Used Brick
I was going to post this in garniers's thread but did not want to steal his thread.I know my theater needs some treatments. About 10 years ago I bricked my game room. I used used brick from an old building that they tore down in Pittsburgh. 2000 Brick, mortar and insulation: I think I paid a grand total of $200 for all. It looks really cool but I am not sure how acoustically sound it is. Being that it is used brick, it is not dead flat like a normal face brick. It is a collection of thousands of chips and abnormalities and convex mortar joints. How does this affect the acoustics? I think it would deaden the high frequencies by sending the waves in multiple directions.
And I mean calling all cars, blackhawk down, mushroom cloud, Three Mile Island, lock the door behind you kind of mad.:mad:
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The hard surface is the biggest problem, reflecting highs all over the place. Most normal surfaces absorb a decent amount of highs.
Your room will sound like a 'glass' room, so to speak.
If you can add sound deadning on other walls or ceiling/floor, it is highly recommended. Even drapes, carpets, artwork with padding behind.
You do NOT have an ideal listening room. Who does? -
Agreed. A good example is a cave. There are no flat surfaces but your voice will still eco a lot due to how hard the rock is. My room is all wood on top of the drywall. Not the best surface for sound. Using a receiver with something like audyssey or setting it up manually can help a little.7.1 HOME THEATER:
Center: CSi3
Front: RTi10
Surround: RTi A3
Rear Surround: RTi4
Subwoofer: Mirage Omni S10
TV: Sharp Aquos 42" 1080p LCD
Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR805
Blu-Ray Player / CD Player / DVD Player / Media Server / Game Console / Best money I've ever spent: 60GB PS3 -
I know I need them but, how do I hide wall coverings from my wife though?And I mean calling all cars, blackhawk down, mushroom cloud, Three Mile Island, lock the door behind you kind of mad.:mad:
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I know I need them but, how do I hide wall coverings from my wife though?
I am working on a new media room now, and the room is fairly small. Roughly 9' x 11' and I have completed the painting, next I plan to buy thick 92" curtain panels that run from ceiling to floor and nice rods that can support a lot of weight, that will run the length of the room on both sides. Behind this I will have the room treatments (foam). On the back wall, I'll be doing the same thing, but with 1/2" quilt batting behind the panels. The front wall will have treatments behind much smaller panels that will be the height of the mains. All this should run me maybe $250.00 to $300.00. I'll post some pics when its all complete. -
I know I need them but, how do I hide wall coverings from my wife though?
Now thats funny !HT SYSTEM-
Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Polk Sig. 20's
Polk FX500 surrounds
Cables-
Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
Kitchen
Sonos zp90
Grant Fidelity tube dac
B&k 1420
lsi 9's -
when i first saw this, i thought of this which i just got on vinyl:
gear list:
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I am going to tell her that my new pb+2 is a new dishwasher...lolAnd I mean calling all cars, blackhawk down, mushroom cloud, Three Mile Island, lock the door behind you kind of mad.:mad:
