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The floor between and behind the speakers is too often neglected

Hello everyone,

One thing I've noted among us is that too often we neglect the floor between and behind the speakers as opportunities to improve the sound quality. 

Based on a lot of popular literature we focus on direct reflection points first, and then the rest of the room, with perhaps a throw rug. Of course, "not all audiophiles" do this, but we don't often think of this particular area. I have found on numerous occasions that treating this can reduce brightness/sibilance  as well as open up the sound stage. 

So, what am I selling you? Nothing really, you can try this out with some blankets and pillows on the floor. It is a free experiment. Let me know what you find. 

Of course, if this turns into a trend I'll be selling audiophile bean bags... :) 

Best,


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erik_squires
kps25sc
149 posts
 
A lot of very good rooms have exposed wood floor in the 
first third of the room, behind the speakers.When i inquired my speaker manufacturer about building the perfect room, that is what they recommended. 
anodyne
10 posts
 
I get a decent --tho mild-- improvement in imaging and reduced treble hardness from placing a faux ficus tree between each speaker and the rear wall.  Each tree has natural branches densely fitted with silk & wire leaves & twigs.   Each is about 6.5 ft. tall, and is "potted" in light-weight wicker baskets w/ realistic faux ground cover.  IMHO, the visual effect is pleasing, softening the hard lines and planes of techno gear, partly camouflaging cables, lending a more organic feel and ambience to the listening room.
indranilsen
113 posts
 
Hello,
A great topic often overlooked by folks trying to build their music room or HT room. I consider speaker postioning as one of the key framework items in this process w/o which it is amost impossible to get the best performance out of your speakers and electronics regardless of their cost. To me this audio framework covers following list of items, not in any particular order.
1. Speaker Postioning
2. Electrical framework, includes dedicated circuits, quality AC distribution units with star grounding, AC recepticals, etc
3. Vibration Control platforms
4. Room Acoustics & Room Analyzing softwares like REW
5. Cable management. Separating AC cables from other cables and makung sure that none of the cables have a long parallel run

Unlike other components none of these (excludes AC components) have a plug & play feature. I had to spend a great deal of time on each item to integrate it to my listening room. And this was not easy. But as I mentioned previously w/o this effort any money spent on speakers and electronics would lead to less than optimal performance and frustration. 
Thanks.


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