Starting Point - Bob's new room and Alexia's new home

Bob, I too, had the dilemma of having a window in my front wall. I solved it by building a false wall in front of it. It allowed me to run electrical, conduit for speaker wires, and providing a recessed space for a tv as we also watch tv in this room. I then insulated the wall and covered it with upholstered panels.
Here are a few pics of the contruction plus the finished project. If you were to ever want to change things back just remove the entire wall assembly
 

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Ah shit! A month ago I finally found a super natural wool carpet (Earthweave) and paid a huge deposit. Not getting an update for a month (I had planned 2 weeks for shipping, then 2 more weeks for the customization) I sent a note to the interior decorator folks. Today they told me "there was a problem with ordering we finally worked through" meaning the goddamn carpet wasn't ordered at all. So, yippie skippie, it'll be another f'n month before the carpet gets here.

F me!

The Earthweave is nice carpet, no dies or chemicals of any kind, right off the sheep's back. I'm not a "greener" in any way, but I do like to keep chemicals out of my environment when I can, and carpet can off-gas nasty chemicals for months.

I chose the 'rainier' carpet in 'granite' color. It will match the room enough I won't need to paint.

http://www.earthweave.com/bio_floor_carpet.html



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Boy, I wish I had that room. I would gladly accept your "problems" for a space like that.

Just a thought, but typically with a cone or horn speaker you want "dead end" by the speaker and "live end" by the listener. So traps at the speaker end and diffusers by the listener. But if you had panel speakers it would be the opposite way round, and might work better with the glass behind them and some moderate diffusion there.

I have Apogees, which would probably be perfect in that room. How about we trade homes? :yahoo1:
 
BobM, you'll be retired soon... come visit the Pacific NW.

(This whole move to Portland thing has tried my patience many times over. I am longing sooooooo much to have music again. I am blessed, it is a nice space for my system. It'll take some tweaks to be sure, but ultimately there will be many wild nights in the music room. :congrats:)
 
Ugh, I can't believe the hassle I've run into just trying to get some damn carpet in my room. Had to file a credit card dispute with our bank—the "interior design" firm my wife selected has turned out to be completely un-responsive. Now I've got to find a new carpet vendor. Its been since last November now since I've had music, beginning to think I can live without. I'm considering selling everything, buying a Jeep, and learning to fly-fish. Lots of good rivers here in Oregon.

Anyone else ever have the urge to give it all up?
 
Bobvin said:
Ugh, I can't believe the hassle I've run into just trying to get some damn carpet in my room. Had to file a credit card dispute with our bank—the "interior design" firm my wife selected has turned out to be completely un-responsive. Now I've got to find a new carpet vendor. Its been since last November now since I've had music, beginning to think I can live without. I'm considering selling everything, buying a Jeep, and learning to fly-fish. Lots of good rivers here in Oregon.

Anyone else ever have the urge to give it all up?
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Bob, sorry to hear about your ongoing troubles. Go out and buy a nice big area rug to throw down on the floor. Preferably one of oriental design, because they sound better! Open those boxes up and get busy listening to some music. :audiophile:
 
As a panacea I would highly recommend getting a good pair of headphones and a decent head amp and spin some disks that way to quench your musical needs. By far the best way to get decent sound in the interim. Only problem is it doesn't fill the room with sound. But it does lend itself to setting aside time to read a nice book.
 
Every once in a while I wonder about giving it all up. Usually it's when life just keeps ya too busy. And then - I take the time to listen and enjoy and the thought goes away.
 
Moving is designed to be stressful. Remodeling amps it up a couple of notches. Unreliable contractors or decorators add to the circus of delayed gratification and "why did we move". Bob these are all going to fade and should not stress you to the max. Cancer, poverty, death or a broken really expensive phono cartriage may require true rage but once your settled and listening all this other nonsense will be but a weak memory and don't get a stroke
Take a slow cleansing breath.

Nick
 
veindoc said:
Moving is designed to be stressful. Remodeling amps it up a couple of notches. Unreliable contractors or decorators add to the circus of delayed gratification and "why did we move". Bob these are all going to fade and should not stress you to the max. Cancer, poverty, death or a broken really expensive phono cartriage may require true rage but once your settled and listening all this other nonsense will be but a weak memory and don't get a stroke
Take a slow cleansing breath.

Nick
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To be sure, Nick, these are "1st World" problems. Trivial in the long run -- though sometimes contracters and being lied to really push my buttons. And, though I am 56 yo, I can still act like a spoiled kid when I don't get my way!
 
I am same age and have lived thru 2 one year long major remodels.(BTW still married same women) Until you have a sh-tty contractor you never realize what a blessing an honest and timely good contractor is really worth.
Best of luck

Nick
 
dlb2 said:
Bob, sorry to hear about your ongoing troubles. Go out and buy a nice big area rug to throw down on the floor. Preferably one of oriental design, because they sound better! Open those boxes up and get busy listening to some music. :audiophile:
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Bobvin said:
To be sure, Nick, these are "1st World" problems. Trivial in the long run -- though sometimes contracters and being lied to really push my buttons. And, though I am 56 yo, I can still act like a spoiled kid when I don't get my way!
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If you're really Jonesing, you're always welcome back here! :)
 
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