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Sound correction in small room
Been a while but figured I may as well finish this up...  Here's what I ended up doing:1) 4 bass traps - 6' tall and essentially floor to ceiling (of course the air vents are right where these would go so had to leave some clearance) placed in eac... 
Sound correction in small room
Auxinput, totally missed your last two posts... will review and may have some questions 
Sound correction in small room
Alright, i did the cardas placement which had the speakers 33.67 (to center) from side walls and 54.53 (to front of speaker) from what i call the front wall...  it was doable but admittedly pretty much out in front of the tv and in the middle of t... 
“Invest” in Tekton?
I did buy the DIs back in May and just recently finished the room they will live in..  Obviously that took a LOT longer than I ever would have anticipated...  As for the speakers, they were absolutely amazing in my fairly large family room straigh... 
Sound correction in small room
Some add-ons I figured out this weekend or forgot to mention: 1) The problems occur at louder volume/listening levels, about 90-95db 2) Problems also occur with louder music (louder as in typical rock music vs. mellow or acoustic music) Thes... 
Sound correction in small room
Hey everyone!  have seen your responses but havent had a chance to digest all of the information y'all have so graciously provided (daughters bday party this weekend) so will get back asap.. thank you so much for the recommendations and it definit... 
Building a stereo room and ran into some problems, help!
Goosethanks for the leads!  I already have a door (new for $20! Thanks Craigslist!!!) but will look in to the threshold stuff.. will look into the seals as well 
Building a stereo room and ran into some problems, help!
Randyafter posting about the carpet I went back and saw you did poo poo it earlier but it was too late to edit... duly noted....i dont happen to have any old porshes lying about, or any other spare autos for that matter, so I may just have to go f... 
Building a stereo room and ran into some problems, help!
Alright, some background knowledge might be helpful here... soap opera coming upin rereading the posts (and rereading, and rereading some more) it does kinda look like I am being stubborn and not wanting to utilize the resources that have been sug... 
Building a stereo room and ran into some problems, help!
Goosethose rooms are amazing!  Well done!!!  Wanna come out to Colorado for a "vacation???!!!"folkfreakthat walldamp is exactly what I am envisioning... now if only they were having a 75% off sale...  i do get that you are only pointing out the de... 
Building a stereo room and ran into some problems, help!
Thanks for the contributions... kinda had a day of spinning the wheels in the mud trying to figure out some logistics....  it appears acoustic sealant/caulk is going to be the answer for "isolating" the drywall from the studs...  at this point can... 
Building a stereo room and ran into some problems, help!
Goosewill watch tonight, thanks!folkfreakwill look into that as well... as for doors, mentioned that briefly... solid core door with sealant of some sort and hope it works as $2k for a door isn't in the plans  
Building a stereo room and ran into some problems, help!
Re: floating the walls away from the studs and ceiling from the joists/2x6s...Sooooo...  spent the morning looking up isolation channels and by the time I outfit the room (11x15x7) that gets to be pretty spendyplan b: looked into lining all of the... 
Building a stereo room and ran into some problems, help!
Just to clarify.. here is what has already been done/committed to:2x4 studs, typical application"room within a room" design..  no walls are touching structural walls and the ceiling is not connected to the subfloor abovestyrofoam between the botto... 
Building a stereo room and ran into some problems, help!
Ok, so a reucrring theme I have seen (through continued research and suggestions) is channel strips.. any recommendations on a DIY method instead of buying commercially available?