Acoustics Treatments and Acoustically Treated Rooms. Are these needed?

[FrantzM]

Hi

Thread was inspired by,this thread: Photos of rooms with acoustic treatment products... Many beautiful rooms. I used to dream of such rooms and back in the days, had a concrete room room with a Forest of Tube Traps and DIY clones. I was, in fora a staunch proponent of Room treatments, lately find my enthusiasm waning.

Do we need room treatments? When are they necessary? How do we know when to treat a room? DIffusion? Absorption? Do we need an Acoustician for our rooms? There are more questions ...

 

[Wes]

a couch is a room tmt. as are stacks of books on the side walls

but the answer to all you questions is "maybe"

 

[Snoochers]

I would say the answer is almost certainly yes. Speakers are the engine, while the room is the rest of the car. The best sounding rooms will have treatments.

 

[McFly]

Call me crazy but, Set up your speakers outdoors (equilateral triangle) and decide if you like the sound. Thats kinda what youre chasing. I did it a while back just on the long side of the house with super long speaker cable from inside and was blown away at the effect or lack of, side wall reflection, i guess and long to get that effect in my room one day.

 

[Senior NEET Engineer]

Yes it is necessary for the best sound. But most people have no idea what they are doing and end up causing more harm than good.