Re: More Questions on Ceiling Speakers

["Tom Dubourg" <thomas.dubourg@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Mick

The construction of my upstairs floor is wooden floorboards within a
timber frame construction - perfect for resonating sound!

Cheers

Tom



--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Mick Furlong" <hiltoneltd@y...>
wrote:
> Tom
>
> what construction is your upstairs floor?
>
> Mine is hollow core concrete slab with underfloor heating and a
screed on
> top so hopefully sound transmission won't be a problem.
>
> Thanks
> Mick
>
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: Tom Dubourg [mailto:thomas.dubourg@xxxxxxx...]
>   Sent: 06 May 2003 12:55
>   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   Subject: [ukha_d] Re: More Questions on Ceiling Speakers
>
>
>   Hi Mick
>
>   I have installed a pair of ceiling speakers into my dining room.
>   There is a great amount of sound leakage to the upstair bedroom
when
>   they are playing music.
>
>   If I was doing the installation again I would definitely look at
>   creating an enclosure around the rear of the speaker and using
some
>   loft insulation to prevent sound leakage to the upstairs rooms.
>
>   Good luck
>
>   Tom
>
>
>
>
>
>   --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Mick Furlong"
<hiltoneltd@y...>
wrote:
>   > Just thought of a couple of further questions....
>   >
>   > The ceiling consruction downstairs is concrete slab counter
>   battened and
>   > then counter battened again (ie. giving a grid of wood) this
was
>   done to
>   > allow for easy rounting of cables in the ceiling. So the
question
>   is should
>   > I box in around the speakers to create a small enclosure or
should
>   I leave
>   > them open to the whole of the ceiling void?
>   >
>   > Also should I put in any acoustic dampening material ?
>   >
>   > Thanks
>   > Mick
>   >
>   >   -----Original Message-----
>   > From: Mick Furlong [mailto:hiltoneltd@xxxxxxx...]
>   > Sent: 05 May 2003 12:28
>   > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Questions on Ceiling Speakers
>   >
>   >
>   >   Paul
>   >
>   >   thanks for this that is exactly what I was after, I didn't
want
>   to be
>   >   sending a pile of them back because they wouldn't fit;)
>   >
>   >   Off to get my tape measure;)
>   >
>   >   Cheers
>   >   Mick
>   >     -----Original Message-----
>   >     From: Paul Robinson [mailto:ukcueman@xxxxxxx...]
>   >     Sent: 05 May 2003 12:00
>   >     To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   >     Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Questions on Ceiling Speakers
>   >
>   >
>   >     I have the 6.5" 125.063 in front of me.
>   >
>   >     I measured 62mm from the face of the plasterboard to the
back
>   of the
>   >   speaker plus about 15mm (ish)
>   >     below - so the total height of the speaker is 77mm. The web
>   site says
>   > this
>   >   speaker has a depth of
>   >     65mm.
>   >
>   >     HTH
>   >     Paul
>   >
>   >     > Looking at getting some of the ceiling speakers  from
Henry's
>   > discussed
>   >   a
>   >     > while back and wondering if anyone could tell me the
exact
>   clearance
>   >     > required above the ceiling. On the web site it says
56mm
but
>   I think
>   >   someone
>   >     > mentioned these protrude 15mm from the ceiling  so is
it
40mm
>   from the
>   >   face
>   >     > of the plasterboard to the back of the speaker? I am
pretty
>   restricted
>   >   on
>   >     > space so need to know as close as possible what is
required.
>   >
>   >
>   >
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