Finally getting around to building the man-cave
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Noosh:
Looks like your going to have access to the gear from a closet behind the equipment. If so, a big round of applause for making a great decision. If I ever get to build a man cave, that and 20amp wiring will be absolutes.
That feature was an absolute must. It will help with everything else, being able to change gear out and manage cables by being able to get behind things like that. The turntable, and the tube amps will be set on a granite shelf above everything else. The other gear will be behind glass doors below. The space between the three sections is 22 inches, so plenty of room to breathe and move things about inside.The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
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Erbody needs a man cave. Good job
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Drywall went up today!:biggrin:
a total of 38 sheets were needed to seal things up. Damn this is going to be sweet! I sent a few shots to Dan and hopefully he can post them for me. I hope the picture loader is among the fixes coming next week...The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
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nooshinjohn wrote: »I sent a few shots to Dan and hopefully he can post them for me.
Because I like you John here they are:
And because I like Dune and got a laugh from this, I wanted to share:
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Awesome! Always nice to see these projects coming together.
My wife and I are trying to get another house just right down the street, from our house now.
Has a A/C in garage. So I can hopefully set up something to.
Keep up the great work!!!
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EndersShadow wrote: »Because I like you John here they are:
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And because I like Dune and got a laugh from this, I wanted to share:
Lookin' nice! Looking very inviting, already! I really like the door/window "system". -
Because you like dune??? Here I been wanting to call you "BEAN" since I 1st join this forum LOL
Still think "Enders Game" is the best book I've ever read! and I use to have a library of about 500+ hardbacks (all in a library now)
thank god for kindles
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Looks like it's coming together nicely. Bet you can't wait.Home Theater/2 Channel:
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Thanks Dan... the mud and tape will be done in about two hours, then I will be doing a couple coats of primer before the color goes down. I am thinking about a BEHR color called Arrowhead Lake for the TV wall and the rest will be a color called Roman Plaster to match the rest of the house.
The floor will be tiled 42" in front of the French doors and down the side by the window and into the closet, with carpet covering the middle. On the TV wall, I will be using a slate tile that will go from the top of the cabinet to the ceiling, and install some led backlighting that will put off a warm amber glow when the TV is turned on, and a black granite countertop for the cabinet.
My fear is that the man cave might be a nicer place to be than the living room...The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
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Thats because you doing a awesome job there John! Your getting there, keep it up 2 ch- Polk CRS+ * Vincent SA-31MK Preamp * Vincent Sp-331 Amp * Marantz SA8005 SACD * Project Xperience Classic TT * Sumiko Blue Point #2 MC cartridge
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+100 ! Looks like its coming along very well there John!Thats because you doing a awesome job there John! Your getting there, keep it up -
Noosh,
The man cave IS suppose to be better than the living room! I keep my wife away by placing a rubber **** in the middle of the room. She hates ****.
Looking good so far!Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!! -
Noosh,
The man cave IS suppose to be better than the living room! I keep my wife away by placing a rubber **** in the middle of the room. She hates ****.
Looking good so far!Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!! -
Wait!!!! Let me post that one more time!!!.....FN phone!!!Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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Looks good John bet you can't wait until it's done, and then when you think it's done you will still be doing things to the cave it's a never ending process post some more pictures when you think you are done.Home Theater
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Because you like dune??? Here I been wanting to call you "BEAN" since I 1st join this forum LOL
Still think "Enders Game" is the best book I've ever read! and I use to have a library of about 500+ hardbacks (all in a library now)
thank god for kindles
LOL... I'm a big fan of that series (obviously) as well as the first few Dune books. I am a big sci-fi nut. But Muad'Dib as a screenname just doent really fit me. And Paul Atriedes is just to obvious lol.... As is Usul...."....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963) -
More pics coming your ay Dan, and my thanks for all your help.
Guys, this room is going to be amazing. We live on a fairly busy street, so I opted for a room-inside a room type of build, and have a 12 inch thick insulation blanket in the attic and 6 inches in the walls. The room is almost dead silent even during high peak times, and also seems to stay cooler than the living room. This is SWEET!:biggrin:The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
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This is looking great John! I love looking at these projects almost as much as I do working on them. I recently sold my last house and no longer have the man cave listed in my signature. The basement on our new house is finished and usable, just not done how I would have done it. This thread is making me want to tackle my new basement. Good luck and keep posting the pictures of the progress!
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nooshinjohn wrote: »We live on a fairly busy street, so I opted for a room-inside a room type of build, and have a 12 inch thick insulation blanket in the attic and 6 inches in the walls. The room is almost dead silent even during high peak times, and also seems to stay cooler than the living room. This is SWEET!:biggrin:
John, lets be honest here.... thats not why you did it. Thats your doomsday bunker isnt it buddy? Your just hiding where the generator, gas and food stores are going to be....
World all goes down, John's gonna be jamming to the Beatles on his TT with his tube amps glowing till the generator dies lol....
P.S. concrete is NOT considered insulation, and I know what you really have is 12" of concrete in the attic and 6" on the walls...."....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963) -
John just texted me more pictures..... I posted the ones that are PC.... just messing John.....
"....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963) -
John, the only critique/question I have is are you planning on leaving that regular door to the house there, or are you going to replace it with a thicker exterior door, something that will seal more soundproof?
You did all this work to get it to be isolated, but w/ that standard door there, your likely going to be getting house noise. And its bad enough when you have to hear em IN the house
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ManCaves..... allowing men to tune out women since 20 B.C."....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963) -
I am going to get a nice solid hardwood door with a leaded glass insert to go there. I want something open and inviting there, as this is becoming more of a family gathering place.The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
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nooshinjohn wrote: »I am going to get a nice solid hardwood door with a leaded glass insert to go there.
I can dig it.nooshinjohn wrote: »this is becoming more of a family gathering place.
So less of a man cave.... and more of a place with pretty speakers that get stuck in that back hallway/closet lots right....
Sorry man, have to bust your balls... mostly because I am jealous lol.."....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963) -
Enders, I have a box of Sci-Fi anthologies from college days if you want some. Gotta move them along. PM me if interested and I'll let you know some of what I have.
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EndersShadow wrote: »So less of a man cave.... and more of a place with pretty speakers that get stuck in that back hallway/closet lots right....
Sorry man, have to bust your balls... mostly because I am jealous lol..
The area to the left and right of the audio rack allow the 1.2TL's to sit 6" from the back wall and the baffles are 6" in front of the front edge. Besides that, with the recent upgrades to the speakers, they are going NOWHERE!
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“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
nooshinjohn wrote: »The area to the left and right of the audio rack allow the 1.2TL's to sit 6" from the back wall and the baffles are 6" in front of the front edge. Besides that, with the recent upgrades to the speakers, they are going NOWHERE!
What does nooshin say :evil:"....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963) -
She is happy about it, because the room was built right and gives them a place to go that won't dominate the room and she thought the latest upgrade made them sound better.The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
nooshinjohn wrote: »She is happy about it, because the room was built right and gives them a place to go that won't dominate the room and she thought the latest upgrade made them sound better.
Then more power to you... just giving you crap... because... well.... I can..."....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963) -
An update...
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“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
Im guessing that spacing between the rack and the doors is where the SDA's are going correct?
Cause I could see Nooshin making you put them behind those doors to keep them ugly monsters hidden from HER second family room
"....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
