Basement home theater setup

[Johk]

Hi everyone,

My roommate is moving out of the basement in one month and a half and I will be setting up a second HT in the house.

I have been working on my new theater set up for the basement for some time (my girlfriend is working on the paint colors, furniture, etc). Right now, the setup is pretty much figured out but I want to get opinions from the fine members of this forum.

So here it is...

Equipment list:

Display: Panasonic TH50PZ80U
Player (and Console): 60 GB PS3
Cable box: SA Explorer 8300HD DVR
Receiver: Denon AVR-988
Front speakers: Axiom M60 v2 towers
Center speaker: Axiom VP150 v2
Side surrounds speakers: Axiom QS8 v2
Back surrounds speakers: Axiom QS8 v2
Subwoofer: SVS 20-39PC+ Cylinder Subwoofer
Power conditioning / surge protection: APC H10 - 1000 VA

Speaker cables will be installed in-wall with CL2 (or CL3 if I can find some in the Mtl region and if they are affordable) 12 AWG speaker cables. I already bought speakers poles and banana plugs for the whole setup.


I plan to use ceiling brackets for the surrounds (the ceiling is bit lower than normal ceiling height, something like 7 ft). I originally planned to mount the display on the wall (like shown in the diagram) but I think I'll perhaps put it on the AV furniture. I know that I could (and perhaps I should) sit closer to the display (the display will now be a bit closer if it's not wall mounted) but I'm not sure that my girlfriend and visitors will agree...

Well that's it for now! Hope you guys can help me improve this setup!