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    What's Best? The Absolute Sound or today's High End Systems?

    This may be the second things she faked!
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    What's Best? The Absolute Sound or today's High End Systems?

    meistersinger57: That is best Christmas present I received.:p
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    What's Best? The Absolute Sound or today's High End Systems?

    Hahahaha, Loved that comment. Not sure why people are taking that personally :)
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    Building an audio room .......and also a house, almost DIY way

    Thank you for the kind words. Where in Australia are you?
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    Building an audio room .......and also a house, almost DIY way

    Although it is too late for me (but luckily I am totally pleased with the outcome), I am curious about your wall structure because I must say I have not looked at this forum (or another other) for years.
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    Building an audio room .......and also a house, almost DIY way

    The gap is purely for the acoustic objective of isolating layers to attain sound proofing, to prevent leaking and to contain the sound within the room, especially the bass. It is analogous to a thermos bottle, and is perhaps the cheapest way (material wise) to prevent the sound from travelling...
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    Building an audio room .......and also a house, almost DIY way

    gian60, what is the depth of the layer shown in the pictures? Is it some kind of a diffuser?
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    Building an audio room .......and also a house, almost DIY way

    But Ron, tell me more what you know, although I must say the room is finished despite that I am posting the pictures of the step-by-step process that took several months. The only person I consulted from this forum was Mike Levine. I must say making this room posed more factors than picking a...
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    Building an audio room .......and also a house, almost DIY way

    No, the other way around. I listed he layers starting form from outer to inner layer! So the MDF is the inner most layer, which is nailed and glues to the cinderblock, then air gap, then soft board. However, there will be diffusers too attached to the MDF walls.
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    Building an audio room .......and also a house, almost DIY way

    The final was design (from outer to inner layer): Stucco, metal screen, moisture blocker, 2x4, insulation, soft sound board, air gap cinderblock, MDF.
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    Building an audio room .......and also a house, almost DIY way

    The original plan wall layers, sound boards, wall cross section,. The plan was changed and it was decided not to have another layer of 2x4 and insulation at the inner side.
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    Building an audio room .......and also a house, almost DIY way

    more pictures, with conduit and pipes from the back of the room to the front.
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    Building an audio room .......and also a house, almost DIY way

    Framing steps. The last picture is that if the metal screen on the exterior for attaching stucco.
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    Building an audio room .......and also a house, almost DIY way

    Framing of the audio room
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    How satisfied?

    Sorry, I was referring to another thread. I am still catching up.
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