Fiberglass works well in large areas that are very hot and that have long and multiple time lines. Taming such areas with fiberglass as well as diffusers can greatly enhance the intelligibility of the spoken word. However for most listening or theater rooms which are more regular in shape, angles at the areas I described maintain and redirect the pressure in the room without killing the dynamics.All to often absorptive materials or panels are used with good intent only to rob the resulting sound of natural air and life. So has been my experience.Tom
Room Acoustics Corner Problems
I have a room that is being constructed in my new house. This will be a dedicated listening room that is measuring 14 feet wide, 21 feet long, and 7.6 feet high. The back half of the room is a little wider at 16 feet. I have made as many soundwise decisions as possible based on my budget, however, I've just run into a problem. The plumbers have installed a large pipe for run off purposes in the front left hand corner of the room. In order to cover this ugly pipe they will need to either take a foot and a half off the front of the room (for example by putting a double studded wall up there) or they could taper the front corners (I would automatically taper the right corner as well just for aestetic purposes and to make it look even on both sides). By filling these corners with insulation and drywall etc essentially making it octagon shaped in the front of the room, will this cause any sonic disadvantage? Am I better off just making the room smaller and losing the extra 1.5 feet?
Thanks
Randy
Thanks
Randy
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