Finally, small but enjoyable!!!

[Pensacola Hi-Fi]

I have always wanted to have a 800+ sq foot media room, but in this housing market, it does not look like a move is in the near feature. So, I took a small office/catch all room and made it over.

LCR are Definitive Di 5.5LCR
Rears are Definitive Di 5.5BPS
Infinity Cascade 15 Subwoofer
HSU MBM-12 mid-bass

Yamaha Reciever
Monster Power 5125 Amp
Velodyn SMS-1
Sony Blu Ray
Monster Power Center
LED - LG 47LW5500

Palliser Pacifico Power Seats

I went with the Cascade subwoofer because it would fit behind the seats, but that is not the best placement, in fact may be the worst. The sub does not go that low either. Was going for a clean look since the room was small, but performance is more important and will soon be upgrading to a SVS PB10-nsd and will have to find a place for it.

When working on the room, we put up some crown molding appx 8 inches down from the ceing and laid rope light (LED) that gives the room a nice setting when viewing with the family.

It is a small set up, but we are proud of it and thought we would show it off.













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[Alex2507]

It's too clean ... muss that up some and report back.

For a moment I thought the rug had 'Bose State' written on it.

I like that crown with the rope lighting too.

[j_garcia]

SVS no longer makes the PB-10. I'm personally not a fan of in-walls, but the room looks good!

[Pensacola Hi-Fi]

Thanks! I am looking at picking up a used NSD either here or at Audiogon. I would also go for a HSU VTF MK. I had one of those and miss it.

As far as the in-walls go.... if I had to do it again, I am not sure I would. The sound quality is better than I thot it would be. I knew I was going to give some up from when compared to a bookshelf and a give a lot compared to a tower, but with the room so small, and going for a clean look, I decided to go with the in-walls.

My daughters bedroom is on the other side and there is a lot of sound bleeding over... a lot more than I expected. I took the speakers out, lined both sides of the inner drywall with Dynamat and Dynapad (car product) but that only killed it a little... very little. There is no way I can get a decent volume (not loud at all) without waking her up. I might put in a extra layer of drywall and Green Glue on the bedroom side.

As far as the definitive Di in-walls, I like them! Being able to aim the tweeter was a big plus and noticed a big difference after adjusting.

I know a on-wall speaker would keep it quieter on the back side, but the clean look was so important, that if I had to do it again, I probably would not change. I'll keep working to fix the problem.

[j_garcia]

Aiming of the tweeter is definitely a big plus. I don't mind in-wall/ceiling for surround duty, as I have a friend who did in ceilings and it sounded great. It is just the front stage that I'd probably have issue with, mainly because I have gone through a number of speakers Current speakers have been here the longest though, and don't expect to switch them out soon. I am sure in-wall made the sound bleeding worse, but I don't think much is really going to stop it completely.

[Alex2507]

You sound like you know stuff when you talk about green glue and an additional layer of drywall but just in case you hadn't thought to stuff insulation into the cavity above and below the in-walls I thought I'd mention it. You can also laminate a strip of drywall to the inside through the speaker hole with mud to add mass. It can't hurt, right? and it won't impact the finish on the bedroom side.

[westcott]

Small spaces are always a challenge but you have done an admirable job and it looks nice and clean and I am a big fan of the uncluttered look.

Thanks for sharing.

[Pensacola Hi-Fi]

I had heard that stuffing the inside of the wall cavity with fiberglass would cut down on some of the sound, but then I had someone who 'knew what they were talking about' tell me that it makes it worse. Did not make sense to me how it could be worse, but I might give it a try.

Thanks for the info.

[Adam]

I dream of someday hearing a woman say your thread title.

That set up looks great - nice, clean, and tidy. Don't listen to Alex.

[avdoubleu]

All those remotes!!!!!!!!!!! If my daughter got in there they would all be missing in the abbys.