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Have you treated your listening space?

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I see lots of pictures of $$$ systems in bare rooms.
What are the barriers for you to treat your room, or if you have already what benefits have you rendered?
I have improved the sound more than any other way by addressing the reverberant space that my system occupies.

"I would rather listen to a midfi system in a hifi room than a hifi system in a mifi room."
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mikewerner
c1ferrari
464 posts
 

Our listening room is our untreated living room :-)
A lot of hard surfaces...our floor is natural stone.

I've only explored this a couple of times...it appears best sound is sometimes achieved when windows and sliding doors are opened.

Has anyone else experienced this?

Regards,
Sam
transaudio
96 posts
 
Stone floors are gigantic audio reflectors. Throw a thick blanket or quilt over that floor just in front of your speakers (first reflections) and prepare to be amazed. Your windows and doors open = fewer reflections.

Brad
lenny_zwik
259 posts
 
Sam,

By opening windows and sliding doors, you're probably removing reflection points that are muddying up the sound, so I'm not surprised by what you're experiencing. The same effect could be achieved by placing diffusion treatments at those same points. I'd definitely take Transaudio's advice to heart.
c1ferrari
464 posts
 

Brad and Lenny...thanks :-)
I'm going to try it!

Seems logical...opening windows and large glass sliding doors permit waves of energy/sound to escape rather than remain in the listening space.

Now, off to find suitable material and transform the listening space/living room into Carnegie Hall...NOPE -- make that Walt Disney Concert Hall :-)
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