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room acoustics

  1. Jflijohn

    Critical Self Examination of Your System

    It looks to me like some of the most frequented threads are photos of listening spaces and photos of systems as well as what you are listening to now which is basically, show me your system. I spend a lot of time on these pages, and it usually sends me down the rabbit hole to research equipment...
  2. forceof1

    Elusive Bass

    I'm having a lot of trouble getting the bass my system is capable of. I'm sure it's the room and placement but no idea on how to fix it. System = Marantz 250 w/3250B Preamp, 2 tables (PL 550 and RP3) with Revel F36's. I was visiting my uncle who has F35's playing Bowery Electric's "Without...
  3. H

    Helping non-audiophiles up their audio game (video)

    Hi folks, For better or worse, I made a short video about getting better sound. I have learned a lot from many people, not least from this site. So, I'm sharing this out of a love for the hobby, and with the hope that I can coax more people into better sound. HERE: By the way, I'm not selling...
  4. John Carr

    Knotted pine walls in listening room.

    Looking at my room I was wondering if wood walls are better or worse then standard drywall for sound. I currently have knotted pine panels and carpet and I didn't know how these to would effect bass. I am a new audiophile.
  5. pixelandsoda

    Small living room setup advice

    Hi guys, I'm trying to find the best place for my speakers and the HIFI rack. I've tried a few different options with the speakers's positioning e.g in the bay window (c), against the wall opposite to the window (a) and on the both side of the fireplace (b). I was impressed by the sound with...
  6. lattiboy

    Do I really need floorstsnders?

    Hello, my listening room is 25x25. The “listening” portion is essentially 15x13 (my couch is about 13’ from where I sit. I’ve always used large, floor standing speakers because I kind of figured you needed that to fill out the room with sound. Currently I use Monitor Audio RS6 Silvers with two...
  7. H

    Stereo image abnormalities

    Hi: I’ve been trying for weeks to get a grip on my new room and how the stereo phantom center keeps shifting slightly to the left. The room is 14 by 24 by 8. Drywall. For imperative purposes , the loudspeakers are on the 14 foot wall ( which is good!) firing downward. Speakers 3.5 from...
  8. Big Bud

    Bass tunable room, really !

    Earlier this year I had the pleasure of helping a buddy put together a dream system. Upon completion it sounded (and felt) stupendous! However... I knew my buddy had extra audio equipment that had not been utilized yet. A huge twist was that to the right and behind his main right speaker was...
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