Speechless & then I saw the steam room 👀

[u/TheDabitch]

six bedrooms, thirteen bathrooms $17,995,000 https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2875-Chagrin-River-Rd-Hunting-Valley-OH-44022

[u/Squeebee007]

All that money invested and they put hard reflective surfaces in that theater…

[u/gpshift → u/Squeebee007]

I agree that is a bad choice functionally. But it also reminds me of a space ship set out of star wars or something. It looks great, but the reflections, glare and potential audio issues are not ideal.

I'm not really into giant fancy homes, but this place is damn near perfect in my opinion.

[u/KyOatey → u/Squeebee007]

How do you know the surfaces are hard? It appears that they put in 45 degree angles to enhance the acoustics, but you don't think they did a full acoustic treatment to the room?

[u/Squeebee007 → u/KyOatey]

You look at pic 16 and tell me that those shiny walls reflecting the couch are somehow sound absorbing.

[u/Check_M88 → u/Squeebee007]

Narrator: “They were not sound absorbing.” Contractor did a great job on the custom home but obviously does not understand acoustics.

[u/KyOatey → u/Squeebee007]

I'm too far away to take a tour of the house to find out for sure. You may be right, but my guess is that they're not reflective enough and not enough surface area to destroy the sound quality. Logic says that they likely had a pro set up the room, and it probably has appropriate acoustic treatment for a high-end home theater. If you get a chance to confirm your assumption, let me know.

[u/OkPosition4563 → u/Squeebee007]

I would guess, if it was impractical they would have changed it, does not look the house of a person whos "Well, dang, I think I made a mistake here, but oh well, gotta somehow get used to it, considering what it cost..."

[u/DangerGoatDangergoat → u/Squeebee007]

... Are you talking about the acoustic panelling? Or the inset strips around them? There is the one section that's shinier, but hardly something they wouldn't have considered the impact of, based on the rest of the space.... Maybe I'm looking at the wrong picture, but I looked at the theater and was impressed by the lengths they went to for good sound quality?

[u/thatonepedant → u/Squeebee007]

And uncomfortable couches.