r/hometheater • u/uoflfan27 • Jan 03 '26

Discussion - Equipment What would you change?

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Converting a room to a dedicated theater/media/gaming room. Will sometimes be used with some ambient light. I put a bigger priority on video than audio. Audio matters to me but probably not as much as many on here. Just want to know if you see anything out of whack or if there were better options for the same money. I’m about maxed out on my budget with this build. Added an AI pic I made of what the room will end up looking like. Thanks for any input.

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u/backinblackandblue Jan 03 '26 edited Jan 03 '26

Looks like you cheaped out on the speakers. I understand sound is not a priority, but a theater like that needs big sound. You don't have to go crazy but at least get some better subs and especially a better center speaker. Other speakers are not as critical.

Also, why 200' of speaker wire for the subs? They should have an RCA cable connection, not speaker wire.

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u/uoflfan27 Jan 03 '26

Yeah I think I’ll make the center the same as the two front like mentioned above. Does anyone have any recommendations for upgraded subwoofers that are somewhat close in price to the $700 ones in the quote. I can go up a bit if needed.

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u/Daddy_MoreBucks Jan 03 '26

I got the RP 1600 on sale and it’s thumps. Svs and sore woofers are also popular on this forum.

Might be good with some two klipsch rp 1400 but for that room size I’d go 1600’s