Room Treatment Help


I just moved to the DFW area and drew the short straw for the wife assigned small 10 x 12 x 9’ soon to become, dedicated listening room. It’s in dire need of treatment as there’s a weird resonance, echo sound when clapping your hands. I’ve tried LRS + and open baffle speakers (Spatial Audio Lab)  with a nice tube pre and both tube and ss amps. I’m just not happy with the room acoustics. I know I need help and realize small rooms are inherently tough to get good sound. My question is, where in the world do I start? GIK, Primacoustic, Acoustic Fields (Dennis Foley- this guy makes sense) etc? There are tons of YouTube vids out there, I’ve probably watched most of them but the topic is as confusing as trying to come up with end game components for an audiophile. Thanks in advance for your thoughts and experiences as they are highly appreciated! 

keeferdog

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It'd be good to know what the RT-60 is in the room. A general rule of thumb for hi-fi listening is around 300ms, and fairly even through the frequency band, rising a bit as it goes into the bass. 

Absorption is best applied in multiple smaller panels rather than large single panels. Break large flat wall surfaces into smaller reflective zones. Tall, thin vertical panels with a mix of diffusive and absorptive properties are ideal, as their edges will scatter sound more horizontally than vertically. One goal is to break up the fewer strong reflections into many more weak reflections that are spaced apart, averaging about one per millisecond reaching your ears. So about 300 reflections before it fades below audibility. That will ensure an open and lively sound that is very neutral and low in room coloration.