and the first thing that I did I march my projector screen into the room to see if it fit. The room feels a LOT smaller than I remembered, and the screen was literally a couple of cm too large. DIY all the way it was going to be.The first job (after moving house and unpacking) was to arrange the speakers, and try out the couch for placement etc. My main concern was would the ideal couch and screen placement work for where I could put the surround speakers and getting around the room.After even struggling to squeeze half the couch through the (seemingly narrower than standard) door, even with it removed from the hinges, the answer fortunately was yes... Just.