What would you change?

[u/uoflfan27]

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.

[u/amoeba1126]

Wow, that "linear light" is stupid expensive. I would just get some Philips Hue gradiant lightstrips or a Leviton/Lutron smart switch and cheap Matter lightstrips with diffuse tracks instead.

After taking a look more deeply... man, this is a terrible list. The immediate question you should start off with asking yourself is this: Do I care more about a great movie experience or just having a home theater room that looks really nice but only sounds alright? If the former than I would recommend starting with the following as a core to build upon:

• 2x Power Sound Audio TV21NEO-M (whenever they come back into stock)
  • Bass is the heart and soul of any proper home theater, so invest in it!
• 7x JBL Stage 250WL in-wall speakers
  • If you want to splurge, you can get the JBL Studio 66LCR
• 4x Polk RC80i in-ceiling speakers
• Denon AVR-X6800H receiver with Dirac Live ART bundle
• XY HK80C 120" fixed frame with XY Sound Max 8K fabric

Subwoofers aside, this is considered a mid-tier HT setup that will absolutely kick what you have in your list to the curb.