Topic: Room Treatment

[Arulco]

Sir I'm really not a fan of bass traps in its capability to significantly reduce the low frequencies. For home theatre application I believe most watchers would watch the movies with slightly boosted low frequencies to make the experience more immersive. And if there are rattling issues, i would recommend fixing the rattling issue so you can have a better "bass". Or lower the sub gain if you want to "trap" the bass. Or perhaps EQ the lower frequencies.

But for 2 channel applications, that is a different topic. Instead of bass traps I would recommend treating the corners with custom made thick absorber panels or thick sound absorbers. It would have the same effect as the bass traps.

Thank you for the solid advice. I'll definitely look into it.

My main purpose is for 2-channel music and I wanted to get rid of the occasional boominess by attenuating some of the bass frequency peaks and dips while preserving overall bass levels. So basically I want to flatten the bass frequency curve with EQ as a last resort.

[alvinbaronsia]

Thank you for the solid advice. I'll definitely look into it.

My main purpose is for 2-channel music and I wanted to get rid of the occasional boominess by attenuating some of the bass frequency peaks and dips while preserving overall bass levels. So basically I want to flatten the bass frequency curve with EQ as a last resort.

If you only have 1-2 frequencies you want to control, you can make helmholtz resonators.

[TinkerTailor]

Talking of speakers in relation to the room, I wonder what are benefits if the stereo speaker drivers are installed in the front wall i.e. the front wall itself is the baffle.

[synchro_01]

Talking of speakers in relation to the room, I wonder what are benefits if the stereo speaker drivers are installed in the front wall i.e. the front wall itself is the baffle.

Benefits? stealth look. Malinis tingnan because in wall speakers are designed really to blend in the decor however you probably will lose the sonic illusion of depth. Sa US uso yang set up na yan.  pre built in wall speakers are available from many reputable speaker manufacturers. Madali for them to install those because their walls are normally not concrete unlike here.

[at_sunset_blvd]

IN-WALL good for HT use if we like to have clean look w/out those bulky speakers all around the room. I think ok lang yung IN-WALL para sa HT coz usually it just for effects but for stereo they aren't capable of high-quality sound. Just my 2 cents.

[TinkerTailor]

I was wondering if the same benefits of infinite baffle subwoofer system would apply...

[at_sunset_blvd]

Cars in the 80's usually has those infinite baffle system making the entire baggage compartment as the box. I don't know if that will ever work w/ home systems. Maybe if there's a basement & the under flooring is made of wood then possibly install the sub speakers in the basement then the bass flow to a duct/vent towards the intended area. parang pangit siguro ang sound nito & very tedious to do but maybe at least uni-directional ang bass waves 

[Nelson de Leon]

If you only have 1-2 frequencies you want to control, you can make helmholtz resonators.

Yeah. I remember your experiment...