I was finally able to make some edits to better display my current 2025 setup. So much work but worth it. Done for a while, I hope...
Finished the stereo house December 2019. Took six months building it and literally 5 years to research all angles to plan for it. Construction is concrete pad, offset stud walls one foot thick, double sheets 5/8" drywall with green glue sandwich. Ceiling is same sheetrock construction but mounted on metal furring hat channels with sound clips. Used 71 cartridges of compound and 21 sealant. All electrical outlets backed with soundproof putty.
Two small windows 4" thick with triple pane. 3" thick solid wood door, mahogany on outside, pine inside. Whisper quiet mini split AC/heat wall mounted unit.
Result is stunning, I hear nothing from the outside, trash truck included, and no one hears a peep of my music from the outside, no matter how loud.
Mission accomplished for sound proofing. For acoustic treatment I worked with Gik and the results are phenomenal. It took me 3 months to tweak in the system and now 6 months later I have completely stopped tweaking anything. Happy and satisfied music lover here with what I accomplished. The construction was nerve wracking at times since no one around this area was familiar with this type of construction, but I really enjoyed guiding those guys along. Great experience. In the process of upgrading some equipment, pictures will follow. Ended up doing a bunch of acoustic treatment upgrades also. Reality is the journey is never over no matter the level of quality. Lesson learned :)
Jay's Cdt2 mk3 cd transport with Qstab NSE CD clamp
Audio Mirror Tubadour V
Tube dac
Innuos Zenith mk3
Streamer
Gustard C18
Master clock
LHY SW10
Ethernet switch
GUSTARD U18
DDC
Sangea HDT-20 HD radio fm tuner
Simply amazing, some HD stations in Austin sound almost as good as redbook CDs on this inexpensive marvel.
PBN Audio Montana XPS speakers
On Iso Acoustics Gaia feet
Rythmik Audio F 12 A 370 PEQ dual subs
Iso acoustics ISO-200 subwoofer stands
4s11 canare 11 gauge bi-wiring speaker cables
Small Green Computer Optical isolation bundle
Used between the wifi extender and streamer to clean up the ethernet signal. Subtle improvement in space and clarity.
Black Lion Audio PG-2 Power conditioner
Added a PG-2R (conditioner and regulator) as I was running out of outlets.
ADD POWR Sorcer x4
Gik acoustics 8 corner bass traps, 4 absorbing panels for side walls, 2 for back wall and 2 more absorber/diffuser panels for back wall. Later added diffusers for first reflection points, back wall, rear side walls and ceiling for a diffuser surface total of 84 sq. ft.. The total surface of absorbers amounts to 72 sq. ft. plus the floor to ceiling bass traps in the 4 corners.
Once I got rid of all echoes with the absorbers, it took that many diffusers to open up the room and give it the lively sound I lost with the absorbers. Now I have no echoes and a lively room! What a trip!
Cables So many...
A few: Audience front row phono, eno USB III,
Snake River boomslang AES, Cullen power cords, Darwin Natural 2 silver RCA and XLR, Townshend Fractal 1 RCA, Triode wire labs freedom ethernet, Audiolund xtrem cu I2s, Wywire Juice II silver power cord, Audio Envy Ocean-elite3 power cords and more...
Fuses None stock
Many purple, some hifi extreme cu.
Schiit Audio Loki Max
Equalizer strictly for TV/ DVD for music concerts, mostly Blu-ray.
Also, great description on the panels / diffusors, room construction. I don’t think people understand the amount of thought, planning, time and money it costs to do something like you did here.
I thought I had commented on your system… guess not.
Yeah, I saw it awhile back. Pretty awesome room! I def remember it.
I don’t remember the PBN’d though! Great speakers, great designer. I had some Jamo’s awhile back that Peter had a hand in and I had an issue with the crossover. I reached out to him and he was super helpful. Great guy.
Anyhow, great setup! Hopefully one day I can do a dedicated built room like you were able to do. I bet your setup is really awesome sounding 😀
