Wife trouble

Thanks, Todd and MCA.  My thinking was to create a pair of panels like mine that can be stored and pulled out to lean up in front of and against the entertainment center when mca7944 wants to do some listening, then put away when done.  As I recall, my panels are roughly 54" tall.

It's just a thought.   

Cheers,


Juan

It’s a good thought.. I just don’t think he’s going to be able to use his floor standers after his wife gets the console. Going on past experience, if the wife buys a big piece of furniture she loves the probability of her being ok with floor standers positioned directly in front of it is extremely close to zero.

I do like your idea of moveable panels.. I’ve been toying with that idea for my room, as I’ve a wall of glass on my left and don’t want curtains. Did you use any plans for your panels?

The upgrade from the much smaller Spica TC-50s on stands to Magnapans was made easier once my wife heard them. In fact she's commented several times how she can hear details in familiar recordings that she hadn't noticed before...of course some of that may also be due to the simultaneously purchased OPPO everything player...

I made simple drawn plans on paper.  Using 1/4" fiberboard from Home Depot at roughly 54"x23", I cut, glued and nailed 1/2"x3/4" quarter round (the wider portion laid horizontally) at the edges of the board, with the curved portion facing outwards.  For most of them, I cut and laid 5/8" thick, 12 oz. Dacron Fiberfill batting three layers deep into the space between, using spray adhesive to fix it to the board and lightly secure the layers to one another.  

Several panels were wider (31", as I recall), specific to their location.  Also, for the panels behind the speakers, I used 2" thick recycled denim insulation rolls (one layer).

I carefully cut and stretched the fabric, stapling it around the back of the panel.  I actually had to redo this on several panels, because they appeared to have "cellulite."  I loosened the stretch until it was smoother.  

I added mounting hardware on most panels, although I was able to use simple eye hooks with picture wire and found that much easier on my last panel or two.  I wish I'd done this with all of them!

I can share more later, if you'd like.

Cheers,


Juan 

PS -- I cut the corners of the quarter round where they meet with a plastic jig that a friend lent me for cutting corners like that at 45 degree angles.