Listening Room- DIY

A small montage of my listening room Build. It is an ongoing, never ending story... Will probably continue to developed with every loudspeaker project.

[@Danexi223]

Just beautiful. Congrats for the good job!

[@hnipen]

Masterclass. There is simply no words to describe how impressed I am by your work Noam 😍 Incredibly well done, beautiful, stylish, everything ….. 😎

[@noamgellerdiy]

Thank you so much for your comment, appreciate it very very much 🙏🙏🙏❤

[@dmark2639]

Really nice work! You must be thrilled with the resulting sound.

[@bradknight2618]

What a great build! You must have loved doing this project and it shows! Thanks for sharing 😅

[@noamgellerdiy]

Thank you! 🙏

[@BrettinLux]

The room looks stunning 👍

[@Rlaplante73]

What an awesome creation ... thanks for sharing!

[@noamgellerdiy]

Thanks for the comment 🙏

[@zodiak865]

Przepięknie zrealizowane pokoje odsłuchowe . Gratuluje i Pozdrawiam

[@amiedao4077]

Wow,amazing great job.

[@1abioye]

Wow! Cheers to you on an incredible listening room. It's very beautiful.

[@noamgellerdiy]

Thanks mate! Appreciate your comment 🙏🏼

[@richardriley4415]

Great job. Looking forward to your future videos. Subscribed.

[@hermann5880]

Respekt....DIY mit viel Aufwand und einem tollen Ergebnis !!!!

[@BoredSilly666]

Great Job. Ive been doing my room for a few years now. I ended up doing my whole front and back wall with 2 ft deep Rockwool, Side walls with 200mm panels 1st 2nd 3rd reflection and ceiling. I originally had 50mm then modified them to 100mm then 200mm. I have some diffusion but need to make some Quadratic Diffusers like yours. Im not quite a craftsman like yourself so have had to adapt some of panels. Some are just giant blocks I made 4ft x 4ft x 2ft that will be hidden. I really enjoyed your video and has given me more inspiration especially seeing your Diffusers. Great Stuff

[@max.racing]

Beautiful, just beautiful. This is so well done with so much love for the details, i love it. Youre craftsmanship is really an inspiration for me. I watched youre videos on youre speakers and i saw myself there. Im so in love with wilson audio speakers but they are not anywhere in reach for me, so i want something like that by my own. Then i found youre video with pure luck and felt in love with youre selfmade high end speakers. Thanks for the inspiration and this beautiful video. I would defenitely take an selfmade room like this above anything else thats just bought. Also the music is just so beautiful and well chosen. I wish you and youre family nice christmas days and a wonderfull time in youre listening room. Im happy if you keep this channel updated. With best regards, Max.

[@noamgellerdiy]

Thank you so much for this brilliant comment :) Highly appreciated! and all the best and merry for you too! BTW, working on the "The Loudspeaker 2". So this channel is staying alive

[@jgy563]

Wow, nicely done, you are one lucky guy to have such a beautiful listening room. I bet it sounds amazing. Thanks for sharing.

[@noamgellerdiy]

Thank you for this beautiful comment 🙏

[@2ChannelListening]

You say you are not a professional 🤥 this is sensational! What a home run Do It Yourself project. The moment you said (wrote) Magico though...I knew there is no budget about it friend...lol. Thank you for sharing the details and timeline. You must be very satisfied and happy with the end results.

[@noamgellerdiy]

Thank you very much for your comment 👍 a lot of blood sweet and tears went into it

[@totalplonker824]

One word... INSPIRATIONAL 💚

[@audiogabby9808]

Very nice indeed.

[@audiophile7978]

Just magic ✨✨✨. Loved everything 💖..

[@noamgellerdiy]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@boniccie]

Absolutely phenomenal work. Love your work, love your room and most importantly love how the music sounds. Hats off to you my friend 🎉🎉🎉.

[@noamgellerdiy]

Beautifully written, Thank you friend for your comment!!

[@johnnymd314]

Wow!! Congrats!! Wish I had your budget :)

[@mogdimitysplitz3216]

Very nice room, Good work! This video is completely aspirational for me, I'm so glad I found it. I do not have you're obvious skill and patience, but I applaud peple like you who do. Thanks for sharing this project with us.

[@noamgellerdiy]

Thank you for your beautiful comment! Very appreciated :)

[@miaou1136]

wow...wonderful!!!

[@rbhis000]

Very classy!

[@jedidiahpolete]

Truly amazing

[@lanesumner2293]

Very nice. Thank you.

[@aproperhooligan5950]

Excellent! And inspiring.

[@noamgellerdiy]

Thank you 🙏

[@philippecate964]

I have absolutely no word to say how i have been impressed by your magnificient work ... of course it's much better to conceive a room around the hifi system than adding accoustic elements into an existing room ; I just would like to hear how it sounds ... Moreover, the piece of music of the video (Google says it's Renaissance : Face of yesterday) is absolutely outstanding. Thank you for sharing this fantastic moment.

[@noamgellerdiy]

Philip, thank you for your kind words, it means a lot for me. 🙏🙏🙏

[@mintboy-m6z]

Nice setup.

[@fedrichorlandineumann3062]

Bravissimo ,lavoro eccezionale!!!

[@JackMorris56]

Absolutely Stunning listening room! Excellent craftsmanship and attention to detail, with a such a fabulous textured result. We can all gather some inspiration from your skillful handiwork, Thank you! - A life filled with music is a life well lived. - Please do not invite me over, you may never get me to leave...

[@noamgellerdiy]

Where will we be without music? A thread to life for so many of us. Thank you dearly for your comment 🙏

[@DBTAudio]

Awesome…. Awesome…. Awesome!

[@vpconcepts9838]

Well done! 👌💯🎼✨

[@noamgellerdiy]

Thanks!

[@waldemarkrawczewski3858]

Wow. Brawo . Świetna robota😮👍👍👍🏆🏆🏆😍😎💪👍

[@colincanty6698]

Well done. That looks amazing. Not sure you and I would define "on a budget" the same though. All that stuff looks expensive. Enjoy your room.

[@noamgellerdiy]

Thank you Colin, appreciate your comment. I have calculated to spent about 4k on that room... of course, affordable is relative... but I think 4k for room Transformation is on the tight side.

[@superludexyz]

Fantastic

[@boydsargeant7496]

Lovely!

[@francisccsiki4184]

Greath job !!!

[@litoboy5]

Amazing

[@buddyjoe2635]

I am sure. This room sound great. A kind of audiophile dream room.

[@scottwolf8633]

Thanks for taking Us along on this metamorphosis. You have exquisite skillsets. So if you're in the mood, check out Transcendent Sound Kits, OTLs for pennies on the dollar of commercial hardware, and sound unlike anything else I've heard or built. Shalom.

[@noamgellerdiy]

Thanks lot for your comment! I'll look it up :)

[@scottwolf8633]

@@noamgellerdiy Let me know what you think. I own two amps both OTLs, one a Class AB design the T-16, no longer sold, and an older version of the Minibeast, SET OTL with 3, EL 509's a channel. The newer version has 2, EL 509's with less power but passes square waves at 10 KHz. There is a 300B OTL that people on the, "Forum", claim is the best amp they've ever heard. I also own the Masterpiece pre and slowly building the Slider for its phono stage. I've not heard better, and I used to build solid state, Class A, MOSFET output stage based on PC boards from Old Colony/Audio Amateur Lang amp topology.

[@harryhazelip]

Bravo!!

[@donaldscheer5206]

Just Awesome! What We Audiophiles Won't Do For Our Musical Ear!

[@noamgellerdiy]

Yep, we are nuts

[@kolgrillarn]

👍👍👍 so jealous 😢

[@noamgellerdiy]

Na, don't be, just dive in diy, it's worth it

[@finnbogimarinosson3463]

It is bitter sweet to see how people still do small failures in such a grand (good) project.

[@carlosoliveira-rc2xt]

Awesome speaker stands.

[@michalryszawy]

Hi. I have question for You, what spekaer cable did You use with CNO4 in other videos ? Mike

[@noamgellerdiy]

I use Supra Cables... the Swedish company. I like they're straight forward Attitude.

[@michalryszawy]

@@noamgellerdiy thanks. Do You remember the which model of them ?

[@VintageStereoCollector]

Retired that’s it sit there everyday

[@jim_wicks]

Congrats. Nice work. Is there an updated video coming? You end with ...to be continued. Would like to know how you feel about your listening room one year on,

[@noamgellerdiy]

Hi and thanks! Yes I will be making another video on the subject, something of a conclusion video for the last 10 years... so work in progress.

[@joeygonzo]

dang, that table with cd shelves

[@mythos5809]

You spelled budget wrong, it should be BUDGET. For me, it's in much lower case. Simply marvelous.

[@noamgellerdiy]

Thanks for your awsome comment! As I mentioned in other comments, I've spent some where between 4k-5k on the room. Budget indeed in today's crazy high-end prices.

[@iampuzzleman282]

This was really a cool thing to watch. The craftsmanship was quite stunning. Did you do a testing of the room acoustics before and after your work. How did you decide where to put the absorption and the diffuser panels, was it done based upon your inner intuition. Curious how things worked out how does it sound?

[@noamgellerdiy]

Hey , first of all thanks for your comment. I haven't used any mesuring aquipment , only common sense and information I retrieve from books on acoustics and youtube Videos, there is ton of information about yet no ready made solution that will work for all rooms. It is a lot of trial and error. I just tried to deal with the obvious issues. In the mean while I see it as much more important subject than choosing the next speakers or amp, it has obviously the biggest impact on sound quality. So definitely go for it.

[@ohura-mn4rw]

Donnerwetter! / GREAT!!

[@mikemmikem2758]

Absolutely beautiful. The 'bookshelf' speakers are gorgeous. What brand is that? Congrats and enjoy.

[@noamgellerdiy]

Thank you! Those speakers are speakers I've built some 5 years ago. Here ist the build process kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2iwXomsZp2XlZo

[@Temmple]

What are those stand mounts? Love the look.

[@noamgellerdiy]

Thanks, I've made some 4 years ago kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2iwXomsZp2XlZosi=djZOqWK-dI4MwUED

[@ralfralf7443]

Beneidenswert 👍👍👍👍

[@russellbrikowski6139]

Wow ! very nice clean job. What is your room size??

[@noamgellerdiy]

Thanks! The room is about 30qm... after installing inner walls reduced to 27qm

[@paulk9534]

On what budget? Did I miss the part when you told us how much it cost to put this together? I am about to start a project, any advice for me about the planning phase?

[@noamgellerdiy]

Nope I haven't touched the sensible topic of Budget.. since we all have different opinions where the line is crossed. I could say that all in all I spent 4-5K on materials and in the high end world it's considered "on a budget" . Price to pay is time, lots of time! Since I did everything on my own, including the rack and speakers.

[@noamgellerdiy]

I learnd a lot about acoustics fron Ethan Winer. You should look him up on KZbin, seems to be a real modest and cool guy

[@paulk9534]

Many thanks for the guidance, it was nice to know the guide price…. It’s the labour I will struggle with as I’m no carpenter 😳

[@noamgellerdiy]

@@paulk9534 yep, it is the tricky part. Here in Germany prices for good handiwork are going up and up...

[@sonusancti]

As they say, everything is relative. That is budget alright - for wealthy folks. Don't think I know what those floor standers are but they are budget too I suppose.

[@noamgellerdiy]

Absolutely, everything is relativ... I managed to get the room with about 4000-5000€. The standmount loudspeaker I've built as well, so about 1500€. The real cost is time......lots of it!!

[@sonusancti]

@@noamgellerdiy You're very talented and you have taste. If I had your skills I can certainly make the time. Happy listening!

[@noamgellerdiy]

@@sonusancti thank a lot for your comment, appreciate it 🙏🏼

[@Suddsy.]

Question it you put sound dampening all over the walls and ceiling wouldn't hard wood floors be doing the opposite the rest of the room is doing. I'm truly curious

[@noamgellerdiy]

My theory was to try to capture the sound in between the walls, making a more effective absorber... I thought that it would make the room sound bigger then it is, yet still have reflective surface which is also important... obviously I couldn't treat the floor the same since the ceiling was anyway too low. All in all it felt like a very nice quiet room.

[@Suddsy.]

@@noamgellerdiy does the sound carry the way you want it or does it still have to much reflection of sound or does everything sound flat?

[@Suddsy.]

@@noamgellerdiy the reason why I ask is I have a basic den I use as my vinyl music room and I'm wondering if I put some sound buffers on the walls will give me a better sound. I don't have the gear you have but it maybe could improve the sound

[@noamgellerdiy]

@@Suddsy. treating your room will give a huge leap in sound quality. Untreated rooms are the biggest handicap for any system... only when the room is well treated, you can appreciate what your system truly can do!

[@noamgellerdiy]

Imagine having a high end sport car that drives only on bad roads... same issue

[@bengleason508]

What bookshelf speakers are those?

[@noamgellerdiy]

Those are Magico wannabe (cno.mk2) that I built about 5 years ago.

[@TheRealAudioDidact]

I love this channel, but none of the examples were really budget. You can hang towels on the wall to some effect.

[@noamgellerdiy]

Hey Audio Didact, thanks for your comment 👍😊. Budget is always relativ... I've got this room done for under 5k. I know some people buying loudspeaker cable with that amount. Towels are very beneficial as we know from Douglas Adam's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, but I am afraid you'll need a loooooooot of towels to treat a room 😀 maybe even 5k worth of towels 😅

[@TheRealAudioDidact]

@@noamgellerdiy $5k is way under what I expected. But your craftsmanship in this case is worth...$20k? $50k? It's very hard to quantify. It could be way more. So your results are VERY premium I think. I've been treating for some years now, and some people think I'm crazy, but your treatment is next level! It must be good but maybe we need a ladder to get to that point.

[@noamgellerdiy]

Thanks mate! Yep, Im trying hard to spend as little as I can on those projects and mostly I'm buying second hand... price to pay is time, lot's of time... luckily my wife understands that creation is the best therapy, so there you have it, a win win situation 😉 . Thanks again for your comments 🙏🏼

[@whynoth]

On a budget. Well, what was the budget?

[@noamgellerdiy]

4000€-5000

[@davepounds8924]

On a budget??? It’s quite a expensive budget most people can’t afford Not realistic for most people!!

[@noamgellerdiy]

Hello Dave. As I wrote already in some comments, I have spent between 3500-4000€ on the room. The real investment was time. For most of the people 4k is a lot of money, but making a room with this amount is in my world- on a budget.

[@hnipen]

@@noamgellerdiyThat is extreme cost/value proposition 😎

[@mayhem492]

You need to get out a bit more pal!

[@johnmason6213]

On a budget? Who’s? Not my budget.

[@noamgellerdiy]

4000€

[@asegal4677]

Not as modest as you first let on.

[@noamgellerdiy]

Well, still on a Budget... since everything is DIY, I assume that I spent less then 5k on the room. In hifi world that's considered to be a modest investment. But, lots of work!

[@asegal4677]

@@noamgellerdiy Wow, very impressive! Great-looking room!

[@noamgellerdiy]

@@asegal4677 thanks!

[@brucelewis9848]

Next room - padded cell 😊

[@noamgellerdiy]

Absolutely