Tony L
Administrator
Do rug, canvas paintings, plants and curtains count? I guess not.
As far as I’m concerned yes, very much so. I’ve understood the old-school studio ‘live end/dead end’ for most of my hi-fi life, i.e. for every opposing pair of surfaces in a room at least one should be an absorber or diffuser. This obviously includes the floor/ceiling, so I always have a good thick carpet, underlay, rug etc. Thankfully records, CDs and books are superb at breaking a room up, and as stated up thread I have loads of those! I also find certain room shapes work well for me and others do not. I like a rectangular room and the system on the ‘wide’ wall. I’d never live anywhere with an ‘L-shaped’ or two rooms knocked through, and I’d never want a system firing down the long dimension. This late in the day I have a very good idea on walking into a room if I can get it to work for what I want or not, and I just don’t rent or buy anywhere that doesn’t look viable. I far prefer to just get it right at the beginning rather than attempting to fix an acoustic mess later. It is a big part of a house viewing for me and always has been as I’ve been an audiophile long before a home renter/buyer.