Wisdom AUDIO SYSTEM CONTROLLER SC-1 - Professional Acoustic Design; References

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tionofanyspeakerisarstreectionpoint.ConcentrateonthosefortheLeft
andRightspeakersrst.
Ifyoucan,arrangetoapplyeitherabsorptionordiffusionattheseeightpoints
(don’tforgetthewallbehindyou).Absorptioncanbeassimpleasheavy,insu-
lateddrapes;diffusioncanbeprovidedbyawell-stockedbookcasewithbooks
ofvariedsizes.Alternatively,youcanbuypurpose-designedroomtreatments
(somesourceslistedunderReferences,below).
Theimportantthingstorememberarethese:agoodroomshouldhaveabal-
anceofabsorptionanddiffusion;andifyouaregoingtotreatonlyafewareas
oftheroom,therstreectionpointsarethemostimportantonestotreat.
Professional Acoustic Design Doesthisallsoundtoocomplicated?Forgoodreason.Itiscomplicated.
Thedifferencebetweentheaveragelisteningroomandonethatisprofessionally
designedandimplementedishuge.Agreatlisteningroomwilldisappeartoan
astonishingdegree,lettingtheexperiencescapturedinyourrecordingsspeakto
youdirectly.Awell-designedroomisalsoquieterandmorecomfortable.Itcan
easilybecomeafavoriteretreatforpeaceandrejuvenation.
Ifyoudecidetoinvestigatethepossibilityofimprovingyourroomwiththehelp
ofaprofessional,itisimportanttondsomeonewhofocusesondomestic/
residentialspaces.Mostacousticiansaretrainedtodealwithlargespaces—air-
ports,auditoriums,lobbiesincommercialbuildings,etc.Theproblemsseenin
“small”rooms(residentialspaces)arequitedifferent,andoutsidetheexperience
ofmostacousticians.Findsomeonewhospecializesinandhaslotsofexperi-
encedesigninghomestudios,hometheaters,andthelike.YourWisdomAudio
dealermaybesuchaperson;failingthat,he/shecanhelpyoundsuchapro-
fessional.
References Books on Acoustics:
The Master Handbook of Acoustics,F.AltonEverest,TABBooks
Sound Reproduction: The Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Loudspeakers and
RoomsbyDr.FloydToole
Suppliers of Acoustic Treatments:
AcousticInnovations,http://www.acousticinnovations.com/
AcousticSciencesCorporation,http://www.acousticsciences.com/
EchoBusters,http://www.echobusters.com
MSRAcoustics,http://www.msr-inc.com/home_theater/hometheater.html
RPGDiffusorSystems,http://www.rpginc.com/