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    Acoustic treatment question/advice

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    Yes.... Both left / right walls will cost me around $2,500 and an extra maybe $600 for the rear wall

    However... The color in using is cordovan... Which goes perfectly with my wall color. AND the beveled edge will look very professional.

    Since I've done everything myself and saved so much money on framing, drywall, electrical, etc.... I can afford to splurge on speakers, Amps, PJ, and acoustic treatments.

    Especially since they will have the WOW factor and 'finish' the room, I don't want to skimp here and have the final touches be blatantly DIY

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    Acoustic treatment question/advice

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    So stick with my side & back walls then?

    Good... Cuz I could not for the life of me figure out a pleasant pattern for acoustic panels on the ceiling to work around my atmos ceiling speakers & hvac vent & lights...

    Perfect!

    What are the thoughts here on "over-absorption" some professionals say keep it live sounding, and some like Dennis Erksine say you can't have enough absorption.

    Does my quick sketch look like "too much"

    My coverage will be :

    Walls 574 sq/ft With 200 sq/ft of coverage at 2" thick SoundSuede by Acoustical Solutions

    Ceiling 400 sq/ft with 0 sq/ft of coverage

    Floor 400 sq/ft with 400 sq/ft of carpet

    My rear riser will have an attempt at massive broadband absorption with large 'trench drain grills' around the perimeter to allow airflow for room boundary pressure to hopefully reduce some bass modes.

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    Acoustic treatment question/advice

    in Home Theater

    Posted · Edited by MercedesBerater

    I thought this should be a new thread... Instead of attaching to my theater build thread:

    I will be ordering acoustic panels in the next 6 months hopefully (yes I try and plan far ahead since the whole room is DIY) my side walls will have 60sq/ft of treatment each. With my remaining 80-100sq/ft recommended amount going on the rear wall, front wall, and possibly ceiling.

    See quick sketch for idea of entry wall for rough idea.

    My question is this.

    If my side and rear walls are appropriately treated for reflection points.. That leaves the ceiling first reflection untreated. Since I'm in a basement and my ceiling height is 8feet- would you leave the ceiling NOT treated to retain some echo and sense of spaciousness -- or would you treat ALL first reflection points on side walls AND ceiling. (Floor is all carpeted so that handles as best as possible floor reflection point)

    Thoughts?

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    New Here

    in Lounge

    Posted

    I think a lot of fear of horns is from other manufacturers talking smack about being honky and shrill.

    A properly set up horn is not honky or shrill at all. There's a lot of misinformation about horns - best way is to listen to a proper set up

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    RF-7II Owners Thread

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    How do you feel about the 4 subs? I have two.. And have not moved them into the theater as it's still under construction. Was there a drastic improvement between 2 & 4 ???

    Also curious about the SQ improvement with the Amps. As I am using a cheap cheap cheap receiver still..

    Heard a $40K rig yesterday - pretty impressive

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted · Edited by MercedesBerater

    When I used to live in Naperville, Il there is a store that has a room with acoustic treatments & the BW diamonds with classé mono blocks as well.... It did sound nice... But I felt it had a very relaxed, almost veiled sound. It would have been awesome for Jazz or something like that I think... But it didn't give me the feeling of being in the audience of a concert.. It made me feel like I was listening to a very nice stereo setup.

    I like a touch of the in your face.... Which Klipsch has in spades..

    The BW's were pretty.. That's for sure. But I could spend 40k on many other things & still have a killer set up.

    ** note ** when the fella's that worked there asked what I currently had as a setup.. They turned their noses up at me as if I wasn't worthy..

    So.. That left a poor taste for B&W to me..

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    Seeking Subwoofer Advice

    in Subwoofers

    Posted · Edited by MercedesBerater

    What about this idea... And I'm not well versed in subs so this may be a silly idea...some more clever people will chime in if in correct me.

    Get two r-115sw's And place up front. They match the 7ii's beautifully.. Have a nice "curb appeal"

    Then later on.. Install two 18"s in back..

    Not sure how this would integrate with 15's and 18's.. But the 15's wouldn't be too powerful or bloated for music / 2 channel.. And the 18"s in the rear would give lots of punch when watching movies.

    Bad idea? Good idea? Hard to accomplish?? Not sure... But an idea..

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    "the sound of silence" - Nissan Titan

    in Lounge

    Posted · Edited by MercedesBerater

    Yes, to my knowledge all manufacture do this sort of testing.

    I don't know about the other mfg's... But I know our S-klassé is so quiet while driving, and so smooth- your heart rate and blood pressure are lowered. Granted. That's a $100k+ car.. But still, that research and technology trickles into everything else we make.

    There's some pretty cool tech that's used in R&D building cars these days. -- not all is published or known to the general public.

    Pretty cool to see that in a truck though, as they're inherently noisy and clumsy.

    Khorns signed by PWK

    in Alerts!

    Posted · Edited by MercedesBerater

    Those all appear to be the same person performing the signature. Changes in writing will change minute by minute. But the exaggerated P in the second photo post #7 Indicates aggression.

    I'll keep thumbing through my handwriting analysis book I have and see if there's anything else fun.

    (Here's his exaggerated P again... It would be interesting to feel the paper and see how hard he does the letter P, if it's really aggressive, or just accentuated for looks.)

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    Dolby Atmos Setup

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    Majas,

    More subs does not mean more or louder bass. More subs means EVEN bass. (When setup and dialed in correctly)

    Setup looks good to me. And you said you prefer onkyo... Looks like you should go with the Onkyo then.

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    New member of the Family

    in Lounge

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    Yup. Car seats are installed correctly. Still doing well... Have a follow up visit with a pediatrician today because he is "IUGR" which is inter uterine growth restriction. From what I gather, he with ran out of room to grow, or wasn't receiving enough food.

    Once they took him out he passes all their tests, but he's still very small. Not intensive care small... But anyone that's seen or held him just says.. Omg he's so little!! You barely feel his 4lbs in your arms.

    Last night was the first night home... No sleep. Go figure.. Apparently when they're this little they non-stop feed trying to catch up. And boy is it non-stop. In 3 days we go back for a weight test. They're going to weigh him, then waiti for him to feed, then weigh again and see how much he's actually eating.

    It's so strange to sit at home and have very little to do. I'm on diaper duty so my wife gets a few minutes of shut eye... But man.. It's the first day back and I'm already getting cabin fever.

    At least he likes music. I still have my classical in the background nice and quiet.

    Sorry,. Rambling due to sleep deprivation. Chat later all! Thanks for everyone's well wishes and congratulations we have received.

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