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Room Acoustics With Vaulted Ceiling

Hey Goners--I did a search and did not see a thread sufficiently similar to my situation. About to move in a few weeks. Right now my system http://https//systems.audiogon.com/systems/3224 is in a small, rectangular room (11.7 W X 17.3 L X 7.5 H). Speakers are on the short wall spaced nearly 8 feet apart and I am sitting around 10 feet away. The sound is surprisingly good for such a tight space. The new room is larger (13.6 W X 23.5 L X 8 H) with a vaulted ceiling that rises to at least 14 feet at the center of the room. I'm going to set up on the short wall again (no choice on this one) and am wondering what I can expect in terms of room acoustics. For those who have experience with a similar room, what blessings and curses would you anticipate? I'll circle back after the move with an update but any suggestions for room treatments etc. are welcome.
128x128dodgealum
goose
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Those vaulted ceilings can be a problem.  This is what we did in my brothers studio.  We got some veneer skins and stuffed them with insulation to stop the reflections at the peak of the ceiling.  It has worked very well.

https://www.gossardstudios.com/gossard-studios-2/
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georgehifi
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Vaulted ceilings can be a big problem, the Sydney Opera House had major ones with it’s roof design.
https://youtu.be/emLZBQPnyp8
My listening room has 12ft ceilings it sounds far better than the 8.5ft ones I had in the past

Cheers George
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stringreen
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My dedicated room is large with 16 ft ceilings.   My system sounded much better in my old house.  
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dodgealum OP
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Thanks guys—a mixed bag so far I’ll have to see how it goes. Someone once said or wrote “big room, big problems” and I have been “blessed” throughout my journey to have consistently small or medium size rooms despite moving my system at least eight times over 30 years. Though still only medium in size, this will be my first experience with vaulted ceilings so hope to learn something and get lucky with the SQ!
ejr1953
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In about three weeks we'll be moving into a new home, one with an "open concept" kitchen, dining area & living room, the latter two with vaulted ceilings.

I purchased a pair of KEF LS50 Wireless speakers for streaming, which will live on either side of the hutch in the dining area.  The room has wood floors and oriental rugs, so I'm hoping it's not too "boomy".

Fortunately, I'll have my own "man cave" for my high end system.
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