Audio room floor question

I had radiant floor heating in my house in Germany and the specifically chose tile flooring for the music room. The radiant floor heating is much more efficient with tile and wood. I treated the area in front of the speakers with area carpets and used room treatment to tame any reflections.

Fast forward to my return to the states a 1 1/2 ago, we built another home, except I chose wooden floors this time and no radiant heat. It seams Europe and radiant heat are synonymous with house building, not here in the states. Anyway, I treated the floors with area carpets and added room treatment, measured the room and all is well in the music room. I used bamboo flooring, one of the hardest versions that is a click fit and floating version. I used the best Bellawood under floor barrier, which serves to shield moisture from seeping through and to provide a better fitment for the flooring to attach to the cement floor. With lots of equipment, heavy equipment at that, some 285 pounds (speakers) and turntable with 275 pounds of mass with the rack, and subs, and racks, and large couch, the floor does not vibrate nor does it resonate, it is affixed firmly to the ground. I highly recommend going either tile or bamboo (harder than most other woods) for your floor. That has been my experience.
Good luck,
Audioquest4life

Thanks for your replies......It seems the consensus is for a hard floor. I might just go with the concrete and then if i want something different later i could tile or even go with the bamboo. I love bamboo and have a grove at my other home but I've heard mixed reviews about the flooring. But in this case it would probably work just fine. I was doing some measuring today and it looks like I have only 8 ft of clearance before finishing the ceiling or the floor. I'll probably go with double sheet rock on the ceiling so the lees flooring the better.

"I treated the area in front of the speakers with area carpets and used room treatment to tame any reflections."

Catfishbob, This is what you will be facing with concrete, tile or hardwood floors. If you carpet the listening room floor you will eliminate spending a fortune on room treatment and you will be much happier with the sound. Walk into any room without carpet, clap your hands and listen to the echo. This is what you don't want in your listening room.

Covering the floor entirely with carpet will be sure a much cheaper option compared to wooden floor . But acoustic will not be same . Also carpet is not a substitute for wall treatment and bass traps in corners , etc.
If one's budget is permitting , wooden floor will be better choice . But carpet would provide easy quick solution . IMHO .

Rrog and Radni.....thank you very much for your replies. My internet has been down so sorry about my late reply. I am going to finish the concrete because of time and cost and then use a large area rug with a pad. Wall to wall carpet would be a cheap option if the area rug doesnt work out. Thanks.