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In the Thread: Building a new music room
Post Subject: Thinking within the box : Collin's future roomPosted by jessie.dazzle on: 10/16/2007
Hello Collin,
Others may disagree, but my first reaction would be to give up the closet space and hang your clothes or store your items on open racks, covering the racks with a thick velour curtain; together this will make a nice diffuser/absorber, and will be more like only 2' deep on each side. (Costco sells some really well made big heavy wire racks with wheels that can be adapted for clothes if necessary... 70 bux each... All my clothes are hung on them).
Or, better yet... Use the covered shelves to treat the next problem, which is the proximity of your head to the rear wall. You could place the storage racks with curtains behind your head to eat up the reflected sound, leaving the sides open. This might be enough to eliminate the issues that come from having a square room. (If you use rolling shelves, you could try either side or rear positioning).
I once had a situation with the rear wall right behind my head... Treating that wall with a serious dose of anechoic foam took care of any reflected sound issues.
With the open rack solution you may find that you gain in the usability of your storage space, as it would likely end up easier to access.
The economy of this solution (you shouldn't have to buy additional wall treatment) will somewhat offset the cost of knocking out the closets.
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