Erik, I understand your reluctance re: the acoustic blankets as they may not be decor-friendly. My wife doesn’t mind the look but I’ve heard others have hidden them behind regular curtains. Due to their intended purpose they are rather bulky. For the ones installed over our windows we used double-sided shower hooks in case we wanted a more formal look. When not needed we just pull them to one side and tie them back with a sash if desired.
My system is ... well, not ready
Hi Everyone,
A lot of you have been asking me to look at my system, and it’s been an absolute mess in this apartment. However!! I am moving, and I have posted the new living/listening room up in the Systems part of Audiogon. I’m 3 weeks from occupying that space, so please be patient as it will take a while to clutter it up with electronics. :)
Right now the plan is to put the TV in the bay window. It only looks at the neighbors, so I don’t mind giving it up, flanked by GIK acoustics soffit traps and standalone panels, as well as adding curtains in all the windows and doors and ceiling mounted panels.
The room is about 13' by 17' and I'll be taking lots of measurements as I go along. :)
Best,
E
A lot of you have been asking me to look at my system, and it’s been an absolute mess in this apartment. However!! I am moving, and I have posted the new living/listening room up in the Systems part of Audiogon. I’m 3 weeks from occupying that space, so please be patient as it will take a while to clutter it up with electronics. :)
Right now the plan is to put the TV in the bay window. It only looks at the neighbors, so I don’t mind giving it up, flanked by GIK acoustics soffit traps and standalone panels, as well as adding curtains in all the windows and doors and ceiling mounted panels.
The room is about 13' by 17' and I'll be taking lots of measurements as I go along. :)
Best,
E
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Erik: Congratulations on your new space and the ability to tailor it to your AV needs! If you need acoustic/blackout curtains check out the following link: https://www.vocalboothtogo.com/product-category/acoustic-sound-blankets-sound-absorption-panels-prod... I had a medical need that required creating some dark and quiet spaces in our house and these sound blankets were just what I needed. They worked so well I decided to mount an 80”x80” blanket behind our 55” TV to see what it would do. I used an Amazon Basics curtain rod to hang it about 4” off the wall starting at just below the crown moulding and draping down to about a foot from the floor. The results were not subtle and my wife noticed the difference without being prompted. The soundstage got deeper but the real benefit was a smoothing out of the bass response to the extent that I recently sold my subwoofer as the bass response is more than adequate without it. |