Listening Room

immatthewj

1,365 posts

05-28-2024 at 06:43pm 

But when I am back there, there are no distractions and I am listening, not doing anything else. A room that small is an imperfect environment, and had I known the limitations, I might not have moved back there, no matter how pissed off I was at the time. I listen at very near field and it gets loud quick; I learned early on back there that in a room that small, earbleed levels get fatiguing fast. I have only played the Lou Reed Rock And Roll Animal one time back there, and that was when I first made the move

As I mentioned in one of those posts, I've always wanted to work out a really cool little system. A place for quiet listening. A five or 10 Watt tube rig, a couple of small spectacular monitors...otherwise, I love my big rig and my high wattage and a (very) occasional date with Black Sabbath or Little Richard.

A five or 10 Watt tube rig, a couple of small spectacular monitors

@gents  , if I could start over, especially given the room that my system now resides in (and perhaps if it was still in the living room) that is what I would want to try at this point in my life as well.  I'd like to hear one of Dennis Had's products with some very efficient speakers.  I was shopping for speakers a bit ago, and I finally decided against a pair of Klipsh and wient with a pair of Revels instead, so I am pretty uch still locked into an amp that puts out a bit of power.

@audition__audio 

Don’t discount the impact of Rockwool too much. My room was designed by an acoustician and Rockwool is in every wall and the ceiling. I also have no drywall inside the room like @unreceivedogma as well. I have a smaller room but enjoy every listening session immensely! I don’t care for music as background music because my mind is somewhere else and it is not enjoyable at all. 

One of the best “components” you can acquire for your system is a dedicated listening room.  My wife uses the room almost every morning to read, drink her coffee etc. We spend evenings listening to vinyl, having a glass of wine or scotch.  There is a puzzle behind the two chairs if you want to puzzle while listening.  It is my favorite room in the house.  It is fun to show to people who come over, I am not sure they fully get it.   

If one wants to have the ultimate seat when listening the image is approaching as Ultimate as it can get.

On Cross Channel Ferry Crossings between GB and Mainland Europe these are used in the Freight Drivers area on the Ferries, what a pleasure these are in use for a relaxing ones tensions during the Crossing