Drapes and Lights

[rlw3]

60 inches in back of sophia 1s is a large window with medium thickness drapes. when i replace the drapes is there a certain type of material i should use? dont know how dead really thick drapes might make the room??

I need some lamps for my stereo room. is there a certain type of lighting that is very good or very bad? is there a type of dimmer that does not hurt the sound?

[BlueChiaro]

How is your room, now? If it's too lively, then go heavier...if it's a little dead, try something lighter. My room was too lively, so I just went from no drapes on five windows to a sheers with light/medium cotton drape combo (Pottery Barn) on all. I also added w/w carpeting over the h/w flooring, and it worked well for my room.

I also added lighting which is on different electrical circuits than those for the gear. I went with low voltage halogens via a transformer mounted on the ceiling (at 13.5 feet). I'm not dimming it, yet, but it came with a dimming coil to reduce buzz...which, obviously, I don't want. Hope that's of some help...

[rlw3]

BLue (sorry i dont know your first name) thanks for reply. what wilson and sim do you have? i have sophia 1 which i got on 7/17. also have a sim w7 trying to learn new synergies,whether i should get new used spkr and ic wires or redo my room treatment. thanks again,ray

[bzr]

Hi Ray, the above advice is pretty spot-on, only you can determine what type of sound you want hence what sound treatment you apply. I'm about to set up a new stereo room & have decided from past experience that although the floor is concrete with laminate covering, I am just going to put large rugs over the floor & put drapes on 3 sides of the room as one side is partially open so the sound wont bounce & get caught in those 2 corners. Big heavy drapes are not at the top of the list for me, the smoother the material the less absorbing.

[invenio]

I would go with the heaviest drapes possible. Also, If you want complete darkness you may have to go two layers. I find that even the drapes that state they cut all light still let some through. Also, in my home theater room I actually had to cover the window as simply putting drapes in front of it did not stop light leaks around the sides.

[BlueChiaro]

Originally Posted by rlw3

BLue (sorry i dont know your first name) thanks for reply. what wilson and sim do you have? i have sophia 1 which i got on 7/17. also have a sim w7 trying to learn new synergies,whether i should get new used spkr and ic wires or redo my room treatment. thanks again,ray

Sorry, Ray, I didn't see your reply. I have Sophia 3. I did have the Simaudio i-7 integrated, but sold it, recently, when I bought some Audio Research gear. I still have the Supernova CD player, so that's the MOON in my system.

Congrats on the Wilsons...hope you really get great enjoyment from them. I've been a Wilson fan for years, but only owned them for about fifteen months.

Robert

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