Wooden shelf full of objects works well as diffusion.
Instead of building diffusion panels, told people many times shelfs with lots of random objects also diffusion.
Wife friendly sound design =
Diffusion panel = large pretty full wall shelving , lots of dividers and random pretty stuff objects.
Absorption Panels = Full wall floor to ceiling drapes, add accent lights for points.
Bass trap for small rooms = huge big fluffy couch at end of longest wall.
Your seating is not against the wall, mid room. No boundaries near you.
Very helpful.
When I delivered furniture and designed rooms for high end homes.
We often made the joke, among furniture delivery guys
You can tell how rich people are by how heavy their bedroom set is
And if you can walk all the way around the couch and not hit a wall.
Last high end home I did had floor trim and crown moulding...in the garage
Instead of building diffusion panels, told people many times shelfs with lots of random objects also diffusion.
Wife friendly sound design =
Diffusion panel = large pretty full wall shelving , lots of dividers and random pretty stuff objects.
Absorption Panels = Full wall floor to ceiling drapes, add accent lights for points.
Bass trap for small rooms = huge big fluffy couch at end of longest wall.
Your seating is not against the wall, mid room. No boundaries near you.
Very helpful.
When I delivered furniture and designed rooms for high end homes.
We often made the joke, among furniture delivery guys
You can tell how rich people are by how heavy their bedroom set is
And if you can walk all the way around the couch and not hit a wall.
Last high end home I did had floor trim and crown moulding...in the garage
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IMO it seems too early to be setting the budget, brand, etc... I'd first give it a shot at listening to commercial offerings.
Perhaps you'd be better served by PA bits and waveguides. Premium brand name drivers are overrated.
Yeppp, room is still being built, and 100% agree with you about the ceiling, that's why I'm adding ceiling borders and wooden logs are coming in the ceiling as well, hopefully to kill those nasty 90 degree angles.
I've never heard the linkwitz before, but I do like and open to the idea of an open baffle speakers.
Thanks for the info mate 🙏
My wife's gonna be happy about this, thank you so much 🤣
We just purchased this house and we're so happy about it, it's our dream house and we're treating it as one. 🙏
Only If you can pull them out 2m or so from the front wall...
Rather than getting into specific types an overview of cabinet types is the thing to do first.
Transmission Line cabinet design works well for your listening requirements, these are forward 'firing' with vents at the base.
Floor-standing types that tend to be deep but with a narrow fascia, they often have good proportions.
They have non resonant bass that will extend accurately an octave lower than anything for the cabinet size,
this helps keep the midrange clear and less distorted.
In acoustics the transmission line is as close to ideal as we can achieve, being both an 'infinite baffle' at the same time as being an open damped line.
These are often not made by companies due to their complex tapered or folded line and their final weight. Ideal for the DIY'er to get the best out of that design. If you can find John Wright designs you'll be in hog heaven!
Tuned ports will always resonate at a particular frequency in the bass and can be really irritating if you know your music.
This design 'loads' the box, not the room.
Passive radiators also provide accurate bass extension, they are technically closed cabinets and more restricted.
Transmission Line cabinet design works well for your listening requirements, these are forward 'firing' with vents at the base.
Floor-standing types that tend to be deep but with a narrow fascia, they often have good proportions.
They have non resonant bass that will extend accurately an octave lower than anything for the cabinet size,
this helps keep the midrange clear and less distorted.
In acoustics the transmission line is as close to ideal as we can achieve, being both an 'infinite baffle' at the same time as being an open damped line.
These are often not made by companies due to their complex tapered or folded line and their final weight. Ideal for the DIY'er to get the best out of that design. If you can find John Wright designs you'll be in hog heaven!
Tuned ports will always resonate at a particular frequency in the bass and can be really irritating if you know your music.
This design 'loads' the box, not the room.
Passive radiators also provide accurate bass extension, they are technically closed cabinets and more restricted.
Another vote for DSP / active.
I've been using DSP / active since 2012.
5 way horn systems and most recently Multi Entry Horn designs with 3 ways in the horn and tapped horn subs.
There's nothing quite like it.
If you have the real estate and can manage the foot prints / size they are second to none.
I've been using DSP / active since 2012.
5 way horn systems and most recently Multi Entry Horn designs with 3 ways in the horn and tapped horn subs.
There's nothing quite like it.
If you have the real estate and can manage the foot prints / size they are second to none.