My system is ... well, not ready


Hi Everyone,

A lot of you have been asking me to look at my system, and it’s been an absolute mess in this apartment. However!! I am moving, and I have posted the new living/listening room up in the Systems part of Audiogon. I’m 3 weeks from occupying that space, so please be patient as it will take a while to clutter it up with electronics. :)

Right now the plan is to put the TV in the bay window. It only looks at the neighbors, so I don’t mind giving it up, flanked by GIK acoustics soffit traps and standalone panels, as well as adding curtains in all the windows and doors and ceiling mounted panels.

The room is about 13' by 17' and I'll be taking lots of measurements as I go along. :)

Best,

E
erik_squires
Erik,

A few months ago I thought you posted that you were looking to move, if my memory serves me, to someplace in the South.  We moved into our "forever home" near Asheville, NC in November...our LAST move.
I just got a couple of e-mails from Mike at GIK.

He had a number of suggestions I'm probably going to incorporate.

For the ceiling, he's recommending 4 x 4" thick panels, vs my original 3 x 2" thick. He's recommending 6" thick Impression series bass traps and diffusion for the rear, along with similar for the front.

Interestingly, he's kind of replacing lack of surface area with thicker panels. Mike also recommended standing Impression series panels in the front under the windows.  I have been desperately trying to avoid blocking any windows, so these are the units I'm still unsure about.

While packing this past weekend I had to remove my beloved 2" thick panels from around the room, and I have to say that how obvious the difference was in the room.  Not just was the room more sibilant but it practically buzzed.


Mike's suggestions are quite reasonable.  I think his entire room treatment runs around $2,500.  About the price of a really decent DAC.