best floor in listening room


My listening room is typical...walls are painted dry wall, 9-foot ceilings, a couple windows, fireplace and a couch or two. Currently the floor is carpeted but my wife would like a wood floor. I am concerned about adding another hard reflective surface to the listening area. Any thoughts?
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Showing 1 response by mapman

Its all about overall synergy.

Any floor is fine long as you put things in place accordingly. Wood floors will tend to interact with sound and be more lively than most others. So proceed accordingly. Less speaker, like a smaller monitor, may be more in such a case. Its like making soup...you just have to mix the right ingredients. My preference is towards a more inert floor to start with if possible. Thin padded carpet over solid concrete foundation is best.