Yes, he glossed over distance and yes, he gives me the heebie jeebies.
Beginner improvements for room acoustics; very helpful Darko video on reverb and RT60
I often find myself trying to help friends new to audio take their first steps toward improving their sound. Taming room reflection is, of course, the first step.
Many respond by saying some combination of "Why would I need that?" and "Isn't a rug and furniture enough?"
Darko's video explain the answer to both of these questions, and does so by explaining in layman's language what the sweet spot for reverb typically is, and why furniture and rugs are not often sufficient.
He describes a reasonable, middle way between going all out on room treatments and doing nothing. At the very least, he says at the end, do the ceilings.
Again, old news to many here, but possibly of use for some here and for anyone advising others.
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A lot of talk about the listening room... (already some herd feeling - imitation of the idea... trend... everyone is talking about it with a serious look)... |
@djones51 Thanks for expanding on your comments. My experience with both absorption and diffusion massively changed the sound of my room. I'm presently in a space with a 6.5 foot ceiling, and putting absorption on the ceiling was a game changer in terms of dealing with very harsh highs. I do have an unusually low ceiling, but I think it's true that unless one has ceilings over 9 or 10 feet (with the average, mid-field listening distance), ceiling bounce is a thing that really induces first-reflection problems. If that's right, then Darko's final piece of advice -- to at least do something about one's ceiling -- seems uncontestable. I know that all of this advice is dependent on the many specific factors involved. For my own part, I measured with REW's impulse graphs among others, and even used the "string method" to narrow down where the first and distal reflections were coming from. Then, I treated those areas. The result is a much wider, deeper, and articulate soundstage. People who come over to listen are usually amazed at what they hear, given the visual cues of the space. |
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