Other factors affecting sound

I almost never go for any of the power woo… but all the previous posts make sense as one never has enough outlets, and if one needs new outlets you might as well get the hospital grade ones. And a bigger 20A circuit makes sense too, as does them surge protection.

I swear plaster walls sound better than drywall.

One could also do the decoupled wall scheme, and any door seals and windows options at the same time.

Last thing, I have to blow my own horn. 

OKIE DOKIE.

Whichever ones you want just don’t use "hospital grade" thinking that is better, it is the same crap as everything else, thicker but just as crappy. There is much more to audiophile outlets than a tight grip on the power cord

How so? (Please explain)

@mike_in_nc thanks for the sound rock tip.

Most definitely, though they are rare today. I was raised in a New England house with lath, horsehair, and plaster walls, and you can tell the difference just walking into the room. The random thicknesses of the plaster (and maybe the horsehair) reduce resonances, I guess. Wallboard is just a huge drumhead.

I think it is related to wall stiffness(?).The plaster is so much stiffer than drywall.
The good part about drywall is that the skirting boards (baseboards) pull the drywall to the board as much as the board to the drywall, when one is using screws..

On plaster they both need to be straight.

I did not take measurements when I did a counselling room with thick 5/8” drywall and green glue. But it sounded also most like a plaster wall at that point in terms of sound coming through the wall. It was really the solid core door that was dominant at that point.

It is great that the @ei001h is doing this electrical stuff now…

I would probably add in some conduits for ethernet, fibre, etc… One can always suck through a string with a vacuum to pull a different cable later if there is a conduit in place in the guts of the wall.

@ditusa (Relentless)… I am a bit too stiff in the back.
And I could probably throw my shoulder out patting myself on the back.

I was planning to get a barn door for aesthetics, is this a bad idea?

Like a Mr. Ed door?

It is like windows are not great for listening, but I like having a view… so if you like the Dutch door, or other barn door styles, then some aesthetics make sense to make it a nice space..

@samah Millercarbon is either on hiatus or banned.

(IMO) Outlets that get a monkey grip on the power plugs is a nice start.