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In the Thread: Building a new music room
Post Subject: Taking it from herePosted by Paul S on: 10/18/2007
Collin, I think you just got some excellent ideas from Robert, including practical use options for available square footage, and there is maybe more to Romy's responses so far than yields to casual inquiry.
I haven't used horns for years, but I know that there are very few horn systems I would want to be stuck that close to or shut in a room that small with, no matter which of those shapes you chose.
From what I can see you will probably have your work cut out for you with any of the options shown, depending on your budget, expectations, preferences, etc, etc. But I'm sure you are aware that your present speakers/system may need modification to work properly in the available space. In any case, for sure it isn't just about the space.
As a builder, I can say FWIW that a solid concrete room generally benefits from some serious resonance control/damping efforts, and any framed walls can "help" with this if some thought is put into wall coverings, furniture, etc. Likewise with shelves, screens, etc., they help to break up what can become problematic energy and/or undesirable augmentation/cancellation effects that are almost impossible to predict from models.
Of course, floor and ceiling types and materials figure in, as well, and who can say what you will start with, really, let alone what you are working with or what you are working toward?
Best regards,
Paul S
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