room acoustics

  1. LunaTempesta

    Headers for speaker listening session(s)

    Hi Audioscience members! Maybe the title is a bit vague, but I need some help with the following: I am currently in the process of trying to find a new set up (tower)speakers for my living room set up. And I have a listening appointment at a store planned next week to trial some speakers. Now...
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    Primo EM258 budget measurement mic?

    I’ve got 2 10” subs and 2 LSR305 studio monitors, also getting a DSP for Christmas. Am I able to just run a Primo EM258 measurement mic with a 3.5mm cable (without a housing) to do some really basic room EQ? Buying from micbooster. Essentially just to see what my speakers and subs are capable of...
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    Should I add drywall or not? Converting garage into listening room. Goal is flat/accurate frequency response.

    I do not need soundproofing. My neighbors do not mind sound exiting the garage. I have a quiet neighborhood and do not care about outside noises entering the room. Here is a brief overview of my garage structure. - The outer most siding is vinyl with a half-inch Styrofoam insulation. - under...
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    Calibration Microphone

    Hi all, I am new to room acoustics and I want to start dabbling with it. I am a network engineer which is passionte about DIY and AV. I am not an audio producer so am I only listening to it. I am in the market for a room calibration microphone with calibration file, but I am not sure if the...
  5. S

    Kali LP-6 V2 Dip Switches settings ?

    Hello everyone! I need help adjusting the Kali monitors DIP Settings based on their position in my room. I'm not that experienced when it comes to acoustics. I can't decide which of the listed Dip positions fits my case. I'll attach a picture for you below. I've been trying for some time...
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    Magic Sponge Sound Treatment

    It's my understanding that open-cell melamine foam is one of the more effective sound treatment materials, but it seems like melamine sheets are incredibly expensive. Aside from the labor involved, is there any reason I couldn't just buy 1,000 "magic eraser" sponges and use them to "tile" my...
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    Neumann KH120ii + KH750 room placement/configuration

    Hey all. My current, large room is about 7.93 meters x 3.96 meters. The 3.96-meter side is the front wall, and my kh120iis are projecting down the room's length. Im about 2.2 meters (listening position) from the front wall, my kh120iis being about 1 meter from the front wall. This puts my...
  8. V

    Are my bass traps not working? Some changes in var smoothed frequency response, but not much in ERB smoothed one.

    Several months ago I built and installed 4 bass traps to my living room, each of them sizes W60cm x H72cm x D10cm. I only used variable smoothing when I measured my speakers (ELAC DBR62) when I installed bass traps, and thought that they made some positive changes. I posted FR graphs on reddit...
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    Where can i find measurements of “the studios” for learning

    where can i find the measurements (REW) of the best studios in the world, pre and post acoustics, pre and post eq i have my room measurements and want to compare data like clarity and rt60 and more. above all where can i find the expected ideal listening room measurements / settings to be such...
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    Interpreting REW output from speakers System Audio, Dynaudio and Neumann

    I am new to room measurements, and I am not quite sure how to interpret this. I have compared 3 sets of speakers, positioned at approx the same place (all three are placed and not moved between measurements, so there is ca 20 cm between them): Red: Dynaudio Emit 20 Blue: System Audio SA510...
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    Do room acoustics influence sound that leaks to neighbors?

    In a hypothectical case, say you have a room that has certain room acoustics. Will the sound spectrum that leaks to your neighbors be impact by the room? If there is a resonance at 60 Hz, for example, would the sound on the other side of the wall have this same peak? Or is the sound that leaks...
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    What do you prefer?

    Hello, would you choose an 18-22 m² room that is rectangular (e.g. 5x4m) or would you choose a 30 m² room that is a complete cuboid (5.5x5.5m) and has other advantages such as a quiet environment and more solid walls? (The ceiling height is 2,4m, it is standard here in my country) In my...
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    Room measurement standards (Stereo, HiFi, Listening)

    Hi all, As I've got my gear setup far beyond the quality of my room, it's now time to turn my attention to acoustics. I found this online: https://www.ampslab.com/RECOMMMENDED READ/LOUDSPEAKER MEASUREMENTS/acoustic_measurement_standards.pdf It looks like an excellent set of targets that I can...
  14. P

    New Hi Fi system is bright :(

    Hi, So I had a cheap soundbar (without a subwoofer) for years. Last week bought a new Hi-Fi system - KEF R3 Meta & Cambridge Audio CXA81. The problem is that it sounds bright to my ears. Voices don't sound as full & warm as I would expect and for example, high hats are too much on my ears. My...
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    MiniDSP with a separate DAC and Preamp

    I'm trying to resolve a 45hz room mode and have been advised to check out MiniDSP. I know a little bit about MiniDSP but I don't fully understand how or where it would fit into my current system. I'm currently running a Chord Hugo TT2 with M-Scaler into a Benchmark LA4 preamp that feeds 2x...
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    Deciding on a Room Layout

    Hi ASR, Could you please help me choose between the two attached room layouts where I will be living / listening in? Which layout will sound better, both with and without treatment? Layout 1 ( we can call it the 1 bedroom) has a listening space that is 13 feet wide. The length of the room is...
  17. Soria Moria

    How much does the quality of sound panels matter?

    I just got some iLoud Micro Monitors for use with my PC, and while I like them quite a lot my room is terrible. I have a bed, a closet and curtains for the windows. Otherwise my room is a square with no furniture or sound treatment, so acoustically it's not very great. Would buying a bunch of...
  18. juliangst

    TV between speakers

    I haven't found any useful threads on this topic, so I'll start one now. All those die-hard audiophiles always claim that having a TV between your speakers can ruin the center image and soundstage. How much truth is to that? How large will be the difference between having a large TV (or any...
  19. ZeDestructor

    Advice for designing a room from scratch

    Hi all, So, as the title says, thanks to plans for building a new house from the ground up, I have the opportunity to do basically whatever I want for my main computer/gaming/audio/office room, and would like some advice and reading materials on the subject. Restrictions and properties that...
  20. MetalDaze

    New Room, New Measurements & What helped

    Hello again! After a move and stepping into a finished basement space, there was a lot of work to be done, and continues to be! Thankfully there has been some good progress made after a fair amount of messing about. I can't stress enough how much research, making extensive use of REW's Room...
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