My swarm sub system is in The Absolute Sound !!


Pg30.  Kinda cool, opening up the magazine and seeing something that is in your listening room.  The pics are real dark in the magazine but I added a few in my virtual system. Check it out!!  
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Thanks for the comments. Duke’s finisher does a beautiful job. They really are like furniture. I have had them up and running for a year and still tweaking. After installing the Townshend Podiums the bass of the Personas changed considerably ( for the better) . I really need to learn REW. I have the mike and the laptop it’s just all the rest:). As of can see the room is not really dedicated as it was an attached garage. More of a gathering, fun room with audio in mind. Really quiet at 30 db and the Podiums allow you to hear every nuance. I would like to something on the front wall on either side of the tv. The room,like our systems take a while to tweak. The wife is pretty cool about everything but it’s still has to blend. The journey continues!!
 ‘Yes, room treatment for bass is ineffective. The best passive road to the best bass is an intelligently designed room ‘

I tried to follow the Golden ratio when building out the room and knew treatments all over would not go over well, so the swarm is basically my room treatment. I am sure the tile on the fireplace isn’t helping much but that baby heats the room efficiently.  As you can see from the pic I also have a mini-spit system so no ductwork.  Triple pane door wall also helps with the noise.  Really a great sounding room without going to extremes. 
Just a pic of the subs as AudioKinesis  received the Golden Ear award from Robert E. Greene. 

I am going to move a few subs around as I installed 8 inwall jacks to move them in different positions. The room is all prewired for a Dolby Atmos system but I am not sure I can take all the speakers in the walls and ceilings. 
 
2 subs are in the rear of the room behind chars. Like I mentioned I going to do a little re-configuration. The room changes with the season as plants come in for the winter and we are adding pieces for decorating. Little give and take. The sweet spot sounds fantastic as I pitch the ottoman and take down the big pic on the wall for serious listening/testing.  
Would love to have Audiogoners over for a session. I am in North East Metro Detroit off Lake St.Clair. Get tuned up in the Tequila chairs and its starts sounding even better.
Speaking of Tequila, did anybody  ever try Michael Jordan's Cincoro Anejo?  Expensive at  $130 a bottle but man is it special.  Just sippin neat and you are in heaven!!  
Yes on the Coffered ceiling. The soffits where left from the garage frame and just moved up the cross ties to create a nice slope. Lot of planning but it came together nice and I was able to help with a lot of projects to keep the cost down. The angled front walls was needed as the entrance from the new garage is on the other side of the right speaker. Just matched the other side   Behind the barn doors is access to my attic along with tankless water tank and my dedicated electrical panels in a nice size closet.  No basement on the water so extra storage is a plus. The bar fit in perfectly so it all kinda worked out