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i asked the same question.......

Posted by mikel (A) on February 23, 2007 at 06:09:56

In Reply to: What would be the perfect size and shape of room for audio? posted by fortysomething on February 22, 2007 at 21:06:12:

.....of my acoustical designer; provided the space (37' x 25' with as much height as needed) and agreed to build exactly what he designed. i had no preconcieved restrictions other than i wanted a couple of small windows.

i built exactly what was designed. the above is almost exactly the final shape and plan. the only difference in shape is that the wall the windows is on slants toward the rear of the room from the center of the room to intercect with the other fabric wall about 18" from the inner corner.

Chris Huston of Rives Audio specified an 'ovaled' generally rectangular room 29' long, 21' wide and 11' high. the rear walls angle forward from center to side, the rear side walls step out toward the side center, the front corners are 90 degrees but there is a fabric covered fibreglass wall that cuts the corner to enclose large bass traps. the ceiling is chambered enclosing built-in bass traps.

there are no parallel walls; every surface is either absorbtive or diffusive, with the vast majority diffusive. the room focus is a large semi-circle resonator between and behind the speakers.

perfect is an overused inappropriate term. i would say the room is the physical expression of one acoustical designer's vision at that particular moment without restriction.

this designer spent 40 years in the music business, first as a musician, then as a recording engineer, then as a producer, and the last 20 years designing all kinds of recording and mastering studios as well as teaching acoustics. the last 5 years he has designed many 2-channel rooms.

i am 'perfectly' happy with the sonic performance of the room and can't imagine a better room.

mikel

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