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IMO "cave" hits it pretty well without any macho-strings attached.
I never felt like one. For me the 'I explode from sheer manliness' guys are as ridiculous as 'diva'-chicks, or 'professionally' homosexuals, geeks, statistical etnically underrepresented i.e. people where it seems their life mission statement is to show everybody and his brother how damn gay/black/indie/emancipated/whatever they are every second of their life - regardless if the other cares or not.
I also believe it often is a crafts-room or corner (in my case a computer/gadget construction/repair corner) in other cases kind of a trophy-room or shelf (star-wars figures, etc.)
inner sanctum is IMO even more private than this. A much stronger term I'd rather reserve for someones meditations place or a memorial corner for the passed beloved one etc.
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