Large(ish) Home Cinema Install - Lots of pictures!

[dave-lew99]

You should really damp all your first order reflections at a minimum, so thats the first direct reflection points on the back and side walls plus ceiling.

That coffee table will be causing more problems than it solves

It's a good sized room so your modes will be nicely spread out. But you seriously should treat at minimum the back wall - your front speakers are pointed straight forward.

Ceiling speakers were also a bad idea, but hey, it's your money.

 

[slup]

Given that the back wall is to contain an aquarium, there is little I could do to dampen that...

The ceiling speakers are absolutely fine, and many pro installers use them. As the required position for the surround speakers would have placed one in the middle of the door and the surround back speakers in the middle of the aquarium, there was little other choice.

They are located near walls and have the tweeter pointing at the walls to give a diffused sound..

 

[slup]

ps. the coffee table is there to hold glasses and nibbles. I dare say it would not be there if I was building a recording studio, but given that it's my living room, I'm going to have to live with it!

 

[dave-lew99]

I was going to go on a long winded reply, but i can't be bothered at the end of the day if you're happy with it that's all that matters.

I'm just picky because my degree is in Acoustics and a large part of that is small room design/treatment.

 

[Cartboy52]

I was going to go on a long winded reply, but i can't be bothered at the end of the day if you're happy with it that's all that matters.

I'm just picky because my degree is in Acoustics and a large part of that is small room design/treatment.

Me too! Did you go to Salford and have Trevor Cox lecture you on Schroeder Diffusers?

 

[dave-lew99]

Me too! Did you go to Salford and have Trevor Cox lecture you on Schroeder Diffusers?

Small world!

Yes Trevor seems to be the world authority on the subject - i was searching for some stuff last night and RPG/Salford/Trevor keep popping up everywhere!

 

[leeco]

very nice set up

 

[simonpolly]

YOU NEED TO GET OUT MORE

 

[Fenning]

For goodness sake guys, give the man some credit.

Well done Slup it looks amazing and if you want to spend your leisure time improving your home and lifestyle, then good for you.

I would be interested to see dave-lew 99's home cinema

 

[dave-lew99]

I would be interested to see dave-lew 99's home cinema

Hehe, just because i know how to design one doesn't mean i have the budget for it!

 

[ColJack]

oooh look, a dark spot in the middle of the room ...

it's my understanding that soft furnishings absorb sounds and dampen reflections, so carpet the walls

since you painted the ceiling a dark colour, did you consider putting fibre optic lights in and having a "stary" ceiling?

 

[slup]

Hey - you leave my dark spot alone I could lie and say it was deliberate as I intended on using candles on the table...

The ceiling is dark to increase the contrast when using the projector. I had a light coloured ceiling in my previous house and the light spill onto it from the projector was very distracting and definitely impacted upon the image quality.

I think it's really quite unusual to have a dark ceiling - everyone comments on it. For the purpose that the room is used for 99% of the time, it works really well.

Our main entertaining / socialising area is the kitchen. I posted pictures of that on a thread a while ago and incurred the wrath of BAS because I had chosen to use halogen downlighters...

It was another big DIY job but I dare not post a full thread about it as I fear for my sanity.

 

[dave-lew99]

it's my understanding that soft furnishings absorb sounds and dampen reflections, so carpet the walls

Carpet only works down to about 1-2kHz or so...

You need somthing thicker and space it at least a quarter wavelength from the wall for maximum absorption.

 

[slup]

It is a living room, not an anechoic chamber...

I don't want to sound ungrateful but I posted this thread because this is a DIY site and there was a lot of DIY involved in the project.

Very few people will implement a room with full treatment unless it is to be a dedicated listening room - indeed, I'd go as far as saying it is impossible to fully treat a space that you have to live in as well.

So... if anyone wants to complain about my use of downlighters, check whether I followed the correct procedures for Part P, or (heaven forbid) ask any questions about the AV installation, I'll gladly participate!

 

[dannyboi2003]

Awesome job slup! Makes my living room look bland and boring lol!