$1,000 to spend on room treatment....
If you're going to spend that much, contact Richard at Rives and do it right. http://www.rivesaudio.com |
Aside from the 7 ft high ceiling, you have a near ideal room size. Before spending money on 'room treatments' per se, I would suggest the following: o That your floor is covered with a thick carpet pad and a thick berber or pile type of carpet. o Remove any hard reflective surfaces from the room, ie leather furniture, glass tables, picture frames, table and floor standing lamps, etc.. o Consider using overstuffed cloth-covered furniture, ottoman, etc., recessed or small floor-based lighting, draperies, etc.. o And most important is the speaker placement within the room. Only then would consider proper room treatments. But hopefully at that point your room would no longer be a concern. -IMO |
If you have the interest or time I would recommend trying some DIY treatments first. Theres a lot of good information on the web - check out Audio Asylums Room Acoustics Forum, Rives Audio and Ethen Winers sites. After doing research, I made a number of effective bass traps and absorbers for my dedicated listening room based on Owens Corning 703 and 705 rigid fiberglass products. With a few basic shop skills you can build custom panels that are attractive and work as well as, or better then, many commercial products. Going this route is more effort, but you learn a lot about acoustics and save enough money to be able to treat your whole room instead of just part of it. I have 2'x8 bass traps in all four corners, absorbers at the first reflection points and enough material left over to try several other options. You can also test some options just by placing or stacking the rigid fiberglass in corners or reflection points. If you can't find a local source, there are several online suppliers, including the sensiblesound site mentioned above. |
