I have had rough textured commercial acoustical tiles on sheetrock ceiling in my theater/listening room for 20 years. The tiles are starting to crumble to the point I’m looking at replacing them. I’m not sure what to use as a replacement since these are very deadening along with all walls being covered with “acoustical wall covering”, aka indoor/outdoor carpeting, and carpeted floor. I’m thinking something a little more reflective might be better acoustically for my 2 channel listening which is now more important to me. I did put acoustical wood panels behind the main speakers for some reflection of the rear facing subs.
Any thoughts?
Treating the ceiling and floor, who else has had great results?
Two areas of the room often neglected by audiophiles IMHO is the ceiling and floor. We focus so much on first reflections we forget about overall energy left in a room after the speaker has stopped.
I've had excellent luck with treating the ceiling, especially for home theater applications, and this was before Atmos. The area behind the speakers near the floor often hides noise and distortion which we didn't know we were hearing. Throw a blanket over there and listen for yourself.
Who else has gone through the trouble of treating their ceiling?
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