Listening Room / Entertainment Area
- Thread starter Zekeman
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Switchblade
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Good! It looked like nice north side type architecture. Here on the south side near Midway we only have leaky basements with bare bulbs.
A nice job and it looks like the hard work paid off.:thmbsp:
A nice job and it looks like the hard work paid off.:thmbsp:
TejasRichard
Babies taste of chicken..
zeke, you have given me a ton of ideas for my room. Any words of caution or advice for those just starting out on the renovation trail?
Glad to be able to have provided some inspiration!
I'm currently working on the acoustic panels and I can tell you the WAF (Wife-acceptance-factor) is extremely low....she's almost making me feel guilty!
Other words of advice? ....make sure you wire up for everything imaginable. I just had to run a wire set from the left side of the bookcase into the audio cabinet for RCA's for an iPOD connection. A bit of a challenge but it turned out very nicely and it goes directly into the aux of my integrated amp.
Other than that...don't do the drywall yourself! Major labor and constant process of going back over the mud issues.
Other than that this has been alot of fun.
I'm currently working on the acoustic panels and I can tell you the WAF (Wife-acceptance-factor) is extremely low....she's almost making me feel guilty!
Other words of advice? ....make sure you wire up for everything imaginable. I just had to run a wire set from the left side of the bookcase into the audio cabinet for RCA's for an iPOD connection. A bit of a challenge but it turned out very nicely and it goes directly into the aux of my integrated amp.
Other than that...don't do the drywall yourself! Major labor and constant process of going back over the mud issues.
Other than that this has been alot of fun.
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WOW that looks great Zekeman! Really,really nice job. Love the built in`s and all the lighting and acoustic treatments. I fully concur on the drywalling it sux!! I did a ton in my old house and will Never tackle it again. I`ll pay good money for that part. You are really going to have a great room to enjoy! Congrats on a job well done! :thmbsp:
I wish I had advice on WAF for the pannels. My wife gave me my Michael Green pillows as a Christmas present. But they are small and most folks don't notice them.
But can you share information on your panels? Maybe a new thread, and a URL here, would be good for the rest of us.
BTW, I stand in awe of anyone who can perform a project like this. I'm a klutz.
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The speakers up front are JBL L96's on top and home-built subwoofers on the bottom (using 15" Dayton subwoofers).
The acoustic panels are made of 1.5" thick mineral wool...2"x4". I bought 18 pieces for $100. I made pine frames to surround each and bought burlap to cover them. Many hours of labor was spent building these (it took me over a month). Doing the upholstering of the burlap was pretty tedious.
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marqueemoon
Gimme indie rock!
Very nice!
Boonaroo
Super Member
Turned out very nice!!!
The projector image seems a bit washed out. Did you just have the lights up for the picture?
I am thinking of increasing the size of my projection screen by almost double its current size. Stewarts wants way more than I am currently willing to spend. What type of paint did you use for the screen?
Again, great project, and tanks for the tip to not finish pine!!!
The projector image seems a bit washed out. Did you just have the lights up for the picture?
I am thinking of increasing the size of my projection screen by almost double its current size. Stewarts wants way more than I am currently willing to spend. What type of paint did you use for the screen?
Again, great project, and tanks for the tip to not finish pine!!!
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