Room with glass windows as a walls.
My daughter moved from first floor townhouse apartment to 42nd floor skyscraper apartment and fifty percent of her apartment walls are actually glass windows from floor to ceiling now.
I helped her with setting up her system at old place and the sound was pretty decent however new apartment acoustic wise is total disaster.
Of course I did put her system together at new place but sound is terrible. She actually understands all my explanations about acoustic issues at new place, but she doesn’t take it seriously. My daughter actually listens to a lot of music, sometimes for hours however I wouldn’t call her audiophile, probably just a serious music lover and I understand that she will have listening fatigue pretty soon at her new place.
Acoustic treatment probably would be limited or refused due to esthetic and design incompatibility. Has anyone experienced setting up a system in such conditions, any advice?
This video from Acoustics Insider says that windows are relatively similar to drywall. Approach reflection points in a similar manner. |
Darko also had a pice on the IKEA product. https://darko.audio/2024/06/cheap-easy-room-treatment-with-ikeas-new-mittzon-range/ |
A few of these placed strategically my help. Other options also https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/mittzon-frame-w-cstrs-acoustic-screen-gunnared-beige-white-s39514683/ |
@rodman99999 is correct. Also, the use of thick area rugs and overstuffed furniture helps. Anything to absorb some of the echo that will be generated in that room. |
The densest/heaviest/least acoutically transparent ripple-fold curtains* you can find, with the deepest ripples available. Prevent sound waves from reaching the glass and being reflected back into the room, as much as possible. *https://vitaliainc.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-ripple-fold-drapery/ and: https://www.acoustic-curtains.com/curtains/acoustic-curtains/ Happy listening! |