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In the Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate.
Post Subject: It was fairly simple in my casePosted by Wojtek on: 1/28/2010
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I have so call "Michigan basement" which is rised (~4 ft) crawl space. Although the first floor of my small house is semi open floor plan 21'x21' the 10' middle wall dividing and separating the kitchen space makes setting difficult. I have K-horns in the corners of the other (than kitchen) 10' space .Hapily in the crawlspace under the listening audio area there are no ducts, pipes etc. so I just simply screwed the boards using drywall screws to floor beams (over insulation)on the 10'x9' square.(the way you attach ceiling drywall) and supported the section with 2"x6" studs (just for the case). I don't have carpet (hate carpets although in winter things get drafty ) only wool area rug. Before , bass (in a case of K-horns midbass really) literally leaked trough the floor. It is much better now (subjective impression) fuller , and more articulated. Simply room sounds more "ballanced" now. If your new (future)house has a carpet I would think of putting those boards under the carpet ,one or two layers (single cement board is 0.5"tick).Heck ,it would be easy to experiment without and construction. Rent the Home Depot truck for couple hrs ,bring 12 or more cement boards (they are much more menageable than 4x8 drywall and not that heavy) . Cover floor, or carpet with painter's plastic cover lay down boards on the floor single or double layer on choosen spot and listen ,measure. If the results are negligible or not to your liking pack the boards on the truck and return to Home Depot. You're out of $50 rental bucks and 5 Lbs lighter (from excercise
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