[klhoard]

While room within a roo. Is the holy grail most people adding theaters to an existing home aren't willing to lose that much space. Another common building technique is staggered studs with insulation snaked between them so the drywall on each side isn't directly coupled through the wall. But this requires quite a bit of building and some space taken. For theaters, what I see more common is multiple layers of drywall (2 or 3) on ceilings and walls with Green Glue between them. All edges are caulked. This makes a very dense wall that blocks all but the lowest bass.

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I'd just tell my kids to suck it up - Dad's watching a movie.
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