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Good point. I suppose I could build the bar and the stage out of wood for the strength factor and go with metal for everyhing non-load bearing.:)

Thank you all. I have made up my mind. I will frame all walls in wood, use reilient channel for the ceilings, and use metal studs for the coffered ceilings.:D

My basement is bone dry. I guess I'll simply go with a high quality uderpad and carpet. This will save me some cash. Still would like to hear input on wood vs. metal studs. Thanks. :)

The plywood idea sounded funny to me too. Also, I have been reading through this forum like mad and I have not come across any comments on metal studs vs. wood studs. Metal is cheaper but if it offers poorer results I wouldn't want to go that route. There are some truely amazing HT's found...

First timer. I'm just about to start framing my basement. I'm doing an open concept HT/billiard/bar room. My local HT specialists mentioned that instead of building a REAL sub floor I could screw down 5/8 plywood directly over the concrete and this would improve the sound quality of my set...