VR-9s in their new home

JackD201 · « **on:** 30 Sep 2010, 01:10 pm »

You guys have all seen my VR-9s I think. They are the ones in the VSA website's contact page. There you'll see them all squished together. Amazing how I still managed to get excellent sound in such a long narrow room. Last week however, they got to go home to the place built just for them

It's been a long road and I ain't done yet. There's some fabric that is yet to arrive, no the garbage bags on the walls are not design statements

, the analog rig will move in after the fabric. The rugs will be coming in soon after.

Even now however, the performance is knocking me head over heels. Ahhhh. This is what its ABOUT!!!

God Bless you Albert, you &&%$#!!! genius!

and from behind, (showing off the signed pair

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Thanks for looking!

poseidonsvoice · « **Reply #1 on:** 30 Sep 2010, 01:13 pm »

Wow!

Can you give some details on the room/construction/room treatment. Looks like some sweet diffusion on the rear wall!

Anand.

ceedee · « **Reply #2 on:** 30 Sep 2010, 01:40 pm »

Hello Jack,

Wow, this look great.
Looks like the chair is a sweetspot for long time listening.

The room even can handle the VR 11

Good luck,

Cor

JackD201 · « **Reply #3 on:** 30 Sep 2010, 01:41 pm »

Hi Annand,

Up front those pillar things and the wave cloud are made of a material called eCalme in Japan aka Almute in the US. They are 3mm sheets of compressed aluminum shaving and have about the equivalent absorption coefficient as 4 inches of fiber fill. Air space behind them increases or decreases the base AC. The pillars internal volume was computed by the engineers in Japan to have about the same bass trapping as an ASC super trap. The wave is a direct knock off of the eCalme waves used in Sony Studios in Tokyo. What look like flat sheets of wood up front are actually slatted. Between the slats are labyrinth chambers and behind them 4 inches of rock wool. These are engineered in Germany but made in China. I got them from a company called MacroTech here in Manila. Midway you'll see some resonators, on the ceiling another tuned midband absorber/diffusor. Out back, ceiling and walls more resonators tuned for bass frequencies. The rears are Schroeder diffusors.

Thankfully, being in the Philippines it does not cost a whole lot to build these things and my acoustician is one of, if not the best in South East Asia. He's kind of hard to get a hold of because he lectures all over. He's a real buddy though so..........

Jack

JackD201 · « **Reply #4 on:** 30 Sep 2010, 01:43 pm »

Quote from: ceedee on 30 Sep 2010, 01:40 pm

The room even can handle the VR 11

Play Nice Cor. My wife might leave me if I do that.

arthurs · « **Reply #5 on:** 30 Sep 2010, 02:02 pm »

Fantastic space and setup Jack, color me jealous!

es347 · « **Reply #6 on:** 30 Sep 2010, 02:04 pm »

Posting these pictures is akin to tap dancing in front of a paraplegic

The unwashed masses can only dream of such a room. Jack if you persist in this behavior, I vote you spring for airfare to Manila...a show of hands guys

es347 · « **Reply #7 on:** 30 Sep 2010, 02:10 pm »

Nice try Arthur....we've seen your digs and they are equally impressive.

JackD201 · « **Reply #8 on:** 30 Sep 2010, 02:11 pm »

Arthur, your wbf posting inspired me to get off my butt and get things moving again. I love your room and system too man!

Gavin, if I win the lottery I will send you a first class ticket. But Albert gets one first. Wait a minute! Why me? Pick on the guy who has VR-9s for REARS fer cryin' out loud!

I know your lurking again Jimmy-Boy! C'mon just one post...Just ONE!

disco · « **Reply #9 on:** 30 Sep 2010, 03:26 pm »

Beautiful room Jack. I hope to have such a home for my 9's some day

varsharun · « **Reply #10 on:** 30 Sep 2010, 05:46 pm »

WOW! Absolutely amazing Jack!

Never got to see the complete final setup of your brother's system I think. The one with the tiny VR9 surrounds

-Arun

JackD201 · « **Reply #11 on:** 30 Sep 2010, 09:45 pm »

Quote from: disco on 30 Sep 2010, 03:26 pm

Beautiful room Jack. I hope to have such a home for my 9's some day

You will Jack, you will!

Antoine · « **Reply #12 on:** 30 Sep 2010, 11:02 pm »

Wow, what a beautiful listening room!

I'm very jealous (in a postive way) with both the room and the gear, well done!

JackD201 · « **Reply #13 on:** 30 Sep 2010, 11:05 pm »

Arun, yeah I gotta take some new pics of Hakeem and Muggsy!

Thanks Antoine!

msm_1 · « **Reply #14 on:** 1 Oct 2010, 12:49 am »

Hi

Very nice setup!!

Mike

Delacroix · « **Reply #15 on:** 1 Oct 2010, 03:01 am »

OK Jack, that's just not fair. I think we all need to come visit, nobody should have that much fun by themself. You need to be sure it's set up just so, and we really will try to help.....

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #16 on:** 1 Oct 2010, 03:18 am »

That's some room.....very nice Jack !!!

Lots of work went into that....could you tell me the dimensions of your listening room....thanks !

JackD201 · « **Reply #17 on:** 1 Oct 2010, 03:54 am »

3mx7mx11m wolf

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #18 on:** 1 Oct 2010, 04:09 am »

Thanks Jack.....happy listening !

JackD201 · « **Reply #19 on:** 1 Oct 2010, 04:21 am »

If you bump into Tito M or Levi at upcoming raves, please tell them the guys from Manila miss 'em! Cheers as well!