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For a boomy room, what panels will reduce mid-bass

My listening room must have standing waves, because at my listening position there is too much mid-bass. It sounds bloated and the bass is just too pronounced. What acoustic devices are VERY good at reducing this boomy bass in the room? Panels on the wall would be nice, but I need something very effective.
sayhi5
sounds_real_audio
1,034 posts
 
You might try some new and less boomy speakers.
moonguy
148 posts
 

I 2nd the tube traps, very effective and well worth the money!!
trebejo
102 posts
 
As mentioned earlier, placement of your speakers has a lot to do with it. Try putting the speakers 1/4 of the way into the room for each wall (for example, if your room is 10 by 12, put them at 2.5 by 3 away from the wall). If this dramatically reduces boominess, then you will know what to do.
warjarrett
105 posts
 
Try GIK Monster Bass Traps. They are not expensive and VERY effective. I agree that sometimes a room is just too boomy on its own. Moving speakers and listening chair can locate a specific spot where the standing waves cancel just right, but that only helps if you sit EXACTLY in the sweet spot. Talking and walking in the room still reminds you that it is the acoustics of the room that need to be improved. ASC Tube Traps have been considered the best for many years. They are expensive, and the ones for bass are large diameter, tall and require floor space. Recently I discovered (and now prefer) "Monster Bass Traps" made by GIK Acoustics. These (and the less expensive Model 244) were designed for studios, they hang on the wall, and they truly absorb the reflections between 80 and 500 Hz better than anything else have experienced.
dorkwad
548 posts
 
I have Real Traps minis and the 2' X 4' panels tighten up the bass when put diagonally in the corners behind the speakers. In my room, the corners behind the listener don't seem to have much effect. The minis do not screw up the mids and highs either. I had the mondos to try but liked just the minis better. The mondos were the Stereophile accessory/tweek of the year a couple years ago, however. Real Traps has no limit on how many minis you can put in the room at wall/ceiling/floor intersections. They claim you'll just keep getting better defined bass with added low frequencies the more you add. I'm not that crazy and my basement room with angled walls and ceiling (like a theater) sounds very nice (lively without clap echo--with great definition).
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