I’ve built multiple dedicated audio rooms in my latest custom houses. The best room was a room inside another room to get the ideal dimensions. The whole house had closed cell spray foam insulation (the attic in the south during the summers never got above 70 degrees), and the room within a room had acoustic insulation in its walls. Had 4-20 amp runs put in the room. The ceiling was 2” thick cedar tongue and groove. Door was behind the listening chair. Still incorporated audio panels and diffusers in the room from ATC and GIK. Speakers were 9’ out from the front wall and the listening chair was about 9’ from the wall behind it, and 9’ from the speakers to the chair.
Building a dedicated listening room
I asking for advice/help with building a dedicated listening room. Please chime in if you have built such a room, have any experience listening to music in a dedicated room, or just your thoughts on the matter.
My wife and I are just in the planning stages of our new home. Our new home will have a dedicated listening room to accommodate my audio hobby. For me it is a dream come true and a chance to address maybe the most important component of my system…the room. The dimension are based the Golden Ratio, 11’h x 17.5’w x 28’l. I have spent many hours researching building methods and I have had the luxury of listening to music in a few dedicated rooms. Some of these rooms cost well over 100 grand. I am sorry to say they sounded dull and two of the owners agree. Yes, these rooms were very quiet and the imaging was stable but the sound lacked rhythm and drive almost as if the music had been sucked out of the music. I did read and watch the videos about Robert Harley’s experience building his room using the ASC ISO Wall method but I am not sure if this is the best method to achieving a good sounding room. This is an important discussion because once the room is built and if I am disappointed with the sound it will be expensive to fix.