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Corner bass traps - most installed wrong?

I have a corner base trap thats 4 feet high. My ceiling is 8 feet. Shouldnt I extend the bass trap up to the ceiling? I got my bass trap from Ats acoustics, seems well built, was only about $200. Could I do better and why?

Most well-designed listening room’s i see only install them halfway up. So why do they do this? Are they wrong? bass waves affect the entire corner area so do I need to increase the height?

I’m only doing one corner, probably should do more.

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erik_squires
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PS - And don't forget the secret sauce, which is Bass Trap s+ EQ.  You can use EQ alone to clip excess peaks and this can be huge, but with bass traps you can also tame some nulls.

Some can't put in bass traps, some can't put in EQ, so use what you can, but often the combination, properly dialed in, is the best.

erik_squires
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I wouldn't say half way up is "wrong" but perhaps "partial."  Depends on how well the current number has performed. 

There is no 1 set amount of bass traps that is right for every room, and only measurement and listening can answer those questions.

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