LOOKING TO IMPROVE THE ACOUSTICS OF MY LISTENING ROOM

@kjl1065 

This is a very wise step wanting to consult a professional. Most people here want to do it themselves. I hired an acoustician to design my room and I built it while my speakers were being built. I knew I didn’t have the knowledge to try it myself and wanted to get it right the first time. I strongly recommend a consultation with Jeff at hdacoustics. He is very good and I am extremely happy with my room. You want to control your room not let it control you. You won’t spend years guessing what goes where. Good luck!

@hilde45 

I don’t believe the room was over damped at any time. It is just controlled. Most people are just used to hearing the colored sound that many reflections cause and they think that is the correct way to have the room. The sound was fantastic but I got to wondering what some diffusion would sound like. Jeff designed up the panels and told me exactly where to mount them. They did fill the room with sound better than without the panels but I could have been happy either way. 

I have had people come over and tell me my room is over damped when their system is in the corner of the  family room with windows and is open to other rooms with no control over anything. Or in the basement where their system comes in a distant second place to everything else.  

@hilde45 

Actually I’m not totally sure if it’s better or just different. When you came over to listen the soundstage was well past the speakers in width  ( per a well recorded song ). Instruments were nicely separated throughout. But the music didn’t wrap around to the sides and behind like it does now. Maybe I should remove them to see which way I really like better.