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Building a new room

Hello All,

I will be using a contractor to build a new dedicated audio room in the basement. The room dimensions will roughly be 19'X14'X8'.

Three walls are already finished and are concrete walls behind dry walls. I am thinking of making the third wall with 2X4s and double dry per side with Green Glue used between them. Also plan to add 10-gauge wire for a dedicated audio circuit. I believe this should be 20-amp circuit?. Also will not go with can light. Instead would prefer the ceiling spot lights. Do not plan to run a separate ground, as of now.

What insulation have folks used before for sound proofing? I was at Menyards for picking the Green Glue and came across UltraTouch+ denim insulation. Does this work better in dry walls and in ceilings?

What other points am I missing or should be taking care? Please share your experiences.
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I did look up more on the forums and find that people generally plug a power conditioner into one of the dedicated outlets to connect their digital sources. But they connect the amplifiers directly into the wall outlets. Are you not bothered by the power surge?
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Milpai,I am using one dedicated line with my PS P10 power conditioner that has just my digital components plugged into it. That also includes video items.

The 2nd dedicated line is for my Pass Labs Amp. And the 3rd is for my 3 JL Audio F-113 subs.
My outlets are all the Furutech GTX Rhodium and the outlet frames/covers are the Oyaide. (I think they look better than the Furutech).

I used some of the sonex insulation in the ceiling , but I also used regular fiberglass in the ceiling and walls. I installed a exterior steel door frame.

The music is muted outside of my room, but the bass still radiates to the upper floors.
I have read that having a separate ceiling that does not touch the ceiling joist are the way to go to eliminate the bass transfer.

On the question of power surge, I installed a whole house power surge protector in the breaker box.
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Ozzy,
Thanks again for letting me know. My contractor also suggests to use fiber glass.
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I have decided to go with a single dedicated 20 amp line (10 gauge) with a single outlet (duplex). I will connect my Brickwall into one port and the amp into another. Will do a comparison and then finalize. I plan to go with either the Furutech GTX or the Oyaide.
I am looking to go with Cullen Cables Crossover Series for my amp, since I would need a longer power cord for the amp.
Any other power cord suggestions in the same price range?

I have read tons of stuff on outlets. So I have decided to go with 2 Porter Ports - one for my living room video and other for my basement video.
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I have decided to go with whole house surge protection. This is for the rare case when surge comes to your lines externally. But it looks like most of the surges happen because of internal components like start-stop of machines, equipments, etc. But since dedicated line will not have other equipments hooked up to it, I am thinking that the surge that my audio equipment faces, are all external. Hence the whole house surge protection. What do folks on this forum think?

Does whole house surge protection have negative impact on amplifier performance?
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