Not just large or lavish rooms, often it's not about equipment either, it's more the style, ambience, that makes a listening (or HT) room look inviting.

Here's a wee space that looks comfy....

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Or this bigger one, which also displays the music nicely......

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I quite like the look of this room.

Looks like an intimate space where you are surrounded by great music!

Dream of coming home and settling down in here

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Aug 2, 2017 18:01:42 GMT 12 Citroen said:

I quite like the look of this room.

Looks like an intimate space where you are surrounded by great music!

Looks more like a disorganised mess that the owner should be ashamed of. In his defense I should add that either the room is too small(it is) and he needs to get a grip on his purchasing.  I like the original pic that Owen posted. Now that looks tidy, cosy and inviting.  Small spaces that are crammed with racks, shelves etc provide many challenges  which can often lead to the "bugger it, where are the headphones" response.

Yes, the best laid plans etc... Had originally thought my new space would house all my LP's, CD's, books, guitars, with plenty of room left for furniture. Didn't happen. Biggest issue has actually been the furniture as the 2 chairs destined for there have made the room overdamped, currently in negotiations to remove said chairs. And No I don't have enough room for the CD's and the books either...

Aug 4, 2017 6:57:14 GMT 12 deano1974 said:

Dream of coming home and settling down in here

I could never be that tidy

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Aug 4, 2017 6:57:14 GMT 12 deano1974 said:

Dream of coming home and settling down in here

It's so sterile! It'd be like sitting on the deck of a starship. ...Now if 7 of 9 came with the room...

Not really a 'listening room', more a 'room divider', but I like the 'ordered randomness' of this space.
It looks like you could change & adapt it over time.

I've no idea where the lspkrs are.

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Aug 22, 2017 19:39:04 GMT 12 Owen Y said:

Not really a 'listening room', more a 'room divider', but I like the 'ordered randomness' of this space.
It looks like you could change & adapt it over time.

I've no idea where the lspkrs are.

Agreed very cool layout and yeah where are the speakers lol

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Here's another that's not totally a listening room.
Not really sure what it is, more a 'den', but looks inviting.
And a pair of Pass Aleph mono amps sitting on the bench.
Some impressive looking vintage loudspeaker cabinets in-wall.

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Aug 22, 2017 20:08:19 GMT 12 Owen Y said:

Here's another that's not totally a listening room.
Not really sure what it is, more a 'den', but looks inviting.
Looks like a pair of Pass Aleph mono amps sitting on the bench.
Some impressive looking vintage loudspeaker cabinets in-wall.

Very nice

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I guess he eats out often? I'd eat my cocoa pops at that breakfast bar any day though...

Sept 12, 2017 3:00:50 GMT 12 Citroen said:

Now thats cozy and very nice

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One of the guys from StereoNET, yeah? It's a fantastic looking space...

Another view of this extraordinary backyard music den/ale-house...

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Another cosy, inviting wee attic....

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And it has an Eames...very cooool!

Yup the Eames #670 Lounge Chair & Ottoman is not only but a fine listening chair - not being too high or enveloping around the head to affect listening.
The open-frame design & leather too, I think minimises its sonic impact & a swivel chair is handy if your room has L-R soundstage anomalies

I feel a Listening Chairs thread coming on

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now we're talking

more eames
but why is it sideways to the speakers ?

a typically poorly setup audio "salon" ?

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A few years back, looking for a decent chair, lots of research, Eames came near top of list, but when a found one in a furniture store it just didn’t fit me! 6’2” and 16stone just couldn’t get comfortable in it. Settled on a lazyboy.

Oct 18, 2017 12:18:11 GMT 12 Owen Y said:

Frank and lab, nice combo, esp as my lab cross is called Frankie!

Oct 18, 2017 13:22:39 GMT 12 michaelw said:

now we're talking

more eames
but why is it sideways to the speakers ?

a typically poorly setup audio "salon" ?

That room looks more like a show room designed for a photo shoot to me. Confirmed by the listening chair at the wrong angle. 

^ yep.

nice chairs but too reclined for serious listening

Couldnt see a glass of reisling there either...

Oct 18, 2017 16:52:45 GMT 12 andrewp said:

Couldnt see a glass of reisling there either...

Thanks goodness for that.

A good Shiraz is what's needed, not some whimpy Reisling...

Oct 18, 2017 17:44:25 GMT 12 Citroen said:

Oct 18, 2017 16:52:45 GMT 12 andrewp said:

Couldnt see a glass of reisling there either...

Thanks goodness for that.

A good Shiraz is what's needed, not some whimpy Reisling...

Now, now!  Both can be very good, even sublime, just depends on the occasion!  But these days, mostly drink home made fruit wine.  No preferences, but peach can be great, and loquat - ahh nice ripe fruit and leave the pips in when fermenting imparts a lovely almond flavour. Loquat will be ripe soon.