Re: Project vaults

["Simon Rafferty" <simonr@xxxxxxx>]

Yup mounting the sockets at that height would be fine. Next time tou are at
a modern multiplex cinema check out their furnishing, most do exactly this.
They very often continue the carpeting up the 1st 3rd of the walls and then
use heavy pleated fabrics, or something similar on the top 2/3. They also
set their plugs into the carpet (normally for the cleaners) at normal
height. The only reason I mentioned the rear wall of the room, is that is
your longest direct path length, and it is also a parallel wall to the
front. So if you are likely to have any acoustic problems it maybe either
reflected sound off the rear wall or lowish frequency standing waves
(booming) between the parallel surfaces. Soft furnishing or a curtain at
the rear sould prevent this

Simon
----- Original Message -----
From: Young, Jeff
To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 10:02 AM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Project vaults


The plan is to install a sofa at the viewing end and a couple of low tables
+ lamps ( LD11 obviously ) so that should also help with the sound.  Carpet
up the walls may be quiet cool - I wanted to avoid a traditional skirting
board.  It will give it a nice 'padded cell' feel.  Just a thought - if I
went with carpet walls could I still mount my 13 amp sockets at the normal
height ie in the carpet ?

-----Original Message-----
From: Simon Rafferty [mailto:simonr@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 30 April 2004 09:53
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Project vaults


Ideally a cinema, because it relies on amplified sound and not
architectural
acoustics should be pretty dead. If you find that it sounds a bit hard or
echoey in their i would recommend running some carpet up the walls. Looking
at the size of the room , if you are goig to have any problems in will be
in
the upper mid-range and higher frequencies. I would seriously suggest soft
furnishing the wall opposite the viewing end as this will be the most
critical, maybe something like a curtain across the back.

Simon
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Gale
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 8:52 AM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Project vaults


I guess if worst case - you could always treat the walls with some
acoustic foam/pads although I guess you don't have much room?

Paul


-----Original Message-----
From: Young, Jeff [mailto:Jeff.Young@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 30 April 2004 08:50
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Project vaults

Not sure so far.  Still in that really echoy stage with lots of bare
floors
and walls.  Plan is to install a nice think carpet and a few book shelfs
and
cupboards on the flat walls so that should absorb some sound.  Not sure
how
the surround speakers are going to sound yet.  Just ordered 4 x LD11 for
the
lighting :-).

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Gale [mailto:groups@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 30 April 2004 08:34
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Project vaults


How do you find the acoustics in there already?

Paul


-----Original Message-----
From: Young, Jeff [mailto:Jeff.Young@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 30 April 2004 07:50
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] Project vaults

Just a small update on project vaults.

More cabling in
Floor in
Plasterboarding started

http://www.eyesociety.co.uk/vaults/index.html

Jeff


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