You could--I'd say should--also consult F. Alton Everest, "Sound Studio Construction on a Budget" and/or his "Master Handbook of Acoustics, 2nd or 3rd Edition". Among much other vital info, you'll learn that there's no magic about the so-called "golden ratio", and you'll see why not. Bigger rooms run less risk of main resonant nodes being far apart, and so standing out, but it's a matter of degree, and 25' is definitely not mandatory, even among "golden ratio" advocates. Everest's books will also go into how to deal with problems your dimensions pose. If you can manage DIY projects, his book discusses many. I myself have designs for RPG-style diffusors and Argent Room Lens clones, not related to "golden ratio" issues but still relevant to good sound. I email them on request; feel free.
the listening room: "golden ratio"?
I too am about to build a listening room, actually, I'm building a garage and adding the room over the top. There seems to be a lot of advice to pay attention to the "golden ratio" which, essentially requires a room at least 25 feet long, by, roughly 17. this seems really "BIG". The rationale for the size is based on the theory that the lower hz frequency has a "wave length" of 25' or something to that affect. However, there are few speakers that reach down to that range. I have BW N804, whose freq. response is around 40hz. I was thinking of getting some N803's which add a bit, but still nothing close to 20hz. As nice as it might be to build a 25'X 17' room, I'd like to stick to somehthing around 15 X 12, roughly half the total size of the garage. How much would I "lose" in that size? The other consideration is the cost of heating this room, living in the north, my electronics would not like to spend the winter out there at -30 and electric base board heat would run up a hell of a bill.
thoughts?
joeb
thoughts?
joeb