My Small Basement Home Theater & Family Movie Room! | April 2024 Update

I finally finished my basement home theater & family movie room, and I want to show you all what I did! If you need ideas for a smaller home theater or finished basement, I hope this helps.
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[@JeffRauseo]

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[@pvs18]

I love how Jeff maintains a healthy balance between this hobby and his family life. He could've easily made this HIS space, but he decided to keep his family the priority and make this a space for everybody to enjoy.

[@JeffRauseo]

Family first, always!

[@Gamer4Eire]

A family cinema room would have worked too.

[@ColoradoKid303]

I like the new Jeff. It’s easy in this hobby to obsess and let the OCD take the wheel thus draining all of the fun out of it (I would assume 1000 times easier when you are running a successful channel). Appreciating your situation and the fact that we are blessed to be able to have these collections, equipment and amazing ways to enjoy our movies at home is where it’s at.

[@JeffRauseo]

Absolutely. Just happy to be able to enjoy these amazing movies at home with such awesome technology. There’s never been a better time to watch movies at your house!

[@ColoradoKid303]

@@JeffRauseo Indeed. On that “Amazing movies” note, excuse me while I retire into my movie room to watch “Cutthroat Island”🤣

[@donnellcoleman7784]

​@@JeffRauseoearly 2000s was

[@dishsoap1]

You could easily put overheads in the drop ceiling for heights. Believe me, it makes a difference. Things will actually be above you and it’s way more immersive. I have four overheads, but having at least two in the ceiling is very noticeable. For my TV, I cut access outlets in the drywall behind the TV and behind the entertainment stand. Then you can run all your power and hdmi cables in the wall. It makes it look nice and clean and you don’t have that strip covering on the wall. It’s a pretty easy mod as well. I would still lower the rears some, high enough where the kids can’t reach, but you already know. lol Still a nice home theater you have.

[@kyj565]

The best set up to watch a film on is the one you have, I grew up poor and didn't get a TV till I was around 13, when I did it was a small portable piece of junk, the signal was so bad that I could only get 2 channels to partially work and both were fuzzy and black and white, after getting it working as best I could one of the channels started to air "Predator" which I sat and enjoyed, now every time I get a new piece of tech I sit and watch that film and enjoy it all over again whilst appreciating what I have.

[@kevinsanders3146]

Everybody's setup is different, just do what you can do and enjoy!!!

[@Purge00]

It is amazing how bright it is even with that color, it could feel cold and enclosed but it looks warm and bigger. It's nice.

[@pete49327]

You did something many home movie lovers forget about....painting the walls a dark mostly neutral color to prevent/lessen light spill on screen that lessens contrast and takes away some of the inherent color and contrast quality of modern TVs. Sitting 10 feet from a 65 inch screen is close to canceling 4k image advantage vs 1080 hd. Eventually lowering tv a good idea, get if farther away from white ceiling along with more natural/optimum viewing angle. Eight feet viewing distance is better for sure. My room setup is similar to yours, i.e. couch seating against wall, tv opposite wall, so eventually I moved couch about 3 feet away from wall and closer to screen, which left enough space to easily walk behind, and now enjoy full 4k experience. Excellent tour, thanks Jeff!

[@pieterbalk-ht7kq]

You put it perfectly. With a 65” this high and sitting this far away from the screen @Jeff Rauseo gets none of the advantages of 4K. Which is a pity with such an amazing collection. But it is a problem with many “collectors”, they invest most of their money in lots and lots of media. Instead they should invest in proper equipment and wiring to watch and listen to it, and then having a proper space to set it up the right way.

[@Jogwheel]

Love seeing other folks' setups - especially movie nuts like me! Thanks for sharing all the details, Jeff! New room looks great!

[@ScottSullivanTV]

We need to see your setup, Jon! Did you get a 4K OLED yet, or are you still on an HD TV?

[@Jogwheel]

@@ScottSullivanTV my TV is 14 years old 🤣

[@ScottSullivanTV]

@@Jogwheel Love it! No shame. And I’m sure it’s plasma (which they don’t make anymore), so that’s still better than standard LED imo. I remember a loooonnnngg time ago when you mentioned using an “HD TV”. Just curious if you ever upgraded from then.

[@Jogwheel]

@@ScottSullivanTV Nah, it's actually an LED. Sony Bravia. Was best in class when I bought it in 2010. Starting to show its age now with some dead pixels, ghosting on blue colors, and some fogginess with dark areas. But... it works!

[@darkgate33]

Personally I find your home theater relatable, not everyone has a budget of $30 thousands to build home theater. Jeff as long as you and your family happy with it that’s all that matters. Ignore what other people say

[@frankvee]

Top tip from a fellow home theater enthusiast…. Use brackets to precisely aim speakers toward the main listening position instead of attaching directly to wall. The difference in sound improvement is astonishing.

[@JeffRauseo]

I know - SVS recommended the same, but I just wanted to keep it clean and I didn’t have space for the brackets on the right side

[@user-sr2wv1ol6e]

Yeah, I mean this way the rear speakers are pointing more towards the TV than the actual listener. Probably the sound comes more from the front than the back. If mines are a few degrees wrongly aligned (e.g. because I slightly moved then while cleaning), I instantly notice it during the next movie. 10° of angle movement make the sound from „where is it“ to „wow, I can feel it“. Can‘t imagine that those rear speakers come even close to fulfilling their potential. There are easy ways to fix this, even with those walls, e.gy, mounting/hanging them to/from the ceiling. Still kids friendly. Anyway, get creative Jeff (when you find the time), it‘s worth it! 😛

[@frankvee]

@@user-sr2wv1ol6e I totally agree with you. Speaker placement and alignment make a big difference.

[@frommatorav1]

@@JeffRauseo on Amazon, I got BS-218pro Universal Speaker Wall Mount for my surround speakers. They work well in my bed room for the surrounds and their color would blend in with your wall. They twist towards the listening area and are easy to adj them to angle slightly down and slightly away from wall. They're going for around $30 and are good quality.

[@Alekseyo]

The dark wall color is such a relatively cheap but effective home theater upgrade. Looks good!

[@raphaelmeillat8527]

Beautiful room, great job. I love how it’s toys for babies on one end, and horror movie posters at the other end! lol! The one thing I would have done differently is the screen. I’m old school…. Movie room = projector (and TV = TV room). The texture, screen size, even the slight background noise is part of my cinema experience! Anyway, congrats and enjoy your great room

[@Fangoman85]

I love the housing for the wires running straight to the 4K TV. All the wiring is Clean, Gratz on the New Room Man.

[@JeffRauseo]

Thank you! I took my time and wanted to do it right.

[@evaristo_1272]

Maybe just fish the walls. It’s actually not that hard. I do low voltage for a living , so every TV in my house is hidden in the walls.

[@user-sr2wv1ol6e]

@@GamezGuru1agree, quite distracting and an easy fix. But he already said that he has to fix that ;)

[@TylerVGaming602]

Glad to see that we have the same tv 😉

[@mfox35]

Looking great Jeff! Very well done.

[@mattlee1252]

great paint choice because i painted my front room a year and half ago this same color for better movie enjoying while watching movies on my lg 55 inch with soundbar and the paint color is called patio stone

[@gemada99]

I was looking for a paint colour for the home theatre in my new house. Cracked pepper might be it!

[@riggstomatoes145]

Man, that looks perfect for me

[@Ryan_Butterfield]

I needed this message today! Love your attitude and excitement for your new space! As a family man myself with 3 young kids I get the sacrifices you have to make in order to accommodate everyone. Being happy with what you can do is so important. Makes me appreciate my set up and tells me to be content even though I too know I could do some things better if I had my own dedicated space. Thanks for sharing this.

[@matthemming9105]

Love the energy and the attitude of this video.

[@jefferyberg2850]

Enjoy my friend really like what you have done and achieved over the years, keep it up and always stay safe.

[@Smirk80Eight]

Nice work Jeff I’m definitely digging the movie room/ family area. Thanks for sharing this with us 😊

[@cheekster777]

Well done Jeff for maximising your basement space and sharing this Home Theater your with us. 🙏🏻

[@ericreese4606]

Watching films can be a personal experience, but most are best viewed as a group (a shared experience). You’ve made an awesome space for you and your family and friends to enjoy together, Jeff. That’s what matters most and I love your more recent tone you’ve taken on your channel. Thanks, and keep up the awesome work!

[@AllistairMcCray]

Awesome- thank you for sharing you setup Jeff.

[@cyph3r76]

👍 Nice system and a great collection. Good to hear how SVS helped out with setup.

[@Trekapedia]

Fantastic video and awesome setup and can’t wait for the new podcast coming! Keep up the fantastic work and keep the amazing content coming please Jeff!

[@RobEcu123]

Nice oled similar space in my basement, except a little more man cave, but I'm really into that color

[@alexjc2013]

Very clean Jeff, looks great and strikes a good balance between movie enthusiast and family man!

[@sjiang120]

Once upon a time I mounted my tv just like your height. After countless hours of movie watching, one day my neck experienced pain, which took me two years physio and other treatment to get rid of the pain. Big lesson learned. So be careful my friend.

[@SK-qu4wo]

Yeah it's exhausting and uncomfortable having to look up at a screen for an extended period of time. The recommended viewing height is there for a reason.

[@BrendanCreates]

i love that you’re not itching to upgrade some of your equipment! if it works it works! c2 isn’t old at all but not upgrading to a slightly newer c3 just shows that it’s not all about new new new!

[@marvelmancave]

You have a really nice movie room and space.

[@Striker_Legend07]

that is one hell of a basement

[@MoonAtomic7]

Always an inspiration. Thanks for all you do!

[@bigdadewarbucks9497]

Great setup and great attitude. I feel the same. You make the best of what you have and as long as you are happy… it’s a win. And eventually the area will evolve. So glad I came across your video.

[@JeffRauseo]

Thanks for watching! I agree - you do what you can for your family and situation and be happy with what you have!

[@johnbrashear7547]

I work from home too. My computer monitor is also my screening area lol. With headphones. Its cool though, it works for me! Love the setup, thanks for sharing Jeff!

[@user-kn8mf3rw9f]

Continue to be a representative of technology that enhances physical media. Thanks . Seriously.

[@branscombe_]

it looks great Jeff, good work

[@literallyme3]

I couldn't even JEFF to this. I RAUSEOD IMMEDIATELY. Clean up on aisle, MY PANTS AT HOME

[@DangerousDevilOfficial]

I like the wall color and carpets. Looks good.

[@1luiszepol]

Good work Jeff.

[@tomkue612]

Nice job on your home theater, Jeff.

[@rickymeadows9708]

I converted a basement bedroom into a theater. I have a BenQ 4K projector and a Elite Screens 100" screen. I bought a used AVR and am still using my 20 year old Cerwin Vega speakers for the front, center and sub. My Atmos and rears are in no name in ceiling speakers. I love what I've built.

[@RobertF]

One day I'm getting those shelves! Mounting on the wall saves so much space. My room isn't perfect either & we just gotta do what we can.

[@TheKibbles2005]

This gives me serious inspiration for my own setup!

[@shipleyshipster]

Looks great Jeff! I had a similar situation in my screen space where the room isnt very wide. I was able to maximize screen size by using in-wall speakers and an acoustically transparent screen. I think you could do the same and get a 100" screen there with a UST projector. Put left, right, and center in-wallnand hidden. It would also be even more clean looking

[@terryspeedon3615]

Looks great Jeff!

[@FernandoGastelo]

Looks amazing, and it probably sounds even better!

[@LeShark75]

Very cool update Jeff. I have a single SVS PB3000 managing the bass in my set up and even after a year of use it still manages to scare the hell out of me when it stretches its legs.

[@michaelnagy298]

Your screening space looks great

[@themtgdude486]

Looks fantastic!

[@MatthewKirchhof]

This is an amazing space man! I have a theater that is almost identical in size, dual svs sb2000's, and some 20 year old paradigm speakers (they will be replaced in time, but home theater is a marathon not a sprint lol) Thanks for the tour bro

[@myhometheater7029]

Room looks good Jeff! Well done.

[@TomGur147]

similar layout to mine which is also a family room where I have an open space/room to the left so I have my rear surrounds at just above ear height facing the seating area but the left one is twice as far away as the right one however with some volume adjustments I’ve got it to sound as good as I can and I’m pretty happy! I’d also love to have in ceiling Atmos speakers rather then front heights which I don’t feel ass much in the way of Atmos but we don’t all have a dedicated room and budget to make a perfect home cinema.

[@deangolliher5560]

I like the new room, and yes a office tour would be cool

[@shitpostheavy]

As someone with a kid (and another on the way) this helped! Ty

[@RustyBrownPhotography]

Looking good, man -- well done!

[@Justin_Laird]

I’m commented before I even watch, all your shelves are gone with the cool memorabilia on top!

[@JeffRauseo]

They’re in my office!

[@TimLeeSongs]

Wonderful set up, enjoyed watching thank you.

[@patricklena9062]

Beautiful job, brother.

[@marcelo1x1]

For sure make the Home Office tour!

[@slate49]

Color the strip under the tv BUT! Don’t color the strips in the corners. Everything looks excellent, Jeff! Congrats on getting the basement complete. You should be proud of the work done. Congrats! Thnx for sharing the update on the basement/family entertainment center

[@Bejay1966]

Great setup Jeff. Like you said. You make do with what you got. You did make me laugh when you said you removed your work desk it make room for your kid toys!!😂 They do take over the place don’t they?!!😂👍🏻

[@johnscott4385]

Looks great Jeff. Would like to see a tour of your office.

[@dustindixon6628]

I love your set up!

[@B-Edwards499]

It's definitely a nice little setup.

[@gamesdog9067]

Looks great, nice job 👍🏻

[@johnwhite3195]

nice space Jeff!!!

[@kraigbailey]

Nice! Enjoy! I vote paint the wire covers. Also get an TV for any streaming needs. I'd love an office tour!

[@carloschavez1574]

Looks great! 👍🏼

[@sprcrzy110]

Love the set up Jeff! Just cover up the window a little more andnitll be perfect.

[@johnhollo6881]

looks really good!

[@bloodydominations992]

Room looks great, love the paint color! I think you could fit a 100 inch screen on that wall with a UST projector and truly have a theater experience at home. Fair warning though, you’ll want to rewatch all your favorite movies on it. 😂

[@h2ohamer271]

Room looks great. One thing that is missing , get a dust cloth lol :)

[@JeffRauseo]

Oh dude for sure. I just got done putting in some extra stuff on the walls and it got dirty and dusty again

[@mrsabo15]

Setup looks good but I would bring the mount down, it’s def worth it.

[@musicman8270]

I leave all of my media ?(movies, CDs) in another room, which is also my computer room. The only media you need in your media room is what you're playing at the moment. I know space can be s problem. Also like the fact that you hang onto gear that doesn't need replacing. Leaves more money for movies!😊

[@aaronclick6388]

Nice little setup!

[@chrisbullock6477]

Actually that's a great size! Just comes down to how its organized and which direction to you go with setting things up. You can either use the width like you have it or the length of the space, of course this works better for the other family members like the kids which is understandable, but the space is great. At least you have it😅 Me and my wife are tired of the apartment life although really nice and full of amenities, but we want the space and privacy to have our own movie and gaming room.

[@gjb8981]

Thanks for the room tour Jeff, great setup! I like the room color too, I might see if my local store can make that color using the RGB code, thanks for the link. One option you have when you go to update the TV is to change to an ultra short throw 4k projector. You can use as much wall space as you can with no need to run power or an HDMI cable to the back of a TV. You could even just paint a screen color onto the wall.

[@JeffRauseo]

True, good point on the UST. I did try one out a couple years back but the room wasn’t ideal. I may give that another go, since it can probably sit right on the media console right?

[@gjb8981]

@@JeffRauseo You could sit a UST projector on top of the center speaker or you can ceiling or wall mount them above a screen (that would stop little fingers getting all over the lens 😊) and invert the picture in its settings. If you look into it in the future check that on the model you get. You’ve already got the conduit in the corners for the cabling.

[@midlevelmedia]

Nice set up Jeff! All looks great!

[@Sammy_X7]

Nice job, Jeff.

[@Scarletsb0y]

love the colour very nice

[@PStaz20]

Love this and thank you!👍

[@mitchelltownsend7139]

Great video! I recently bought a 55 inch C2 OLED. I’ve been knitting kicking myself recently for not getting 65 but it’s what I could afford at the time. I appreciate what you said about doing what you can to fit your situation, good reminder to be thankful what I have.

[@shaneth138]

get a 75 inch at least. 65 is tiny.

[@kyj565]

@@shaneth138 Or he could save a few hundred dollars and move his sofa 2 foot closer to his TV.

[@xguy9999]

@@shaneth13865 inch isn’t tiny.

[@frommatorav1]

I was glad I spent the extra $300 to get the 65" C1 OLED. I was coming from a low end 55" 4k TV. I love having the extra size but didn't want to spend $800 more to get the 77". lol

[@Criner05]

I would love to see a video of your movie collection, both upstairs and downstairs. Obviously listing them would take too long. What you could do is take the camera and slowly pan along each shelf. While doing that you could mention favorites and anecdotes. Very great setup. I agree, work with what you have. You don't need the best setup ever.

[@BigBoss9696]

Amazing video brother, everything looks great. I have similar space in my basement TV area maybe slightly bigger this video definitely gave me some ideas to add to mine, I’m rocking same channel configuration as you except I only have 1 SVS Sub.

[@mcarr416ix]

I love your content sir, I know you are working with limited space, but I highly recommend you get some separation on the front left and right speakers. The panning effect you get from a wider soundstage makes a difference. You basically got a soundbar there 😂. And you know...the TV is too high when it's closer to your height than the left and right fronts haha. No dis respect at all, just think it could be an even better sounding space. Looks nice and cozy for the family!

[@fredmilliron5931]

Very Impressive!!!!

[@corradoparris9679]

Beautiful equipment 👍👍👌👌

[@Chris-ip9qg]

awesome man!

[@MrBibi86]

*Very cool area. you should put some LEDs in even if it's just at the back of the TV*

[@jreal5]

Thank gosh you finally at least alphabetized the movies by their first letter, that use to drive me crazy on your older vids and I would also wonder how in the hell you ever found a movie you wanted to watch especially considering how many you have

[@jeevanmotors4275]

I Have Been Thinking its a Tuff task to Make a Perfect HT Set up" But seeing your channel for last 4years Makes me much Easier to Set a Dream theatre as Per My Situation Great Jeff keep it up🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@JeffRauseo]

Everyone has a vision in their heads of a huge setup. I always did too. But something smaller and simpler can be just as great! It’s all about what you can do, and try not to compare to others.

[@jeevanmotors4275]

@@JeffRauseo Sure Jeff Exactly

[@nigelstone3729]

I've got the Panasonic sc-htb900 3.1 soundbar with the down firing wireless Subwoofer, 505w. Audio connected to the Panasonic dp-ub420, audio input, then main connected to a Panasonic HDR10+ LED TV, with a little tweeking for a little auto back lighting, to get a little better black levels in dark scenes, an LED light strip to light it's wall a bit, works good, with just a lamp on behind my chair. ATMOS DTSX and DTS-HD master audio Neutral X, great for DTS-HD master audio films. When it's time for a new TV, only have to get an updated player, for new TV requirements. Still be all great. 👍 Great room setup you've got there. 👍

[@ethanschneider2711]

Awesome video!!

[@robertwilson9528]

This is awesome!

[@scotttild]

Cool have been looking for a basement forever. You could do a UST that are really decent with a screen. Could get more of a movie type experience.

[@bonedeep1959]

I would like to see a tour of your office bro, sounds cool

[@pascalveger6093]

I think it looks great. Its al about rhe fun of movie watching that s important