JackD201 - Almost Done

[mauidan]

Jack-

Are those corner units behind the speakers custom made?

Dan

 

[RBFC]

Beautiful, Jack! I'll bet you can't wait to get the TT in there and be done!

Lee

 

[es347]

Thanks so much John! I'm just happy the system is now sounding as good as it looks (to me anyway ). All amps are up and running now where before I was just running the M1.2 References. M2.2s have taken over mid-bass duties leaving the 1.2s the easy task of driving the tweeters and the 100dB sensitive midrange units and the 1kW amps running the built in 15" sealed subs.

Hopefully I can finally move my turntable in this week. I got delayed when the painting that's supposed to be behind them had a hook that failed. The painting is up and well secured now so it's all systems go!

All that'll be left is the carpet. The designer should be presenting her patterns for approval soon.

Jack, carpet or an area rug between you and the speakers?

 

[JackD201]

Hi Dan,

Yes they are. They are bass traps clad with a material called Almute. It's compressed and sintered aluminum shavings 3mm of which is very similar to 4" of compressed fiberglass. It's a material commonly used for noise control in sports complexes, concert halls and mass transit areas in Japan. The material was originally developed for the automotive industry and is found inside mufflers. The wave on the ceiling is made of the same material. I just knocked off the exact design from Sony Studios, Tokyo for that one. I wanted a certain look for the bass traps so I sketched it out and had a 3-D CAD model made. The file was sent to the acoustical engineer in Japan for him to crunch the numbers. My acoustician worked around those numbers making adjustments in the more conventional ceiling bass traps in the rear of the room.

Lee,

You betcha!

 

[JackD201]

Hi Gavin,

The rug will extend from in front of the speakers all the way to the couches at the rear. It won't cover the walk ways to the equipment racks to the left and the bar to the right.

I guess you could call it a sasquatch area rug.

Jack

 

[es347]

Any plans for diffusion on the front wall?

 

[JackD201]

Yes and No brother. If you look closely, the wood panels are diffusive so that's the yes. Our VS' like reflective center front walls hence the painting hanging there. It makes the use of our ambience tweeters more flexible by allowing us to calibrate stage depth. Ambience tweeters off makes for a deep stage, up moves the stage forward and adds corner fill. I believe Manny's room in LA is the same way.

 

[rblnr]

Spectacular room Jack -- great choices in materials, color schemes, etc.

 

[Steve Williams]

Absolutely gorgeous Jack

 

[naturephoto1]

Jack,

Really beautiful room. I am sure that it will sound spectacular once it is completed.

Rich

 

[JackD201]

Thanks Steve!

Thanks Rich!

Hey Bob, Knut and I sealed the deal. I should get my hands on some Soulshines and A3.5s by mid February. Time to grab some TFK802S'!

 

[mullard88]

That Lao painting creates a lot of depth, like a portal in a science fiction film to another time and/or dimension.

 

[Gregadd]

Wow!

 

[Ron Party]

I think Greg just summed it up perfectly.

 

[RUR]

I think Greg just summed it up perfectly.

Ron, you and I need to make a tequila delivery.

Simply stunning, Jack.

 

[JackD201]

There's a guest bedroom waiting for you guys. My wife and I are handy around the kitchen so expect happy bellies too!

Mullard, my sched is light from tuesday to thursday. Just let me know if yours is as well. I want to see what you've been cooking up in your lab these days

 

[Gregadd]

Jack if I remeber correctly ,as impressive as your system is ,it is the second best Von Schweikert setup in Manilla. Frightening!

 

[JackD201]

Yes indeed Reg, and that one just took delivery of a VTL 7.5 Series III. Jim is in Osaka now. I hope he brings home some LPs for his kid brother!

Jim, if you're lurking using the wife's iPad, buy doubles please!

 

[mauidan]

Hi Dan,

Yes they are. They are bass traps clad with a material called Almute. It's compressed and sintered aluminum shavings 3mm of which is very similar to 4" of compressed fiberglass. It's a material commonly used for noise control in sports complexes, concert halls and mass transit areas in Japan. The material was originally developed for the automotive industry and is found inside mufflers. The wave on the ceiling is made of the same material. I just knocked off the exact design from Sony Studios, Tokyo for that one. I wanted a certain look for the bass traps so I sketched it out and had a 3-D CAD model made. The file was sent to the acoustical engineer in Japan for him to crunch the numbers. My acoustician worked around those numbers making adjustments in the more conventional ceiling bass traps in the rear of the room.

Lee,

You betcha!

Jack-

If they work as good as they look, I think you need to start a business.

I'll be your first customer. ;-)

Dan

 

[JackD201]

My supplier beat me to it! The company is called PAD Inc. They are the distributors of Almute here. The cool thing is through them I got access to their acoustical engineers for just the price of the materials. I guess it helps that I went to school with the company's owner. Hehehe. I don't have the capability (nowhere near it) to run the simulations required for a custom design. They even gave me the option to buy the "Sony" wave ready made or have it built myself. They do suck up a lot of bass. Nothing a prism tower or cylinder of fiberglass can't do just as well and for pretty much the same costs but there's that coolness factor to the look I couldn't resist. It's that Superman fortress of solitude thing

PEER Inc. handles the US and Canada

Here's a link to their site.

http://www.almute.com/

I have a boisterous extended family. I have panels in our dining room as well glued to perforated gypsum boards on the ceiling. Our ears no longer bleed when all 14 of us are horsing around at the dinner table.