Experiment question about sound treatment project

Thanks, MC. I don't think I had a link to that older webpage and I appreciate getting your reading list. Some reading to do!

I also appreciate seeing the ceiling and corner treatments. I don't have a dedicated listening room, so I probably won't go to the lengths you did until I do. Still, they're good reminders that reflections can and do come from anywhere.

Thanks, Mesch. ATS is much more affordable. I'll check them out, and the Roxul parts, too. Amazon has this but the shipping price is crazy. I need to find someone else, locally.

Thanks ebm. Helpful suggestions.

@goose Agreed, but he seems to have access to materials. I am not going to do things that way but it's interesting to see the concept he's deploying.

Good suggestions! I'm looking forward to just digging into the project. 

@ebm Are you saying it's not worth doing the experiment above? That I should just go straight to buying expensive panels? Can you say more why?

Thanks, dsper! My plan is to do a lot of sound measuring FIRST and perhaps try to have a conversation with GIK or others to see what my level of need is. If I need a lot of help, I may bite the bullet and buy. If I just need a little help, DIY may be the way to go.

I have the same level of skills that you do. The key, for me, is to be in the right "zen" frame of mind, because I am a word person not a physical making person, and I can get easily aggravated if I try to do a DIY project quickly.

Comment from earlier, edited.

Thanks Tvad. That might be a happy middle ground.

MC -- very much in line with your thinking. Small steps, paying attention, learning, doing, making -- that adds up to genuine knowledge. I am not against the idea of eventually paying for something pre-made or even expensive. But I'd like to conclude with some justification that these things are worth it, and if I don't learn to get there (listening the whole while) I'll just be throwing money and praying for a sonic payoff.

Turnbowm -- good ideas! Why not try lots of things, all the while listening, changing, noting the difference! Thanks!

@rix Nice photos and system. Interesting solution. Question: does the frame vibrate and does the fact that the rug doesn't go all the way behind each speaker matter?