Speakers advice needed

[Chichomancho]

I am talking with a local company that does acoustic measurements, they will measure the acoustic properties of my room. When I get back the measurements from them, is it possible to share them here so I can get your opinions as well ? The more info I have the better IMHO. Based on the results I will do acoustic treatment with acoustic panels.

 

[DanielT]

I am talking with a local company that does acoustic measurements, they will measure the acoustic properties of my room. When I get back the measurements from them, is it possible to share them here so I can get your opinions as well ? The more info I have the better IMHO. Based on the results I will do acoustic treatment with acoustic panels.

It might make sense to do. Do you know what they will measure?
Keep in mind, if they then want to sell you absorbers and or diffusers, that they do not oversell you. It is not fun to have a too dry, muffled sound in the listening room.

By the way, you can get suitable attenuation by furnishing and placing carpets and so on in your listening room.
For example, if you want to test dampening side reflections, put up at least 5 cm thick fabric/mattress on the sides.
If you have large windows in the listening room, put up thick curtains.

Here you can get inspiration:

Wood acoustic diffusers have become a decorative item - loved the idea!

Hi As an acoustician I am tired to tell people not to think room treatment only as absorption. In most small rooms absorption often creates more issues than it solves. Diffusion is a better solution. However, all I hear: they are expensive, ugly and difficult to place in a room. I am hence...

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[Chichomancho]

It might make sense to do. Do you know what they will measure?
Keep in mind, if they then want to sell you absorbers and or diffusers, that they do not oversell you. It is not fun to have a too dry, muffled sound in the listening room.

By the way, you can get suitable attenuation by furnishing and placing carpets and so on in your listening room.
For example, if you want to test dampening side reflections, put up at least 5 cm thick fabric/mattress on the sides.
If you have large windows in the listening room, put up thick curtains.

Here you can get inspiration:

Wood acoustic diffusers have become a decorative item - loved the idea!

Hi As an acoustician I am tired to tell people not to think room treatment only as absorption. In most small rooms absorption often creates more issues than it solves. Diffusion is a better solution. However, all I hear: they are expensive, ugly and difficult to place in a room. I am hence...

www.audiosciencereview.com

They will measure acoustic properties, whatever that means. I don't have any engineering / scientific knowledge on the subject.
After that they will do simulations, and based on those simulations they will recommend what absorbers / difussers / bas traps are best to be used.
This is all I know.

 

[Chichomancho]

They will measure acoustic properties, whatever that means. I don't have any engineering / scientific knowledge on the subject.
After that they will do simulations, and based on those simulations they will recommend what absorbers / difussers / bas traps are best to be used.
This is all I know.

Noise Control, Soundproof Panels and Acoustic Solutions

DECIBEL offers sound absorption and soundproofing materials to improve acoustics, reduce noise transmission, and provide a perfect sound experience.

www.decibelinternational.co.uk

This is their website where you can find details about all the panels, which they manufacture in their factory.

 

[DanielT]

They will measure acoustic properties, whatever that means. I don't have any engineering / scientific knowledge on the subject.
After that they will do simulations, and based on those simulations they will recommend what absorbers / difussers / bas traps are best to be used.
This is all I know.

Ok. Bass traps may need to be really big to have an effect. They can be ugly as hell. Better to place subwoofers, even though they rarely win beauty contests, to tame the bass response in your room. But above all, you do it with EQ, get a good bass FR that us. There are lots of threads on that topic here on ASR.

The room itself affects the bass FR. If you're curious, check out::

Room modes - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Google: The Schroeder frequency:

Reverb:

How do great sounding domestic listening rooms measure?

Speaker spinorama preference seems to be well understood in general, but what about the rooms? Is RT60 suitable for assessing liveliness of small room? What is the preference for RT60 curve? Should the curve be flat from 20hz to 20khz, or downward slope, etc? Do most prefer similar value for...

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Edit:
Actually, if you take it to the extremes, it's very simple. Too much reverb doesn't sound good. On the other hand, completely muted, no reverb, sounds anemic, dry and dull:

 

[Head_Unit]

unfortunately I cannot listen to any of the listed speakers in person, since they are not available in the local store for demo purposes.

Crutchfield-any others people?-is said to have reasonable return/restock fees.

I'll throw Monitor Audio into the ring, can play super loud yet remain clean even with hard rock and metal. That was the Silver 300 I listened to for some hours, now redesigned to a 7th generation https://www.stereophile.com/content/monitor-audio-silver-500-7g-loudspeaker. I can also testify from a lot of listening the Focal Aria 936, 948 are very lovely. I'm not sure what they are replaced by. KEF and Revel both strive for pretty neutral sound and have long histories of excellent engineering.

 

[Cote Dazur]

I forget to mention that my listening room has an area of 20 sq.m.with 3m high ceiling, if that matters.

Yes, your room and how/where your speaker will be located in relation to the room and where you are seated is the most important factor.
That you got replies or even worst “recommendations” without any clue on those key elements is hilarious to me.
Fact is you are new here, so before going any further, take the time to educate yourself, start with the posts from amirm, you will find out what matters or not in speakers and speaker placement, then read from people who know what they are talking about.
You are at the right spot, take your time, all you need to know is here to make up your own mind on what should your next move be. I would wage that it is not new speakers.

 

[steve59]

Head_Unit does offer a good option, crutchfield, music direct, both offer return policy. Hifi heaven and safe and sound have large selections that might have similar return demo options since you don't have a local shop.

 

[bagwell359]

I like the BMR Philharmonic Tower better than the speakers mentioned so far. If wide horizontal dispersion is an issue treat the sidewalls around the first reflection point with absorption/diffusion - cheap solution for a superb tweet, flat to 25 Hz with excellent timbre damping, and they are easy to drive outside of being a bit inefficient.