Sound room
If your house is as old as mine you may need to level the floor. It very easy to do. Just pick up some self leveling cement from Home Depot. Is about $40 a bag. The theatre took 5 bags to complete. You also need to condition the floor with a cement sealer. It did my laundry room last night. Only 3 bags this time, and it works pretty well.
I would also recommend a thin foam pad to go on top of the plastic membrane. It will help add a thermal break on the floor and wont add much to the cost.
I would also recommend a thin foam pad to go on top of the plastic membrane. It will help add a thermal break on the floor and wont add much to the cost.
Last edited by fozzz; Feb 13, 2011 at 07:12 AM.
My house was built in 1924... so ya, it is a little old. lol
Wifee wanted to level and put tile on the floor, but I like this idea more...
Thanks John, I'll look into it when I go pick up some wood later at HD.
Wifee wanted to level and put tile on the floor, but I like this idea more...
Thanks John, I'll look into it when I go pick up some wood later at HD.
The speaker wiring is done. I use basic 12awg that is CL2 rated. It available at Rona and Home Depot. I've also wired all the lighting and the dimmer switches. I'm using 3way programable Lutron switches that can be remote activated. One switch is mounted under the screen and the other is just outside the room. These switches really are with the price (not cheap). At the touch of a button, I can have the light slowly dim until the room is totally dark, or to whatever lighting level I choose. This add a nice authentic theatre feel to the room.
Roxul insulation is next on the list, but I need to get the laundry room insulated. This means work will slow down for a bit on the theatre room fit a little while. So in the mean time I wanted to ask a question about speakers. I'm building all the speakers myself from scratch. All of the individual 4"
midrange speakers were made for me, so ther is no brand name. There will be a total of 24 midrange speakers used in this room. 4 mids for each front speaker and 6 for each rear. I will also be adding a single tweeter and 8" mid bass to each speaker. All the speakers are wall mounted. The rears will actually be located in the bulkheads.
My question is this;
What design do you think I'm going to uses for my fronts and rears?
Here are some hints. I want the front speaker design to control their vertical and horizontal dispersion. Not by a huge amount, but a little. I would like the rears to give a very diffuse sound. They should be difficult to locate, but still give presence to the audio playback.
The designs aren't finalized, but I have a pretty good idea what I want to do.
Roxul insulation is next on the list, but I need to get the laundry room insulated. This means work will slow down for a bit on the theatre room fit a little while. So in the mean time I wanted to ask a question about speakers. I'm building all the speakers myself from scratch. All of the individual 4"
midrange speakers were made for me, so ther is no brand name. There will be a total of 24 midrange speakers used in this room. 4 mids for each front speaker and 6 for each rear. I will also be adding a single tweeter and 8" mid bass to each speaker. All the speakers are wall mounted. The rears will actually be located in the bulkheads.
My question is this;
What design do you think I'm going to uses for my fronts and rears?
Here are some hints. I want the front speaker design to control their vertical and horizontal dispersion. Not by a huge amount, but a little. I would like the rears to give a very diffuse sound. They should be difficult to locate, but still give presence to the audio playback.
The designs aren't finalized, but I have a pretty good idea what I want to do.
Last edited by fozzz; Feb 13, 2011 at 07:15 PM.
The speaker wiring is done. I use basic 12awg that is CL2 rated. It available at Rona and Home Depot. I've also wired all the lighting and the dimmer switches. I'm using 3way programable Lutron switches that can be remote activated. One switch is mounted under the screen and the other is just outside the room. These switches really are with the price (not cheap). At the touch of a button, I can have the light slowly dim until the room is totally dark, or to whatever lighting level I choose. This add a nice authentic theatre feel to the room.
Roxul insulation is next on the list, but I need to get the laundry room insulated. This means work will slow down for a bit on the theatre room fit a little while. So in the mean time I wanted to ask a question about speakers. I'm building all the speakers myself from scratch. All of the individual 4"
midrange speakers were made for me, so ther is no brand name. There will be a total of 24 midrange speakers used in this room. 4 mids for each front speaker and 6 for each rear. I will also be adding a single tweeter and 8" mid bass to each speaker. All the speakers are wall mounted. The rears will actually be located in the bulkheads.
My question is this;
What design do you think I'm going to uses for my fronts and rears?
Here are some hints. I want the front speaker design to control their vertical and horizontal dispersion. Not by a huge amount, but a little. I would like the rears to give a very diffuse sound. They should be difficult to locate, but still give presence to the audio playback.
The designs aren't finalized, but I have a pretty good idea what I want to do.
Roxul insulation is next on the list, but I need to get the laundry room insulated. This means work will slow down for a bit on the theatre room fit a little while. So in the mean time I wanted to ask a question about speakers. I'm building all the speakers myself from scratch. All of the individual 4"
midrange speakers were made for me, so ther is no brand name. There will be a total of 24 midrange speakers used in this room. 4 mids for each front speaker and 6 for each rear. I will also be adding a single tweeter and 8" mid bass to each speaker. All the speakers are wall mounted. The rears will actually be located in the bulkheads.
My question is this;
What design do you think I'm going to uses for my fronts and rears?
Here are some hints. I want the front speaker design to control their vertical and horizontal dispersion. Not by a huge amount, but a little. I would like the rears to give a very diffuse sound. They should be difficult to locate, but still give presence to the audio playback.
The designs aren't finalized, but I have a pretty good idea what I want to do.
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My question is this;
What design do you think I'm going to uses for my fronts and rears?
Here are some hints. I want the front speaker design to control their vertical and horizontal dispersion. Not by a huge amount, but a little. I would like the rears to give a very diffuse sound. They should be difficult to locate, but still give presence to the audio playback.
What design do you think I'm going to uses for my fronts and rears?
Here are some hints. I want the front speaker design to control their vertical and horizontal dispersion. Not by a huge amount, but a little. I would like the rears to give a very diffuse sound. They should be difficult to locate, but still give presence to the audio playback.
Di- pole rears is correct. But these will be a true di- pole. All speakers will be wired in phase.
Any speaker with two or more mids could be considered an array. I want to control dispersion not just in width but in height as well. A line array fucus's width, but not height.
Any speaker with two or more mids could be considered an array. I want to control dispersion not just in width but in height as well. A line array fucus's width, but not height.
