Recent content by Davetheoilguy

I have the Classe Deltas. I'd put them up to almost any monoblocks. Quite reasonably priced used/demos.

Love the ideas about partitioning the room, but they are a no-go due to logistics of getting materials down to the space and no desire to try to figure out mechanics of ventilation. Getting 21 foot long 2x12s for the ceiling joists almost caused me to murder someone. Sticking with tried and...

This is the desert so it’s dry. I prepared for water because it’s under the pool. Re: temperature it maintains about 62 by itself but will heat up quickly with people or amps but it has both an oil heating system (using waste heat from the generator if on or electric coils if on the grid)...

Yeah, I'm not a survivalist at all; we just liked the house. This ended up as a bonus. Noise floor, BTW, is basically zero. So if I can figure out all the amazingly nasty, super low, standing waves and whatnot, I'll be in good shape.

Kind of a room within a room. I put in framing (2X4s on the walls and 2x12 on the ceiling -- due to thickness of I-beams) on the concrete, ran electric wires, sprayed in foam, and then put on this sheetrock-like material before the foam expanded. The really cool part are things like the...

Hey all. My name is Dave, and I'm an alco . . . an audiophile. I finally have a house suitable for a proper listening room, albeit one that doesn't quite fit in the standard dimensions or building materials, which is what brought me here. It's literally a former bunk room in a bomb shelter...