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Post Subject: Building a new music roomPosted by CO on: 10/16/2007
Hello Romy and others,
Ive been away for a long time taking care of my health but i'm back with renewed interest. I am moving to a new house in the future and have plans for a dedicated music room (and an occasional movie) The space is however much smaller than my living is now so i'm a little concerned about the attainable sound quality there, mainly in the area of quietness (sound not hanging too long) and imaging. I would appreciate any pointers or possible problems you might see.
The room must be enlarged a bit to make room for enough distance between the speakers (this is the green area) I thought i might as well make the room symmetrical while in the process. The walls are concrete or brick btw.
The main problem i have with setup is the close proximity to the 45 egree walls and that this angle might introduce some kind of secondary image. I will need to damp the first reflections here anyhow so i might as well put the damping a bit around the corner.
I estimate the first reflextions against the sidewalls will be arriving 8,7 ms later. If i understand correctly as long as its more than about 5ms it won't effect imaging. There is also 'no' reflection of the right speaker on the right side wall this way. This may not be a good thing but a can always add a diffuser/reflector here if necessary. Exact placement of the speakers will remain te be seen ofcourse.
I also have the possibilty to make the room even bigger (violet area) but i loose a piece of closet space and it is alot more work.
I'm wondering how much positive ? influence this will have. A negative is that the room will become almost square.
I would rotate the speakers to the left side for more equal loading if i did it this way.
As soon as i have this stage pinned down i'm going to start thinking about a new set of horns. My first attempts were promising.
Collin
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