Alright, some background knowledge might be helpful here... soap opera coming up
in rereading the posts (and rereading, and rereading some more) it does kinda look like I am being stubborn and not wanting to utilize the resources that have been suggested... believe me, I would love to implement these awesome suggestions/recommendations but I got some bad advice prior to beginning the project and it set me back a few steps...
the advice came from a home theater installer I know personally and when this project was in it's infancy he was willing to help and was confident building the room would be about $1000... maybe $1200... $1500 max.. yeah.... so based on this, that is what i planned on and budgeted... you can quit laughing any time now.... not to mention different people have different definitions of "willing to help" but thats for a different day.. needless to say, he's out of the picture..
so now here I am getting indoctrinated in acoustical engineering and realizing that the original budget is absolutely laughable, yet still trying to not go completely overboard, yet still do the room as properly as possible... Not to mention eventually realizing things I didn't even think to consider beforehand and dealing with them as they pop up... dilly of a pickle it is! This is about the point where y'all came in...
So know I have tremendous gratitude for all of the suggestions but at the end of the day, an additional $800 here and another $1000 there just isn't feasible... (keeping in mind I Started with the impression the entire room could be built for $1500 or less...)
Now don't get me wrong, I didn't come in to this totally oblivious and I do expect this to cost some money, which I am willing to spend, but like I said, I have to draw the line somewhere.. hopefully this sheds some light as to why I am always looking for the DIY/inexpensive as possible options...
Again, deepest of gratitude for your help... Obviously I continue to look forward to any assistance y'all are willing to provide
whew! I feel like i should go get a 6 pack and watch arm wrestling for a while in an attempt to get some points back on my man card!!!
in rereading the posts (and rereading, and rereading some more) it does kinda look like I am being stubborn and not wanting to utilize the resources that have been suggested... believe me, I would love to implement these awesome suggestions/recommendations but I got some bad advice prior to beginning the project and it set me back a few steps...
the advice came from a home theater installer I know personally and when this project was in it's infancy he was willing to help and was confident building the room would be about $1000... maybe $1200... $1500 max.. yeah.... so based on this, that is what i planned on and budgeted... you can quit laughing any time now.... not to mention different people have different definitions of "willing to help" but thats for a different day.. needless to say, he's out of the picture..
so now here I am getting indoctrinated in acoustical engineering and realizing that the original budget is absolutely laughable, yet still trying to not go completely overboard, yet still do the room as properly as possible... Not to mention eventually realizing things I didn't even think to consider beforehand and dealing with them as they pop up... dilly of a pickle it is! This is about the point where y'all came in...
So know I have tremendous gratitude for all of the suggestions but at the end of the day, an additional $800 here and another $1000 there just isn't feasible... (keeping in mind I Started with the impression the entire room could be built for $1500 or less...)
Now don't get me wrong, I didn't come in to this totally oblivious and I do expect this to cost some money, which I am willing to spend, but like I said, I have to draw the line somewhere.. hopefully this sheds some light as to why I am always looking for the DIY/inexpensive as possible options...
Again, deepest of gratitude for your help... Obviously I continue to look forward to any assistance y'all are willing to provide
whew! I feel like i should go get a 6 pack and watch arm wrestling for a while in an attempt to get some points back on my man card!!!