The absorption panels are great, but I would still try a bit of toe-in, this doesn't require moving them any farther into the room and should help immensely with the sidewall reflections. This you should do before the wall treatments as their placement may change.
Size of room while important is not the end all for sound. My listening “room” is measured in inches.
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Well you Know that is not set set up right. That's what they say. Blah BlahSize of room while important is not the end all for sound. My listening “room” is measured in inches.
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Holy cow! can you show more of that space?
Well you Know that is not set set up right. That's what they say. Blah Blah
What ever works for you is what I say, nice set up!
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Ya, the long wall is always best, but not always practical, more pictures of the room from farther back, and different angles would help.Lastly, given your constraints it is unlikely to be a possible solution, but with such a narrow space, your system may well sound better set up on the long wall.
Just a thought...
Lastly, given your constraints it is unlikely to be a possible solution, but with such a narrow space, your system may well sound better set up on the long wall.
Just a thought...
He can get away with small tweaks for the speakers and some treatments, just have to do the time if doing it by ear. My spaces are usually about “right” when I do them by ear and my studio geek nerd friends bring all their measuring shit over. Hell we used to get all steel spaces on ships sounding good with KG4’s and big ass amps with tweaking and cardboard and bare lagging in the correct spots.
Not perfect but pretty f’ing good!!
Hey...so you're a Navy man? My Dad was, on a Destroyer (SS780) during the Korea Conflict. I love this post. The fact that you guys even had KG4's is so cool.He can get away with small tweaks for the speakers and some treatments, just have to do the time if doing it by ear. My spaces are usually about “right” when I do them by ear and my studio geek nerd friends bring all their measuring shit over. Hell we used to get all steel spaces on ships sounding good with KG4’s and big ass amps with tweaking and cardboard and bare lagging in the correct spots.
Not perfect but pretty f’ing good!!
Having a quick look around the internet, I found this:
Source:
https://acousticalsolutions.com/product/crosspoint-sound-absorbing-fabrics/
I’m by no means recommending this particular company over any other since it’s only for an example, but take a look at the fabric they’re selling. It looks like office cubicle fabric (which is normally covered in sound absorbing fabric). Not much in the way of excitement there with their color palate, but the closer you can get to that texture, the better the results.
If you’re going to search around locally first, a good sized fabric store may even have cubicle fabric available.
If you’re not into DIY, there are singles, 2, 4, and 8-packs of premade panels over on Amazon that seem to be reasonably priced since they’re already the right kind of fabric stretched out over an already cut/mitred frame. Just pull them out of the box and hang ‘em.
Hey...so you're a Navy man? My Dad was, on a Destroyer (SS780) during the Korea Conflict. I love this post. The fact that you guys even had KG4's is so cool.
...and put acoustic foam (Auralex) there in those spots. The ceiling has reflections too. The mirror test works for that also.Hanging any sound absorber on a side wall can be very effective when placed at the first reflection point. To find the first reflection point sit in the listening position and have someone move a mirror along a side wall. When you can see the speaker closest to that wall in the mirror you've found the first reflection point.
...and put acoustic foam (Auralex) there in those spots. The ceiling has reflections too. The mirror test works for that also.
If you're going to include first reflections from the ceiling you should also include the floor.