It's been a long time coming and I'm happy to finally report that I am finally in my new, permanent (or so I think) home.
I've posted some pics here for everyone to view and make comments.
Upgrades to come in the near future -
1 - Bamboo flooring throughout.
2 - New monitors. I love my NHTs, but the ONE and only issue is - they're a tad forward. I'm quite accustomed to that, but my clients are not. So, I will be getting a larger, more laid back pair soon. (Keeping my eye on B&W 802s, both Matrix and Nautalis versions and I just spotted a pair of Ariel 10Bs in NC for a song and a dance...)
Anyway...I'm excited. Now I just need more clients. Perhaps if people realize that the wine refrigerator and the beer refrigerator are both FULL to capacity and there are endless supplies of candy in those overhead cabinets, I might have to beat away the business!!
It's been a long time coming and I'm happy to finally report that I am finally in my new, permanent (or so I think) home.
I've posted some pics here for everyone to view and make comments.
Upgrades to come in the near future -
1 - Bamboo flooring throughout.
2 - New monitors. I love my NHTs, but the ONE and only issue is - they're a tad forward. I'm quite accustomed to that, but my clients are not. So, I will be getting a larger, more laid back pair soon. (Keeping my eye on B&W 802s, both Matrix and Nautalis versions and I just spotted a pair of Ariel 10Bs in NC for a song and a dance...)
Anyway...I'm excited. Now I just need more clients. Perhaps if people realize that the wine refrigerator and the beer refrigerator are both FULL to capacity and there are endless supplies of candy in those overhead cabinets, I might have to beat away the business!!
J
Very impressive setup. After the things you went through with the political BS, I am happy for you.
Stocked fridges, huh?
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(B) Politiclal B.S. - I missed something. Tell me more!
(C) Is that a custom desk (I'm sure you must have mentioned it somewhere, but I really can't recall)?
A - Thanks... that's my homo-trapped-in-a-hetero showing there. (My wife says that I'm the gayest straight man she's ever met. I take that as a compliment.)
B - Oh, well, there's a lot to it, but the readers digest version -
I moved my studio into a beautiful facility in downtown Fredericksburg into the historical district. Turns out, after me being there for about a month and having thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars sunk into the place, Zoning decided to shut me down because I didn't have 5 off-street parking spaces!!! (It's a historic district - NO ONE has 5 off-street parking spaces.)
C - Yes - custom. The sickening part is, with a generous tip included, the desk set me back $500. It's made entirely out of poplar and has 6 coats of hand-rubbed lacquer on it for a nice, smooth, polished feel to it.
Now I just need more stuff to fill it up with (48 spaces up and down total!)
Although, I'm quite content with the gear I have for the moment. I figure, there's very little I can't do with what I have. All other esoterica is strictly icing on a well-baked cake.
Does that cabinet maker of yours do other work, for people in other cities? I don't need anything YET, but I'll probably do something similar, sooner or later.
As for speakers, don't lock yourself in until you've heard the Lipinski's; the L-505s or the bigger L-707's. I think a 5.1 setup of those would look right purty in your new room! (The colors would match, too! hehehe)
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Hehe...Yup Joe - my guy will be glad to build anything you'd like.
He is a VERY nice and capable guy and downright cheap. He won't ship though, but you're about 3 hours or so from here, so I don't think that would be a problem.
I'm thinking about having him make me a couple bookshelf type racks - 12 space or so. I think he would charge me less than $100 for a pair of them!
Oh, let me describe the acoustics of the room too...
1 - All floating walls. What's behind the walls is 4" of dead air then concrete (makes cable runs REAL easy!)
2 - Auralex 2" pyramid foam on early reflection spots on the ceiling and on the double exit doors.
3 - OC 705 wrapped in tan burlap behind the monitors and on early reflection points.
4 - OC 705 wrapped in tan burlap and then faced with Auralex 2" Pyramid foam on first reflection points on side walls.
5 - Well-out windows above monitor locations filled with 10" of Roxul, faced with Acoustic tile and then faced again with Auralex 2" Pyramid Foam.
6 - Rear walls - insulated with 4" OC 705 Safing (fluffy, non rigid version of 705) - Acoustics First Double Duty Diffusors (2'x4') mounted on rear wall covered with Guilford of Maine Merlot colored fabric and filled with OC 703 to trap lower frequencies and diffuse higher frequencies.
I'm going to make only a few modifications to the acoustics in the room. There is one point where a standing wave at around 1.2 kHz causes a problem, but given the frequency and amplitude of the problem, it's an EASY fix.
Oh - that lowered part in the room that seems to split it in two - that's a steel beem covered by drywall - the inside face of that (the part facing the monitors) is covered entirely with Auralex to tame any high-frequency reflections that this might cause.
Right now I LOVE the sound of the room. My ONLY gripe is that when the AC is on, there is a low level rumble. However, I have a dual zone AC, so if it causes a problem, I'll just shut this one off and use the one upstairs - I can't hear it at all.
I'm thinking about having him make me a couple bookshelf type racks - 12 space or so. I think he would charge me less than $100 for a pair of them!
Holy *&($(^#... at that rate, you might want to think of going into the furniture reselling business!
Yeah! No kidding!
He does great work too! I've seriously thought about it - I mean, sell the racks for $200 plus shipping and still make a killing! Who else out there can get a rack that cheap made out of seriously nice hardwood?!?!?!
I'm thinking about having him make me a couple bookshelf type racks - 12 space or so. I think he would charge me less than $100 for a pair of them!
Holy *&($(^#... at that rate, you might want to think of going into the furniture reselling business!
Yeah! No kidding!
He does great work too! I've seriously thought about it - I mean, sell the racks for $200 plus shipping and still make a killing! Who else out there can get a rack that cheap made out of seriously nice hardwood?!?!?!
Seriously.
Even a crappy laminated bookshelf at Target will cost $75... and they don't have rack rails!
Okay, yes, I admit I have some furniture from Target. I wish I knew someone like your woodworking friend.
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