In my experience, wool is no better sonically than nylon. Several years ago, when I had a small, easily tranportable system, my friend and I did a test. We set up the system in my nylon-carpeted room and listened. Then we took the system to his similarly proportioned and outfitted room, but with wool carpet. Granted, it's far from scientific, but we heard absolutely no difference. IMO, get a plush nylon carpet with a nice, thick pad and save yourself a ton of money. Several audiophile friends of mine have had the same experience. FWIW.
Help finishing sound room w/ Vandy 5a
I was wondering if I could summon your opinions on carpeting a suspended wood floor in this 23 x 12 dedicated audio abode. Is there any truth to all wool carpet being sonically superior to nylon.... I went to the carpet store today and they had a good evenly dense (not too thick) pad but the wool carpet starts at $2400 bucks. This is around 50 % more than a good quality dense nylon rug. I also am considering laying down 1/8 or 1/4 inch ( I have to confirm exact thickness) machined metal under the pad where the Vandys will sit on. Thanks in advance for all your help and enjoy the music.