Room treatments without $$$


I'm in the process of finishing my basement, and part of it is going to be music/movie room.

What can I do without going too fancy and spending $$$
eandylee
Go to the resource section on our site. It has lots of DIY links for acoustical treatment devices. It also has links to many articles on the web and books that may help you as well. The most important aspect is getting the size right--size matters, but it's the ratios of dimensions and what you do within that space that really counts.

Here's a link to our resources:
Rives Audio Resources
No mention of DIY acoustical treatment resources is complete, I think, without Jon Risch's pages.

Jon Risch's pages

You will find user's comments on the results if you search Audio Asylum.

Search in AA's Tweaks Asylum for "John Risch acoustic"
Spend your first $40 on F. Alton Everest's "Master Handbook of Acoustics". Lots of easy and cheap ways to deal with high frequency problems, but low frequencies and room modes are best (if not only) handled right now, while you have choices about dimensions, orientation, and expected seating positions.