Don't forget "the face"! A must if you're using the "mope around" strategy! I got this one down real good
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I would start looking at in-wall solutions from DefTech or Martin Logan. With the right setup and proper (stylish) room treatments you'll never miss the big ugly boxes. That plus the silence is worth the trouble and cost.
OP is a renter, so I'm sure the next tenants will enjoy his lease-hold improvements...
He'll never miss the expense and the damage deposit.
Chip
It could be worse. Remember the movie "A Christmas Story" when the Dad gets the "Leg Lamp" and proudly displays it in the front window of the house for all the neighbors to see? Yea, it could be worse.......
BillWojo
GDM, it's a good thing I'm currently not sharing an office at work, because you literally had me laughing out loud with your response. Well done!I think we've beaten up on Homer enough, don't you? Poor guy. Writes in to his favorite hifi site to seek a little support after his wife lands a left hook (granted: deserved), I give him unsolicited marital counseling, others tell him how ugly his speakers are, and still others pee on his white console. What kind of cruel counselors are we, anyway? Job himself didn't catch this much grief.
No she knew I'd bought them because I told her. She knew everything! Even wanted to come with me on the road trip! Then she saw them set up.......
The womans aesthetics function kicked in and she saw red.......
You built another one on the left right? To hide, I mean "hold" her knick knacks? seriouly, nice work!My wife never had a problem with any of our audio “stuff”. One of her girlfriends moved into a new house and she witnessed her tell her husband how it’s gonna be!
Like outta nowhere my wife told me she hates our audio gear showing. The set up in the first pic was supposed to be temporary. The thing holding my gear is from an old house where it used to be wall mounted. It sat like this temporary for like four years.
She complained about the audio gear... so I sadly said I understood and i’ll Come up with a way to fix it. Here’s how it did look.
What I did is repurpose hurricane Irma;s window plywood and build this in the garage... one day she went to work and I did not. This happened. Now I have Atmos 5.1.4.
Not done yet... but it’s getting there. Now keep in mind.. I did this for her. And I reminded her of that when she discerned there was a whole in the wall lol.
My wife never had a problem with any of our audio “stuff”. One of her girlfriends moved into a new house and she witnessed her tell her husband how it’s gonna be!
Like outta nowhere my wife told me she hates our audio gear showing. The set up in the first pic was supposed to be temporary. The thing holding my gear is from an old house where it used to be wall mounted. It sat like this temporary for like four years.
She complained about the audio gear... so I sadly said I understood and i’ll Come up with a way to fix it. Here’s how it did look.
What I did is repurpose hurricane Irma;s window plywood and build this in the garage... one day she went to work and I did not. This happened. Now I have Atmos 5.1.4.
Not done yet... but it’s getting there. Now keep in mind.. I did this for her. And I reminded her of that when she discerned there was a whole in the wall lol.
No no my friend, those are not speakers... when speaking to the wife, “We are privledged to own modern sculptures”Absolute genius work there! I'm so stealing the drawer pull idea. It's so CLEAN. How are you going to hide those hideous Ohm Walsh speakers now? Or are those the other ones that I always mistake for Ohms?
The left side is built in the garage but I haven’t installed it yet. It will contain surveillance, network and the rest is Blu-ray and Ultra Blu-ray storage. I intend to automate both of them with shade motors.You built another one on the left right? To hide, I mean "hold" her knick knacks? seriouly, nice work!
This subject came up here with my local circle of friends..... one husband was complaining that his wife hated his new towers.... For once I felt this tremendous sense of pride and appreciation for my wife I said in a kind way, “ya know I really appreciate that about my wife, she really doesn’t care what Speakers I have” with like no lag in time the third friend said without missing a beat...”Yeah but your not aloud to turn them on”
It was crushing... she does get bent out of shape when I listen to them often.
By the way OP, we can be friends and all but your wife and my wife can never meet.
My wife never had a problem with any of our audio “stuff”. One of her girlfriends moved into a new house and she witnessed her tell her husband how it’s gonna be!
Like outta nowhere my wife told me she hates our audio gear showing. The set up in the first pic was supposed to be temporary. The thing holding my gear is from an old house where it used to be wall mounted. It sat like this temporary for like four years.
She complained about the audio gear... so I sadly said I understood and i’ll Come up with a way to fix it. Here’s how it did look.
What I did is repurpose hurricane Irma;s window plywood and build this in the garage... one day she went to work and I did not. This happened. Now I have Atmos 5.1.4.
Not done yet... but it’s getting there. Now keep in mind.. I did this for her. And I reminded her of that when she discerned there was a whole in the wall lol.
Oh wow I was just thinking about the leg lamp and I couldn't remember where it came from! Awesome. I want one.