Diffusion or absorption behind and between the speakers?
Brands to consider?
Brands to consider?
Room treatment-I was afraid of this
I did place the corner traps first. Then the TV trap and later the bass traps behind the listening seat. The room is a hard room with windows left, concrete wall with sheetrock right, sheetrock ceiling and hardwood floors on concrete. The damping seems a bit much but trust me for this room the positive effect became noticeable with the two monster bass traps and the six pieces of Owens Corning , one foot thick on the floor. It's a far cry from when I first set things up, one small love seat and nothing else in the room. At the time I hadn't had a music system for thirty years-crazy I know-and was thrilled, soon got busy on the room. Aside-bought the speakers from a guy in Buffalo, NY flew up, rented a Yukon and drove them back to Atlanta, all in one day. You might say that the audio bug had bitten me pretty hard. no? Best of luck and enjoy the music. |
Hi dentdog, I think this is the same guy that graciously published a lot of research on the effects of different diffusors and also great instructions on a DIY how- to: http://arqen.com/sound-diffusers/faq/?awt_l=N6Exr&awt_m=3vamGTydekOvzB9&utm_source=diffusers... I was guided to this by randy-11 (thanks Randy) on another thread. As I am limited on workworking equipment, I thought of ways to build a quick and dirty replica using the DIY instructions on the link. I finally found some fluted wooden curtain rods from Bed, Bath and Beyond that looked similar to, but not nearly as good as, the custom-cut fluted-type he uses and ordered them. $112 just for six rods. Still would need to buy board for the backing plate and offsets and spend ?? hours trying to cut and build these "replicas". Point being, I cannot imagine a better deal on a good diffuser than the one you recommended above. Pre-designed, pre-built, and ready to hang for $99. Available here on Audiogon. Whatta deal! The rods are going back to BB & B. Best to you dentdog, Dave |
http://www.topacoustics.com/product/fd-480-fractal-step-diffuser/ - looks good; too bad I don't have enough room for them... |