From alt-mode Sent Wed, Jul 25th 2018, 02:20
From alt-mode Sent Wed, Jul 25th 2018, 02:20
> On Jul 24, 2018, at 4:02 PM, David Bivins <xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote: >=20 > I always thought it would be cool to float a floor of panels and run = all the cabling under it.=20 I did this in a previous basement studio where I had a high ceiling so I = had space for a raised floor. 2x6 pressure treated lumber was used over = a vapor barrier on cement. =E2=80=9CChannels=E2=80=9D were made to run = down the middle of the floor and =E2=80=9Chatches=E2=80=9D were cut into = flooring. A durable carpet was glued onto the flooring. The mistake = was not to put the floor beams on neoprene or some other isolating = material. The raised floor resonated and putting a subwoofer directly = on the floor was too much at certain frequencies. Then there was the = problem of pulling the cables through the floor and having to move gear = around to get to a hatch. My current setup has the gear along the walls with =E2=80=9Cpeninsulas" = of gear sticking out so all of the cabling is either along the walls or = in a peninsula. I can always get to the cables and I don=E2=80=99t have = a floor that acts like a resonator at low frequencies. Eric