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Which Room has More Potential?

Room One: 14'x16' This room has one door that can be closed, two windows with curtains, and is carpeted.

Room Two: 13' x 24' This room has 3 doorways that canot be closed, two windows with curtains, and has hardwood floors.

My speakers are Von Schweikert vr5-hse's diven by Aragon Palladium ll's and are currently setup in the smaller room.

The wife got the boot and now I can setup my stereo wherever I please. Would the larger room have more potential for better sound? Any comments would be appreciated. Thanks.
pwb
stehno
1,453 posts
 
Sorry to hear about the wife.

without seeing either room, I would definitly go with the 13 x 24 room and lay down some good thick (cheap if need be) area rugs and padding underneath.

Proper speaker placement can overcome many room deficiencies, but an almost square room is pushing the limits.

And the bigger room certainly should have more potential to continue along with your improvements.

-IMO
slappy
903 posts
 
Isnt it interesing how when the better half takes a hike all of the sudden audio possibilitys seem to expand?
;)
herman
2,251 posts
 
Now that your wife is gone you can close those 3 doorways with anything you want!
ksales
228 posts
 
The 13 by 24 is the better size but the open doorways kill the acoustics. If you can't close off the doors with acoustic friendly doors. Go with the other room and tweak it.
rbstehno
1,429 posts
 
set up your equipment in both and judge for yourself. nobody is going to be able to tell you which is better without seeing and testing the room for its oddities. spend time adjusting the setup in each room (speakers further from the wall, out wider, straight ahead or angled in, nearfield listening, etc...) to determine what sounds best to you.
have fun!
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