Description

Room Dimensions are 15x17x7.5 with a concrete floor. A room was constructed within an existing room to eliminated music and sound for escaping. Sound deadening materials and 5/8th inch dry were used. One can listen to music or watch movies at any time of day or night and not disturb other household members or neighbors. The overall construction of just the room, treatments and rack took approximately 10 months of weekends and evenings. Different types and locations of room treatments were added over time. The room is wired with four dedicated 20-amp circuits with the projector totally hidden in the canister lighting soffit.

The 2-channel system is self-contained with the HT processor running through the tape loop of the Rowland pre. The REL sub is used for both 2-channel music and 5.1 movie soundtracks.

I'm a strong believer in Treating your room. Many say and I believe that the room is the single most important part of a sound system. All walls including ceiling is treated with acoustic panels as well as with room lenses.

Rowland Monoblocks recently added. Incredible improvement over my previous amp. Improvements in detail, silky smoothness with incredible power reserves. I'm pretty much done for now.

JM Labs Micro Utopia Be with Utopia stands replace Thiel CS22's.
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    • Western Digital 400 GB USB External HD
    Storage of Digital Music Server
    • Home PC Pentium III 800
    Just a home PC with USB
    • Roku M2000
    Soundbridge to interface personal computer with external DAC
    • Audio Mirror D1
    16-Bit Non oversampling DAC
    • StraightWire Crescendo II
    Interconnect between DAC and Pre
    • Jeff Rowland Coherence One
    Two Piece w/separte power supply
    • Jeff Rowland Model 201 Monoblocks
    250 WPC @ 8ohms, 500 WPC @ 4ohms, fully balanced digital monoblocks
    • JM Labs Mirco Utopia Be
    6 1/2" two-way with matching Utopia Stands
    • REL Acoustics Stadium III
    Swithable input for 2 channel and HT
    • StraightWire Maestro II Interconnect
    8 Meter Balance run from preamp to amps.
    • StraightWire Maetro II / Chorus Speaker Cables
    Chorus used for surrounds, Maetro II for Center and Mains
    • Monster 2100
    For HT System
    • DIY Room Lens Clone
    Total of four used
    • DIY Acoustic Wall Panels
    Total of 11 used, four on side walls, 3 on front walls, 2 on ceiling
    • DIY Diffusor
    Rear walls treated
    • Philips DVD Q50
    Progressive Scan DVD Player
    • Enlightened Audio Design Theatermaster
    Used for HT only
    • Parasound HCA-2003
    Used for center and surrounds 300 x 3 @ 4 ohms
    • Thiel Audio SCS
    Surrounds in-wall mounted
    • Thiel Audio SCS-2
    Center Channel mounted in-wall
    • Sanyo PCV60HT
    True 16x9 1366x768 LCD Front Projector
    • Steward Film Screen Greyhawk
    16x9 100 inch diag.
    • Straightwire SilverLink II
    DVD play to projector
    • DIY Air Suspension Equipment Rack
    All components sitting on a cushion of air
    • Richard Gray 400s
    One unit for souce equipment, one for amp and sub.
    • DIY Rear Wall Diffusor
    Rear wall of room treated with DIY diffusors made out of PVC and MDF.
    • Lenco GL75
    Lenco GL75 with Modified Plinth
    • Rega RB-250
    RB250 with TWL modification
    • Dynavector DV10X5
    Medium Compliance High Output Moving Coil Cartridge
    • VPI 16.5
    Record Cleaning Machine

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dope i only used 2 first reflection points. i'm still very happy with the absorption panels. batman style. the bass traps clean up the bass to a small degree. my listening room is 12 x 15 x 9. I have a non closed rear quarter of the room and a slider to my left (first reflection point). i also have three diy absortpion panels on the top of the front wall behind the speakers. i do agree with you that dealing acoustically with your room is the most important thing you can do with your system.

i will give some diffusion panels a try behind my listening position to.

thanks again
dave

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nice room. i did not have the same result with the jon rische diy room lens with my 2 channel pass labs x350 x-2 thiel 2.3's. i'm in a smaller room. i have had wonderful success w/the jon rische acoustic (absorption panels) on all three 1st reflection points and smaller ones on the rear walls and the diy quick and dirty bass traps in 4 corners of the room.

dave

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