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A New Way to Think About Room Acoustics

I often have people ask me some very basic overall questions about the acoustical design of a room, such as: how much will it cost, what will it look like, how much better is it going to sound? All of these are important questions and sometimes it's difficult to give someone an answer that's easily understood.

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Tech Article: Listening Room Acoustics: Room Modes & Standing Waves Part I
by Michel Leduc — last modified July 01, 2009 06:51
Listening Room Acoustics: Room Modes & Standing Waves Part I
Room modes cause standing waves that can cause three acoustical problems: a level boost at some frequencies, an extent of the duration of sound at those same frequencies (resonance) and some profound dips at other frequencies. This article explores methods of reducing the problems of standing waves in your home theater room and also works real world examples for greater clarity. Don’t settle for acoustical compromises. Learn the facts, and arm yourself with the right tools to enhance your movie watching and music listening experiences.

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Tech Article: Bass Trapping Ideas for Non-Ideal Spaces
by Jeff Hedback — last modified May 27, 2009 08:23
Bass Trapping Ideas for Non-Ideal Spaces
Bass traps control low frequency issues in rooms. Simply, they are the single most effective investment toward a quality audio experience that is rarely made by the home theater enthusiast. The information contained within this article may not allow you to unleash your own plan for optimal bass trapping, but it may point you towards that result. Proper bass trapping is a 100% guaranteed investment and is worth a close look for those serious about achieving the best bass response their home theater systems have to offer.

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Tech Article: How Does Listening Room Acoustics Affect Sound Quality?
by Michel Leduc — last modified April 15, 2009 06:43
How Does Listening Room Acoustics Affect Sound Quality?
Unfortunately, where sound quality is concerned, the acoustics of the listening room is rarely taken into account. Indeed, most people opt for expensive, top of the range sound systems in an attempt to reach the best-possible sound quality. But they often ignore one essential thing: the acoustics of the listening room itself. As a sound system is used in an enclosed space ‘a listening room’, the acoustical conditions of that room will inevitably take control over the sound quality. This article focuses on the main acoustical problems of the listening room and how they can deteriorate the perceived sound.

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Tech Article: Twenty Questions Toward a Correct Home Theater Room
by Jeff Hedback — last modified December 09, 2007 09:17
Twenty Questions Toward a Correct Home Theater Room
Let’s get right to it. You love audio, are passionate about your system and are always searching for a better experience, a more accurate response. You’ve heard the term “room correction”. You’ve heard speakers in various rooms, you are aware of acoustical treatments and active room correction systems (ARC). You know that your dedicated audio system is not in a purpose built room. You would like to make the room as “correct” as possible; however you have no clear idea what approach is best for your room. This article explores the 20 questions you should ask yourself towards building a great room along with feedback from leading industry experts within their own respected disciplines on this topic.

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Editorial: Building Great Bass Response In Your Home Theater
by Jeff Hedback — last modified May 22, 2007 08:31
Building Great Bass Response In Your Home Theater
If you are searching for the utmost listening experience in your room with your system it is time you consider how your space is constructed. It is the purpose of this article to show you how the construction relates to your audio experience. There is an inverse relation between sound isolation (STC) and sound absorption (NRC). The greater the isolation of a surface the more sound energy is going to remain in that space. This applies directly below 200 Hz where the resonance of room modes is a primary factor of your systems character. It becomes compounded when you add multiple sound sources with low frequency information…you got it, your room.

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Editorial: Early Reflections in Home Theaters: A Different Perspective
by Jeff Szymanski — last modified April 11, 2007 06:18
Early Reflections in Home Theaters: A Different Perspective
Early reflections may or may not be major problems in home theaters. Addressing them through the use of heavy absorption should be pursued with caution. I believe the issue of early reflections and their relative merits (or lack thereof) in any home theater should never be ignored. This article opens a dialog on how to best deal with them and how they differ from large listening spaces.

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Tech Article: Active Room Correction: A Primer to Audyssey MultEQ Pro
by Patrick Hart — last modified February 26, 2007 03:54
Active Room Correction: A Primer to Audyssey MultEQ Pro
Audyssey's Sound Equalizer is the company's first branded, flagship statement product. In working with the MultEQ Pro software over the last couple of months it has become apparent to this author that the ASE's power and flexibility can be best exploited, as far as overall system sound quality and balance are concerned, if careful attention is first paid to speaker selection, placement, and positioning. Often, passive room treatments, themselves carefully selected and placed are also recommended.

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Tech Article: HAA Level I Certification Training Course Overview
by Ken Stein — last modified February 26, 2007 04:04
HAA Level I Certification Training Course Overview
This article is about HAA certification training and it also contains some great information on home acoustics from the course which I have included in this article. You may find that even a few tidbits of information can make drastic sonic improvements to your system.

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Tech Article: A New Way to Think About Room Acoustics
by Richard Rives Bird — last modified February 26, 2007 04:43
A New Way to Think About Room Acoustics
I often have people ask me some very basic overall questions about the acoustical design of a room, such as: how much will it cost, what will it look like, how much better is it going to sound? All of these are important questions and sometimes it's difficult to give someone an answer that's easily understood.

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Tech Article: Designing a Listening Room - Rives Audio
by Richard Rives Bird — last modified June 28, 2005 20:00
Designing a Listening Room - Rives Audio
This article should provide a good understanding of what can be expected in terms of the process of designing a listening room. There are five phases to most design projects. Some of the phases may overlap slightly on occasion, but ideally each will have a clear beginning and ending point.

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Tech Article: Human Hearing - Reprise Part 4 — by Mark Sanfilipo — last modified February 26, 2007 04:50
Tech Article: Human Hearing - Distortion Audibility Part 3 — by Mark Sanfilipo — last modified February 26, 2007 04:53
Tech Article: Human Hearing - Phase Distortion Audibility Part 2 — by Mark Sanfilipo — last modified February 26, 2007 04:59
Tech Article: Human Hearing: Amplitude Sensitivity Part 1 — by Mark Sanfilipo — last modified February 26, 2007 05:02
Tech Article: A Guide to Sound Isolation and Noise Control — by Richard Rives Bird — last modified May 09, 2007 11:34
Tech Article: Room Acoustics: Isolation & Noise Control — by Patrick Hart — last modified January 24, 2005 19:00
Tech Article: Audyssey Labs' MultEQ — by Patrick Hart — last modified December 28, 2004 19:00
Tech Article: The Perfect Room? — by Clint DeBoer — last modified December 05, 2004 19:00
Tech Article: Room Acoustics: Acoustic Treatments — by Patrick Hart — last modified October 24, 2004 20:00
Tech Article: Acoustics at Trade Shows — by Clint DeBoer — last modified October 19, 2004 20:00
Tech Article: Acoustics 101 Course by John Dahl of THX — by Patrick Hart — last modified October 03, 2004 20:00
Tech Article: High Performance Home Theater Calibration — by Patrick Hart — last modified March 06, 2007 15:42
Tech Article: Helmholtz Resonant Absorber — by Adam P. Salisbury — last modified August 30, 2004 20:00
Tech Article: Calculating Room Modes with ModeCalc — by Ethan Winer — last modified March 06, 2007 17:14
Tech Article: Acoustics Facts and Fiction — by Ethan Winer — last modified May 22, 2008 20:48
Tech Article: Physics Tutorial 2: The Physics of Hearing — by Mike Duda — last modified August 29, 2004 20:00
Tech Article: Rooms Without Boundaries: Using RPG Diffusors — by Jeff Madison — last modified August 24, 2004 20:00
Tech Article: Bass Traps - Not Just for Fisherman! — by Ethan Winer — last modified August 24, 2004 20:00
Tech Article: Getting the Right Acoustics for Your Listening Room — by Richard Rives Bird — last modified August 24, 2004 20:00
Tech Article: Room Modes and Dealing with Them — by Richard Rives Bird — last modified April 03, 2007 06:20

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