Article: A New Listening Room Part Two: Acoustics, Speakers, DSP

[austinpop]

Excellent article! Wow Chris, you make me intensely jealous. I need to find an excuse to visit Minneapolis to have a listen!

 

Thanks for laying out the steps you took, as I'm sure this is what daunts audiophiles the most. I've already forwarded your article to several of my friends who want to "do something about the room," but are paralyzed by the complexity of the endeavor.

 

Can you give us a ballpark estimate of what the room treatments cost?

 

I will say that the last step of DSP, while tantalizing, is also daunting, as most people don't have the benefit of a Mitch giving them counsel.

[austinpop]

3 hours ago, Temporal_Dissident said:

Thoughts, suggestions, jokes, or thrown tomatoes welcome....

Is it too much to ask for a clear path from speakers to ears (without furniture in the way), or is that one of the non-negotiables? 
 

If so, you may be looking at mental health treatment before room treatments!  

[austinpop]

1 hour ago, Temporal_Dissident said:

Yes, yes,...the damn sofas. I know.  I could always sit on the sofa and wear headphones? Would that help?😞

 

Sorry, I was being facetious! I feel your pain.