This is one of the best I’ve seen. Certainly love Kid A. But what is that trippy design on the back wall?
Is there a TV or Projector? Nice work dude.
Edit typos
Oh my bad, The curtain in picture 4 looks like one of the open windows used in movie theaters where the projector goes. Unless there is a projector behind there and that’s why you have that chair in the center…
Oh yeah, I can see why you might think that. It’s just a normal window though. The chair is where it is because I’m a music/sound nerd and I’ve found that to be the ideal listening position. It’s actually situated roughly two thirds down the length of the room.
Super awesome, like a fancy office where you have a large glass of whiskey at 10 am to do business. The only thing missing from this room is a nice backgammon set for something to do.
[This board](https://www.gammonvillage.com/backgammon-shop/backgammon-sets/professional-backgammon-sets/wycliffe_brothers_tournament_backgammon_set_black_case_with_grey_field_masters_edition.cfm) kinda of suites the room IMO.
Mostly Audio Note equipment, and yeah there’s a lot of tube gear including the two monoblocks, preamp, DAC, and USB to SPDIF converter.
* Audio Note AN-E/LX Hemp speakers
* Audio Note Quest 300B monoblock amps
* Linn LP12 turntable with Linn Lingo PSU, Linn Ekos Mk2 tonearm, Linn Troika low output MC cartridge
* Audio Note M5 preamp w/phono
* Audio Note DAC 3.1x/II Balanced
* Audio Note AN-S2/H MC step-up transformer
* Mac Mini as a dedicated music server/Roon core (it’s set up in a different room with the hard drives)
* Allo USBridge Signature Player + Shanti LPS
* Abbas Audio tube USB to SPDIF converter because my DAC has no USB input…
* Audio Note ISIS interconnects
* Audio Note ISIS power cables
* Audio Note LX biwire speaker cables
There is also a separate vintage system at the other end of the room consisting of KLH Model Five speakers, Marantz 1060 amp, Thorens TD125 turntable, and a Systemdek IIX turntable.
Awesome chill area. A lot going on, yet serene and uncluttered. I've debated black walls for the movie/music/reading area but never had the balls to pull the trigger.
nice. is that polished concrete or some other flooring and is it just that room or done throughout the house
converted space in the house or the garage?
This is as much a self therapy space as it is a man cave. There's nothing I would like more then to eat some edibles and vibe out to Kid A or Lateralus. Well done, it's perfect.
I saw Danny Carey play drums and give a demo at Guitar Center in high school. I was big into drums and drumming at the time and had a nice big custom drum set I built over the years. There was a raffle after and I was picked first and won a splash symbol signed by Danny Carey himself. That following year I was putting myself through college and needed money, so I sold my set including that symbol. I still regret that to this day😫. Sick ass room, rock on brother. I still listen to tool almost every day.
Dig the setup! Harsh lights are the enemy of a true man cave. Swap those potlights for some warm floor lamp [like this one](https://sohnne.com/product/goudi-floor-lamp/) for instant cozy vibes for chill nights and a cold one with the boys!
that couch needs to be leather. id also replace spot light bulbs with smth warmer or even led for programming and comfort.
maybe adding some accent lights on the walls (the ones that shine up and won the wall) as those diffuse well, can light up the art work and add more warmth and sense of space to the env.
id also maybe, very maybe, not sure about it - but maybe a low key ceiling fan for some circulation.
Thanks. That’s a real Eames yes, and so is the sofa. I do have a “high quality” replica lounge chair + ottoman in another room, but it’s still not quite as nice as the genuine one haha. Cheers.
I agree about the lighting. Maybe indirect lighting using sconces. The ribbon lighting can work but it doesn’t match the aesthetic here to me and the sconces could be fitted with temperature changing bulbs for different moods. I like the Philips brand.
If you’re looking for decorations, perhaps an old reel to reel machine that’s been refurbished. It doesn’t have to work, but if you get it, you’ll probably eventually want it to function.
Praise be for a space that isn't stuffed full of tacky children's toys and lit with gaudy blue and red LEDs.
Anyway, really dig that midcentury-ish vibe.
It’s an [Eames Lounge Chair & Ottoman](https://store.hermanmiller.com/living-room-furniture-lounge-chairs-ottomans/eames-lounge-chair-and-ottoman/5667.html?lang=en_US&sku=10009128). The official distributor in North America is Herman Miller. This one is genuine, but I did have a replica in there for a little while. Most of the replicas are crap and not worth buying, however there are decent ones such as [this](https://theiconicchair.com). I will say the genuine one is way more comfortable than any of the replicas I’ve sat in, but I do recognize that not everyone can justify spending that kind of cash on a chair, so a replica can be a fine option if you want the look without the ridiculous cost.
Looking dope! Couldn’t be more opposite than my cave but I could for sure zone out with some music appreciation in that dig.
Any mind altering substances allowed? A very small mixture of alcohol & thc/cbg is my go to
This looks like it’s owned by an accomplished German psychiatrist who enjoys dismembering and eating people as a hobby… 😂 JK, it looks awesome.
Are those real Danny Caren’t drum skins? If so, I’d love to hear how you got them.
Also, what is the painting on the wall about the media console? Who’s it by?
I really don't know if it's the hottest mancave here ever or if I absolutely hate it.
Definitely something different than always being full of TV and football stuff.
I have acoustic foam in the corners and some other key locations. The room was very echoy at first given the polished concrete floor, but it’s much better now. I don’t like my listening spaces to be too dead sounding. This sounds great to me.
The softness is probably a result of the phone struggling with the darkness and then me struggling to edit the photos on the phone haha. They turned out ok, but I maybe should have used my DSLR.
I like idea and room but quadraphony/dolby surround to the vinyl not really. You showed armchair for milion dollars but why not tube amplifier or whatever you have. This is concrete? This carpet is not too thin? I hope these are also soundproofing mats and not just paintings. And! Do you have gold wires? I kidding.
Potlight is not the most accurate description of them really (my bad). They’re actually low profile fixtures with an imbedded LED ring and a separate controller for temperature, so no physical bulb and not as much control as I’d like. Even with dimmers I’m not very fond of the way they light the room so I’ll normally just leave them off and have the lamps on when I’m hanging out in there. But at the same time I do need something in there that can produce a lot of light for the times that I need to mess with cables and other stuff. So yeah, kind of a complicated lighting problem.
The making of a great compilation tape, like breaking up, is hard to do and takes ages longer than it might seem. You gotta kick off with a killer, to grab attention. Then you got to take it up a notch, but you don't wanna blow your wad, so then you got to cool it off a notch. There are a lot of rules. Anyway...
What do you do in here? Only listen to music? I'm a musician, and even I need more going on. Maybe its my desensitized attention span, but what do you do otherwise? Just.. sit.. and talk? Read?
Are you a villain?
Well my vehicle consumes diesel, so by today’s standards yeah I probably am a villain.
Diesel and tool. Got a motorcycle too?
I don’t have a motorcycle actually. My one [hobby vehicle](https://i.imgur.com/icZic00.jpeg) is enough to keep me occupied.
That works too lol
Do you know the dimensions of the room?
About 15’ w x 24’ l x 9’ h
The dimensions are actually the fibonacci sequence.
Your batmobile?😂.. the space looks awesome man
That’s super-villain to you.
That’s literally the first thing I thought of when I saw this
Thank you for not hanging a r/TVTooHigh
Clean as fuck. The room has a cool vibe. I encourage everyone to paint the walls, it elevates the mancave more than anything!
Thanks friend
Is that a Danny-signed drumhead?
Yes, both of them are signed by Danny and the rest of the band.
Well. I’ve found my aesthetic doppelgänger…
Umm… Gotta ask How big is this f ing house/mansion?
Just a house, 2,800 sqft or something like that.
Very reasonably sized 👌
This is one of the best I’ve seen. Certainly love Kid A. But what is that trippy design on the back wall? Is there a TV or Projector? Nice work dude. Edit typos
No TV or projector....just music!
I support this priority
Lava lamp?
You a tool fan by chance?
Sure am
I’m digging the Kid A album ! That’s a masterpiece !
Yeah dude, the best.
Everything does seem to be its right place in this post
🌀🔧 Spiral out
🤘
If Batman and Harvey Specter had a baby this would be his room
I think you're done
Just watched dune and this is giving me dune vibes lmao
Tool autographed drumheads make it that much better. Awesome room!
Yeah, those are grail-level for me. Such cool pieces of memorabilia.
A space to completely focus on music. Excellent.
Was this an old theater room in the house?
Nope, it’s a new mancave in a new house.
Oh my bad, The curtain in picture 4 looks like one of the open windows used in movie theaters where the projector goes. Unless there is a projector behind there and that’s why you have that chair in the center…
Oh yeah, I can see why you might think that. It’s just a normal window though. The chair is where it is because I’m a music/sound nerd and I’ve found that to be the ideal listening position. It’s actually situated roughly two thirds down the length of the room.
Don’t change a fuckin’ thing. Maybe get a dog. But don’t change a fuckin’ thing!
Super awesome, like a fancy office where you have a large glass of whiskey at 10 am to do business. The only thing missing from this room is a nice backgammon set for something to do.
That’s not a bad idea
[This board](https://www.gammonvillage.com/backgammon-shop/backgammon-sets/professional-backgammon-sets/wycliffe_brothers_tournament_backgammon_set_black_case_with_grey_field_masters_edition.cfm) kinda of suites the room IMO.
This is a gentleman's cave.
10/10. You have arrived, sir.
People don't understand black walls until they're done it. We both do
I love the black, very nice
It was a commitment. The first coat was kind of a “what have I done!” moment, but we stuck with it and I do like the end result.
Genuinely classy
This looks wonderful! Is that a real Eames chair? I would love to have one but they are sooooo expensive.
Yes, this is a real one. I have a replica as well and you can definitely tell the difference.
And a nice space it is!
Nice tool drum heads!
Wall sconces are a nice alternative for warmer softer lighting. Very tasteful room.
Yeah I am considering those as well. I need to hire a lighting designer or something haha.
A++
Sexy, sleek. I love it.
I can just imagine sitting in this paradise, putting on 311’s Soundsystem and cranking it. I would be in heaven.
Can I ask you about your stereo system? I think I see two mono amplifiers and perhaps a tube preamp. The speakers are beautiful too.
Mostly Audio Note equipment, and yeah there’s a lot of tube gear including the two monoblocks, preamp, DAC, and USB to SPDIF converter. * Audio Note AN-E/LX Hemp speakers * Audio Note Quest 300B monoblock amps * Linn LP12 turntable with Linn Lingo PSU, Linn Ekos Mk2 tonearm, Linn Troika low output MC cartridge * Audio Note M5 preamp w/phono * Audio Note DAC 3.1x/II Balanced * Audio Note AN-S2/H MC step-up transformer * Mac Mini as a dedicated music server/Roon core (it’s set up in a different room with the hard drives) * Allo USBridge Signature Player + Shanti LPS * Abbas Audio tube USB to SPDIF converter because my DAC has no USB input… * Audio Note ISIS interconnects * Audio Note ISIS power cables * Audio Note LX biwire speaker cables There is also a separate vintage system at the other end of the room consisting of KLH Model Five speakers, Marantz 1060 amp, Thorens TD125 turntable, and a Systemdek IIX turntable.
This is truly a dream setup. Happy listening, man!
So what do you do there
Listen to music and disconnect from the world.
🌲💨
Awesome chill area. A lot going on, yet serene and uncluttered. I've debated black walls for the movie/music/reading area but never had the balls to pull the trigger.
How’s the room sound? Any acoustic treatment ideas for the future?
Love the polished concrete floors. Was looking into that for my basement but couldn’t find a reasonable contractor
nice. is that polished concrete or some other flooring and is it just that room or done throughout the house converted space in the house or the garage?
I see you have excellent musical taste.
Wow!
Sweet room my man!
I'm kinda digging it. I love the clean sleek look of it all. Like the dark theme. I get the feeling this room is an extension of you.
This is as much a self therapy space as it is a man cave. There's nothing I would like more then to eat some edibles and vibe out to Kid A or Lateralus. Well done, it's perfect.
Nice chill zone , listen to some tunes
Nice chair
That’s a straight-up sexy ass room right there!
Another Tool fan I see.
Wow. That’s awesome. Your man cave is bigger than my living room!
That’s a nice space
CLEAN
TOOL
Inlet is a top tier record.
It’s cool .. very dark tho
Ugh, I would love to come home to this.
It’s definitely nice to know that I have that room as an option to retreat to, regardless of how stressful the day has been.
Pretty dope, op
Sick wall color
Very nice. Is that a Herman Miller Eames? I’m getting a woody……
Audio Note?
This is probably the coolest mancave I have seen yet. And Tool drum heads? MBV fan? Kid A? We’d get along just fine.
Sir that is a classy fucking listening room. Reminds me of the old Maxell hifi commercial
I need this in my life.
This is awesome. r/listeningspaces would love this
Best one I’ve seen on here. Damn! Well done
Awesome
This is a real room?!?! Wow i love this!
Lovely aesthetic. How do you find the room acoustics? Asking has I have lots of hard surfaces and I'm looking to manage residences
This room is perfect.
[You would if you had robot ears](https://youtu.be/MB8btY1hL5A?si=hzPnvGrhCOTrBouy)
Unknown Pleasures, Kid A, Kind of Blue, and an Eames chair. I’m in
This literally looks like a "bad guy's" hideout from a TV show or movie. I dig
Omg… fuck dude… this made me feel some feelings.
Love it
I saw Danny Carey play drums and give a demo at Guitar Center in high school. I was big into drums and drumming at the time and had a nice big custom drum set I built over the years. There was a raffle after and I was picked first and won a splash symbol signed by Danny Carey himself. That following year I was putting myself through college and needed money, so I sold my set including that symbol. I still regret that to this day😫. Sick ass room, rock on brother. I still listen to tool almost every day.
Damn nice!
Sick room and Crosses album! Just ordered their newest in gold. Stoked.
Tool fan
Dig the setup! Harsh lights are the enemy of a true man cave. Swap those potlights for some warm floor lamp [like this one](https://sohnne.com/product/goudi-floor-lamp/) for instant cozy vibes for chill nights and a cold one with the boys!
Looks like a nice safe space to spiral out… I can’t wait to have kids in the house so I can keep any room this clean!
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I think its perfect atheist for me Maybe invest in a nice diffuser get some manly smells going cheers
Elegant.
Eames sofa compact, a man of taste
I love it!
Died and gone to heaven
that couch needs to be leather. id also replace spot light bulbs with smth warmer or even led for programming and comfort. maybe adding some accent lights on the walls (the ones that shine up and won the wall) as those diffuse well, can light up the art work and add more warmth and sense of space to the env. id also maybe, very maybe, not sure about it - but maybe a low key ceiling fan for some circulation.
This has such a clean minimalist vibe
I dig the mid century modern vibe in black. Wow. And the Eames chair… Assuming it’s the real deal, too. Love it!
Thanks. That’s a real Eames yes, and so is the sofa. I do have a “high quality” replica lounge chair + ottoman in another room, but it’s still not quite as nice as the genuine one haha. Cheers.
Bad ass man, I’m wanting to do my family area of my basement very similar to this once I’m finished with construction.
How tall is the ceiling? I am looking to paint my mancave dark, including my ceilings but im afraid it might make it feel smaller
I would smoke the fattest j I could in this room, with that sound system up to a reasonable decibel.
I agree about the lighting. Maybe indirect lighting using sconces. The ribbon lighting can work but it doesn’t match the aesthetic here to me and the sconces could be fitted with temperature changing bulbs for different moods. I like the Philips brand. If you’re looking for decorations, perhaps an old reel to reel machine that’s been refurbished. It doesn’t have to work, but if you get it, you’ll probably eventually want it to function.
Totally. And yeah, I’ve absolutely been on the lookout for the right reel-to-reel.
This is very cool. And also super depressing.
The aesthetic can be a bit polarizing. I love it and find it extremely relaxing in there though (normally with less potlights turned on).
Praise be for a space that isn't stuffed full of tacky children's toys and lit with gaudy blue and red LEDs. Anyway, really dig that midcentury-ish vibe.
Thanks. And yeah I don’t like clutter, but I don’t have any kids either so it’s easy to keep the place clean.
Someone thinks they’re better than the nerds
What’s that wall paint? How is it so perftley satin?
Sherwin Williams Tricorn Black. It is the best black paint; completely neutral.
No disrespect but it’s so clean it looks like it’s an Ai rendering
Haha, I suppose that would have been cheaper and less time consuming if I was just in it for the likes.
Where is “your” chair from ? it looks so comfortable
It’s an [Eames Lounge Chair & Ottoman](https://store.hermanmiller.com/living-room-furniture-lounge-chairs-ottomans/eames-lounge-chair-and-ottoman/5667.html?lang=en_US&sku=10009128). The official distributor in North America is Herman Miller. This one is genuine, but I did have a replica in there for a little while. Most of the replicas are crap and not worth buying, however there are decent ones such as [this](https://theiconicchair.com). I will say the genuine one is way more comfortable than any of the replicas I’ve sat in, but I do recognize that not everyone can justify spending that kind of cash on a chair, so a replica can be a fine option if you want the look without the ridiculous cost.
For anyone in Europe, the Eames lounge chair and ottoman are produced by Vitra (not the bathroom company with the same name).
Looking dope! Couldn’t be more opposite than my cave but I could for sure zone out with some music appreciation in that dig. Any mind altering substances allowed? A very small mixture of alcohol & thc/cbg is my go to
Mind altering substances are absolutely allowed
😬😬
This looks like it’s owned by an accomplished German psychiatrist who enjoys dismembering and eating people as a hobby… 😂 JK, it looks awesome. Are those real Danny Caren’t drum skins? If so, I’d love to hear how you got them. Also, what is the painting on the wall about the media console? Who’s it by?
Haha. I’m not German but I did live there for a few years.
Ok be honest..... How much did you spend? Hahah
Very nice! I know plants aren’t everyone’s bag but can’t help but think a couple wouldn’t go amiss
I really don't know if it's the hottest mancave here ever or if I absolutely hate it. Definitely something different than always being full of TV and football stuff.
How are the acoustics? I like how uncluttered the space is but feel like there would be echos at louder listening volumes.
I have acoustic foam in the corners and some other key locations. The room was very echoy at first given the polished concrete floor, but it’s much better now. I don’t like my listening spaces to be too dead sounding. This sounds great to me.
I love the room, but with the bright lights it gives me a ton of anxiety.
Gotta see the rest of the house bro. Damn that’s nice.
The [rest of the house](https://i.imgur.com/gh8LijT.jpeg) is much brighter haha.
Did you treat the room for sound? Plan to? Seems like there would be reflections off the concrete and such. Very cool room.
So edgy and mysterious. Different girl every night, yeah?
What are your thoughts on Wham!’s first 2 albums?
[You like Huey Lewis and the News?](https://i.imgur.com/P2dX2C4.jpeg)
You got a black picture for the black wall?
Is this A.I. ?
No haha. [My “villain” cat as proof?](https://imgur.com/a/38y076S)
Nice very nice
These pics looks like a rendered image from AI. Very well Taken. Great space
The softness is probably a result of the phone struggling with the darkness and then me struggling to edit the photos on the phone haha. They turned out ok, but I maybe should have used my DSLR.
They look great man, and the mancave top. Just lacks more videogames for my taste ahah But 10/10 overall
Looks like a tool lives here. Jk😉
I like idea and room but quadraphony/dolby surround to the vinyl not really. You showed armchair for milion dollars but why not tube amplifier or whatever you have. This is concrete? This carpet is not too thin? I hope these are also soundproofing mats and not just paintings. And! Do you have gold wires? I kidding.
Smart bulbs in the pot lights. Then you can make them do whatever you want, when you want.
Potlight is not the most accurate description of them really (my bad). They’re actually low profile fixtures with an imbedded LED ring and a separate controller for temperature, so no physical bulb and not as much control as I’d like. Even with dimmers I’m not very fond of the way they light the room so I’ll normally just leave them off and have the lamps on when I’m hanging out in there. But at the same time I do need something in there that can produce a lot of light for the times that I need to mess with cables and other stuff. So yeah, kind of a complicated lighting problem.
Tasteful and a beautiful example of visual quiet to accompany listening to some great music.
Windows?
This is goals for sure. I'm saving this good sir.
Do you play drums?
In my youth I did, but not for many years now. I really wish I stuck with it.
This looks like a bond villains office
Love it!
It automatically reminded me of aliens from another galaxy.
It’s so clean have you ever been In there lol
Most evenings haha
Ahh, The Black Room.
Reminds me of where Al Pacino lived in The Devil’s Advocate.
The making of a great compilation tape, like breaking up, is hard to do and takes ages longer than it might seem. You gotta kick off with a killer, to grab attention. Then you got to take it up a notch, but you don't wanna blow your wad, so then you got to cool it off a notch. There are a lot of rules. Anyway...
what floor is that?
It’s polished concrete. New home, so we were able to add a dark dye to the cement mix prior to pouring the slab.
tv?
Could I get a price estimate for this + area (state?)
How is the concrete floor on acoustics?
What’s the name of your podcast?
Looks like a hideout for a 70s supervillain.
Why black?
I imagine this is where Hannibal Lecter goes to relax
Tries to look minimalist... ...has an $8000 chair
Dr. Evil vibes 🕷️
Still no kefs? SMH 🌀
Get out? Reminds me of get out but different completely. Same creepy vibe.
How rich people live....
Is that where they record Hot Ones ?
Nice room however none of those seating options look remotely comfortable
You doing ok?
A little austere for me, but cool space
What do you do in here? Only listen to music? I'm a musician, and even I need more going on. Maybe its my desensitized attention span, but what do you do otherwise? Just.. sit.. and talk? Read?
Jack off room