| Acoustics - Basic room treatment | |
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Step 1 |
Add Full-Round TubeTraps to all four corners, start at the speaker end of room. Stacking two Full-Rounds on top of one another in a corner is better than a single Full-Round in a corner. The TubeTrap's chrome dots should point to the listening chair. Rotate Tubes to increase treble absorption. |
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This improves dynamics, unmasks midrange/treble detail, and reduces “room boom”. Launching a clean wavefront at the front of the room, and cleaning up the excess energy at the rear of the room make the most dramatic improvements. |
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Step 2 |
| Add Wall Panels,Diffuser Panels, or a combination of both to the side wall.
Diffusers turn hard reflections into ambiance. Panels absorb hard reflections. This removes ghost images in the horizontal plane, making images more focused. |
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Larger speakers will benefit from using Half- Rounds instead. Their additional bass absorbing capability will enhance bass dynamics. |
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Step 3 |
Add Half-Rounds to the front wall.. A pair of stacked Half-Rounds are better than a single Half-Round.
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This deepens the sound stage, by reducing ghost images from the front wall. Treblereflectors maintain room ambiance. |
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Step 4 |
Add Half-Rounds to the back wall. Again, stacked Half-Rounds are better than single Half-Rounds. The TubeTrap's chrome dots should point to the listening chair. Rotate Tubes to increase treble absorption. |
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Capturing bass energy at the rear of the room allows the direct bass sounds to have more impact, free from masking, cancellations, and room modes. |
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