PIA room

67.249.124.120

Posted on March 27, 2015 at 13:40:40

Byrd69
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I saw this room online and thought to myself....what a pain in the ass layout to put a stereo in.

Not that the owner would GAS.

Just sayin'.

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RE: PIA room

IEaudiodude

06:52:25 03/31/15

That's probably a load bearing wall

stehno

21:36:38 03/30/15

RE: Great room for a large Magnepan system!

BigguyinATL

06:19:51 03/30/15

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RE: PIA room

IEaudiodude

06:52:25 03/31/15

That's probably a load bearing wall

stehno

21:36:38 03/30/15

RE: Great room for a large Magnepan system!

BigguyinATL

06:19:51 03/30/15

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Green Lantern

23:10:56 03/29/15

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mkuller

20:38:32 03/27/15

Easily fixed ...

three_sox

18:38:16 03/27/15

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RE: Easily fixed ...reminds me....

wangmr

05:05:34 03/28/15

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wangmr:

The Bored

07:31:03 03/28/15

I'm always smiling but you keep yapping ....

three_sox

05:34:33 03/28/15

"Tear down this wall!"...(nt)

mkuller

20:39:29 03/27/15

I'm planning to "freshen up" my listening room this spring

4everyoung

20:18:41 03/27/15

Man, you don't mess around when it comes to...

musetap

19:47:55 03/27/15

LMAO. Damn, Sox!

JoshT

19:34:40 03/27/15

Knock out that awful wall...

dirtyvinyl

17:27:39 03/27/15

RE: Knock out that awful wall...

unclestu

19:44:24 03/27/15

Yea, verily!!

rlw

16:19:50 03/27/15

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Brian Levy

14:30:48 03/27/15

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geoff

17:11:23 03/27/15

You're crazy

J.Mac

16:49:54 03/27/15

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That wall is better than a big post....

Rod M

17:48:00 03/27/15

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RE: That wall is better than a big post....

Mick Wolfe

08:53:38 03/28/15

Maybe not.

mark111

18:35:44 03/27/15

Yup, that's what I was thinking too

JoshT

18:27:23 03/27/15

Hmm, Rod can spot a load bearing member... not apparent to alot of people.~nT

Cleantimestream

17:59:14 03/27/15

RE: PIA room, posted on March 27, 2015 at 14:30:48
Brian Levy Audiophile Posts: 2438 Location: Toronto Joined: June 5, 2000	Laid out for HT. The architect should be hung for creating the column where the television is sitting. Don Brian Levy, J.D. Toronto ON Canada

Yea, verily!!, posted on March 27, 2015 at 16:19:50
rlw Audiophile Posts: 3347 Location: Near West Palm Bch, FL Joined: August 29, 2006	And you just know that women everywhere are thinking "What a great room" while we menfolk are silently cringing. About the only thing I like about that room is the paint, the dark bottom section combined with the light top looks very classy. I'm just about to paint my condo and this is almost exactly what I was considering doing... -RW-

You're crazy, posted on March 27, 2015 at 16:49:54
J.Mac Audiophile Posts: 3553 Location: Colorado Joined: November 6, 2002	It's a short wall, not a column. Great place to put a TV, although I think it could be a little wider. Without that wall, it's just one big, very difficult to use room. Looks like a family room, possibly in a walkout basement. I could see a card table or a pool table set up in the adjoining small room that the wall creates.

RE: PIA room, posted on March 27, 2015 at 17:11:23
geoff Audiophile Posts: 3499 Joined: April 5, 2000 Contributor Since: September 10, 2003	At any rate, there is a column in that wall that supports the beam above.

Knock out that awful wall..., posted on March 27, 2015 at 17:27:39

dirtyvinyl

and that beam thing attached to it. Of course, only if it isn't a real weight bearing structural piece. Now you have a nice open floor plan.
Throw some nice wood planks on the floor...nice livable area.

And why do so many insist on putting TV's near the ceiling? Watching a TV comfortably, your eyes should be looking LEVEL,or even slightly down not up. A setup for viewing fatigue.
Then there is the above the fireplace mantle position which I don't get either.

That wall is better than a big post...., posted on March 27, 2015 at 17:48:00
Rod M Web Geek Posts: 16242 Location: So. California Joined: March 1, 1999 Contributor Since: March 1, 1999	Obviously, the beam is carrying the floor above it. Put a pool table in the other room and another flat screen on that side. If anything, I'd think about extending the wall a bit to the wide side to give more speaker separation as well as space for a much bigger flat screen and lower the TV a foot or two. -Rod

Hmm, Rod can spot a load bearing member... not apparent to alot of people.~nT, posted on March 27, 2015 at 17:59:14
Cleantimestream Audiophile Posts: 7550 Location: Kentucky Joined: June 30, 2005	!~! The Mind has No Firewall~ U.S. Army War College.

Yup, that's what I was thinking too, posted on March 27, 2015 at 18:27:23

JoshT
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The wall should either not be there, but then the necessary weight bearing post would be visible, or the wall should be wider for exactly the reasons you state. As it is, though, it's a dinky compromise I think.
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Maybe not., posted on March 27, 2015 at 18:35:44
mark111 Audiophile Posts: 4699 Joined: April 12, 2002	With just the pole ,you could have a dance off.;-) enjoy, mark

Easily fixed ..., posted on March 27, 2015 at 18:38:16

three_sox

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LMAO. Damn, Sox!, posted on March 27, 2015 at 19:34:40
JoshT Audiophile Posts: 6622 Location: Eastern Massachusetts Joined: July 4, 2000	I just about spit my beverage on the computer screen! ___ "If you are the owner of a new stereophonic system, this record will play with even more brilliant true-to-life fidelity. In short, you can purchase this record with no fear of its becoming obsolete in the future."

RE: Knock out that awful wall..., posted on March 27, 2015 at 19:44:24
unclestu Dealer Posts: 5851 Joined: April 13, 2010	In this case : I am sue a lower position would interfere with walking between rooms....

Man, you don't mess around when it comes to..., posted on March 27, 2015 at 19:47:55
musetap Audiophile Posts: 31871 Location: San Francisco Joined: July 8, 2003 Contributor Since: January 28, 2004	room treatment! "Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination"-Michael McClure

I'm planning to "freshen up" my listening room this spring, posted on March 27, 2015 at 20:18:41
4everyoung	You're hired!

RE: PIA room, posted on March 27, 2015 at 20:38:32
mkuller Audiophile Posts: 38130 Location: SF Bay Area Joined: April 22, 2003	...before we bought our house 6 years ago, we probably looked at 30 house. A few were as bad as this.

"Tear down this wall!"...(nt), posted on March 27, 2015 at 20:39:29
mkuller Audiophile Posts: 38130 Location: SF Bay Area Joined: April 22, 2003	(nt)

RE: Easily fixed ...reminds me...., posted on March 28, 2015 at 05:05:34
wangmr Audiophile Posts: 2410 Location: Downtown Joined: November 29, 2012	of your mind at work. 'SMILE' roger wang

I'm always smiling but you keep yapping .... , posted on March 28, 2015 at 05:34:33
three_sox	Life's good, Wang, enjoy it, I sure do.

wangmr:, posted on March 28, 2015 at 07:31:03

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RE: That wall is better than a big post...., posted on March 28, 2015 at 08:53:38
Mick Wolfe Audiophile Posts: 3364 Location: AZ Joined: October 10, 1999 Contributor Since: September 4, 2000	Extending the wall would be my solution as well. The wall appears to be a structural necessity as you've said, so create two separate rooms. It appears either one would be generous enough for a dedicated listening area. Far more generous than what I have anyway.

RE: PIA room, posted on March 29, 2015 at 23:10:56
Green Lantern Audiophile Posts: 16952 Location: San Diego, Ca Joined: November 12, 2002 Contributor Since: June 17, 2003

RE: Great room for a large Magnepan system!, posted on March 30, 2015 at 06:19:51
BigguyinATL Manufacturer Posts: 3475 Joined: April 10, 2002	Several positioning option. i'd start with panels on either side of the tv column. "The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat" - Confucius

That's probably a load bearing wall, posted on March 30, 2015 at 21:36:38
stehno Manufacturer Posts: 739 Location: Oregon Joined: November 8, 2001	Yikes! No doubt a daylight basement. Looks clean but awful decor, layout, and style. With the low ceilings and horrible layout, I'm move the family room down here and install the system upstairs which has to be better than this.

RE: PIA room, posted on March 31, 2015 at 06:52:25
IEaudiodude Audiophile Posts: 2814 Location: So Cal Joined: February 11, 2010	I think a pair of Magnepan MC1 panels on either side of the TV and one of their DWM bass panels might make me happy for the TV sound part of the room , the rest of the system, I'm not so sure :^)

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