Room tuning materials

[Ultra Violent]

Recent upgrades to the bedroom hifi has caused an increase in bass. Hence, some music is starting to sound a bit boomy. I've chocked down the rear ports but problem still exists. The room is far from perfect (floor to celling glass on 2 walls and double hight celling's) sonically. Are there commercial products I can buy to hang on some walls to absorb some of the excess base? The whole flat is very minimalist and modern, so the misses wont stand for anything that sticks out like a saw thumb!

I guess a room correction stage is also worth considering, something that would fit between a digital source and my DAC...

Edited by Ultra Violent on Saturday 11th September 16:43

[Plotloss]

There are products available, bass traps and the like but they aren't for use in general use rooms, they're fine in dedicated rooms but however you slice it they're not overly pleasing aesthetically speaking.

Room correction is the way forward. If you'd like a demo of the best in room correction electronics, drop me a line, can arrange.

[Ultra Violent]

Coolio.

My rooms are awful sonically, which is why my 2ch system is in the bedroom. Its the only place with some soft surfaces (bed and carpet). Misses is having a fit about it but so far it hasn't been thrown out.

Drop me a PM, defo interested in some sort of room correction. My AV amp has it and it makes a good difference in the lounge.

[Peter Empson]

If you can't move the speakers further away from the walls then using some bass traps in the corners of the room works well. There are numerous commercial and diy designs out there and they don't have to cost a fortune. For example large foam wedges covered with some fabric to disguise them can make a suprising difference. If you're anywhere near me (Aylesbury) I have some old ones you can borrow that I have spare.

[AdamBomb]

Chocking the ports will only Change the tuning frequency of the box, it will not necessarily reduce the amount of bass produced - in fact, depending on the room size & shape and the new tuning frequency there is a chance it could make it worse.

Your better off playing with positioning, move the speakers away from bounderies (walls, any large surfaces)... You could also try to EQ the lump out - if you have the facility.

Because the frequencys your having problems with are so long any kind of bass trap is not going to be a small thing - so will probably have a very low waf. (that Wife Acceptance Factor).

[Ultra Violent]

Port bungs definitely help. Well rolled up socks do

I think I might have to go down the Room Correction route. I have this on my AV amp and it is quite good. I'm wondering if there is a software version I could use on my music server before music is streamed to my DAC?

[Plotloss]

Ultra Violent said:

Port bungs definitely help. Well rolled up socks do

I think I might have to go down the Room Correction route. I have this on my AV amp and it is quite good. I'm wondering if there is a software version I could use on my music server before music is streamed to my DAC?

Unlikely because the room has to be measured in order to be corrected and that can only be done post amplification as the correction depends on the tonal characteristics and positioning of the speakers. The product I have in mind is two channel specific and can compensate for the room and even be voiced specifically for the sound you're looking to create.

I'll drop you a mail now.