Unfortunately, anyone can post on the internet, regardless of their knowledge or common sense. I can find thousands of articles, some even including experiments, stating, with authority, that the earth is flat.
This statement shows the author should stick to sales and not wax poetically about acoustics. Creating music is not the same as recreating music. That point should be obvious. Also obvious should be that modern music venues have significant amounts of absorption and reflection, one should assume intelligently placed.
Reflections can enhance the enjoyment, but uncontrolled reflections do not.
Look at any concert venue or space designed for the enjoyment of music and you’ll see hard, reflective sidewalls, not absorption. Music-lovers will visit a particular venue because the rooms acoustics will add to the sound of the orchestra or band. Reflections from the room provide a positive addition to the performance and shouldn’t be regarded as the enemy and removed with treatment.
This statement shows the author should stick to sales and not wax poetically about acoustics. Creating music is not the same as recreating music. That point should be obvious. Also obvious should be that modern music venues have significant amounts of absorption and reflection, one should assume intelligently placed.
Reflections can enhance the enjoyment, but uncontrolled reflections do not.