Do I need acoustic foam in my listening room?


I'm buying a new house and plan to build a listening room in the basement. The room will be (approximately) 14 feet wide and 16 feet deep with an 8 foot ceiling. There will be carpet on the floor and the room will be closed in with French doors on one side.

The speakers will be sitting close to 3 feet from the front wall and there will be at least 3 feet behind the couch. I have a sub that I place betwen the two speakers.

Will acoustic foam help with the sound? Do I need bass traps? If so, how would you arrange the panels?

Thanks

//jim
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Showing 1 response by sdatch

If you need to buy in bulk, I have found foambymail.com to be an excellent source. They supply foam for all sorts of applications, but they do have an acoustic division that could answer questions.