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Planning to build the ultimate "Listening Room"
Building the ultimate audio listening room.
Well - that`s my plan. I will be building a room, literally "from scratch" to fit my existing stereo system (B&W 802 Diamonds (D2s), McIntosh MC452 & C52, Pass XP 15 and Brinkmann LaGrange). Everything can be designed free - from room size to form to the materials that are used down to the power lines. It will then be finished with acoustical room treatment. I am starting my "planning phase" and it`d be great to have some creative input or maybe even someone who can share their own experience. I am planning a room size from somewhere between 30 - 60 squaremeters (too big might not be ideal, nor too small). Within the parameters I can choose the form rather freely (rectangular or square). Also the amount of windows and where to place them should be considered. Further I`m not sure on what materials to use for the floor. Walls will be solid stone. It`s my project for the next 12 months (or more) whilst renovating and extending an existing home. I`m still not sure if I really want to integrate a home cinema or just leave it right down to plain stereo (certainly stereo playback is the main focus though). Glad to hear your thoughts and advice...
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A music room and a home cinema are not mutually exclusive. It is not difficult to build a room that can serve both purposes. If you plan it well, it is easy and cheaper to install wiring for a home cinema from the beginning. You should check out avsforums to get good ideas about building a home theater.
Also, I there are room calculators available that can give you optimal room dimensions. I have seen these dimensions at several websites: 10 feet high 17 feet wide 23 feet long |
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Christoph,
There are a lot of threads here, as you have probably seen, of people who have built some terrific rooms. You may want to post some links to some of the ones that intrigue you to stimulate discussion. Do you have pictures of your existing space? Before-and-after is always interesting.
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Planning to build the ultimate "Listening Room"
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. |
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For those interested & perspective for input:
30m² === 322 ft² 60m² === 645 ft² Best Sir, Bob
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23 ft x 17 feet = 391 SQ. FT. |
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Ah - Cheers... I forgot that the base unit of length may vary...
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Planning to build the ultimate "Listening Room"
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Thanx - I have 3 audio consultants for room acoustics that I‘m taking into consideration ...
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Christoph Last edited by bruno2009; 03-30-2018 at 04:23 AM. |
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Hi & thanx for the input - if people are interested I will certainly share the journey... things will go from scratch... I am in the first steps of the planning phase. No existing room yet... but the architect will come and start making building plans within the next few days... I am building the extra room as I don‘t want to integrate the stereo system into the existing living room...
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