Dedicated Audio Room Lighting Ideas?


Before closing up the walls in my new dedicated audio room, I need to settle on the room lighting approach so I can put in the wiring and boxes. The lighting needs to be both bright enough for working in the room and adjustable to suit the moods of 2 channel listening.

The only constraint is I don't want to use can lights since the ceiling is a key part of isolating the sound from the room above and they provide a conduit for the sound. Track lights might work but they would need to be very unobtrusive as the ceiling is 7 1/2 ft. Sconces are a possibility.

Any suggestions? I have looked at many rooms on this site and most pictures show the rooms well, but not the lighting.
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Z, You seem to be thinking it out well; don't forget the good 'ol floor standing lamps which can be attractive and highly effective! Or a small coffee table with a lamp on it near the listening position for reading, etc.
I used a Lutron "Spacer" system, if I recall correctly. Four "scenes" and it cost about $700 for the whole set including remote control. Not cheap, but works great.

http://www.lutron.com/CMS/default.aspx?appid=1013
Thanks to all the A'Goners for the ideas and advice. At this point I believe I will go with a combination of sconces, one section of cove lights, one light on top of the media cabinet shelves and potentially 2 wall washers behind the speakers. Oh yes, and the appropriate dimmers all on separate circuits from the audio conditioning.

Time to get on with the wiring...
I just learned that my email address was not updated in the AGON records during this thread and someone attempted to send me email unsuccessfully. It is now, so please resend. Again, thanks for all the input.
Zargon
In regards to 5/8 drywall sheets,each weights 100lbs and if you are planning to do your ceilings with double 5/8's have extra 3-4 helpers available .I did my entire 3 floor house with 5/8 drywall only the exterior walls as per building firecode,all ceilings are done in 1/2 .It wasn't easy to lift the sheets in place let me tell you.I did insulate between floor joists and interior wall studs using Roxul acoustical insulation.No sound comes through as far as I can tell and in general the rooms feel more cozy.Just a reminder in case you are not aware of it but there is got to be at least an inch of air space between the acoustical insulation and drywall for it to work properly.So don't pack it in there.Actually I like the Disco ball and strobes myself and I might just install some in my listening room for when playing dance music.
Best of luck with your project.
George
Toronto