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Best configuration for 12 by 18 ft media room

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Hi,

we are building a media room of 12x18 ft (WxD) and I am wondering which products I should buy. Is the Beam V2 enough, or do I need to go to the Arc? Do I need the large Sub or does the small one work just as well?

Would be awesome to get some recommendations.

Thanks!

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ratty

12 feet width x 20 feet length x 8 feet high

Smooth walls and ceiling (non-acoustic)

LG 65 inch TV positioned at one end of the length

18+ feet from the viewer?!

Using opera glasses perhaps? 😉

AjTrek1

12 feet width x 20 feet length x 8 feet high

Smooth walls and ceiling (non-acoustic)

LG 65 inch TV positioned at one end of the length

18+ feet from the viewer?!

Using opera glasses perhaps? 😉

Don’t make the assumption that the seating is up against the rear wall….nor are my surrounds 😉

Together Everyone Achieves More = T.E.A.M.

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Contributor I

Thanks for the diagram. I’d suggest the Arc this time around just due to the room size. However, unless you follow the setup in the link the sound will be limited to DD 5.1; that would also make using Era 300’s unnecessary. You could continue using your Play 1’s as surrounds; unless your projector has ARC/eARC capabilities. The same would be true for the Beam2.

Note: If you want more clarity for the rears you could upgrade to Era 100’s. Then use the Play1’s elsewhere.

Question: How will the Arc be mounted? Behind the screen on wall or in front on a cabinet? The ladder is the preferred option.

The screen comes down the wall and the arc will be mounted on the wall - but not behind the screen - so the latter :)

The room will be painted dark grey - so I need to buy new speakers since I do not want to have white play 1s in the back.

I think I will go with Arc, Sub, and two 100 in the back…

Thanks so much for all the ideas and help here! Once we are done I will share a picture. But will be a while - they just finished framing the walls…. haha

AjTrek1

@Idontlikeusernames

Glad your plan is coming together. I highly recommend using the Sonos wall mount and not a generic. Click the link for information on the mount.

https://www.sonos.com/en-us/shop/wall-mount-for-arc

BTW…for someone who doesn’t like “user names” yours isn’t exactly unremarkable 😊

Looking forward to pictures of your finished room. 👍

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