Post by TLA on Mar 15, 2021 16:17:24 GMT
Hello. Based on Ethan's advice, I designed and built a listening room in my previous home and thoroughly enjoyed the room for about 15 years. Didn't always enjoy the speakers that I owned, but that has changed because I design my own speakers now.
I'm planning to add treatments to listening in my basement and would love to discuss details here. Your thoughts and ideas?
I cut and paste my words from another site thread below. Easier than starting again with same details..
The room is in the basement, 15x17 with a 7'8" ceiling, lower where HVAC runs. First step is a complete removal of all drywall. Then move HVAC return, so flow and Return are at opposite walls so it's visually and acoustically balanced. Reframe walls for 2x4 centers. For the walls, I haven't decided on all absorption, all pressure panels or alternate between the two. Aesthetic goal is all absorption so no absorption panels would be inside the room, but necessary if the walls were hard surface pressure panels. The ceiling 12"oc trusses will be completely filled with absorption, strapping across to create a 24" grid pattern. Fabric stretched and stapled across all the absorption on walls and ceiling..
-The fabric is from Guilford of Maine - some samples in pic.
-The insulation will be 4" Rockboard 60 with a synthetic fiber fill material covering the rockboard before fabric install.
-The ducting will have a 1" rockboard covering - best I can do to save height.
-Floating subfloor with Carpet. Shag carpet if I can sneak that one past my Woman
-Home theatre/2channel combo on one end and 2 channel off of side wall..
-I'll play around with diffusion on home theatre listening end later.
-I'll measure and listen to final results of the bass response, then potentially look at a Bass Array for a flatter bass region, but my feeling is that it wont be necessary.
I'm planning to add treatments to listening in my basement and would love to discuss details here. Your thoughts and ideas?
I cut and paste my words from another site thread below. Easier than starting again with same details..
The room is in the basement, 15x17 with a 7'8" ceiling, lower where HVAC runs. First step is a complete removal of all drywall. Then move HVAC return, so flow and Return are at opposite walls so it's visually and acoustically balanced. Reframe walls for 2x4 centers. For the walls, I haven't decided on all absorption, all pressure panels or alternate between the two. Aesthetic goal is all absorption so no absorption panels would be inside the room, but necessary if the walls were hard surface pressure panels. The ceiling 12"oc trusses will be completely filled with absorption, strapping across to create a 24" grid pattern. Fabric stretched and stapled across all the absorption on walls and ceiling..
-The fabric is from Guilford of Maine - some samples in pic.
-The insulation will be 4" Rockboard 60 with a synthetic fiber fill material covering the rockboard before fabric install.
-The ducting will have a 1" rockboard covering - best I can do to save height.
-Floating subfloor with Carpet. Shag carpet if I can sneak that one past my Woman
-Home theatre/2channel combo on one end and 2 channel off of side wall..
-I'll play around with diffusion on home theatre listening end later.
-I'll measure and listen to final results of the bass response, then potentially look at a Bass Array for a flatter bass region, but my feeling is that it wont be necessary.
