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In Reply to: RE: Peaks and nulls posted by Jolida on July 04, 2009 at 05:10:26
Different circumstances can't help but steer us in different directions.
I don't think you "need" to carpet your room up to the listening chair but I do think there will be a "compromise" point that you're prepared to live with in order to balance use with sound and I do think that there will be a minimum carpet/rug size which will achieve that for you provided it's placed in the right position. Don't think only in terms of increasing carpet/rug area and do think also on where you place it between the speakers and the chair. Experiment a bit as I suggested. You may have enough area already to give you that compromise if it's placed slightly differently. If not, you may be able to achieve the result you want by placing something else like a felt backing beneath the rug you've got in order to increase its absorption characteristics. You may have enough area if you increase effectiveness and placing felt or a similar backing under the rug isn't going to make things any more difficult to take care of.
Another "freebie" you could try is moving the speakers a little closer together so the carpet, as it currently is located, is in front of the speakers.
Playing with what you've got is always a good starting point before you consider changing what you've got. Spend some time playing with what's in the room right now, moving things around or removing some things rather than changing or adding things. You might get some surprises, both good and bad, but I think you can end up with things sounding better without replacing or adding anything. If you do, those benefits will probably still work in your favour when you do replace or add something so they won't be wasted.
David Aiken
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