So, we finally picked up the Jamo S406 5.1 Surround system with a Yamaha Amp. Total cost (2 Towers + 2 Sats + Center Speaker + Sub + Amp + 35mtrs of cable) came up to Rs. 47,895.
Buying a good system is one thing, but getting the best out of it is a completely diff ball-game. Room acoustics/dimensions play a major role in providing desired music quality.
Our music room is yet to be built, that gives me the chance to plan everything before hand.
Dimensions : I've heard that a room should ideally be built in such a way that the width is 1.14 times and the length is 1.39 times the height of the room.
EG : If height is 10ft, width should be 11.4ft and lenght should be 13.9ft.
Acoustics : By covering the wall, corners, floor and ceiling with sound dampening material, reverberation and other distortions can be avoided.
I'm planning on having corner bass traps, wall bass traps, rear wall scatter boxes, first reflection traps, floor carpet, thick wall curtains etc made for the room.
What sort of dampening material (for the traps) would be ideal, at a reasonable price?
Speaker Placement : This is one area thats got me scrathing my head (especially wrt to the surround speakers). Any information on this front would be appreciated.
Shan2nu