klettermann
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Listening room design and materials was one of the topics discussed during a recent visit to a fancy audio salon (more details on that HERE). One new thing I learned about was the importance of the proper floor covering fiber choice, as most listening spaces are carpeted. To my surprise I was told that pure wool is the only viable choice. Nylons, polyesters, polyolefin, cotton, sisal etc are apparently unsuited for listening spaces as their absorption or something adds colorations and too damping (or not damping enough?). Apparently though it's OK to put wool carpets over other kinds. There was no explanation offered for why wool is acoustically magical. Chemically wool is a form of nylon (polyamide) and I'd expect them to be quite similar, but no. I can't imagine where this stuff comes from. This goes way beyond cable elevators and $700 audio ethernet switches. Snake oil is plumbing new depths. God save us.