Good evening all. Its been quite some time since I've posted on this fine forum.... frankly its been quite sometime since I've even heard my Maggie 3.6s.My wife and I have been in the process of building our new home for roughly 2yrs. Now that the house is built I am in the process of finishing the basement where I have built the basement around a sound room that is suited for my speakers. I contacted the fine folks at Magnepan and asked what is the recommended room size for my 3.6 speakers and unfortunately they didn't really have a set ratio or figure for me. They did say their Dad has a 20' x 30' room with 10' ceilings that sounded amazing with their 20.1s..... taking their 3 x 2 x 1 ratio into consideration..... I also called the boys at Cardas, thankfully some of those guys actually run 3.6s in their systems. They gave me some figures to work with as well and some pointers and I went to work.
I am sharing this with you guys because I am sure we all share the same passion in the world of planar speakers... I am also interested in some pointers if y'all would be so kind since I know there are some veteran planar guys on here.
My room:
Dimensions 22'4" x 13'11"x9ft ceiling.(One longwall is skewed 1" in the back for sound waves to decay quicker) so my room is 14' wide in the back fyi. Also keep in mind my 9' ceiling will drop a few inches if I put in the false floor. Current floor is concrete since its in the basement.
Room is 8" on center studs on all 4 sides.
I plan to use roxull sound proofing on all 4 walls and ceiling
The door is solid and sealed
I am putting a false floor in the room, I am toying with how tall to make the floor. Perhaps 2x4s laying on their side then subfloor adhered to that.... but that is still to be determined.
I am planning carpet for the flooring..... does anybody object??
Strictly Vinyl no digital.... I am sure there are plenty that object, but thats how i roll :)
I am taking the purist approach for this room. I decided to only have my two Magnepan speakers and a couch in this room. There will be nothing else in there.(except bass traps, wall treatments etc) My TT and amps/Preamps will all be right outside the room. Therefore I will not hear amp fans, stylus contact etc. Just my speakers.
I am using LED can lights that are very flat to roll with the ceiling so sound waves will have minimal obstructions.
That about sizes it up. The room at this very moment is framed in and wired. I hope to get the basement drywalled within a month or so. The false floor is not in yet. Again. feel free to give me pointers or let me know where I have gone wrong haha. Thanks for reading guys, I envy all of you who can listen to their Planars right now. I am jealous.
Thanks,
Jim
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Topic - Building a room for my Magnepans - TwoTurntables 17:05:14 02/08/15 (85)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - TwoTurntables 11:57:14 12/31/16 (13)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - TwoTurntables 12:01:33 12/31/16 (12)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - watts 05:33:11 01/01/17 (1)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - TwoTurntables 07:42:33 01/01/17 (0)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - TwoTurntables 12:13:02 12/31/16 (9)
- Any colour you want, as long as it is black - watts 05:40:32 01/01/17 (0)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - josh358 16:04:30 12/31/16 (6)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - TwoTurntables 17:42:04 12/31/16 (5)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - josh358 14:38:14 01/01/17 (0)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - Satie 19:32:14 12/31/16 (3)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - TwoTurntables 07:45:49 01/01/17 (0)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - rosendds@frontiernet.net 05:54:35 01/01/17 (1)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - TwoTurntables 07:49:14 01/01/17 (0)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - Satie 15:16:04 12/31/16 (0)
- Update on my dedicated music room - TwoTurntables 11:52:03 12/31/16 (0)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - grooviefan 07:56:45 02/17/15 (0)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - pictureguy 18:23:05 02/13/15 (0)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - rickl 08:19:02 02/11/15 (1)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - TwoTurntables 13:23:27 02/11/15 (0)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - Barry 12:05:57 02/10/15 (3)
- RE: Perfect Advice here! - BigguyinATL 14:25:22 02/12/15 (0)
- Hey 2 tables! - neolith 14:07:29 02/10/15 (1)
- Talk to my wife.... - Barry 06:31:47 02/11/15 (0)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - Green Lantern 09:16:15 02/10/15 (4)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - pictureguy 20:19:53 02/10/15 (3)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - Roger Gustavsson 04:41:03 02/11/15 (2)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - TwoTurntables 13:21:38 02/11/15 (0)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - pictureguy 10:24:15 02/11/15 (0)
- One thing I would add if it wasn't mentioned already. - grantv 06:53:55 02/10/15 (3)
- RE: One thing I would add if it wasn't mentioned already. - sd 11:23:38 02/10/15 (2)
- RE: One thing I would add if it wasn't mentioned already. - neolith 14:00:33 02/10/15 (0)
- RE: One thing I would add if it wasn't mentioned already. - grantv 13:35:09 02/10/15 (0)
- I did just that seven years ago - sd 20:11:25 02/09/15 (4)
- RE: I did just that seven years ago - TwoTurntables 06:40:05 02/10/15 (3)
- RE: I did just that seven years ago - sd 11:17:25 02/10/15 (2)
- RE: I did just that seven years ago - TwoTurntables 16:04:16 02/10/15 (1)
- RE: I did just that seven years ago - sd 18:54:36 02/10/15 (0)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - EmailTim 16:40:57 02/09/15 (3)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - slapshot 17:48:48 02/09/15 (2)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - EmailTim 22:45:51 02/09/15 (0)
- Quietrock - slapshot 19:46:14 02/09/15 (0)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - russ69 14:19:47 02/09/15 (1)
- RE: Ummm, no... - BigguyinATL 14:23:52 02/12/15 (0)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - Satie 11:33:27 02/09/15 (24)
- Agree - slapshot 17:46:22 02/09/15 (22)
- pic of setup - slapshot 14:29:53 02/10/15 (6)
- RE: pic of setup - TwoTurntables 16:17:49 02/10/15 (1)
- RE: pic of setup - slapshot 16:58:51 02/10/15 (0)
- I really like your listening room... - Mark Man 16:10:52 02/10/15 (3)
- RE: I really like your listening room... - slapshot 16:58:02 02/10/15 (2)
- Uncle Sparky from his listening position... - Mark Man 17:30:24 02/10/15 (1)
- LOL - slapshot 17:55:54 02/10/15 (0)
- Building a room for my Magnepans - TwoTurntables 05:55:53 02/10/15 (14)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - Satie 08:09:05 02/10/15 (2)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - TwoTurntables 08:32:29 02/10/15 (1)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - Satie 08:48:05 02/10/15 (0)
- HK/Limage...Hopefully Sadie will pipe in again... - Mark Man 07:42:14 02/10/15 (10)
- here you go... - Mark Man 08:14:03 02/10/15 (2)
- RE: here you go... - TwoTurntables 08:36:56 02/10/15 (1)
- the subs are gone...sold them about a month ago... - Mark Man 09:41:59 02/10/15 (0)
- RE: HK/Limage...Hopefully Sadie will pipe in again... - TwoTurntables 08:05:37 02/10/15 (6)
- more pics - Mark Man 08:39:37 02/10/15 (5)
- Static Warning - Desafinado 13:55:59 02/10/15 (4)
- RE: Static Warning YES... - Mark Man 16:40:29 02/10/15 (3)
- What a SWEATHEART... - Mark Man 20:40:15 02/11/15 (1)
- RE: What a SWEATHEART... - Satie 00:36:20 02/13/15 (0)
- Sparky indeed - Satie 20:06:12 02/11/15 (0)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - pictureguy 15:10:00 02/09/15 (0)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - pictureguy 22:03:27 02/08/15 (12)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - TwoTurntables 05:43:42 02/09/15 (11)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - pictureguy 10:10:55 02/09/15 (0)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - neolith 06:52:54 02/09/15 (9)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - pictureguy 10:06:08 02/09/15 (0)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - Norman M 10:01:55 02/09/15 (7)
- One who wants to stay married..(nt) - Satie 11:38:06 02/09/15 (6)
- P***y whipped? - Norman M 11:57:08 02/09/15 (5)
- RE: P***y whipped? - pictureguy 15:12:56 02/09/15 (2)
- RE: P***y whipped? - Norman M 17:52:55 02/09/15 (1)
- RE: P***y whipped? - pictureguy 18:37:17 02/09/15 (0)
- RE: P***y whipped? - Satie 13:23:56 02/09/15 (1)
- RE: P***y whipped? - Norman M 18:05:47 02/09/15 (0)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - neolith 18:14:05 02/08/15 (3)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - TwoTurntables 18:32:57 02/08/15 (2)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - neolith 06:39:19 02/09/15 (1)
- RE: Building a room for my Magnepans - pictureguy 15:14:14 02/09/15 (0)