Live room vs Dead room

Posted by: eazyryder on 27 February 2017

 I decided to haul the whole of my hi fi system to my brothers home to demonstrate the value of a good hi fi system.

He lives in a relatively small bungalow.

 Setting everything up and anxious to wow him with my system I started the first track "paul weller Out of the sinking". This track has always been a favourite to play for friends listening to my system at home.

In a word my system sounded "DULL"

It was as if someone has sucked the life out of the track , closed in with little soundstage at all, the issue continued track after track until finally I gave up and packed my system away.It was even starting to bore me!.

I knew then that the listening room at my brothers was a "Dead room" and my brother wasn't impressed at all, I tried to explain my system sounded completely different at my home, with a much more open staged lively sound but he found that hard to believe.

I have encountered this problem before auditioning my speakers with my current nait xs2 at a poorly setup hi fi store, the situation nearly put me off the amp.

Obviously now I understand I prefer a more live sounding room with my particular system.

Do any other forum members have a preference of live vs dead room or is it a matter of just acoustical room treatments?.

 

Posted on: 01 March 2017 by Innocent Bystander

Angled ceiling (and walls) actually should be beneficial as they prevent standing waves at lower frequencies, and the likelihood is that bass traps are more likely to be needed in rooms with parallel surfaces. On the other hand uneven surfaces which may include embossed wallpapers and the like cause scattering of high frequencies, while rugs and other soft furnishings absorb high frequencies.

Posted on: 02 March 2017 by TOBYJUG

Talking of bass traps in corners of rooms, is this not the preferred place to situate the system - away from the speakers - that many adhere to. Can't do much for isolating the boxes. Or am I missing something here ?

Posted on: 02 March 2017 by Finkfan

I've wondered that [@mention:31133010812284286]