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General HIFI => Room Treatments & Tweaks => Topic started by: vitavoxdude on January 30, 2011, 04:59:56 PM
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Strange how no body has added to the earlier posting. :o
The biggest single factor effecting your muisc replay system after the crappy AC mains and equipment supports (forgetting interconnects etc) is YOUR ROOM. ::)
Put a 200 K AUD system into a batroom and viola, an instant crappy sound. :'(
Put a Phillips mini system into a large vaulted ceiling balanced room and oh my God, it sounds reasonable. :-[
Aussie rooms in general tend to be on the large size but they tend to be very reflective.
Surley other peoples experiances in achieving a good sound in these rooms is invaluable.
I am moving this link into a new one as I beleive you lot are short changing yourselves.
V
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Hey V, what is your room dimensions/shape? It all starts there, treatments are secondary.
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Here's the pic's of the of my rear wall music room.
These are the last of the acoustic panels I have left after removing all the others.
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Hi Flemo
You removed al the others? So did they destroy or detract from youe enjoying your music? The panels in the image look very elegant, what are they filled with?
V
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Hi millsy ;D
Room when completed will be 11 x 6 x 2.7m, not a golden ratio but real life. It will be all orientated around audio so no compromises for domestic harmony, price however does come into it. Mains feed not ideal but I do not intend running multiple Krells in there.
V
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Hi Flemo
You removed al the others? So did they destroy or detract from youe enjoying your music? The panels in the image look very elegant, what are they filled with?
V
Hi Terry,
I had too many panels and it killed the room, I mean it was lifeless!!
I used Bradfords Soundscreen rockwool for the panels and bass traps. Very little is all that was needed.
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Flemo, when they killed the room, how long did you leave them in the system for?
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Paul, you need to know the room layout where the panels were installed to make any sense of the views of the owner. It's a particularly unusual room where reflections are delayed by varying depths and widths, not a standard 4 walled room at all. Panels were retained on the first reflector behind the listening position. Maybe Flemo can chip in with a ground plan to explain his findings.
Acoustic absorption is usually a good thing IMV but the speaker room interface / matching is critical here in achieving a good balance.