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i'm in the same boat... i bought my center, and rears - and just now looking for some 35's or 3;s...

I ended up adding the 1/4 vinyl-nitrile on top of the new sub floor - and under the carpet pad... seems to work - now I need to control the sound going down the stairwell.

now its time for a sponge bath!

Netflix is the main reason why we don't goto the movies anymore... i'd rather just be able to watch a movie on my on time.... and always have 2-3 watch.

---------------- On 6/17/2005 4:15:15 PM JJJeffries wrote: Hello Klipsch Posters: It seems no matter where someone advertises something for sale there is one rotten apple to spoil the sale. I won a bid on EBay for an audio item and the product arrived and didn't work. It never was resolved. I am sure some who read this post have been bitten by the rotten apple scenario. Would the Klipsch forum allow a new section for us members to post wants...for sale...trades...etc? Your thoughts are welcome. Best, Craig ---------------- can you post the ebay name of the person and link to product? Did you pay with paypal, if you did you can get your money back.

---------------- On 6/10/2005 4:42:23 PM formica wrote: Actually the CHMC web site has a wealth of lab tests all performed under controlled conditions making them easily comparable. It's a good site for those who are looking for some reading material. A couple of interesting points I'd like to make on those articles: 1) they are testing centre of composition performance, but builders then frequently overlook the junctions which become the weakest links. 2) These tests only deal with sound transmission through floors, and not the sound quality within the room. 3) as an answer to the benefit in using tar paper, compositions 12 and 15 on part 2 show almost no gain in STC or IIC. If I recall correctly, the practice was more intended to prevent nail (spike) movement though... 4) if you read their wall tests as well, they have not found much transmission benefit in using the acoustical wood fibreboard (such as sonopan) in compositions. (floor 10) As for the meaning of IIC... it's a factor to indicate sound transmission from direct impact, like footsteps. (they will often be louder the floor below than in the room itself). An excellent example of IIC versus STC would be a concrete slab (which has a good STC but poor IIC) as dropping quarter onto a bare concrete floor will transmit well the the room below.... but yelling in the room is almost inaudible downstairs. Rob ---------------- interesting site indeed... Between the floor joist I put down R35 insulation - then we have a normal 3/4 plywood tounge n groove floor, then I added the 30 lb tar paper on top of the orignal floor, with the new Advantek floor on top screwed down. Also Sealed all the seams with a flexible caulk. And I Completely filled all voids and any openings I had such as outlets, lights and electrical boxes. Question I have now is... should I go ahead and get a vinyl roll material before I start laying down the carpet? http://www.soundproofing.org/sales/prices.html ???

He has some cheap jeeps too: lol http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2635&item=5980346789&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

---------------- On 6/8/2005 6:55:14 PM michael hurd wrote: If I might ask, why the tarpaper? There are materials made specifically to reduce transmission of sound, in turn they must be sealed properly, or they will be of little use in attenuating sound. There is also the issue of structural transmission, no matter what you can't get away from that. You could reduce it with a room inside a room constrution. Most people would not tend to agree with that treatment, so you just have to make the best of it. ---------------- It's a time issue - I could of ordered a Vinyl Barrier type product, but my current office at home will soon be turned into a room for the baby. In the process of finishing out this new room for me, I got the HT bug... but like you said, I will have to make the best of it for now.

---------------- On 6/8/2005 6:54:29 PM dkp wrote: Indy-I've followed your basement theater/karaoke room with great interest as I will be starting mine soon (I've been saying that for a looong time now!) Anyway, I noticed that you used R-30 insullation for sound insullation; how did you insullate the ceiling? It looks like my theater is going to be directly below at least one of the kids' bedrooms, and I'm concerned about bass transfer through the floor. I've read quite a bit, and talked to Picky about his theater, but any input from you would be much appreciated. Thanks, and be patient for that room to get done (famous last words), David---------------- I had the same problem - I am currently building a HT on our 3rd floor room, with kitchen area below... Worried about the sound, I ended up installing another sub floor over the weekend. Used a great product called Advantek 3/4 tounge n groove. Comes in 4x8 sheets, cost around $30 a sheet. Also, laid down 30lb roofing felt under the new flooring. I also used R13 for my insulation... thats the only thing I wish I could of done differently maybe... we will see once I get my system on.... the good thing is, i have full access to all my walls, incase i need to put anything else on them.

---------------- On 6/8/2005 2:51:42 PM jimmyzdc wrote: I have 4 RF-7s that I want to sell. Just bought new house this year and unfortunately these guys are just too big for the room. I had originally bought 6 of them so I could do a full RF-7 setup. They are brand new in the box and black finish. I can post pictures of them if you like. I'm sad to see these awesome speakers go but I need to get something with a much smaller footprint. I can sell them for $1400 a pair plus shipping. A pretty good price I would think since they are $1200 each for some new ones. I'm out of Southern California if anyone is interested that is local. Here is my member profile on ebay if you want to check it out. I'm also thinking about posting these on ebay, but I thought I would give the Klipsch fans first dibs Please email me at jimmyzdc@hotmail.com if you are interested. Thanks, http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=jimmyzdc ---------------- Thanks for the offer... i just wished i lived closer I did ended up emailing dealers in 3 states today - and since im buying floors, centr, sides and rears, they gave me some great packaged deals... but still waiting to hear back from a few of them... some have no confused me, saying the size of my room, i should get R35's

im looking to buy RF-7 fronts - I live in TN-AL area... ive seen these on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=61378&item=5779083949&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW but they have zero feedback.... and their website isnt even live. any suggestions? thanks

im looking to buy RF-7 fronts too - I live in TN-AL area... ive seen these on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=61378&item=5779083949&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW but they have zero feedback.... and their website isnt even live. any suggestions?

funny you say that... i spoke to a home builder here, he told me a story how when he first used it in a new home he was building, that i thad rained almost an inch... he went to the job site 3 days later to see water standing in the floor - upset, he only could think of the problems the standing water would cause.... after drilling holes to get the water out,. he waited a week for the floor to start buckling or show signs of damage. To his suprise, nothing happened lol since then, thats all he uses in the homes that build.

pic: http://client.webshots.com/photo/361438534/361447002WtsHFZ It's a 3rd floor room - so I wanted to do everything I could to soundproof it. I really didn't like the current flooring I had, so I ended up laying down 30lb tar paper, and then added 3/4" Tongue and groove Advantek flooring yesterday. Half about half of it screwed down, and will try to finish the rest today.

I love it... I got the bug when a friend of mine showed it to me on his system. I have the LG LST-3510A HDTV Receiver Tuner Hi-Format DVD Player - along with my Sony Wega TV - First, I tried to get MediaCom to come out and install their box so we could get the HD signal - I ended up telling them to come pick up their box - it took too long to change the channels (very frustrating), and we a local station that my wife had to have whch they didnt have. So, I ended up putting up a antana in my atic - that I can rotate with a remote. I live between to large sities, that allows me to pick up signals from both. Its the best thing right now, until the cable companys around here get better set top boxes. Plus its free.