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Room treaments
I am beginning to treat my listening room now.
Question what is the preferred room treatments for more seasoned audiophiles with dedicated rooms. It seems there are quite a few members that have great wisdom in this area and we newbies would welcome feedback.
Absorption or difraction/ diffusion or combination of all
Here is what I am thinking to begin.
Absorption at first reflection points (using 2 x4 acoustic panels on side walls)
Thick carpet between speakers and listening position
Ceiling Absorption( same 2 x4 acoustic panels)
Back wall combination of difraction/Absorption
Front wall Absorption.
Corners floor to ceiling bass traps.
Question what is the preferred room treatments for more seasoned audiophiles with dedicated rooms. It seems there are quite a few members that have great wisdom in this area and we newbies would welcome feedback.
Absorption or difraction/ diffusion or combination of all
Here is what I am thinking to begin.
Absorption at first reflection points (using 2 x4 acoustic panels on side walls)
Thick carpet between speakers and listening position
Ceiling Absorption( same 2 x4 acoustic panels)
Back wall combination of difraction/Absorption
Front wall Absorption.
Corners floor to ceiling bass traps.
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I love GIK. From what I’m reading I suggest the following: More diffusion and don’t ignore the floor between/behind the speakers. Lot of hash lives there. Do bass traps carefully. You can overdamp, leaving you with a lean system, but smoothing out the response is critical to a good system. If you can measure as you go you’ll be in a better place. If you have no bass resonances, or well controlled one's you are done. Best, Erik |
GIK is excellent, but I'm using Vicoustic now. Check them out before making your decision. https://vicoustic.com |
The ' corner bass traps ' floor to ceiling may introduce issues in terms of balance. Tackling 20 - 200 Hz will be the most difficult but a relatively low reduction in level should be smooth enough. Absorption behind the ' mains ' should help a bit as well. My sense of a rooms ' sound ' tells me that diffusion on the side walls could be a better solution than absorption. Even absorption on one side and diffusion on the opposite wall at first reflection points - ' A Symmetric ' could be effective. |
@fiesta75, I have explored vicoustic and my experience with them was not good. They rely on dealer network, so you’re dealing with a middle man who may or may not be a subject matter expert. Whereas GIK is direct sales and you are consulting with their in-house room designers. That alone to me is a biggest differentiator! With GIK, you can count on a solid advise, no more guess work on your part. |
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