WakeJunkie Posted November 19, 2013 Author Share Posted November 19, 2013 I love your room! Is the rc-7 behind the screen? Yes, recessed into the block wall behind the AT Screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 nice. its so much nicer (to my ears) having the center behind the screen in the center vs having it above or below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WakeJunkie Posted November 19, 2013 Author Share Posted November 19, 2013 (edited) Pan taken this wide gets a bit of fisheye look to it, but this way you can see what the room looks like. Edited August 4, 2014 by WakeJunkie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WakeJunkie Posted November 19, 2013 Author Share Posted November 19, 2013 (edited) Edited November 24, 2014 by WakeJunkie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted November 19, 2013 Moderators Share Posted November 19, 2013 Man I LOVE that last pic! Willland recently mentioned how he has never been a fan of black speakers (me either) but the contrast between the copper cones and satin black finish is beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WakeJunkie Posted November 19, 2013 Author Share Posted November 19, 2013 Man I LOVE that last pic! Willland recently mentioned how he has never been a fan of black speakers (me either) but the contrast between the copper cones and satin black finish is beautiful. Same here, but when I saw these babies I fell in love. I always wanted the cherry wood, but honestly I couldn't be happier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Great pics they cool amazing in your room wake. I found the sound to be almost unbelievable as well when i got them. They have a magic sound i love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WakeJunkie Posted November 26, 2013 Author Share Posted November 26, 2013 I have some rigid acoustic insulation that I plan to build my panels out of and stacked several in the corner opposite the sub last night to see what a bass trap there would do. 6" thick 4' wide and floor to ceiling on the part of the wall that sticks out into the room near the foosball table. Back left corner where Sub is front right. It killed my bass. Not completely gone, but at lease a 30% decrease. Apparently I am living on positive reinforcement and that is why my sub seems to put out so much. Not what I was hoping for... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 (edited) It killed my bass. Not completely gone, but at lease a 30% decrease. I'd guess it cleaned the bass up that's left though. You basically removed some of the reflected bass that was bouncing back into the room, you really don't want it anyways. Think of a speaker in an untreated room. You get reflections off all the walls, ceilings and floors. It sounds like crap. Remove the reflections (treat the room), the sound cleans up and is less harsh. You hear the sound from the speaker and not the reflections milliseconds later that muddy up the sound. Your next foray to take your room to the next level is to get a sub designed for HT, or in your case, possibly build one. Edited November 26, 2013 by CECAA850 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psg Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 With his skills he'd be crazy not to build it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 With his skills he'd be crazy not to build it... EXACTLY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 I see this in his future in that little cubby he planned ahead. Two would probably do the trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted November 27, 2013 Moderators Share Posted November 27, 2013 Good golly! That's a pretty sick looking sub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted November 27, 2013 Moderators Share Posted November 27, 2013 With his skills he'd be crazy not to build it... I too see some form of custom IB sub in Wake's room. This is the same guy that remodeled his bathroom and installed a 37" LED TV behind tempered glass and a added a Polk Audio Subwoofer in the ceiling. You can check out his "Clothing Optional Media Room" Build Thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason str Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 If you were looking to add a ceiling to your room you could add soundproof material between your floor joists, there is now a shreeded denim insulation that will work even better than spun fiberglass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WakeJunkie Posted November 27, 2013 Author Share Posted November 27, 2013 I don't currently plan to add a ceiling. I actually really like the look of the black joist with all the wiring in conduit. It also gives the basement a taller feel. It is 9' floor to top of joist so the basement does not feel like a basement at all. I am afraid adding a ceiling would make it feel smaller. As far as the sub goes I got to thinking about it and the positive reinforcement really explains a lot. My sub is turned WAY down. It is a pro audio sub so there is a level converter between the receiver and the sub. Before I moved the sub into the cubbie It was straight up at 0, and the sub was just over half and the calibration software was able to get within its +- 12dB. After the move Youthman was at the house the first time I really got to fire it up with "Art of flight" and it was crazy LOUD and overwhelming. I manually turned it down. I later calibrated and audacity had set the sub to -12dB, lowest possible setting. I had to turn the converter down below 1/4 and the sub all the way down and audacity finally calibrated within range at around -8dB. My theory is that I need to put the bass trap back in the corner and zero out everything and recalibrate. This should bring the sub levels back up where I expected them and clean up the bass. This should be a major improvement at least until I get my pair of 24" IB subs built. ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 There's really no reason to go with a driver over 18" in an IB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WakeJunkie Posted November 27, 2013 Author Share Posted November 27, 2013 LOL....The comment about the 24" subs was a joke. I was referring to Scrappydue's post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 LOL....The comment about the 24" subs was a joke. I was referring to Scrappydue's post. I'm a little slow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Awwe come on cecca. Why not? Look at them bad boys. Who wouldn't wanna say, "hey look at them woofers over there" and then reveal them badboys. I almost wanna try a pair in my home theater in sealed boxes just to show off lol. Think they have to be in 10cu.ft. Boxes. AWESOME! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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