I've got a dedicated FROG. Finished Room Over Garage connected to the main structure only by a breezeway. A decent size of 34x19 w/it's own HVAC. I soundproofed it when I upfit it by isolating all the drywall off the studs using neoprene pipe insulation and a clutched driver. (I also use it as a recording studio) and also installed audio treatments in the form of heavy theatre curtains at each end over the windows.
This room was criteria when we purchased this house 8 years ago and my wife fully supports this Utopia just a few feet from our main living structure living w/a musician who enjoys listening to the music as much as creating it. I've got no WAF to worry about in this room (good thing!).
Whether she entertains her friends in the afternoon or I want to crank at concert levels at 1:00AM, (we're in a very rural area), nobody is put out.
We still spend plenty of time doing things together and nobody feels this setup leads to any isolation within the relationship.
The room has no video , just music gear. One end of this room is pure audio with the cliche Maxell chair located perfectly between a pair of M/L Ascents and the rest of the room is filled w/vintage guitars, old tube amplifiers and recording equipment.
This room was criteria when we purchased this house 8 years ago and my wife fully supports this Utopia just a few feet from our main living structure living w/a musician who enjoys listening to the music as much as creating it. I've got no WAF to worry about in this room (good thing!).
Whether she entertains her friends in the afternoon or I want to crank at concert levels at 1:00AM, (we're in a very rural area), nobody is put out.
We still spend plenty of time doing things together and nobody feels this setup leads to any isolation within the relationship.
The room has no video , just music gear. One end of this room is pure audio with the cliche Maxell chair located perfectly between a pair of M/L Ascents and the rest of the room is filled w/vintage guitars, old tube amplifiers and recording equipment.