IndyKlipschFan Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 I used a "gut feeling" and decided to use extra insulation I had had around, and apply it to every nook and crannnie up front and back. OMG, a huge difference.. mainly cause I know now the sound absorbs in the front and rears now rather than bounce around the room and speaker cavities. I know exactly now ehen people talk about corner bass traps and how absorbers make a huge difference make in the backs especially with the bass.. [] Everything tightened up a LOT, the HT room seems quieter... almost scary too. I probably need 1-2 panels on the sides..and I will be close to 100% done. Curtains still on order.. soon they tell me. This is a 17' x 30' room, but really 17' x 24' ish (inside dimensions) ... cause the speakers are hidden behind black acoustical skrim cloth both up front and behind too. So three La Scalas and the 2 THX subs up front..4 la scalas in the rears.. getting the tops up in the air and tilted slightly also was a huge jump in perfomance/ experience too in the surrounds. When 100% done, I hope a wide angle lense and some of Colterphoto1 magic will have some better pics for you.. hope you can see for now.. It is a 7 split La Scala system. Yes, those are 4 cornwalls, too, .. (I use 2 sets of Cornwalls for Karaoke..I know shoot me.. but it sounds incredible.. Almost studio like..) I hope you like the before and after pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyKlipschFan Posted September 22, 2006 Author Share Posted September 22, 2006 Ok and with... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyKlipschFan Posted September 22, 2006 Author Share Posted September 22, 2006 backs without insulation.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyKlipschFan Posted September 22, 2006 Author Share Posted September 22, 2006 and the backs with... La scala subs on the floor.. tops in the air pointed down slightly... Really sounds nice... It just surrounds you, so wonderfully seamless. I bought just a little more insulation and filled it in after this picture was taken. All is sealed up now.. Here you also see the 4 Cornwalls for Karaoke..and a TV, so lyrics can be seen through the screen for Karaoke. This works great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damonrpayne Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Are you going to leave it like that or try to pretty it up? If you want all these "insulation pillows" I think you can cover it with burlap or any normal weight cloth without affecting its acoustic qualities. It would be interesting to take before and after acoustic measurements especially of the rate of decay. There's a lot of this going around in Architectural. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyKlipschFan Posted September 22, 2006 Author Share Posted September 22, 2006 OK, that's it.. So let me know what you think? I would take a pic of the skrims back on.. but it would all be black up front except for the screen and all black behind as well witht he black cloth on the frames... (there are also 2 TV's up front behind the skrims above the speakers... for those days you have 2-3 games on and do not want to miss anyything...LOL) Besides, I doubt anyone could see anything..LOL. Too dark! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyKlipschFan Posted September 22, 2006 Author Share Posted September 22, 2006 I will take a few pics in a few min.. camera battery dead... hahahahahah The ticket booth turned out great too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Blacksmith Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Congrats on the setup, it looks great, er....... what I saw of it anyway. Could you please resize the photos?? I am on a fast dialup and though I waited for 2 min, only one pic had finished downloading and was THEN shrunk by the Klipsch software. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Yes, please downsize the pics- and next time I come over (the 31st?) I'd like to do a proper photo session of your setup for the gang. M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksonbart Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Wow that room turned out nice, besides sound the insulation also hides the milk cartons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RM1111 Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Great setup Indy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 That looks like a crazy setup. Wish I could hear it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 It's INSANE. I think we watch movies at like -30, just Insane. The headroom is incredible. The room is great, nothing rattles. Except the seats are too comfy.... M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyKlipschFan Posted September 23, 2006 Author Share Posted September 23, 2006 Ok sorry so late here are the Skrims back on..they will be dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyKlipschFan Posted September 23, 2006 Author Share Posted September 23, 2006 and 2 pics of the ticket booth also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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IndyKlipschFan Posted September 23, 2006 Author Share Posted September 23, 2006 Michael just offered to re size these... a great guy.... I will re post em when he does.. Red velvet curtains will be in this week. I hope to get some really professional pics done, it really did turn out nice looks wise.. More important, the sound is just awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyKlipschFan Posted September 23, 2006 Author Share Posted September 23, 2006 Thanks Jay it def does this: "BECAUSE GREAT SOUNDfills the room, shakes the house,BREAKS THE HEART,stirs the soul,ANDalways will. " Yep, it does!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 I will re post em when he does.. Red velvet curtains will be in this week. I hope to get some really professional pics done, it really did turn out nice looks wise.. More important, the sound is just awesome! nice is an understatement, it looks like a real theater that you would go to with the booth and all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Robinson Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 More important, the sound is just awesome! That setup is just, plain SICK ... Seriously, I can't imagine having an HT like that in the house. I'd never sleep. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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