The ideal listening room


When building a hi-fi or reference system, most times one give more emphasis on the equiment it self not having a lot a choices but to sacrifes sound's quality due to a poor listenig room with components trying to blend on a living room. But, what if you have the option to desing your own listenig room, how will it be? What materials, dimensions either corners or narrow end walls...
victorhsalcedo

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Victorhsalcedo,

MHO is similar to Highend64: use the Golden ratio (1:1.618)to size your room. This should ensure that room modes are not mutiples of each other which will ensure better room acoustics overall.

George Cardas has treated this subject on his website where he gives 2 room dimensions one where the ceiling height is constant & another one where is gradually increases as one moves away from the speakers towards the listener. I have also read that some favour a "coffered" ceiling - one where the walls are vertical for a bit then slope inwards before reaching the ceiling. This also helps break-up various room modes.

Here is the link to Cardas' website:
http://www.cardas.com/cgi-bin/main_content.cgi?area=Insights&content_id=29&pagestring=Room+Setup+4

http://www.cardas.com/cgi-bin/main_content.cgi?area=Insights&content_id=36&pagestring=Room+Setup+10

Again, FWIW, IMHO, YMMV.