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Windows in a listening room

My 12.5' x 15' listening room has an 8'-wide patio door on the long side. I was concerned that the large glass area might be hurting sound quality, and even got an estimate on a sound-absorbing curtain—about $600. Then I watch this video1, and now I don't worry about it any more.

http://www.acousticsinsider.com/window-behind-speakers-causing-problems/?utm_source=Acoustics+Inside...

Thought others might find it interesting.
john_g
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geoffkait
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@david_ten - not exactly sure what you mean. What I meant was the walls and glass windows act like drum heads so they should be somehow quieted.
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geoffkait

The Marigo web site for the VTS Dots looks good to me. What’s yer beef? There is a wide range of sizes and applications for the dots - from glass windows to walls to speaker diaphragms to printed circuit boards to chassis to capacitor to vacuum tubes, and beyond
All true. I was just hoping for some explanation of how they work, or what they do, or what the benefits might be. Perhaps I missed it.
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geoffkait
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All of the VTS dots are constrained layer dampers.

Confucius say only good vibration dead vibration.
john_g OP
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All of the VTS dots are constrained layer dampers.
Thanks!


david_ten
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not exactly sure what you mean. What I meant was the walls and glass windows act like drum heads so they should be somehow quieted.

I was wondering if playing at lower / reasonable volumes lessens the need for "quieting" those drum heads? As a solution?
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