RE: First reflection points on the floor

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Posted by David Aiken (A) on January 3, 2011 at 11:46:46

In Reply to: RE: First reflection points on the floor posted by Hifisound on January 3, 2011 at 00:45:24:

With a large vitrified tile area, covering more than just the first reflection points would probably help but I have to admit that I live with probably a similar sized room with ceramic tiles for my open plan living/dining/kitchen area which is where I have my TV and the floor has no coverings anywhere. The sound can get a bit on the bright and hard side of things at some times. My stereo listening room is carpeted and treated with RealTraps products and sounds quite different.

Evidence suggests that we tolerate the floor first reflection reasonably well, after all we always have a surface under our feet so we're adapted to hearing a reflection from that source, but there is a difference between hearing a reflection and hearing a bright reflection.

More furniture may help. A lot depends on how absorptive the furniture is but at the very least it will help break up reflection patterns which is usually beneficial. Of course there's a point where you can add too much furniture and I'm not talking acoustically here. You've got to live in and with the room and at some point adding things ends up in either too much clutter or getting in the way of movement and causing problems other than acoustical. I'd just set the room up the way I liked it, try and consider the acoustical impact of the things I was adding and go for absorptive choices when I could, and then work out how I felt about the sound when that was done. You can then decide whether you want/need to do anything more and consider your options in relation to more standard acoustic treatment of the room.

The book should help you a lot in terms of understanding. You'll probably have to reread some parts several times but it will be worth it.

David Aiken

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