DTB300
Well-known member
Equipment is not always the issue with sound in our rooms. Most people seem to be looking for that "upgrade-itch" change to improve their sounds - usually costing significant amounts of cash.
Well, instead of dropping those $K figures, try making some changes to your room. There are many great programs out there to help you in measuring your room and seeing what problems you really have. You can move equipment around the room, and see what changes in makes. Who knows, for just the price of a Rad Shack SPL Analogue meter, and a demo program, you could change your room sound significantly.
Here is a great paper by Ethan Winer on room acoustics and is a great read and points to check in your room. Note that there are other solutions than fiberglass out there. Stuff called Ultratouch and Acoutic Cotton.
Ethan Winer Article...
http://www.ethanwiner.com/acoustics.html
UltraTouch...
http://www.bondedlogic.com/ultratouch.htm
Acoustic Cotton...
http://www.acousticotton.com/product_info3.htm
And here are a couple of forums to read about acoustic topics and get some advice...
Rives Audio at Audio Asylum
http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/rives/bbs.html
Ethan Winer forum at Musicians Help:
http://www.musicplayer.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum;f=26;hardset=0;start_point=0;DaysPrune=0
There are too many great DIY things we can do to our rooms to help out the sound we are getting...
Dan
Well, instead of dropping those $K figures, try making some changes to your room. There are many great programs out there to help you in measuring your room and seeing what problems you really have. You can move equipment around the room, and see what changes in makes. Who knows, for just the price of a Rad Shack SPL Analogue meter, and a demo program, you could change your room sound significantly.
Here is a great paper by Ethan Winer on room acoustics and is a great read and points to check in your room. Note that there are other solutions than fiberglass out there. Stuff called Ultratouch and Acoutic Cotton.
Ethan Winer Article...
http://www.ethanwiner.com/acoustics.html
UltraTouch...
http://www.bondedlogic.com/ultratouch.htm
Acoustic Cotton...
http://www.acousticotton.com/product_info3.htm
And here are a couple of forums to read about acoustic topics and get some advice...
Rives Audio at Audio Asylum
http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/rives/bbs.html
Ethan Winer forum at Musicians Help:
http://www.musicplayer.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum;f=26;hardset=0;start_point=0;DaysPrune=0
There are too many great DIY things we can do to our rooms to help out the sound we are getting...
Dan