Ceiling Height & SRS 1.2 TLs

hearingimpared
hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
edited October 2006 in Vintage Speakers
I was out house hunting again today and I came across some homes that had large spacious rooms that I felt would be complimentary to my 2 ch system especially the 1.2 TLs. A couple of these places had room sizes that were greater than or equal to 20' X 17'. However the ceiling heights could be as low as 6' high maybe even lower (I had to duck in a few and I'm just a tad under 5' 11").

It occured to me that high ceilings (excess of 9') would best suit the big 1.2 TLs.

Does anyone have any experience with the 1.2 TLs and low ceilings? Is there a way to treat/tune a low ceiling like you would treat/tune a "lively" or "dead" room?

All feedback and wise cracks are appreciated.

Thanks,
Joe
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,729
    edited October 2006
    However the ceiling heights could be as low as 6' high maybe even lower

    That's house no one will want, I mean WTF?
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited October 2006
    F1nut wrote:
    That's house no one will want, I mean WTF?

    Those low ceilings are in lower levels or finished basements. The rest of the houses are 9' ceilings or more.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited October 2006
    A vertical line array, which the SDA SRS has, focuses the sound straight out keeping floor and ceiling reflections from causing problems. The other way, left to right, are not affected by an array. The house with 6' ceilings would benifit from use of the SDA's more than the one with the tall ceilings. I would NEVER buy a house with ceilings lower than 7'. Used to live in one, it was hard to sell. As F1 said, no one wanted it.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited October 2006
    While looking for a house I am always on the look out for a dedicated room ideally (minimum) 15.5' X 17.5 for my audio room. I just recently became concerned about ceiling heights because a lot of the large rooms that I could use for the 2 ch rig are in lower level or basements which usually have lower ceilings than the rest of the house.
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited October 2006
    My 1.2 TL's are in the basement with the ceiling a bit over 7 feet; they sound great!!
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited October 2006
    Off topic, but ceilings under 7" don't meet todays code for qualified finished living quarters. If you do want to finish an area like this, you may have to do it yourself under the radar of inspections and without a contractors help. It also may not be included in the valuation of your house.

    Just FYI, as I ran into this a couple years ago. The basement theater was awesome though since it was 16 by 26. Lots of room to work with.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited October 2006
    Dennis Gardner wrote:
    Off topic, but ceilings under 7" don't meet todays code for qualified finished living quarters. If you do want to finish an area like this, you may have to do it yourself under the radar of inspections and without a contractors help. It also may not be included in the valuation of your house.

    Just FYI, as I ran into this a couple years ago. The basement theater was awesome though since it was 16 by 26. Lots of room to work with.

    Is that code you're are speaking of a HUD code or is it local to your county/parish/township?
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