Acoustic treatment

@theaudiotweak , are the synergistic research acoustic art (bowls) similar to what you are talking about?  I experienced these firsthand and they definitely worked.  Crazy stuff...

@noble100 , do sba work better in treated rooms?

@noble100, Correction, does a DBA system, or a SBA too, sound better in a treated room compared to an untreated room?

And... what is a DBA?  

b_limo: "@noble100, Correction, does a DBA system, or a SBA too, sound better in a treated room compared to an untreated room?"

Hello b_limo,

     DBA is an initialism for distributed bass array.

     My 4-sub DBA system is in an untreated room and functions very well.  I can't imagine how any bass room treatments would be beneficial.  The DBA concept works best when bass soundwaves are allowed to freely reflect off room boundaries, I think any room bass treatments that would impede these bass soundwave reflections likely would also impede the effectiveness of the DBA system.

     Sorry, I don't know what an SBA is.

Tim

I now have 14 absorbers positioned throughout my listening room/ living room "not ceiling yet" and all I can say is I'm truly a believer.

They are all 4' x 2' x6". 

Lots of misinformation in this thread...

multiple subs do not magically eliminate bass decay. Bass traps are meant to absorb the bass resonance and reflections building up and coloring the initial signal. Having multiple LF source cannot address the bass decay  issue. Without enough LF absorbtion via bass traps, the bass will sound slow, lacking in attack and transient.

Multiple subwoofer will allow the user to have a flat FR easily, but it doesnt at all adress the biggest problem which is bass resonance that can be easily measured via ETC measurements.

Bass traps should be very large, made of Roxul or Owens fiberglass, ideally at least 12 inch thick, floor to ceiling, placed in as many corner possible.