What has produced the greatest sound improvement for you?

[Mike48]

In my experience, treating the room (acoustic treatment) has made the biggest positive difference. It evened the bass, reduced irritation, and improved imaging and clarity remarkably. In my current room, it's improved a basement room from an acoustic disaster to a very good sounding audio space.

 

Of course, the room itself is fundamentally important, but how many can choose our rooms? We city dwellers, especially, often have to compromise. Fortunately, proper treatment allows any speaker to perform far better in any room -- quite remarkable.

 

Next in importance, I'd say, are the speakers. But still, decent but modest speakers in a well-treated room will sound better, in my experience, than superb, expensive speakers in a room with bad acoustics.

 

[Mike48]

11 hours ago, Summit said:

 

Can you publish a picture showing your acoustic treatment?

Yes, here are two. There have been slight changes, but this shows the basics.

 

 

[Mike48]

5 hours ago, Summit said:

 

Did you chose your acoustic treatment after measuring the room or just what treatment that seemed "fitting"?

More the latter. After all, every room needs bass trapping, first-reflection control, and reduction of slap echo. The measurement came in when trying to minimize SBIR.

 

Also, I had panels and traps left over from a previous room and used them as part of this setup. There has been ongoing experimentation of what sounds best where.