Is an eight sided oval room acoustically correct?


I was in the process of building a 13 foot by 17 foot stereo sound room when I got an idea. Why not avoid 90 degree walls with four smaller walls? This will create an eight sided oval room. Won't this avoid the need for bass traps? I know that traditional room corners accentuate bass resonance. What do you think about this solution?
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Showing 1 response by sdcampbell

Interesting question. My initial reaction is that this shape might work well, since I have heard audio systems in dome homes (circular in structure) that sounded very good. There is still a chance you could some standing waves, however, since there will be four pairs of parallel wall surfaces.

This sounds like a question for Sean and/or Rives Audio...