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Post by Bigman80 on May 1, 2018 14:27:56 GMT
Having moved to a very reflective space last year, I was faced to try room treatments. I bought a number of acoustic tiles and they turned an unslistenable room into a far more comfortable space with a decent acoustic. Anyone else experimented? What were your findings?
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Post by Bigman80 on May 1, 2018 14:30:05 GMT
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Post by antonio on May 4, 2018 4:49:57 GMT
Like the room Westie, you and your partner look very comfortable.  Never tried room treatments of any kind, always had reasonably well furnished rooms. Will be moving soon to a rather large Victorian flat, so will have to wait and see how things sound. |
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Post by Bigman80 on May 4, 2018 7:16:06 GMT
If my experience is typical, Large Victorian and Georgian flats are as good as it gets for hifi. High ceilings, larger spaces, thick walls and properly made floors are the stuff athtbd teams are made of
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Post by antonio on May 4, 2018 9:43:25 GMT
Lets hope your right Westie. Always thought I favoured a minimalist/modern style but we thought this flat was excellent, due mostly to the size of the rooms. |
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Post by Bigman80 on May 4, 2018 9:59:59 GMT
I always loved minimalism and open plan. Living in two different Cyprus homes has made me crave older more substantial spaces with more privacy. I love New England Style right now.
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Post by pauld on May 5, 2018 10:23:12 GMT
I haven’t tried personally, but I have heard them doing remarkable things in other people rooms.
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Post by dsjr on May 6, 2018 8:26:33 GMT
I have the opposite problem, a late Victorian small sitting room which is well overdamped, albeit with a thick concrete floor. Right where my ears need it, the higher frequencies and reflections are damped out of existence and the mid bass can take off if the speakers are within twelve inches of the back wall. Cube 2's didn't work here either and I won't mention how awful the Harbeth SHL5's sound in this room. I'm listening a lot on headphones these days.
It was suggested to me once that in a 'live' room, try damping the wall behind and to the side of you, keeping the speaker end a bit more 'live,' as this is how you hear it in an auditorium sitting in the audience... |
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Post by antonio on May 6, 2018 9:11:26 GMT
I always think if your seating position is up against the back wall you certainly need some kind of damping. I prefer a bit of open space behind my listening position.
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Post by Bigman80 on May 6, 2018 11:04:55 GMT
I always think if your seating position is up against the back wall you certainly need some kind of damping. I prefer a bit of open space behind my listening position. I agree. You can sense/hear the reflections when the rear wall is close. Very obvious when you have a move around and hear music without it. You do kinda tune it out after a while if you have no option, but to img rid of rear wall reflections is an upgrade in itself. |
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2018 5:58:42 GMT
I always think if your seating position is up against the back wall you certainly need some kind of damping. I prefer a bit of open space behind my listening position. I’m stuck with that right now. Speakers firing across the room leaves no space. If they fore down the room I’m stuck with being too close to side walls. I might try a bit of damping and see if it helps. |
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Post by antonio on May 7, 2018 11:15:24 GMT
Someone I know has that problem audionut, and has placed a 3` x 2` piece of acoustic foam on the wall behind his listening position.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2018 23:00:19 GMT
Someone I know has that problem audionut, and has placed a 3` x 2` piece of acoustic foam on the wall behind his listening position. I think I will make an acoustic panel in a pale shade and mount it there. I tried a couple of cushions but they were touching my head and putting me off. |
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Post by Bigman80 on May 8, 2018 13:29:08 GMT
Someone I know has that problem audionut, and has placed a 3` x 2` piece of acoustic foam on the wall behind his listening position. I think I will make an acoustic panel in a pale shade and mount it there. I tried a couple of cushions but they were touching my head and putting me off. You will,find quite a few videos online showing various ways to make them. Seems pretty straightforward.. I just used those sculpted 12 x 12 inch foam tiles. I had to get purple ones because pale shades were hard to get. It may be different now, |
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2018 22:47:19 GMT
Someone I know has that problem audionut, and has placed a 3` x 2` piece of acoustic foam on the wall behind his listening position. Hmm, could that be me? My room is approx 18' x 10' and the speakers are firing across it. I have tried firing down the room, but that has been even more problematic despite being able to have free space behind my head. The effect of the panel behind my listening seat is quite dramatic. Sound is far more focussed and full, less bright/edgy. It really does have to be heard to be believed. |
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Post by antonio on May 10, 2018 5:16:41 GMT
Hmm, could that be me? Could be, I'll phone my 'friend' later today.  Having just seen my un-read message it is you. |
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Post by Bigman80 on May 10, 2018 7:11:59 GMT
I know someone who places a pair of sofa cushions behind his head when listening. I'd sooner have something neater.
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Post by antonio on May 10, 2018 9:20:55 GMT
Sometimes neater equals more expensive. |
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2018 15:01:06 GMT
I was going to make something out of bales of straw but did not get round to it
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2018 22:35:00 GMT
I was going to make something out of bales of straw but did not get round to it That should work really well. It's used in house construction again these days but I reckon you'd be the first to use it for acoustics. You should market it! |
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2018 22:36:06 GMT
Sometimes neater equals more expensive. It AWLAYS equals more expensive when the missus wants to look "neater" |
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Never tried room treatments of any kind, always had reasonably well furnished rooms. Will be moving soon to a rather large Victorian flat, so will have to wait and see how things sound.
