In need of some construction advice.
Comments
-
It’s a home theater, Dan, not an Indiana meth lab....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 -
2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC
erat interfectorem cesar et **** dictatorem dicere a -
Ntxcoastal1 wrote: »
And due to the added weight of the books and their density, a better sound absorber"....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) -
A pocket door sure would have been nice. I have one for the entrance to my listening room and really enjoy how when it is open it’s out of the way. And I leave it open most of the time. Even when listening.
Here is a picture of how it integrates with the room and system.
2 Channel Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II, 2 REL Carbon Limited, Norma Revo IPA-140B, Lumin U2 Mini, VPI Prime w/SoundSmith Zephyr MIMC, Modwright PH 150, Denon DP-59l w/Denon DL-301MKII, WAY Silver 3 Ana+ Speaker Cables, WAY Silver 4+ Interconnect Cables, AudioQuest Niagara 7000 w/Dragon and Hurricane Power Cables -
I think I would look at moving the electric from it's current location to the entry way where the speakers are and then put a pocket door in.
-
Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
-
A pocket door sure would have been nice. I have one for the entrance to my listening room and really enjoy how when it is open it’s out of the way. And I leave it open most of the time. Even when listening.
Here is a picture of how it integrates with the room and system.
Looks great!SDA SRS 2.3TL's
Silk Audio MS-90-BT integrated tube amp
Yaqin MS-20L integrated tube amp
SDA 2B TL's -
sorry I am so late to this party... 'cause I'd have suggested a bead curtain.
(borrowed image, just to be absolutely clear about that)
-
Go back to your purple haze you hippie....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 -
-
I'll add some comments/suggestions (I know I'm late to the party).
I had nearly the exact situation in our theater. Originally the space just had an opening (no door). I had no qualms about installing an out-swing door and actually prefer it now that it's there. We could have put a pocket door in, but it would have involved moving electric and more work than I wanted to get into. Plus, we have 4 other pocket doors in the house and I HATE how flimsy the walls feel where the doors slide in.
As for the barn door style, it would be a good option, but think about access to the light switches. What's the first thing you do when you walk into a dark room? I'd think it'd be a little inconvenient to first have to fully close the door to access the light switch.
Also, a recommendation on the box-out around the HVAC in the front right ceiling... Build a matching one in the left to quell any OCD on symmetry. They'd make perfect 'mounts' for front height speakers!
Here's a picture of our HT front wall. The door in the front right corner swings out into a hallway just as yours would.
-
I don't remember which member's HT this is, but they have a door that opens/swings out, not in. I remembered saving the pics to my computer.
-
Derp.
How'd I miss that?!
I musta been stoned, man...
-
Man, those are Greg Brady farrrrrr out! Maybe Ill get a set for this doorway to my room:mhardy6647 wrote: »sorry I am so late to this party... 'cause I'd have suggested a bead curtain.
(borrowed image, just to be absolutely clear about that)
-
I'm super late to this and I bet the work as already been done. I'll add to the vote of confidence to the swing out door. What I wanted to add was possibly use heavy curtains for the door or to tame reflections.
One of the best sounding theater room I heard they had hung curtains on either side near the front to tame reflections There were also curtains between the side and rear speakers, and I think in the back too. At first the room seemed dead. It is was like you were hearing sounds from point sources on the sides and rear, and the front felt narrow. The room was about 15-16' wide and about 20' deep. I am pretty sure it was only a perception issue. Once is was darker and you were focused on the screen the sound flowed with the movie and sounds came from everywhere around. The stage was wide when it needed to be.
-
Construction just wrapped up the other day, so I thought I would update this thread. I ended up just doing the ousting door (into the hall). I would have liked to do a sliding "barn" door, but moving the light switches was more than I wanted to tackle.
When I laid-out the room, and even during construction, I thought a 17'x14' room was big. However, it now seems somewhat small - I'm still very happy with it, and making it larger wasn't really an option (unless I made drastic cuts elsewhere). Due to the window and curtain rod spacing, I was not able to utilize all four of my Klipsch RS7 surrounds - the was not enough room for them on the back wall, for the rear surrounds (They are BIG). Luckily, I still have my trusty Polk LS F/X surrounds (still in box!), that fit the space perfectly. Im not too worried about voicing on the rear surrounds... The rack up front is totally temporary, until I can build the one I want. The amp compliment is also temporary - I just wanted to get it up and running.
We christened it with a John Wick marathon this past weekend, and WOW - the sound is tight and clear, and it images like crazy. I really could not be happier with the sound.
Here are a few photos of the door swing, and the room:
Too much gear, too little time.... -
Mark looks good....... but I think you need more "cowbell" in the form of subs
"....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) -
Your media closet is bigger than my kitchen.
-
-
EndersShadow wrote: »Mark looks good....... but I think you need more "cowbell" in the form of subs
Yea, about that... the sub up in the front corner is a Velodyne DD18. I have another DD18 (I even pre-wired to both back corners of the room) that I was going to install in the room, buuuuut - I spent about an hour and a half fine-tuning the parametric eq on the one in the room (with the included microphone and on-board software), and it came out with a volume setting of 36 (out of 100). At that setting, it shakes the room. It rattles the plates in the cupboards upstairs in the kitchen. It rattles the pictures on the walls in the guest room next door. I can see NO REASON to move the other sub in there. None.
I always thought a servo sub was a must for 2ch listening, but not so important for HT. I was wrong - the servo cleans up the HT bass to a degree that’s impossible to explain. I’ve had great (non-servo) HT subs, and I thought they were the best thing ever. However, there’s no going back now...:-)
Too much gear, too little time.... -
As long as it blows back your sack..."....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)
-
Now, that is a movie collection...Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
-
Whereabouts do you reside DJT? You on the East coast by chance?
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
-
Affirmative - about 30 miles north of SLC."Conservative Libertarians love the country, progressive leftists love the government." - Andrew Wilkow
“Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.”
― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn -
Now, that is a movie collection...
Thanks - unboxing them after a couple years was a job. I’ve always kept my movie collection strictly alphabetized ,and You’d think that the movers would have loaded them into boxes in somewhat of a consistent manner (like one shelf at a time, maybe in order). You’d think.... but you’d be wrong. It took me 7 hours to re-alphabetize the whole collection, and integrate all the new stuff I’ve purchased since the rest went into storage.
I realize many will look at the collection and scoff, as digital copies and streaming are in the process of taking over, but I’m a sucker for physical media. One of the main reasons, is I enjoy loaning movies out to friends and family. I love sharing great films and music with others, and that is difficult within the digital domain.
"Conservative Libertarians love the country, progressive leftists love the government." - Andrew Wilkow
“Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.”
― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn -
There is NOTHING wrong with physical media. All I have is physical media (well, and a streamer) and I would not change it for anything. Well, shoot. I thought you were a tad closer.
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
