Should I finish my basement


Moved in to a new house....one of the main selling points was a concrete basement; walls and floor slab.
The dimensions are perfect for my setup and I will finish the ceiling and do sound treatment as necessary but really wonder if I should also put up sheet-rock ?
As of now wall are painted with water-seal paint, and I have a large carpet on the floor.
I can just hang few drapes on the walls, do some sound treatment and leave it as is...
The looks are OK either way for me - no bearing on my decision.

Just want to hear if some of you have experience with such a "dilemma" (finished vs cement walls) and what would be recommended?

PS: I would NOT want to do any sound treatment under the sheet-rock...as a matter of fact I would only mount aluminium rails to the walls and then attach 1/2inch sheet-rock
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Showing 1 response by mapman

I have speakers (old OHM Ls) set up in my unfinished area of my house where ping pong table, etc. is. Walls are mostly interior insulated cinder block, some exposed wood wall frames and drywall. Open concrete floor. The insulation helps make for better acoustics. All in all not bad at all for listening. There are many ways to pretty up a room short of traditional drywall finishing, most of which are also easier to change and adapt as needed with a little creativity. Lots of ways to adapt the acoustics as well. As long as it is a comfortable environment in the listeners mind, that's all that matters.

Myself, on a nice day, I like to see the sun shine. YMMV.