PS -- I cut the corners of the quarter round where they meet with a plastic jig that a friend lent me for cutting corners like that at 45 degree angles.
Wife trouble
Bought Def. Tech. 8040 Towers for living room for my first dive into audio world. Because I love music, I really enjoy the sound over TV. My wife fell in love with a huge console that spans the length of LR wall and so towers will not work. 8040's are bipolar and need space to breath. What to do?
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Here's a link to my system: https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/5523 You can send me a message if you want to know how I made the panels. Cheers, Juan |
Maybe you can make some tall, DIY acoustic panels like mine, but pull them out when you want to do some listening, pull the speakers out and lean the panels against the entertainment system. Then when you're done, put the panels away. That, or mount acoustic panels on stands (DJ or other). You can also buy ready made acoustic panels with stands. You can view my panels in the Virtual Systems page by doing a search under Green Mill North. My system pops up. Good luck! |
Thanks, Todd and MCA. My thinking was to create a pair of panels like mine that can be stored and pulled out to lean up in front of and against the entertainment center when mca7944 wants to do some listening, then put away when done. As I recall, my panels are roughly 54" tall. It's just a thought. Cheers, Juan |
I made simple drawn plans on paper. Using 1/4" fiberboard from Home Depot at roughly 54"x23", I cut, glued and nailed 1/2"x3/4" quarter round (the wider portion laid horizontally) at the edges of the board, with the curved portion facing outwards. For most of them, I cut and laid 5/8" thick, 12 oz. Dacron Fiberfill batting three layers deep into the space between, using spray adhesive to fix it to the board and lightly secure the layers to one another. Several panels were wider (31", as I recall), specific to their location. Also, for the panels behind the speakers, I used 2" thick recycled denim insulation rolls (one layer). I carefully cut and stretched the fabric, stapling it around the back of the panel. I actually had to redo this on several panels, because they appeared to have "cellulite." I loosened the stretch until it was smoother. I added mounting hardware on most panels, although I was able to use simple eye hooks with picture wire and found that much easier on my last panel or two. I wish I'd done this with all of them! I can share more later, if you'd like. Cheers, Juan |