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    Open floor plans and room acoustics

    A perfect example of what is wrong with high end. The room and speakers are 95% of the sound and he has most of the big bucks spent on the 5%. That is why I don't read mags anymore.
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    Bay Window Boomy Bass

    It is not as boomy at the listening position but that boominess does impact what I hear at the listening position. In fact it limits where my listening position can be e..g if I move my head forward 6 inches, it is significantly worse. When I put the temporary cotton blow in insulation cubes on...
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    Bay Window Boomy Bass

    I have a bay window in my living room/listening room. When I stand under the bay window it is very boomy - like sticking your head in a car trunk when music is playing. When I stand on a chair to put my ears closer to the ceiling/sofit of the bay window, it is much worse. Knocking on the...
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    Whats are the different theories on room acoustics to create a great sounding room?

    To clarify "If the reflectivity of surfaces is the same then it will measure the same so it will sound the same". Let's say you have a room with wood laminate and replace it with a wood floor. The reflectivity of these two surfaces is so close that if you performed measurements there would be...
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    Whats are the different theories on room acoustics to create a great sounding room?

    There is the Science of Acoustics and the Art of Acoustics. At the two extemes of the spectrum you have: 1) Those that believe in measurements - You cannot have enough bass traps. If the reflectivity of surfaces is the same then it will measure the same so it will sound the same. Or 2) Those...
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    My room's acoustic makeover

    Wow Ted, that is a nice listening room! Questions about that beautiful ceiling: How big is it and is it once piece. I am wondering how many people were required to install it? Could most carpenters with a decent workshop build that or does something like that require something fancy...
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    Need qualified room acoustician

    I hope you don't mind me suggesting a different approach. It won't cost you anything but an afternoon. Instead of patching (adding more absorption), have you tried to identify the source of the problem? Try the less is more approach. Maybe you have so much absorption in the room that it is...
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    Mastering/Audiophile room

    Bruce - questions about the front wall. Are those shutters acting as diffusers? Is their a window behind the shutters? Is the front wall one big bass trap, if so how deep?

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