Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Technical Questions How important is symetrical placement of QS8's?

I'm curious why the drywall guy did not start with the ceiling first, normally that is done first, then the wall drywall is place up snug to help support? Are you doing a suspended ceiling?

Nothing against having a drywall ceiling, but I'm going the acoustical route in my home.

It will be comprised of 2' by 2' tiles with the highest noise reduction coeficient I could find.

I am using a "CeilingMax" grid, a locally produced product instead of actually suspending the ceiling. This provides the benefit of an acoustical ceiling, but at the cost of only 1.5 inches of headroom.

I was indifferent to drywall vs. acoustical ceiling tile and decided on the latter for additional sound absorption, and so I could get to cables (Satellite, Speaker and LAN). I'm also insulating the heck out of the ceiling cavity (with 6" R-19). I'd have gone all out with the added expense of resiliant channel and soundboard, but after the purchase of my (as yet unconnected) Axioms, I'd have a hard time of getting additional funding approved from my home's equivelent to the UN.

I'm an Info-tech contractor geek and like to have access to cable runs. Who knows, some day I may be running fiber through the house!

Oh, and SirQuak. One of my colors will be very close to the shade of brown shown in your HT photos!

I've opted for Ace Sensations flat. Time will tell if the added expense in a "high tech" paint will pay off with a 3 year old at large.

I looked at the same system as an option for my basement remodeling, and I am also an IT geek. However, I did get many people that told me the high noise reduction tiles being great in reducing noise for the upstairs, can really have a negative impact on how your sound reflects around the room. Some reflectivity is a good thing.

My wife wanted more of a finished look, so I"m crossing my fingers we don't ever have plumbing problems. We shouldn't, we used PEX. I did prerun all of my Qs8 locations with good in-wall 12 gauge wiring, and my entire house is setup with RG6 and Cat5e. Funny thing, I'm using a wireless network, ha ha

Good Luck...I'll be getting carpet/tile soon.

Ah! LOL! Twin sons of different parents!

I also have cat5e along with quad shielded RG6 wired throughout the house (two runs of each to each outlet with one outlet per room ...two outlets in Home Theater and Living rooms).

I was working on a reply at 3:30 a.m. (3 year old "night terror") via a wireless connection from my PDA but hit the browser's "home" button and lost all of my finely stylisted text in my groggy-ness.

I love the design of your HT room and hope to some day graduate up to a front projector and monster screen size. For now, I'm locked into my modest 65" Mitsubishi (an agreement I made with my "commitee") for another four years.

Once completed, we'll have to play host to each other. I'd like to see if there is a noticable difference in accoustical quality between my ceiling and yours.

Well, back to work!

Cheers!
Spence

Ya gotta love a guy who's bio reads "Just want to be known when I die as a nice guy - then buried in my television! "

Welcome Jeff! Hope you'll stick around and contribute to the insanity.

We have two sons, one 7yrs old and the other 1.5yrs, so I know what your talking about those nights without sleep, ha ha

The bad thing is that my youngest sons room is right above the HT area. I insulated very well, but nothing stops the EP500 Earthquakes........-....-......------....--------^^^^^^^^^^^------...

I've a friend who served on the USS America (aircraft carrier) in the early 90's. His "rack" was in an area directly beneath the catapult system.

According to his wife, to this day, he still requires no less than two physical alarm clocks set to go off within minutes of each other at full volume to rouse him from slumber.

The lesson here is that your child will adapt to noise and become (no pun intended) "sound" sleeper.

Absence of sound may cause restlessness, so keep it cranked!

for the LOVE OF GOD KID!

LET!

ME!

SLEEEEEEP!

My sympathies. I am childless, and no matter what path you chose in life there is a price to pay. I've never known the joy of having a tiny pair of arms around my neck and hearing "I love you, dad." That's a high price to pay for the path I've chosen. On the other hand, I've never had to go through what you are dealing with at the moment, and I have no hostages to fortune. Ya pays yer money and ya picks yer poison. Life is crazy! The trick seems to be to take great joy in the positive aspects of one's chosen path, and let that joy make the negatives worth enduring. Love that child, and, eventually, you'll get your reward.

(The most reasonable response, on your part, to this philosophical treatise, after a sleep disturbed night, would be "oh shut the **** up!, you idiot!" Were our roles reversed, I KNOW that would be MY response. Hang in there!)