Thanks to all for your responses. Very helpful!
Ruminating on a few things:
- Stupid question: Can 15A components be plugged into 20A outlets without a power manager? I have a Niagara 7000 and know that it is fine with 20A or 15A, just not sure about plugging in directly to these outlets.
- The room is in the basement, partially underground. Two walls are outside walls, brick covered with studs and drywall. One of these walls will have an egress window, the other will have only dirt behind it. The other two walls will be barriers between inside rooms of the house, one of them being our family room, and the other being the utilities room. I'm thinking to insulate both of these walls with rolled insulation. I could spray foam them at higher cost but wondering if it would have any benefits? Ceiling will also have rolled insulation unless I hear of a better way. BTW, above this room is the walk-in closet of our master BR. I do not want my wife to complain about the noise at night. At least it's not directly below the sleeping area but we all know how annoying it can be to deal with noisy neighbors in apartment settings. That low rumble that persists. Don't want that.
- 5/8" rock is a great suggestion. I already requested this with the builder. Sheetrock guys will probably curse me.
- In my current room I have the equipment rack to the side of the speakers rather than between them. I have heard this produces better sound but not sure I can attest to this. I do have the option of running it this way in the new room as my speaker cables are 16 feet long. Not sure if this is important to consider but thought I would elaborate.
Thank you!
Peter
Ruminating on a few things:
- Stupid question: Can 15A components be plugged into 20A outlets without a power manager? I have a Niagara 7000 and know that it is fine with 20A or 15A, just not sure about plugging in directly to these outlets.
- The room is in the basement, partially underground. Two walls are outside walls, brick covered with studs and drywall. One of these walls will have an egress window, the other will have only dirt behind it. The other two walls will be barriers between inside rooms of the house, one of them being our family room, and the other being the utilities room. I'm thinking to insulate both of these walls with rolled insulation. I could spray foam them at higher cost but wondering if it would have any benefits? Ceiling will also have rolled insulation unless I hear of a better way. BTW, above this room is the walk-in closet of our master BR. I do not want my wife to complain about the noise at night. At least it's not directly below the sleeping area but we all know how annoying it can be to deal with noisy neighbors in apartment settings. That low rumble that persists. Don't want that.
- 5/8" rock is a great suggestion. I already requested this with the builder. Sheetrock guys will probably curse me.
- In my current room I have the equipment rack to the side of the speakers rather than between them. I have heard this produces better sound but not sure I can attest to this. I do have the option of running it this way in the new room as my speaker cables are 16 feet long. Not sure if this is important to consider but thought I would elaborate.
Thank you!
Peter