to wall or not to wall?


I am building Home theater/listening room now.Today I put r-30 insulation on the ceiling and polysisocyanurate tuff -r in betwwen the studs on the cement. The electrician comes tomorrow and I am having at least 4 three dedicated runs with hospital grade outlets,for the vtl 450 mono blocks driving b&W 802ds and the vtl st 150 stereo bi-amping the monster htm1d, he is also installing 14 recesses lights and lutron dimmers.Should I run the rear speaker wire (goetz/alphacore bulk)on the sides in the walls or in the ceiling?
Today I had the carpenter reframe the corners so they are flat .I can't decide weather to wall up on half left side of the room ,the room would then be 11x14 with 7 feet ceiling. Or keep it open to another 11 X 12 ft space.it would only take about 10 feet to close it off with a door. Would this improve the sound? I am limited because of a remodel that left the basement kind of an odd shape. Thanks for any imput

chayes

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Thanks for the quik posts , I went to home depot last night and bought the biggest solid door I could find
my deciding factor was a new baby is due in 4 months and I don't want him getting near all those tubes from the monoblocks(Safty factor).My ceiling is only 7 feet, so wouldn't a drop down make it too low? I have been using the poly they make bass traps with all around and plan to put it in the new wall as well then in between the rafters on the ceiling i had planned to put pink insulation over the r-30 but it is very difficult and time comsuming but i dont want to lower the ceiling another inch. I am trying to decided where to put the rack its a brightstar sandfilled horizontal and i had it to the side but I am not sure now? What is Hat?
Thanks
The carpenter came but the electrician no showed so I can make some adjustments like douglas suggested maybe returning the 5 inch cans for some 4inch , my rafters are 9 inches deep what do you make the soundproof boxes out of? I went to the electric whare house today and bought lutron smart dimmers and leviton hospital grade recepticals I wasn't sure what kind of wire would be best for the dedicated lines. So I called VTL and I spoke Luke Manly the man who designed the equipment I just bought (5.5 pre ,TP2.5 phono ,St150,and the mb450) He said to use the 30 amp wire and it would be better if it was sheilded,to keep out rf but most important he said was to make sure all the components where on the same phase in the electrical fuse box,to keep out ground noise...
The door I bought last night was to big .There is a structural beam making it only 75 inches tall and the door is a six panel so it couldn't be cut .I have to go back and get a solid flat that he can cut. I have the option of putting the door in the middle of the left side or at the front closer to my left front channel speaker.Thanks
Well today I took out a storage closet and it makes the whole basement look a lot bigger. I opened the vtl 450 mono blocks and was pleasantly surprised by the new design . I didnt know they had changed it. They have a cool glass closure . But after I listened to them in my living room I am thinking bigger may be better and my take down the frame and bring the door back to home depot.I sent the plans to a friend who is a developer/architec .Went to go pick up the 30 amp wire and the stuff was covered with armor and 400$ so I bagged it and going to run 4 20amp line and put in a new extra panel .Anybody know which brand sounds best?