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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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glenfihi
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Tis a dilemma I too have faced. In my case the room is about 14x13 with a eight foot ceiling. From the sound perspective, the folks from the speaker maker susgested the smaller space.As the amp, a tube one, would not have to work as hard. The big issue is really one of family lifestyle. Do you want a room dedicated to music and movies alone or one that will bring in the future pool table and such. You mentioned a former remodel job,consider moving such things as water heaters etc that may be in the wrong location for your needs. Douglas puts some very good points for anyone looking to do this project. Main thing is try to get it right the first time no matter how long it takes, once done you may have little chance to go back and change the configuration. Good Luck

Glen
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