dpe, I would keep a wood floor and put the cork, or something like it, on the walls. Try a cheap rug in the center of the floor. Not sure cork would stand up to dogs--or urine.
Cork floors?
Does anyone have a cork tile floor in their music room? I displace my wife from her art studio (believe me she negotiated and wound up getting the better deal). The room currently has really beat up, paint stained, bamboo floors (the floors have been refinished once already). Because of a wall of windows, skylights and a pitched ceiling, the room is very bright and sound reflective. It's a 320 sq. ft. rectangular room (the racks will go along the 16ft wall). I'm planning to replace the floor before moving in but I'm not sure whether a cork floor would dampen the sound too much.
The windows are huge, so forget curtains. I can use standing acoustic panels for them. Another idea would be to install hardwood floors, throw down a rug and if the back wall produces too much reflective sound I can install a some sound absorbing material...like cork(?). I'm leaning towards a cork floor (and it's a lot cheaper than wood), though I could easily be talked out of it.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Dave
The windows are huge, so forget curtains. I can use standing acoustic panels for them. Another idea would be to install hardwood floors, throw down a rug and if the back wall produces too much reflective sound I can install a some sound absorbing material...like cork(?). I'm leaning towards a cork floor (and it's a lot cheaper than wood), though I could easily be talked out of it.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Dave
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Purchase a inexpensive rug and put carpet pad underneath. Use the standing acoustic panels at windows, make your own acoustic panels for behind speakers, and behind your listening position. use only upholstered furniture. Can a acoustic panel be placed at the reflection point on the ceiling? How about in the corners of the room? |
Thanks all. I forgot about this article: http://www.enjoythemusic.com/canada_hifi/08_2013/improving_room_acoustics.htm Malcolm Gomes addresses the "flutter echo" which is exactly what I was referring to. I think the answer is standing diffuser panels and some tube traps in the corners of the room. I'm still going to replace the ugly floor. I've been reading about filament or cork underlayment for a floating wood floor. Interesting... |
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