The Best Ways to Use Home Theater in a Small Room

When you think of a home theater, the first thing comes to your mind is a big hall having that luxury. What If you live in a small space or planning to move into a small apartment?  Can’t you install a home theater in the house?  It’s not the case at all and you don’t need to worry about it.  Even a small bedroom can very well be turned into a home theater. 

You don’t have to have a large space to have a great home theater or multi-room audio system. There are some techniques if you use well can help to transform even the smallest room into a home theater. There are a number of things that can affect the home theater looks and sound in a small room, but here are a few things to keep in mind.

Starts with empty room

An empty room gives you the right idea about space and dimensions. It’s the best way to find the best place to set your home theater. While installing a home theater in a room, make sure to clear out furnishing to avoid technical issues that can harm your audio system in the future.

Measure out your room

From TV to speakers, measurements of the room give you an idea of where everything will go. Moreover for a better quality sound, right distance and angle really matters. Measurement of the room makes it easy which angle and distance should be perfect for speakers.  If you want to maximize actual home theater placement options, throw out your unnecessary things out the room.

Use walls and ceiling for better sound

The wall can work in your favor many ways. If you have very small space and speakers are covering your lots of space, putting box speakers on the wall may be a good option. For a better sound, just angle down the speaker to your couch. You can place the speakers in the different corners of the house for a great sound. 

Besides that, you have another option for speakers too. Hang the speakers from the ceiling at different levels for a customized sound experience. It can help conceal wires for a neat appearance. These both options will save you valuable floor space and help you to experiment different sounds quality.

Light and sound

Is your TV opposite to a window with sunlight or streetlight outside? In this case, you should consider some blackout curtains to help shield the screen from glare, or shift the TV placement that cuts down on that excess light. 

Also, if the speakers too far away or the room is too empty, they can echo. Opposite to it, if the room is too packed, they may be muffled behind furniture. So it’s always better to set them at the right distance and place so they provide you the best sound every time you switch on the TV.