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davie1967
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 Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 7:28 pm Post subject: moving.. |
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 i am moving house soon to the dreaded new build plasterboard heaven 
i wonder what the hi-fi will sound like as its going to be wooden/laminate flooring as well. currently have carpets + brick walls. i am dreading it. also might need to get a new rack of sorts if my 2 ikea corras dont fit in.  my speakers have decent bass and i think they will boom badly. once im in i will post a pic
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Polarbear
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Hi Alan,
from what you say about your room I do fear your speakers will boom.
If it does boom, try a few simple things, try placing damping etc in corners, a good rug on the floor. Break up large wall areas with pictures etc.
Place you stand's spikes on 2p pieces to stop your spikes sinking into the floor, also do the same with you stand.
If your speakers still boom, you could try placing speakers etc on concrete slabs and cones to isolate them from the floor.
Hopefully you will be able to fine tune your system and shouldn't suffer dreaded bass boom,
Regards
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robbo
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| Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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Hi davie,
Is there any brick wall behind the plasterboard? If so one thing I did when I plasterboarded my flat was to inject expandable foam behind the board.
I just drilled holes at strategic points, most of my walls are now loaded to the brick wall behind. It gives a much harder less resonant surface, and this is most important behind the speakers.
regards,
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kadeshuk
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| Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 2:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Reckon you'll need spike cups (looks better than 2 pence pieces) to save the floor and/or a couple of marble chopping board/place mat thingies from Tesco or Asda for the Missions. Does the job and looks appealing too. PB's right about the rug as well, but at least the old Renfrew Ikea do some decent wool ones for reasonable dosh. Point the missus at long drop curtains too. PEM me if you decide to go down the spike cup road - I'm sure I have spare ones. |
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Shadeyman
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Location: Wolverhampton, ENGLAND.
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| Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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The carpet and underlay in a room absorb alot of unwanted sound. Moving your Hi-Fi into a new house/room with laminate flooring will seriously change how your Hi-Fi sounds. I was told having drawn curtains behind your listening position can help alot as well as adding a rug or two. I never managed to test the advise as the new carpet was fitted before I managed to setup my Hi-Fi in our new bungalow.
To aid sound absorbsion I had 150mm Thermolite blocks and 50mm insullated platerboard installed in my lounge before moving into our bungalow, works quite well.
Hope things aren't too bad for you, good luck.
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Wiicrackpot
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 12:39 am Post subject: |
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| Shadeyman wrote: |
To aid sound absorbsion I had 150mm Thermolite blocks and 50mm insullated platerboard installed in my lounge before moving into our bungalow, works quite well.
Hope things aren't too bad for you, good luck. |
Hats off to you Shadeyman,that's real dedication to the art of good sound.  |
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Shadeyman
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:33 am Post subject: |
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| Weecrackpot wrote: | | Shadeyman wrote: |
To aid sound absorbsion I had 150mm Thermolite blocks and 50mm insullated platerboard installed in my lounge before moving into our bungalow, works quite well.
Hope things aren't too bad for you, good luck. |
Hats off to you Shadeyman,that's real dedication to the art of good sound. |
Wasn't really a big deal. I've been a builder for almost 20 years and decided to by a bungalow. Completely gutted it, nothing in it but brick walls, then put a 5m X 11m extension on the back. Had to buy blocks and plasterboard so added a few extra £'s and brought the type with good accoustic properties. I even had a dedicated filtered power supply installed ready for a complete new Hi-Fi setup as I had planned to upgrade this year. Unfortunately, no work = no money so the upgrade will have to wait. I even talked the wife into letting me have plastic skirting boards as they have cable access built into them. Helps hide those unsightly speaker cables.
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Polarbear
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| Hows the house moving going Davie? |
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davie1967
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| Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:02 pm Post subject: |
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i finally got the system set up yesterday (cd playback only) the tt will have to wait as i am modifying the wallshelf. it sounds a bit weedy to me but i do sit further away and i havent tweaked it yet 
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Wiicrackpot
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| Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 7:48 am Post subject: |
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Davie,what wall shelf are you using?,thinking about going that route as my tt atop a Audiotech table is very susceptible to footfall,but i find most wall shelves are domestically challenged.
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davie1967
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| Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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i have a target wallshelf. but it was for shop use. its larger than normal. i am going to chop 3" off the depth and 2" off the width. in my last flat it didnt matter as it was not in the way.i could just make one from scratch easy enough though. i dont know what ill do yet
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Polarbear
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| Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:29 pm Post subject: |
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I started with my Xerxes on a Target wall mounted stand, I seem to recall it did a very good job,
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Wiicrackpot
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| Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 10:39 am Post subject: |
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Have my eyes set on some aluminium extrusion shelving in ikea, but scared to take the plunge incase it doesn't hold the weight of all my gear and end up with holes on my wall and pocket too.
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davie1967
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| Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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well its all set up again. i chopped 4 inches of the depth of the tt wallshelf so it doesnt stick out so much + modified the fixings so they are hidden. took me ages fiddling with cavity fixings/toggle bolts. sounds not too bad. bass is lighter now but still has some punch. a couple of pics..plenty of time to fiddle next week when i am on a weeks holiday 
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Polarbear
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| Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 8:01 pm Post subject: |
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Very nice Davie.
As you say let things settle down and then do some fine tunning. First thing to consider is a nice rug in the middle of that very shiney floor,
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