Aaron Gould
Stunt Coordinator
I'm building a home theatre in my basement, but am concerned about potential "brightness" in the way of audio. All walls are sheetrock, ceiling will almost certainly be drop-ceiling, and a not overly thick carpet will be installed (with underpadding that is advertised to have "sound absorption" qualities).
In the back of the room (right behind the couch) will be my mini-office. The desk along with a couple shelves add more hard and flat surfaces to the area. More sound reflection...
I am thinking of applying cloth of some sort to the bottom half of the walls as I've seem many a HTF member do. Is this effective when directly on top of drywall?
Soundboard also interests me. My drywalls are already installed, along with the electrical outlets and various in-wall audio jacks. Is it too late for soundboard seeing that all my outlets and jacks are flush with the drywall, and can't be extended outward another 1/2 inch to accommodate the soundboard?
Just for visual purposes, here's my theater/office layout:
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In the back of the room (right behind the couch) will be my mini-office. The desk along with a couple shelves add more hard and flat surfaces to the area. More sound reflection...
I am thinking of applying cloth of some sort to the bottom half of the walls as I've seem many a HTF member do. Is this effective when directly on top of drywall?
Soundboard also interests me. My drywalls are already installed, along with the electrical outlets and various in-wall audio jacks. Is it too late for soundboard seeing that all my outlets and jacks are flush with the drywall, and can't be extended outward another 1/2 inch to accommodate the soundboard?
Just for visual purposes, here's my theater/office layout:
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