New house - new bar/fun room of sorts
stangman67
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For those of you that don’t know, my career has been tumultuous lately. Moving me from Maryland to Rhode Island to northern to Virginia and finally to Norfolk all in less than a years time. Me and my wife finally purchase our new home last week. It’s a 1922 colonial house in the historic colonial place area of Norfolk. All the mechanicals are new, but still original floors and such. With that comes the most uneven floors you can imagine, but all part of the 100 year old charm.
To the point, the house has a 400ish square feet finished attack that is going to serve as a bar/media room. We are in the process of finishing the room but I’ve attached a few in progress pics. Major players are a bar with a 1/6th kegerator, retro beer fridge, my 65” Sony with LSiM 707’s, 706, my DIY 15 sub, and B&K 200.7. Need to get a high end Marantz professor to handle HT/pre purpose for the media and also serve my analog collection nicely. I won’t get to use all channels of the B&K but will eventually put some rear channels in the wall behind the couch.
To the point, the house has a 400ish square feet finished attack that is going to serve as a bar/media room. We are in the process of finishing the room but I’ve attached a few in progress pics. Major players are a bar with a 1/6th kegerator, retro beer fridge, my 65” Sony with LSiM 707’s, 706, my DIY 15 sub, and B&K 200.7. Need to get a high end Marantz professor to handle HT/pre purpose for the media and also serve my analog collection nicely. I won’t get to use all channels of the B&K but will eventually put some rear channels in the wall behind the couch.
2 Channel in my home attic/bar/man cave
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Lots of bar neon/flags to be hung eventually2 Channel in my home attic/bar/man cave
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Nice! Congrats on the new digs. My sister and BIL are in Portsmouth. Have fun getting through the 64 tunnel
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Haha I don’t have to, almost ever! That tunnel is a major pita, I’ve had to deal with it before2 Channel in my home attic/bar/man cave
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Congratulations on your new house.
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Congrats!!!!Klipsch The Nines, Audioquest Thunderbird Interconnect, Innuos Zen MK3 W4S recovery, Revolution Audio Labs USB & Ethernet, Border Patrol SE-I, Audioquest Niagara 5000 & Thunder, Cullen Crossover II PC's.
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Super cool man! That sub looks like a monster. Did you follow a DIY plan or design it yourself?Living Room 2.2: Usher BE-718 "tiny dancers"; Dual DIY Dayton audio RSS210HF-4 Subs with Dayton SPA-250 amps; Arcam SA30; Musical Fidelity A308; Sony UBP-x1000es
Game Room 5.1.4: Denon AVR-X4200w; Sony UBP-x700; Definitive Technology Power Monitor 900 mains, CLR-3000 center, StudioMonitor 350 surrounds, ProMonitor 800 atmos x4; Sub - Monoprice Monolith 15in THX Ultra
Bedroom 2.1 Harmon Kardon HK3490; Bluesounds Node N130; Polk RT25i; ACI Titan Subwoofer -
Congrats on getting settled into a place, and the new home. The Attic looks it will be a fun place to hang out. N'joy!
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Super cool man! That sub looks like a monster. Did you follow a DIY plan or design it yourself?
It is a monster! It’s a DIYsoundgroup kit build using a Dayton ho 15” driver and a bash 600watt amplifier. I’ve had a few issues with the amp cutting out but it will shake the house for sure2 Channel in my home attic/bar/man cave
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I had that flat pack with a Stereo Integrity 15”. It pounded"....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)
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Very nice! Congrats! Good to see the rig is all set up before all the boxes are emptied! I'd say your priorities are spot on!
Basement: Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl's, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD player, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2, Series2 Digital Cables, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Series2 XLR's, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, Antique Sound Labs AV8 Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
Spare Room: Dayens Ampino Integrated Amp, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
Garage #1: Cambridge Audio 640A Integrated Amp, Project Box-E BT Streamer, Polk Tsi200 Bookies, Douglas Speaker Cables, Shunyata Power Conditioner
Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD. -
Oh it's not totally setup yet, ordered some 4s11 wire and blue jeans rca interconnects and a Marantz 7705 processor. Should do justice to the B&K and Rega TT setup2 Channel in my home attic/bar/man cave
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Ooooo...what will your first Cornelius Keg contain?Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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I don’t know quite yet. I need to install the tower and figure out an effective way to keep the tower cold. It will be a hazy ipa if some type, I know that at least. I deploy here in a month or so so may wait until after to get the first keg. Maybe before if I can get the tower mounted and cooled effectively2 Channel in my home attic/bar/man cave
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It’s only 5 gallons...why wait.
Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!! -
Haha because I have this in the beer fridge!
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Looking good!Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
HT: Samsung QN90B * Marantz NR1510 * Panasonic DMP-BDT220 * Roku Ultra LT * APC H10 -
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That's Elysian right? Local to me... -
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I’ve had space dust before. It’s a decent imperial ipa. Nothing too special though. I used to license in Seattle, had a party at the Elysian brewery downtown once2 Channel in my home attic/bar/man cave
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Congrats on the new place.
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I dream of one day having an upstairs living space - either in the design or via a finished attic space. Congrats on the new place, it's looking good so far!Analog: MoFi MasterTracker > MoFi UltraDeck > Sutherland 20/20
Digital: Cambridge CXC / Streaming > Cambridge CXN v2
MastersounD Dueventi > Rosso Fiorentino Certaldo or Hifiman EF600 > Hifiman Arya Stealth
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displayname wrote: »I dream of one day having an upstairs living space - either in the design or via a finished attic space.
HA IN TEXAS??? They'll find you all desiccated in your "sauna" I mean Attic
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Beautiful"if it's not fun, it's not worth it & remember folks, "It's All About The Music"!!
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That space looks great, congrats on the new home!So, are you willing to put forth a little effort or are you happy sitting in your skeptical poo pile?
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Sweet digs! Congrats on the new home,
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Haha, I've had a few friends with houses who converted the attic. "Finished" usually means upgrading your AC or adding a second AC for that space. But it can be done!displayname wrote: »I dream of one day having an upstairs living space - either in the design or via a finished attic space.
HA IN TEXAS??? They'll find you all desiccated in your "sauna" I mean AtticAnalog: MoFi MasterTracker > MoFi UltraDeck > Sutherland 20/20
Digital: Cambridge CXC / Streaming > Cambridge CXN v2
MastersounD Dueventi > Rosso Fiorentino Certaldo or Hifiman EF600 > Hifiman Arya Stealth
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What a great space Zach!!
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Congrats on the new place.
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Thats for the kind words everyone! I've been longing for a place of my own for years, renting is fine but having your own hosue and being able to do whatever you want (with the wife's approval of course) is awesome.
The attic space is a game changer and one both my wife and I will enjoy immensely! Next step is getting some custom pieces done, a "Feenstra Tap House" neon sign, a new equipment rack/vinyl storage/bar shelves from a custom furniture company and then the kegerator mods/tower mounting2 Channel in my home attic/bar/man cave
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