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The ideal listening room

When building a hi-fi or reference system, most times one give more emphasis on the equiment it self not having a lot a choices but to sacrifes sound's quality due to a poor listenig room with components trying to blend on a living room. But, what if you have the option to desing your own listenig room, how will it be? What materials, dimensions either corners or narrow end walls...
victorhsalcedo
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bombaywalla
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Victorhsalcedo,

MHO is similar to Highend64: use the Golden ratio (1:1.618)to size your room. This should ensure that room modes are not mutiples of each other which will ensure better room acoustics overall.

George Cardas has treated this subject on his website where he gives 2 room dimensions one where the ceiling height is constant & another one where is gradually increases as one moves away from the speakers towards the listener. I have also read that some favour a "coffered" ceiling - one where the walls are vertical for a bit then slope inwards before reaching the ceiling. This also helps break-up various room modes.

Here is the link to Cardas' website:
http://www.cardas.com/cgi-bin/main_content.cgi?area=Insights&content_id=29&pagestring=Room+Setup+4

http://www.cardas.com/cgi-bin/main_content.cgi?area=Insights&content_id=36&pagestring=Room+Setup+10

Again, FWIW, IMHO, YMMV.
rives
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We have a section on resources and educational material. It has links to many other resources on the web, books we recommend, and articles.

Acoustical Classroom by Rives Audio
drrdiamond
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My present room is 8x15x25 and very rigid, with 4 dedicated circuits. It has double a layer of sheetrock. It sounds great.

Ideally, I would probably increase the height of the room to 9' or 10' and change the other dimensions to the same preportions.

Richard
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