Planning to build the ultimate "Listening Room"

[keef]

Originally Posted by nicoff

FWIW, a company named Rives used to offer a service where they would design a listening room for you based on your equipment and needs. They would prepare a set of plans that you could give to your Architect or to your builder to execute.

In any event, if your goal is to build the ultimate listening room, paying an audio consultant is money well spent.

Great suggestion.

I used Rives Audio around 7 years ago to construct my ultimate 2 channel room. It is without a doubt the best investment I have made in the hobby. Fortunately, the contractor I used was not only a master carpenter (finisher) but had done work for Richard Byrd from Rives so he understood the language and over the top materials and design many have already mentioned.

When you start talking 20 amp dedicated lines, 5/8 inch drywall, dispersion, diffraction, absorption, radials, bass traps, etc....you tend to get some crazy looks and counter suggestions from ordinary contractors.

Rives closed shop but my advice is to hire acoustical experts to help out, Rives was very meticulous, so much so that I almost lost patience several times but it paid off - I could have never done it myself.

Best of luck - you will love it!