BadassBob
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Well, sort of anyway. I won't be starting on this room until after my mother moves into her new house. She recently took up residence with me when her home sold, so that gives me a months worth of planning and preparation. Due to the poor acoustics of my basement, I have decided to relocate my main system to my small spare bedroom in due time. This room measures a whole 8ft x 10ft with an 8ft ceiling as well as a carpeted floor. I realize this can be tricky, but I have faith that I can get it to work well enough for me. What I'm after is having a comfy listening environment, where I may be able to include a friend sitting with me every so often. Here's my intended layout, don't mind the crappy artwork
The location of the door may be troublesome, but I should be able to work with it. My intention is to run an electrical outlet into the closet, where my component rack and albums will be located. Floor real estate is at a premium here, so anything I can keep out of the listening area will be located in the closet. As far as room treatments, I plan on hanging a large heavy curtain on the wall with the window, and perusing bass traps in the corners behind the speakers. Another one I had planned on was using 2" pyramid foam on the door and wall to the rear of the listening position, as well as foam on the right and left walls to absorb any early reflections. What I'm looking at so far is placing the speakers 1ft from each side wall, and 8" or so from the rear wall. I realize it's a tight fit that may be fairly challenging, but there will have to be compromises made in order to have a little extra floor space. I feel as long as I have the room treated correctly, I should be able to mitigate some issues with placement. Now that my intentions are out of the way, what advice do you small room users have to give me? I'm all ears, and this would be my first truly dedicated listening space. Cramped quarters for sure, but I think I may be able to work with it :thmbsp:
The location of the door may be troublesome, but I should be able to work with it. My intention is to run an electrical outlet into the closet, where my component rack and albums will be located. Floor real estate is at a premium here, so anything I can keep out of the listening area will be located in the closet. As far as room treatments, I plan on hanging a large heavy curtain on the wall with the window, and perusing bass traps in the corners behind the speakers. Another one I had planned on was using 2" pyramid foam on the door and wall to the rear of the listening position, as well as foam on the right and left walls to absorb any early reflections. What I'm looking at so far is placing the speakers 1ft from each side wall, and 8" or so from the rear wall. I realize it's a tight fit that may be fairly challenging, but there will have to be compromises made in order to have a little extra floor space. I feel as long as I have the room treated correctly, I should be able to mitigate some issues with placement. Now that my intentions are out of the way, what advice do you small room users have to give me? I'm all ears, and this would be my first truly dedicated listening space. Cramped quarters for sure, but I think I may be able to work with it :thmbsp: