To all, perfect advice, thank you. My intention was to allow the architect to design a couple of windows and the electrician to place the dedicated circuits in advance. I have to go before the town board for a variance that I will most assuredly receive but they ask for details. I think I have the advice I needed from an experienced community. Will report in as the project advances.
On the long wall or short wall- Speaker set-up
I’m fortunate enough to have a dedicated room built over a garage with dimensions of 16.5’ W X 27’ L.
Room will be vaulted with the long wall having the sloped ceiling and the short wall having the gable.
Loudspeakers will be the PAP Quintets where I understand room treatment may be less extensive than required with box speakers. Is there a means to predict or measure the preferred set up or possibly left to the acoustic professionals. Asking for your personal experiences. Thanks all.
Room will be vaulted with the long wall having the sloped ceiling and the short wall having the gable.
Loudspeakers will be the PAP Quintets where I understand room treatment may be less extensive than required with box speakers. Is there a means to predict or measure the preferred set up or possibly left to the acoustic professionals. Asking for your personal experiences. Thanks all.
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Avoid windows if you can. Even closed they're horribly noisy. My back yard is a forest. Even so the noise coming right through the window panes tool 1/2" thick MDF panels to shut out. Avoid architects if you can. They charge a fortune, and love complicated expensive designs that they use to impress and distract from the fact any competent designer could do better for a fraction of the cost. Which I know, having taken competing bids from a number of them for my room. In my case the best design was also the cheapest of the six we got. Avoid dedicated circuits, plural. You want one. One. Read the above again. If that doesn't do it, listen to Michael Fremer at 15:50 https://ultimist.com/video/2018/07/21/michael-fremers-listening-room/ |
As one datum point: The dimensions of the Great Hall (Golden Hall) of the Musikverein in Vienna (the home of the Vienna Philaharmonic) are: 161’ long, by 62’ wide, by 59’ high. The Hall probably has the best acoustics in the world for symphonic music. You could scale down the dimensions for your use, although the width vs height could be a problem. Over the years, I’ve heard over 20 performances in the Great Hall by the VPO, and that’s what I use as a reference for my own system. Obviously, I’ll never get there, but it helps. |
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