listening room: should I use it, what to expect.

[rufas2000]

I'm moving in a couple of weeks and considering where to put the a/v stuff. One possibility is a room that was a porch on the side of the house. The room by my best guesstimate is 7 feet high (very low lying room) by 10 feet wide (at most) by 25 feet long. It has two doorways (each side in the middle) but is closed off.

Is this good and what can I expect? I have several of DIKs products on stands (along with two tri traps) ready to assist needs must. There is another, more squarish living room (still low lying) as well with a couple of open entryways. The other rooms are surely too small.

The speakers I have are Klipsch RF-82s. Only a two channel setup right now but that could change.

Thanks for any input.

 

[bpape]

I'd want to know about the other rooms a little more before recommending. The room on the side is large enough - but kinda breaks one of the rules of thumb where you have a length more than 2x the width. Doesn't mean it can't work, just have to work around the tunnel thing.

Bryan

 

[rufas2000]

Not sure about the living room but I'm thinking 15x15 or close. I wouldn't swear it was perectly square but close. It would be more suitable for entertaining other people but I'm all about the sound. The other rooms are two small bedrooms, a kitchen and a bath.

What is tunneling and how do we go about combating it? Thanks for the quick response.

 

[just-some-guy]

wait till you get moved in. then post some pics.

 

[rufas2000]

Would pics be more useful than measured dimensions? Should the stuff be in there when I take the pics.

Also, the phone guy is coming on the day I move in. I have to decide where to install the jacks. One has to be in the A/V room for the DirecTV. The other will be in my office. I can't afford a third so any leads would be appreciated.

I most likely can get empty room pics or dimensions on April 1st when I take possession of the place (I'll move in a week later).

Thanks again.

 

[just-some-guy]

darn right. empty is fine.

can't help ya on the jack thing.

 

[bpape]

The thing that would help is even a rough sketch. Besides the size, it's a matter of where you may have doors/windows, etc. that would be obstructions and potentially cause out of symmetry setup issues.

Bryan

 

[rufas2000]

I got some dimensions. Not great at sketching so let me see if this helps. BTW: this is a different room, changed my mind about the long, skinny room.

Rectangular 12 x 15

The 12 foot sides have doorways right in the middle so no good. So the system will be set up along the 15 foot sides.

Sides referred to are from the probable listening position.

The front side has a two foot opening on the right side.

The back side has a window right in the middle.

The left side has a door in the middle.

The right side has a opening the size of a door in the middle.

I'll probably attempt a sketch later. My plan at this point is to put the TV in the middle of the front wall in an entertainment center. The speakers will be two feet from the back wall and eight feet from each other. The listening position (captain's chair) eight feet from the speakers which will put me 5 feet from the back wall (following the two thirds rule).

I have several DIK absorbtion products I can use. I will use the tri traps along the back walls and they will serve double duty as stands for surround speakers. There will be a couch and several other cheap chais in the room as well as racks for the CDs and DVDs. I can't take pictures of the final product because nothing is there yet.

I'll try to do a sketch if it'll help but it'll show the same thing I just described but not as well. I'm better at words than pictures.

Any suggestions?

 

[jamie2112]

Pics would be a great help in pointing you in the right direction......

 

[rufas2000]

Thanks, forgot my camera. Next time.