No "Room Correction" Topic option. Why?


I wanted to pose a question on room mods but do not see a logical place
to insert it so I am going with "Speakers" as a good, wrong choice.
Moderators, can you attend to this deficiency? 

My question: I am redoing my listening room in several ways.
Not because it was bad-quite the contrary. But because the room 
was a dark hole so I bought three new windows and replacement door.
The existing wall allowed rain water in from the patio floor outside.

 I started dismantling a 20' section of wall. As I opened the wall i found the
existing base plate-not treated wood, to be dust. Then mold on the drywall.
then termite evidence. 

Once the old crap was gone, I poured a concrete base plate 20 feet and another 6 feet
on the return. Termite damage had trashed the double sill plate and parts of two joists.

With all the wiring exposed I discovered an abandoned 220 a/c line buried in the wall.
Voila!  I had 2 dedicated 110v outlets for another part of the room. 

Might as well add 5 can lights while I was at it.

I upgraded the Streaming ethernet line from cat 5 to cat 7. Might as well
since I had sawsalled thru the old line. 
Then I learned that fiber is a better bet so I will be changing that later.

Another find! A buried abandoned entry door offering a 30" x 80" x 10" shelving
opportunity! 

I started this task by removing the old carpeting.

Now to my question. 

Shall I go with new porcelain tile flooring and plan on area rug -or-
put carpet back for its superior sound absorbing properties?

I hope someone out there has been down this road and has
an experience to share?

Thank you!


chorus
@tomic601 ...'sorbothane/cork'?  Nice if one has a source for the former that won't cook ones' wallet...care to share? ;)

...and Labrador 'absorbers' tend to be a bit 'random' in their 'placement' and 'configurations' I'd assume.  Good company, though... *G*
chorus, sounds like you have the bases covered in your project.

I too have an exterior wall down to the studs that will be going back together in pretty short order, just need some electrical work, lighting etc.  Covid has slowed the process.
I will be soundproofing that wall because the A/C compressor is on the other side and I
can (barely) hear it, very annoying. 
You may be interested in this YouTube vid "Green Glue vs Mass Loaded Vinyl":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmgAgFZomd8

To all:  Does anyone have first hand experience with either of these products? I do believe that either will block the exterior noise, but I'm concerned that they may "deaden" my music room.
All comments are welcome. BTW the floor is concrete.

Thanks.  Regards, barts