Substantial posts by limsa-terry, who started the thread, and by the forum’s most active contributors. 85 of 160 posts are listed.
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limsa-terry, 30 April 2010Hello fellow builders :D I joined in this forum at december 2008 and used almost all my spare time to read this awesome resource. First of all very big thanks to mr.…
limsa-terry, 30 April 2010Next pic shows my whole house and how that garage is attached to it garage 015.jpg And the last one shows the hatch in place. I'm gonna replace that ugly siding to the…
limsa-terry, 12 June 2010More progress :D I made couple of silencer boxes with 15mm plywood. Dimensions: W 250mm, L 580mm, H 300mm. Inside is lined with 12mm felt sheet. 12.jpg 13.jpg Silencer…
limsa-terry, 13 June 2010More pictures for picture lovers :D I used flexible aluminium duct. I did't find it insulated so I have to insulate it with fiberglass insulation. Air fans are system…
limsa-terry, 14 June 2010Air con vents and hatch to the attic. construction 005.jpg Next two pics shows audio cable conduits. One 40mm and two 30mm pipes leads through the attic to my upcoming…
limsa-terry, 22 July 2010Small update! I haven't done much studio construction lately. Been very busy at work. Anyway, outer ceiling insulation done. studio 008.jpg studio 012.jpg Next step is…
limsa-terry, 12 September 2010Small update. I've been mostly working to beef up my outer leaf walls. I used 2 layers of 13mm (1/2") drywall strips between the studs. I know 16mm (5/8") would be far…
limsa-terry, 21 September 2010I've been planing garage door removing and I got new floor plan idea. In my original plan front door and inner door are in the middle of wall D as you can see in first…
limsa-terry, 21 November 2010It's been two months since my last update.. Nothing much done. Day job routine, fixing my house, wife, playing in three bands etc. eats all my precious studio…
limsa-terry, 22 November 2010Actually I kind of stole that design from Greg's thread 8) viewtopic.php?f=2&t=11485&start=105 I didn't do any calculations at all. :oops: I was thinking that my…
limsa-terry, 1 December 2010Progress of last weekend: Pics 1-3 - Stud cavities got 1x15mm drywall beef up layer. Gaps between drywall edge and studs filled with backer rod and caulk. Pic 4 -…
limsa-terry, 23 December 2010Christmas update! Pic 1-6. That wall cavity was pain in the ass to beef up! Laundry machines water pipes and electrical feed are inside that cavity. I'm going to use…
limsa-terry, 30 December 2010Pics 1-3. Beef up job continues... As I said in my earlier post that other side of that wall is bathroom and sauna, so I'm using just 1 layer of 15mm (5/8") drywall…
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limsa-terry, 22 January 2011Framing update! I started inner framing at this weekend. Pic 1. I started it with the short back wall. Inner wall frame won't touch the outer frame. Only wool at the…
limsa-terry, 11 March 2011Framing update again :D In my last post I said that more to come soon.. So it's been one and a half months since my last post... Been two weeks vacation in Mexico 8) and…
limsa-terry, 14 March 2011bottom of the walls are fastened to the concrete floor with bolt like this. (Don't know the term in english) anchor bolt or something like that. Don't know what do you…
limsa-terry, 16 March 2011Small update. Inner walls allmost done. Running out of wood so I must finish inner doorway later. My little helper inspecting the results :D Clarification to Glenns…
limsa-terry, 23 March 2011Last weekend's progress: Inner ceiling almost done! I had some help from my father and we ended up doing whole ceiling on saturday. I rented sheet lift which was nice…
limsa-terry, 27 March 2011Thanks a lot for your nice comments Glenn and Brien! :D My wife made nice cathouse from the waste materials I was going to throw away. There is styrofoam floor covered…
limsa-terry, 5 April 2011My lightning plan. I was thinking 9 pieces of 3,5W led spotlights installed in 3 rows. Maybe that should be sufficent. Those white pipes shows my AC outlets. I'm going…
limsa-terry, 26 April 2011update! Pic 1. Inner door frame finished. Pics 2-4. AC ducts sealed. I stuffed backer rod carefully around the duct and then burst lots of caulk over it. Then I nailed…
limsa-terry, 28 April 2011Thanks Glenn! I'll fix those wires instantly :lol: More pics!! Pics 9-11. Vapour barrier on. Pics 12-13. Sheetrock installed to the walls and ceiling on small hallway.…
limsa-terry, 14 July 2011It's been over two months since my last post :? Not much studio construction over that time.. Me and my wife were two week vacation in Mexico and 12 days in Scotland :D…
limsa-terry, 30 July 2011Thanks Glenn! :D Here comes the next update: Pics. 1-5 I installed a door closer, but it didn't close the door completely against the seals. And those cupboard magnets…
limsa-terry, 9 August 2011I've finally made first desing of my future control room :D . First pic. LR-CR shows newer part of my house where my liveroom is also attached to. Older part of the…
limsa-terry, 16 August 2011Small of the smallest update.. Pic. 1 I replaced the old sheet siding of my house with the same wood paneling as on my liveroom, so it's uniform now with the rest of the…
limsa-terry, 19 August 2011I made a little mistake :oops: That Finnfoam closed cell foam thermal insulation which I bought was wrong choice. I cutted one package to right siced pieces and covered…
limsa-terry, 20 August 2011Thanks Stuart! :D Your comments and thoughts are always welcome! Wouldn't that be too soft? I found this link: download/file.php?id=34159 It says that rock wool density…
limsa-terry, 24 August 2011You were right Stuart. After searching a bit I found that drywall and insulation manufactures recommends to use ISOVER OL-K, Paroc SSB 2t mineral or stonewool slabs at…
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limsa-terry, 27 August 2011Floor construction pictures! Pics. 1-2 Finnfoam insulation sheets removed and replaced with 50mm Paroc WAS 25T stone wool batts density of 80kg/m3. First 15mm drywall…
limsa-terry, 28 August 2011Next job is to make frames of slot resonators over the gybsum walls. First picture shows my original plan. After figuring layout awhile I thought why not cover whole…
Soundman2020, 28 August 2011Depends on what you are trying to achieve! The insulation in a resonator absorbs energy, but therefore also de-tunes the resonator itself. Technically, it reduces the Q.…
limsa-terry, 6 September 2011Slot resonator and bass trap frames done! Pics 1-2. Back wall and side wall resonator frames. Pics 3-4. Side wall resonator frame and large corner bass trap frame. Next…
limsa-terry, 21 September 2011Wood parquet flooring installed :D I manage to get the parquet free of charge from my parents-in-law. That's an old kitchen flooring from their house. :D I carried all…
limsa-terry, 22 September 2011CR designing and construction :D My original plan was to build room within the room but I decided not to sound isolate the control room. In first picture you can see the…
limsa-terry, 27 September 2011I made the first 3d design of my control room with soffit mounted speakers. I've been reading a lot about the soffit mounted speakers and my goal is to do it right :D…
Soundman2020, 28 September 2011For maximum effect, the speakers should be in the middle of the soffit panel, not offset to one side. --------- EDITED TO ADD: Since originally writing this a few years…
Soundman2020, 29 September 2011That looks a bit better! Yup! If possible, it is also a good idea to make the soffit panel as wide as possible. This get's a bit complex. Some I already knew, and some I…
limsa-terry, 29 September 2011Thanks Stuart! That's very useful and interesting information. My speakers are now KRKs RP6 and they don't have bass roll off control. Only the HF control. I was…
Soundman2020, 30 September 2011I´ve never used the Neumanns, but I happen to own a pair of A7's, so that would be my choice! But then again, I'm biased... :) How to calculate soffit width? I'm quoting…
limsa-terry, 30 September 2011Thanks for the answers guys! :D Damn I love this forum :mrgreen: I might be able to listen pair of A7's this weekend. I'll hope that they sounds good, so I can make the…
Eric Best, 30 September 2011It was more of a thought than a point. You are going for a 31" width of wall that you are mounting on. I was think whether this would be necessary. The baffle…
Soundman2020, 30 September 2011Exactly! That's kind of what I tried to say above. And that's part of the issue: since the speaker manufacturer designed the speaker for it's own very narrow baffle,…
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limsa-terry, 2 October 2011Ok. I'm pretty close now, I think :D I changed the speaker angle back in 30°. I did other little adjustments like you said. soffit panels width are now 750mm (29,5").…
Soundman2020, 2 October 2011OK so your speakers are currently 1-6m apart. It seems to me that if you sacrificed a little of the width of the center panel (the one between the soffits) you could…
limsa-terry, 3 October 2011I made the 3d sketchup picture about the situation. Speaker angle is 30° and soffit panel width is 750mm (29,5") . I reduced center panel width a bit so I could increase…
Eric Best, 3 October 2011What kind of absorber are you putting on the back wall? Maybe a giant superchunk. Kind of trianglar shaped coming out about 12" into the room in the center and tapering…
limsa-terry, 4 October 2011Nice to hear that Stuart :D Yeah the console pic indeed is Mackie, but my console is actually Studiomaster Trackmix 24 with 32 channels. I didn't found the modelling…
limsa-terry, 6 October 2011Back wall absorbtion plan. -Superchunk bass trap on the left corner. -Triangular superchunk between the storage room door and entry door. -On the door surfaces small…
limsa-terry, 13 October 2011Thanks Eric! I'll go with the plan :D Control room construction pics: Pics. 1-5. One layer of 15mm drywall attached to the walls and ceiling. Seams caulked and screw…
limsa-terry, 2 November 2011Control room framing almost done! Pics 1-4 2x3" lumber frame mounted over the perimeter. Audio cables between control room and liveroom pulled through the pipes. Pics…
limsa-terry, 5 November 2011Back wall absorber frames done! Soffits construction continues. I've a question concerning a speaker boxes :?: I know they must be tight fit to a speaker, but how tight?…
limsa-terry, 7 November 2011Thanks Eric! I've read that thread earlier and I read it again. Includes very useful information, maybe I've to read it even third time :) I'm doing my soffits based on…
limsa-terry, 7 November 2011I found this thread which deals the same issues. viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1929&start=135 Maybe I'm making plywood boxes as tight as possible to a speaker, still that I can…
limsa-terry, 8 November 2011Ok. After reading a lots of more information about flush mounting and speaker boxes. I found this Glenns comment (in Sonolinks thread viewtopic.php?f=1&t=14736 ) about…
limsa-terry, 9 November 2011Thanks guys! :D Yeah, I found Hugo's thread viewtopic.php?f=1&t=16554&start=30 There is a example how to soffit mount the Adam's. I'll have to make removable face plate…
limsa-terry, 24 November 2011Soffit update again! Pic 1. Lower vent hole for air circulation sawed. Pic 2. Speaker boxes and box frame in place. Pic 3. Soffit baffle attached temporary. There's a…
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limsa-terry, 30 November 2011Soffit construction and insulation update! Pics. 1-6 Soffits filled with loose insulation. Upper soffit vent made of chicken wire to secure that insulation won't block…
limsa-terry, 13 December 2011Update! Pic. 1 Soffit front baffle made of 15mm parquet. It's chestnut or something like that, don't actually know. I got few slices from my friend and he didn't know…
limsa-terry, 31 December 2011New years update! :D Nothing much done, really.. Been quite busy :blah: Pics 1-2. Both sidewall resonators done. stained and varnished twice at half mat laquer. Pic 3.…
limsa-terry, 11 January 2012Update! Pic 1. Both superchunk absorbers at the back wall finished with 70mm slats. Gaps are 30mm! Pic 2. Center slat resonator done! I'm not fired speakers yet, but the…
limsa-terry, 13 January 2012I've connected the speakers finally and listened all kinds of music from R&B to Motörhead :D I must say that I was a bit of surprised about the result. I build this…
Soundman2020, 14 January 2012Hmmmm.... Just wondering about that bass boost... Did you set the bass rolloff correctly on your speakers? Are those Adam A7x? Looks like it. If so, then there's a…
limsa-terry, 14 January 2012Thanks a lot Stuart :D Yeah, Adam A7X. No I didn't do any adjustments yet. I left all the adjustments in the middle for the first test. I'll do that -6 dB adjustment and…
limsa-terry, 15 January 2012New measurements! I adjusted -6dB bass roll off at the Adam's rear panel. Music sounds much better after this adjustment. Not so bass heavy as I was earlier mentioned.…
limsa-terry, 18 January 2012Maybe I could build a membrane trap tuned on 120Hz? The problem is, where to place it or them... One option would be to place it at both sides of the side walls where…
limsa-terry, 31 January 2012Damn it's freezing here in Finland :-? This morning thermometer showed -20 degrees celcius.... Cold airmasses from Siperia came here to freeze everything. I'm glad that…
limsa-terry, 1 February 2012Measurements as I promised. First two pics: Left speaker measurements before and after cloud. It got slightly better on 120 Hz. Image not preserved: lspkr_before…
limsa-terry, 9 February 2012Thanks Aaron! It's nice to get other aspects to the problem :D I'm suspecting the same thing as you are. Angled absorber is only 250mm deep at the middle. It's stuffed…
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limsa-terry, 13 February 2012Hi Aaron and thanks again :D My house is an old wooden house so the walls are not very massive. Front wall and right wall, yes those are more massive than the back wall…
limsa-terry, 14 February 2012Sorry I forgot to answer that tuning question.. Actually rearwall angled absorber is not hemholtz type resonator at all. I didn't seal it's cavity. It's just an absorber…
xSpace, 15 February 2012I guess I am saying this. In order for a membrane to work it has to be tuned from the start. So if you use a steel plate or an aluminum veneered product or plywood, you…
limsa-terry, 15 February 2012My slat panels are only 15mm thick. If I played correctly with hemholz calculator my resonators are still going to low enough 117Hz. But is that sufficient? That's a…
limsa-terry, 16 February 2012Hi Bill It doesn't eliminate speaker but interface it does. I tried after the first measure I took, to swapping speakers. Left speaker to the right soffit and vica…
limsa-terry, 25 February 2012More measurements....... if anyone is interested :) I made the quick test how a plywood layer on top of the cloud affects on my room responce. Plywood was 15mm 120cm x…
limsa-terry, 25 February 2012You're right. I used rockwool 40-50kg/m3 of density for the cloud. 10cm thick layer. And yes, plywood was on the top of the cloud -> from room inside: fabric -> rockwool…
limsa-terry, 1 April 2012Hello all :D It's been a while... Finally got finished all the skirtings and other trims here and there. Very time consuming work, especially when all the walls are…
Soundman2020, 1 April 2012Of COURSE! Now I understand why you had those strange curves in your graphs! It's OBVIOUS! You have bagpipes in there! :) That explains everything!!! There's no telling…
limsa-terry, 2 April 2012Stuart, Simo and Aaron. Thanks a lot for your reeeally nice comments :mrgreen: Stuart: Bagpipes could be the reason of strange curves I manage to measure OR maybe this…
limsa-terry, 11 June 2012Wow! it's been awhile since my last post... I've been mostly recording and mixing my bands new album, and we are nearly finished. ...so the construction can continue...…
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limsa-terry, 11 June 2012Pics as I promised! Pic 1. Cables and connectors waiting for soldering. Image not preserved: pic 1.jpg Pic 2. Mic panel B. Opposite side of my control room left wall. I…
limsa-terry, 18 June 2012Liveroom construction continued... Pics 1-4. Absorbtion wall insulation and ceiling insulation done. Ceiling electrics done. Pics 5-7. Cloth streching and stapling…
limsa-terry, 19 July 2012Update! Pics 1-5. Soldering the mic panels. Pic 6. Speakers mounted to the ceiling. Pic 7. Speaker testing with Drive by Truckers. Working like a dream :D Pic 8. Hangers…
limsa-terry, 1 August 2012Liveroom construction continues... Pics 1-4. Back walls slot resonator construction. I put a layer of plywood on top of the resonator to seal it's cavity properly.…
limsa-terry, 17 September 2012WOW! over 10 000 views so far :D I've finally finished the construction :yahoo: ..well.. few small things to do here and there but 99.9% finished! BIG thanks to everyone…