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Used some vevlet curtains on a empty wall to remove reflection, looked horrible but worked perfectly. Could have been nicely done if I could bother at the time tho.
PowerGuy: I believe the main reason for installing wooden slats in a listening area is to reduce reverberant noise. Not sure how effective this acoustic treatment is as a bass trap. But it would certainly dampen reflections snd reverberating noise. Design is critical. Slat spacing, thickness, shape, location, spacing from rear wall or ceiling and type of wood used will determine how effective this acoustic treatment is. Just installing slats without design considerations can make the acoustics in a room worse
Evening everyone! Just wanted to say thank you so much for joining us for this ride and for tuning in the way you have to these home reno videos. I swear we've got a review coming for you all very soon. It means the world to me that you've stuck with us through this crazy process. I did want to say one thing, I noticed an error in the video. Nothing major. But the second frequency response graph shown in the video, the bass hump looks to be about the same on both graphs. Not sure why or what caused that to be because on my pre-rendered file it is definitely NOT that way. Suffice to say, the bass bump should look higher in the background than the foreground response curve. Sorry about that. Again, not sure what happened. Anyway, the "after" graph is accurate so that's all that matters. Thanks again for watching the video and know that we appreciate you all! Have a great rest of your evening (or morning) wherever you are! -Andrew
We put on an acoustic painting. Meaning the canvas is sound transparent, the frame offers space behind the canvas and that space contains acoustic absorption material.
I have to say it you are the only video that talks about living room . Everything else is listening rooms or mixing-recording rooms . And I thank you a lot you gave a little more insight on the topic since I wil be building little house soon
I just love how you two handle acoustic problems with a good visual/interior design. This is a rare thing and the house looks stunning. Your new content is so good and something that people will watch years later when they try to solve the same things. I'm all about making the interior design as good/functional as possible and creating DIY solutions for the audio that also goes together with the interior elements. For example, custom acoustic panels with smooth design art fabric on the top can make an ugly thing into something people always compliment. Not even a single person has ever guessed two of my massive elements are diffusers/absorbers... They think it's just art.
True. Design is also one thing that this hobby kind of lacks. It would be easier for an average younger person to get into if speakers and equipment were designed to go together with (modern) decoration. Most audiophile equipments are designed and sold by older men. There's a massive market for the younger generation with money to spend. I have seen zero big streamers with sponsored hi-fi speakers or headphones and they use audio devices 8h+ every day.
I absolutely LOVE the wood slat treatment! For relatively little money, it really lends a high end, elegant look. You've really given me some great ideas about what can be accomplished with a well planned strategy. I'm guilty of typically just putting my AV equipment in the room and not doing much of anything to the room itself. You're making me want to completely redo my listening space now. I'm impressed by how you've made a space that will sound amazing, but also be a beautiful space to live in even when not listening to anything. That balance is so often overlooked.
Just passing along a tip on that 8x10 felt carpet pad: I’ve discovered that if you roll it up it will stand on its end and make a pretty darn good bass trap. So, if you want to experiment with how a base trap will change the sound in a corner of your room you can have a mobile 8’ tall bass trap to move from corner to corner before you cut it up for installation in your wall.
So pleased you 2 marched through this shoulder to shoulder. You're skills are master level but you're marriage and support for each other is the real treasure. Blessings at y'all.
Great job guys. We just finished our own acoustic treatments (8 homemade “box springs”) and while no, not nearly as attractive, they have done wonders for the room. My wife likes to come into the room to talk and make calls. The difference is just stunning. Thanks for the room measurement tip. I am going to try that. Yes! - the slats look amazing and we’re worth the cut eat, etc. You’ll heal. 😂
The wall slats look amazing! Awesome job and idea. Thank you for sharing! I have an enormous loft space with 25' ceilings. I have hung multiple 5x8 rugs around like art. Big rugs on the floor, too. And while the space is still "live" and reverberant, it sounds natural to the large volume and gives audio a nice sense of space.
Omg, I can totally hear the difference! LOVE YOUR ROOM. Fixed our room with insulated canvas artwork, throw rugs (but a pad is not a bad idea), and a very, very large sectional. Room is damned near perfect. A suggestion for lighting: maybe move your key light to the other side of the camera so it isn't fighting with the window light from your left? Sort of the inverse of your previous lighting setup in Austin? Only use the window for a kicker instead of a light? I know how hard it is to keep posting in the midst of moving and furnishing. Bravo to the two of you for soldiering on. Good luck!
I love how open and willing you are to share not only your experience but also posting links on how to get/buy anything you used too. Keep up the great work!
Fantastic job guys! I love that you didn’t skimp on the aesthetics to achieve what is a very honest and cost effective solution, in fact I personally feel that visually you have enhanced the character of the space ten fold! Plus kudos to you both for doing it yourselves, from experience the final feeling is so much more rewarding knowing that you got the job done, bravo! 👏 As a side note, I bought my Naim Uniti Atom in no small part in response to your review and I need to say that it’s one of the best purchases I have made in my life, I can not rate it high enough, it has literally transformed the way we listen to music in our home!
First of all... thank you! Thank you for all the attention to detail. As I am a hifi newb, or "wannabe" if you will, I greatly appreciate everything from your materials used, to their sources, to the amount of work and effort it takes to obtain your desired results. This is one of the few channels that I've found that not only breaks down the equipment being reviewed, but the space and how you've measured, AND what you used to measure. Additionally, you have it all identified and linked in your video description as well. I've finally pulled the trigger and started ordering equipment yesterday and have understood that treating the room would need to be next, but had no idea where to start. By pure chance this video popped up on my list this morning and here we are. I feel I am better prepared for the next phase in my home setup because of your efforts. For all the ass-pain this caused in your life, I would like to simply say thank you. Your video's are worth it to me.
I can already tell based on your audio in this video compared to your older videos how much of an improvement has been made. Congrats to the both of you. Hopefully you can start getting settled and start feeling more “at home” soon!
This level of obsession for perfection buys you a first class ticket to an anxiety problem. That being said, effort, transparency and result are A*. Love it. Must be quite the thing showing this off to the ruthless world that is the internet. Appreciate you did. Just take care and enjoy it.
I love the look. You can hear the difference since your first video in your new home. The DYI panels are awesome. Sooooo Kristi, your handyman husband Andrew is really a good handyman. I love how you guys think outside the box. I will also be on the lookout how you Kristi will furnish the rest of your space.
Thank you, Brian! He's quite resourceful and skilled it turns out :)!! We're going to have to wait a minute before spending any more money!! Holy moly it's expensive to redecorate!
omg I hate how good you are at just absolutely killing it with aesthetics and making in functional too!! I'm a handy guy and I love the clean aesthetic but I have absolutely NO vision for it at all. Luckily my home is a new build so the contractor took care of most of it but man you really made this look amazing!
I love your channel. Not always agree but like you always clarify … I am the one who have to like the sound of my “room” - you are well articulated - and the comparisons you make are fair and transparent- thank you for the wealth of information and work you put on each and every video - I shared your channel with friends and family - Merry Christmas !!!!! Cheers! 🎉❤😊
The wood slats were an awesome aesthetically pleasing solution design wise. It frames the t.v.nicely and adds so much more visual interest. I designed 1 of my clients room similarly with the only difference being, was my adding accent lighting un-uniformly between several slats.
I’ve enjoyed watching the journey. It looks amazing. I’ve seen so many photos of listening spaces with the ugly “box springs” all over the walls that I know personally I would have a hard time enjoying the space. Even if it was a dedicated listening space. Well done.
Andrew, the high ceiling and large volumetric cubes of the space suggest a cloud type treatment could yield significant benefits in both freq and time domains. Plus, a simple diy cloud system can include inexpensive LED indirect perimeter up-lighting ... transforming the ambience with it's warm soft glow. Indirect, diffuse, up-lighting is second only to natural light in aesthetic appeal. Food for thought. (I get it, you're at a stopping point. Simply like to point out there's diverging opinions in sidewall treatment approaches. However, there's universal acceptance to acoustic advantages to ceiling cloud treatment). Killer content btw
I definitely like the look of the wood slats. I showed my wife the video of the bump out. I might have just unwittingly set something into motion at my house. Great DIY series, fun to watch.
Very useful video! Very clever in the process, thank you! People don't realize how much room treatment can also make a room more pleasant even to have conversation in it, a specially for more than 4 peoples.
You Guys!!! Looks so great!!! Love the vibe/feel of your new room and the fact that it sounds great it also a plus....!!! I knew you would come through with making a great looking/sounding room! Congrats on the new home!!!
Great progress! Looks Amazing! As far as room treatments go in my new house. I did tile the floors throughout so I added large area rugs. I have a 12' long floor to ceiling glass sliding door on one side of the room so I added floor to ceiling thick drapes on that side wall. I also added a large sectional couch with pillows and blankets. I got all these ideas from you so thank you. That was enough treatment to make me very happy with the sound, just treating my room with interior design.
My "listening" room very square with 12 foot ceilings. To break up the reflections off the cieling I hung Dragon kites. I backed the wings with wool backing like the floor material you used. A flight of dragons is not for everyone but it makes my smile . . . I agree with your approach and not shotgun your solution.. love your slate wall. Great video you two !
I have been watching the channel since Feb 2020 and I've been a fan ever since. I'm looking forward to see you guys get back to normal. Much love from Kansas City.
I put a leaned a couple acoustic ceiling panels against the wall behind my speakers, made a noticable difference in the sound quality. Doesnt look great, but I'm happy!
I really enjoyed this. Being an owner of a UMIK-1 and a user of the REQ software I had a blast following how you corrected your room. Fantastic guys. Enjoyed this as much as any review you have done. Lots of fun!
So happy to hear that, Harry. While the project was definitely painstaking at times, we are so pleased with the results and even happier to be able to get back to simply listening and enjoying our living space!
Ikea pegboards on the rear wall. A low cost, effective diffusion panel that doubles as a remote and game controller organizer. I also hang a few plants on them. You can also place some absorption material behind them to make them a combo panel.
I believe that I can hear a difference between this video and recent others in that I don't hear any echo. What you have shown of your room so far, it looks fantastic, I love the wood slats.
Yay! I was so nervous that people wouldn't be able to hear the difference. NGL, some in this community have given me a small amount of PTSD over the years. LOL.
Andrew, this is a great topic and one of the most overlooked. As I keep saying, the room is the most important component in an audio system. Bad room, bad sound no matter how expensive the equipment. Good room and even modest equipment will sound great.
It looks awesome you two! Yea I can imagine the stress. I agree with Kristi Room treatments are UGLY. These are our living rooms. I have Zero treatment or panels and zero rugs on Tile throughout. Haven't measured the room.. echos are obvious, Open concept w/ huge windows. There is no place to put panels except front wall but everything we have see we hate. Not doing DIY. When a movie is on in the dark room Dolby Vision, AVR at -15 it just slams and sounds amazing to us and thats just 5.1. Go to friends and neighbors house and they have a $200 soundbar or TV speakers or Alexa. They watch something here and they think I have spent $$$$$. Look forward to hearing how you like the in-ceilings and Atmos.
Guys, this looks so beautiful. Heads up, this will be another level for the future. You did an amazing job. Super, and your taste for the colors is great. It looks like the sun shines inside your room. Would love to hear the last result. So great that you are a hifi couple.
Great work! I just finished 9 months of basement renovation and home theater building. Mine is a slightly asymmetrical room roughly 14' x 30' x 8'. 6.1.4 Atmos /w virtual center channel. Almost the entire front wall consists of a 138" diagonal ultra-short-throw projection screen (Formovie for the win). There's about 3 feet to either side for curtains, absorbtion etc. Pretty much straight drywall on all sides. Front speakers are Eminent Tech LFT8b planars, so side reflection isn't too bad. They are dipoles so they are supposed to reflect off of the front wall to some degree, which is good because there's little room for difraction / absorbtion. I might have to be satisfied with velvet curtains on either side. The floor is cork, which is a decent absorber, but the floor slats are moderately reflective so I think an area rug at the first floor reflection will be good. The front, center and rear of the room have tray ceilings so they might act as slight diffusers but maybe a little absorption would be in order. The rear wall needs absorption. The corners might need bass traps.
Love the fact every thing you did factored in costs in the decision making AND the design/final appearance took priority over acoustic numbers . Very thoughtful and beautiful design. You guys nailed it!
Looks beautiful, definitely inspired! The wood slats are next level! I share your values of beautiful design + function, so your content really appeals to me and results look amazing! The insights from Kristi were a great inclusion too. If I can meekly offer some unsolicited wisdom- you are unbelievably fortunate that a nightmare month consists in setting up an immaculate new listening/ viewing room. I do encourage you to 'stop and smell the roses', as it were.
Amazing journey into a new space and a new aural space. Congratulations. Had no idea you were in Austin all that time before this move... lived there for 10 years. In Sacramento area now. Beautiful job. Great video!!
Nice vid!!!! I did a lot of work in a restaurant. Many customers visiting that place , where complaining about the “hollow” acoustics of the restaurant. The best tip ever: get some glue and carpet/fabric and put that underneath the table’s and chairs. It did wonders! With that in mind, I did the same thing at my home. All the big area’s not noticeable (table, chairs, dressoir etc) I put linnen beneath. And that was a big bingo for me. Mayby this info will help you or others. Kind regards from the Netherlands.
Wow Andrew let me first say wow I absolutely love the look. What makes it even more exciting for me is to know that it isn't just for esthetics but function as well. When you can make function to look beautiful that is where convergence lives and more so the women in or lives tend to push our creativity even further and into discovering our true potential. Things we would live with and stop at point X we do the extra mile when they are around. Well my room is a small one but open to one side so for the windows I use blackout drapes, a 7x9 area rug on the tile flooring a cd and DVD shelving unit in the corner to provide dispersion and large painting that is done on a some what poruse material which I proceeded filled with back with some soft spongy material, among others to cut some of the high reflections that is reflected off the back wall as I sit somewhat close to it. The idea seem to have worked as I am sensitive to high frequencies and have found myself bumping up the highs a little now and then.I also have shelving behind me that I place decorative items to break up the sound. A large bookshelf decorated with books and picture frames creating some Reflections and dispersion to even out the sound is placed to the open side of my listening space and adds to breaking up the space by giving some separation. I have come to realize that books are a good source of room treatment and as I do love them works well with me and my love for music. Also hanging portraits on the wall works to some degree as well. It's a pleasure sharing on your Chanel. Nuff love and respect to you and Kristie one ❤
I was thinking that the rug pad actually looked really good on the wall, I like the dark grey textured accent. But then I saw the wood slats and decided you made the right decision.
I appreciate your taking the time and trouble to show what you did and how you did it. Clearly a labor of love and some well thought out solutions. I like your carpet pad idea. One thing I am going to try as I put my theater room back together is change the orientation of the system. Part of the reasons why include the fact that we have a heavily sloped ceiling which to my way of thinking means the main speakers and tv should go on the long dimension in the room which is the area with the lowest ceiling. If I position speakers on the short wall then we have an asymetrical ceiling height from left to right which obviously isnt ideal. Using the long wall for the speakers means the ceiling height is the same for the 3 mains and expands towards the opposite wall, hopefully adding space and natural reverb for the surrounds they would not get otherwise. Room will have theater seating and a daybed along with heavy carpeting and very likely heavy curtains on the one window in the room. Room dimensions are 15x18 with ceiling slope from 10 ft to 20 ft, all drywall walls. Thinking of using three 20 amp circuits. Amplification is 1200 wpc for front LR 500 wpc for center and surrounds, all class D. Marantz AV10 processor and likely a Sony 85" TV. Ohm F5 mains with Legacy Audio center channel speaker and Legacy Signatures for surrounds. Sub duties to be handled by 2 SVS subs, likely the new 17" sub they just came out with. Not sure about other supporting equipment like turntable, Blu Ray player or CD player, that those things will depend partly on how the streaming industry moves with regard to forcing us to watch commercials when we are paying a subscription for the service. If current trends continue, I may well go back to physical media for entertainment just to avoid the maddening advertising.
My grandfather built his family room around a full size cathedral pipe organ, which was purchased from an old cathedral. The pipes (and connected instruments), resided behind slats that opened and closed depending on how loud he wanted the sound to flow into the room, which were positioned on the left/right sides of the organ. It was a grand setup to behold.
I like very much your wall treatment ,overall it looks fantastic and you will never guess there is sound treatment material behind those stack wood walls. it looks like a regulars living room not a studio. Well done Andrew and Kristi ! congratulations on your new house and looking forward to hear your new reviews
we have a carpeted cement slab floor in our room. treatment is mainly furniture- 4 Ikea bookshelves for books as well as vinyl , mixed with one additional smaller shaker style bookshelf, two small end tables on either side of the leather loveseat. A few discretely hidden 2x2 sound absorbing panels - one behind each equipment rack on the front wall. While this is all temporary, the room is scheduled for a makeover which will further improve the sound and appearance, hopefully later this year. The room sounds surprisingly good for both music and movies. we love the front wall treatment you did - inspiring!
Love the DIY inspiration that you guys bring to the acoustic discussion. As a beginner audiophile and a college student, my DIY experience has been making acoustic panels using jute coffee bags bc my new Fives are too much speaker for such a reflective room. I love the fact that you are tackling acoustics without sacrificing design!
Noticed the Model 40N on the console! Preordered mine in Feb off your review. Can’t wait to hear it in my room! Room treatment turned out amazing BTW. Love your channel!
That room turned out amazing! Good job guys. I've always seen those wood slat walls, and thought it looked great, but never had the balls to do it myself. This video is going in my favorites folder for when I do decide to tackle this project. Looking forward to the review on those funky looking tower speakers. Again good job guys, and congrats on the new house!
wow loving this content.. hearing your story of addressing "the room" makes the GR Research / Danny post even all that more eye opening. I could only imagine you seeing that video after spending a month going through room hell having a cocktail at night and here this guy starts going off on untreated room and inviting you down to so and so to see how it's done. You don't have to comment on this but I can only imagine what was going through your mind ;-)
I thank you for watching. While I have no comment on the video in question (apart from what I've said already), some creators biggest fails with respect to me or us is that they assume based on our esthetics and/or approach to the hobby that we don't know about or use the same techniques they do to achieve "better" sound. It's easier to make a "calling out video" than it is to actually reach out to people such as myself for an actual comment/conversation or whatnot. But then again, creating "calling out" videos is good for views on other channels, so what's the incentive for them to change?
Great work so far ! I have looked at a similar solution with woodpanels they look great, much better than the regular acustic foam panels. I am living in an appartment in an old building from 1947 and the floordeck and walls between the appartments move low frequencies as easy as "high end" acustic treament moves money from bankaccounts. I came up with a solution and used cork (2 inch) as base with glass panels (Stone slabs, marble slabs or any hard material can be used) on top of the cork for foundations for my frontspeakers and subwoofer. The solution did not only reduce the transfer of low frequencies to my neighbours but also improve the low and midrange sound in my livingspace :) The cork I used is the same used for wall soundtreaments in the construction field and is way cheaper to buy than hobby cork. I ordered 5 peaces 40 x 20 inch x 1 inch in thickness for about 70 dollars. The more the cheaper. I even used one panel of cork at my backwall.
Im doing my living room at the same as you by coincidence, and the fatigue is definitely kicking in. Almost done though! Yours looks grand! Good inspiration to me
QOTD: I used bookshelves and old textbooks from college to dampen sound reflection when I first got my own place. I double majored in Chemistry and English Literature, so I had a bunch of books. Good for an "intellectual" decor as well.
I used to work in a small venue that we hosted jazz and acoustic music mostly. The drum kit was a bit much for the room . One of our local audio engineers helped me build some bass traps. 18" x18" x 8' made out of 2"x2" , wrapped in chicken wire, then wrapped in a black burlap fabric. Then filled with recycled poly foam. We placed these in the corners and top of the back wall on the stage. It did help a ton.
Great video. I’ve been thinking of doing room treatments and have watched countless videos on DIY absorbers and reflectors. I work in a furniture store and have been walking back to our rug rack filled with wool and nylon rugs and pads. The difference in sound deadening is amazing behind the rack in a store where sound echos like crazy. You beat me to it. I was thinking of using rug pads and maybe a nice wool rug as decoration and sound treatment. LOL
Based on what I believe is your design taste, there was no doubt it was going to look amazing but I have to admit this far exceeded my expectation!! Looks AMAZING!!! Hope you guys don’t mind that I “steal” the look once I rebuild my attic as a entertainment room
Really nicely designed and integrated. The front wall adds greatly to the appeal of the room's look and it is functional at the same time. That is quite a trick. Well done you two, and congratulations on settling into your new home.
Your rooms and videos are waaaay more professional than most reviewers, and I certainly appreciate your real-world approach to audio. A couple of things though. If I’m not mistaken, RT60 is a “large room” metric, whereas RT30 is what should be used in a typical home. The second thing is if you review any dipole speakers, the large absorption panels on the front wall may negatively affect the sound.
I have a similar room layout like yours. It’s a large open area… I was happy with the acoustics of my setup ( each of the many components bought after your review) until i went to the audio store the other day… and i went to be their listening room. I listened to speakers and amps that i knew were ok but not as good as my setup at home.. But the sound i heard from their setup was much superior. I’m no acoustics expert… but i’m pretty sure i have a issue.. this video helped me… for i’m in the same boat as you… thank you… i think i’ll rewatch this video a few times over.. and get some more tips.
Great Job guys!! I just moved recently too. My great/family room is rather large with high ceilings too. Getting the wife factor correct is a big challenge. I envy you having Kristi who obviously understands some of the tech reasons why this is important. Keep the hits coming!!
When i decided to have a dedicated room for listening to music back in 1983, there was not much available to treat a room to improve the sound. Then i remembered when i travelled to Melbourne in 1969 to visit a friend there was a movie playing at one of the cinemas which i wanted to see. This theatre had curtains all up the side walls which tamed the sound to be more enjoyable. So, i bought heavy wollen curtains for my side walls and the wall behind the speakers. I have thick carpet covering the floor. The ceiling and the back wall behind where i sit have not been treated. I listen to music with cross talk cancellation and the result is simply amazing. Almost forgot, the room looks great. "Happy listening"!
Thanks so much for sharing your challenges, progress and effective updates to your room. I look forward to videos and reviews from your new space. Congratulations!
Beautiful work! My wife and I are about to close on a newer house with an large upstairs room that I'll use as a home studio/office/listening room. Your and Kristi's work has inspired me and given me more great ideas to consider regarding room treatment. I, too, have never liked the look of multiple panels and diffusers but surrendered to the idea as that's how rooms are traditionally done. Being able to better control the acoustics without making the room dead is important to me too. It makes a difference to me as a musician. Thank you both for a great channel!
im moving out in mid 2024. will definitely follow your footsteps since i love the way you incorporate the interior and/but still achieving/maximizing the hi-fi quality experience to made it your so called 'home'. absolutely quality content.
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Acoustically what did the wood slats do to your overall sound?
It looks great by the way.
Used some vevlet curtains on a empty wall to remove reflection, looked horrible but worked perfectly. Could have been nicely done if I could bother at the time tho.
PowerGuy: I believe the main reason for installing wooden slats in a listening area is to reduce reverberant noise.
Not sure how effective this acoustic treatment is as a bass trap. But it would certainly dampen reflections snd reverberating noise.
Design is critical. Slat spacing, thickness, shape, location, spacing from rear wall or ceiling and type of wood used will determine how effective this acoustic treatment is.
Just installing slats without design considerations can make the acoustics in a room worse
@@powerguymark It adds some diffusion to offset the absorption of high frequencies.
@Douglas Blake Actually the acoustics of larger rooms are better than those of smaller rooms. The modes of smaller rooms are harder to treat.
Evening everyone! Just wanted to say thank you so much for joining us for this ride and for tuning in the way you have to these home reno videos. I swear we've got a review coming for you all very soon. It means the world to me that you've stuck with us through this crazy process. I did want to say one thing, I noticed an error in the video. Nothing major. But the second frequency response graph shown in the video, the bass hump looks to be about the same on both graphs. Not sure why or what caused that to be because on my pre-rendered file it is definitely NOT that way. Suffice to say, the bass bump should look higher in the background than the foreground response curve. Sorry about that. Again, not sure what happened. Anyway, the "after" graph is accurate so that's all that matters. Thanks again for watching the video and know that we appreciate you all! Have a great rest of your evening (or morning) wherever you are! -Andrew
We put on an acoustic painting. Meaning the canvas is sound transparent, the frame offers space behind the canvas and that space contains acoustic absorption material.
They don’t work much bc paint and canvas is not absorptive
I have to say it you are the only video that talks about living room . Everything else is listening rooms or mixing-recording rooms .
And I thank you a lot you gave a little more insight on the topic since I wil be building little house soon
I just love how you two handle acoustic problems with a good visual/interior design. This is a rare thing and the house looks stunning. Your new content is so good and something that people will watch years later when they try to solve the same things. I'm all about making the interior design as good/functional as possible and creating DIY solutions for the audio that also goes together with the interior elements. For example, custom acoustic panels with smooth design art fabric on the top can make an ugly thing into something people always compliment. Not even a single person has ever guessed two of my massive elements are diffusers/absorbers... They think it's just art.
True. Design is also one thing that this hobby kind of lacks. It would be easier for an average younger person to get into if speakers and equipment were designed to go together with (modern) decoration. Most audiophile equipments are designed and sold by older men. There's a massive market for the younger generation with money to spend. I have seen zero big streamers with sponsored hi-fi speakers or headphones and they use audio devices 8h+ every day.
Dude, the craftsmanship of tuning that room acoustically, visually and maintaining your relationship with your SO... well done sir!
The wood slats over the rug bottom pad was a brilliant idea and looks awesome.
I absolutely LOVE the wood slat treatment! For relatively little money, it really lends a high end, elegant look.
You've really given me some great ideas about what can be accomplished with a well planned strategy. I'm guilty of typically just putting my AV equipment in the room and not doing much of anything to the room itself. You're making me want to completely redo my listening space now. I'm impressed by how you've made a space that will sound amazing, but also be a beautiful space to live in even when not listening to anything. That balance is so often overlooked.
Just passing along a tip on that 8x10 felt carpet pad: I’ve discovered that if you roll it up it will stand on its end and make a pretty darn good bass trap. So, if you want to experiment with how a base trap will change the sound in a corner of your room you can have a mobile 8’ tall bass trap to move from corner to corner before you cut it up for installation in your wall.
So pleased you 2 marched through this shoulder to shoulder. You're skills are master level but you're marriage and support for each other is the real treasure. Blessings at y'all.
Great job guys. We just finished our own acoustic treatments (8 homemade “box springs”) and while no, not nearly as attractive, they have done wonders for the room. My wife likes to come into the room to talk and make calls. The difference is just stunning. Thanks for the room measurement tip. I am going to try that. Yes! - the slats look amazing and we’re worth the cut eat, etc. You’ll heal. 😂
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That wall Andrew is a credit to your ability to persevere. It's absolutely stunning. Well done sir I tip my hat to you.
Thank you so very much!
Other than the fact it's painted white... How do you appreciate any shadow detail on this amazing TV with such high ambient lighting?
The wall slats look amazing! Awesome job and idea. Thank you for sharing! I have an enormous loft space with 25' ceilings. I have hung multiple 5x8 rugs around like art. Big rugs on the floor, too. And while the space is still "live" and reverberant, it sounds natural to the large volume and gives audio a nice sense of space.
Nice! You hit upon a good point. You want your sound to seem appropriate for the space it's residing in, so good on you!
Omg, I can totally hear the difference! LOVE YOUR ROOM.
Fixed our room with insulated canvas artwork, throw rugs (but a pad is not a bad idea), and a very, very large sectional. Room is damned near perfect.
A suggestion for lighting: maybe move your key light to the other side of the camera so it isn't fighting with the window light from your left? Sort of the inverse of your previous lighting setup in Austin? Only use the window for a kicker instead of a light?
I know how hard it is to keep posting in the midst of moving and furnishing. Bravo to the two of you for soldiering on. Good luck!
I love how open and willing you are to share not only your experience but also posting links on how to get/buy anything you used too. Keep up the great work!
Fantastic job guys! I love that you didn’t skimp on the aesthetics to achieve what is a very honest and cost effective solution, in fact I personally feel that visually you have enhanced the character of the space ten fold! Plus kudos to you both for doing it yourselves, from experience the final feeling is so much more rewarding knowing that you got the job done, bravo! 👏 As a side note, I bought my Naim Uniti Atom in no small part in response to your review and I need to say that it’s one of the best purchases I have made in my life, I can not rate it high enough, it has literally transformed the way we listen to music in our home!
First of all... thank you! Thank you for all the attention to detail. As I am a hifi newb, or "wannabe" if you will, I greatly appreciate everything from your materials used, to their sources, to the amount of work and effort it takes to obtain your desired results. This is one of the few channels that I've found that not only breaks down the equipment being reviewed, but the space and how you've measured, AND what you used to measure. Additionally, you have it all identified and linked in your video description as well. I've finally pulled the trigger and started ordering equipment yesterday and have understood that treating the room would need to be next, but had no idea where to start. By pure chance this video popped up on my list this morning and here we are. I feel I am better prepared for the next phase in my home setup because of your efforts. For all the ass-pain this caused in your life, I would like to simply say thank you. Your video's are worth it to me.
I can already tell based on your audio in this video compared to your older videos how much of an improvement has been made. Congrats to the both of you. Hopefully you can start getting settled and start feeling more “at home” soon!
This level of obsession for perfection buys you a first class ticket to an anxiety problem. That being said, effort, transparency and result are A*. Love it. Must be quite the thing showing this off to the ruthless world that is the internet. Appreciate you did. Just take care and enjoy it.
I love the look. You can hear the difference since your first video in your new home. The DYI panels are awesome. Sooooo Kristi, your handyman husband Andrew is really a good handyman. I love how you guys think outside the box. I will also be on the lookout how you Kristi will furnish the rest of your space.
Thank you, Brian! He's quite resourceful and skilled it turns out :)!! We're going to have to wait a minute before spending any more money!! Holy moly it's expensive to redecorate!
Absolutely gorgeous! Love the aesthetic of the room. A job well done 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Thanks, Angie!
omg I hate how good you are at just absolutely killing it with aesthetics and making in functional too!! I'm a handy guy and I love the clean aesthetic but I have absolutely NO vision for it at all. Luckily my home is a new build so the contractor took care of most of it but man you really made this look amazing!
Regarding "cosmetically acceptable" acoustic room treatment, I use bookcases (as well as soft furnishing, etc.) and they have been a great help.
Bookcases are the unsung heroes of hifi spaces!
Forget bookshelf speakers. It's time for bookshelf acoustic treatments
I love your channel. Not always agree but like you always clarify … I am the one who have to like the sound of my “room” - you are well articulated - and the comparisons you make are fair and transparent- thank you for the wealth of information and work you put on each and every video - I shared your channel with friends and family - Merry Christmas !!!!! Cheers! 🎉❤😊
The wood slats were an awesome aesthetically pleasing solution design wise. It frames the t.v.nicely and adds so much more visual interest. I designed 1 of my clients room similarly with the only difference being, was my adding accent lighting un-uniformly between several slats.
The room looks incredible! I love, love, love the wood slats. Ingenious design all around. Waaay better than commercial room treatments.
I’ve enjoyed watching the journey. It looks amazing. I’ve seen so many photos of listening spaces with the ugly “box springs” all over the walls that I know personally I would have a hard time enjoying the space. Even if it was a dedicated listening space. Well done.
Hey! Thanks for sticking around to the end. :)
Congratulations, the room treatment went really well, especially because you disguised the absorbers that smart.
Andrew, the high ceiling and large volumetric cubes of the space suggest a cloud type treatment could yield significant benefits in both freq and time domains.
Plus, a simple diy cloud system can include inexpensive LED indirect perimeter up-lighting ... transforming the ambience with it's warm soft glow.
Indirect, diffuse, up-lighting is second only to natural light in aesthetic appeal.
Food for thought.
(I get it, you're at a stopping point.
Simply like to point out there's diverging opinions in sidewall treatment approaches. However, there's universal acceptance to acoustic advantages to ceiling cloud treatment).
Killer content btw
The room looks amazing... Great idea on the acoustic treatment... The slates are a gorgeous look...
I definitely like the look of the wood slats. I showed my wife the video of the bump out. I might have just unwittingly set something into motion at my house. Great DIY series, fun to watch.
Go for it!
Very useful video! Very clever in the process, thank you! People don't realize how much room treatment can also make a room more pleasant even to have conversation in it, a specially for more than 4 peoples.
Congratulations! A great job in making your room both acoustically balanced but your solution looks terrific!
You Guys!!! Looks so great!!! Love the vibe/feel of your new room and the fact that it sounds great it also a plus....!!! I knew you would come through with making a great looking/sounding room! Congrats on the new home!!!
Great progress! Looks Amazing! As far as room treatments go in my new house. I did tile the floors throughout so I added large area rugs. I have a 12' long floor to ceiling glass sliding door on one side of the room so I added floor to ceiling thick drapes on that side wall. I also added a large sectional couch with pillows and blankets. I got all these ideas from you so thank you. That was enough treatment to make me very happy with the sound, just treating my room with interior design.
Looks STUNNING !!! Construction projects are usually very stressful... Glad y'all are almost done.
Super impressive...definitely blown away at how good this look.
Those slats compliment the room so much. Very high waf factor 😊. They look wonderful. Wish my room would have been treated that way.
My "listening" room very square with 12 foot ceilings. To break up the reflections off the cieling I hung Dragon kites. I backed the wings with wool backing like the floor material you used. A flight of dragons is not for everyone but it makes my smile . . .
I agree with your approach and not shotgun your solution.. love your slate wall.
Great video you two !
I have been watching the channel since Feb 2020 and I've been a fan ever since. I'm looking forward to see you guys get back to normal. Much love from Kansas City.
Awesome! Thank you!
I put a leaned a couple acoustic ceiling panels against the wall behind my speakers, made a noticable difference in the sound quality. Doesnt look great, but I'm happy!
Such a beautiful result. Congratulations! Great design/taste as always
I really enjoyed this. Being an owner of a UMIK-1 and a user of the REQ software I had a blast following how you corrected your room. Fantastic guys. Enjoyed this as much as any review you have done. Lots of fun!
So happy to hear that, Harry. While the project was definitely painstaking at times, we are so pleased with the results and even happier to be able to get back to simply listening and enjoying our living space!
Looks great! Getting ideas of how to treat my industrial loft with 16’+ ceilings without it looking purpose built.
Nice job. The wood slate improves the appeal massively
I am glad to finally see great content about acoustic treatment from someone as obsessed about interior design :) 🙌🙌🙌 thanks!!!
Ikea pegboards on the rear wall. A low cost, effective diffusion panel that doubles as a remote and game controller organizer. I also hang a few plants on them.
You can also place some absorption material behind them to make them a combo panel.
We've seen what looks like peg boards being used as diffusion at one of our local Chipotle's and it looks pretty cool.
I believe that I can hear a difference between this video and recent others in that I don't hear any echo. What you have shown of your room so far, it looks fantastic, I love the wood slats.
Yay! I was so nervous that people wouldn't be able to hear the difference. NGL, some in this community have given me a small amount of PTSD over the years. LOL.
Andrew, this is a great topic and one of the most overlooked. As I keep saying, the room is the most important component in an audio system. Bad room, bad sound no matter how expensive the equipment. Good room and even modest equipment will sound great.
I agree. I wish I had a proper sized room and enough bucks to have Dennis Foley of Acoustic Fields engineer the treatment.
Very nice Andrew. I'm so happy for you and the Mrs ! I wish you all the best in your new home. My best to you both !
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It looks like right out of a magazine! Great job. ❤️
It looks awesome you two! Yea I can imagine the stress. I agree with Kristi Room treatments are UGLY. These are our living rooms. I have Zero treatment or panels and zero rugs on Tile throughout. Haven't measured the room.. echos are obvious, Open concept w/ huge windows. There is no place to put panels except front wall but everything we have see we hate. Not doing DIY. When a movie is on in the dark room Dolby Vision, AVR at -15 it just slams and sounds amazing to us and thats just 5.1. Go to friends and neighbors house and they have a $200 soundbar or TV speakers or Alexa. They watch something here and they think I have spent $$$$$. Look forward to hearing how you like the in-ceilings and Atmos.
Guys, this looks so beautiful. Heads up, this will be another level for the future. You did an amazing job. Super, and your taste for the colors is great. It looks like the sun shines inside your room. Would love to hear the last result. So great that you are a hifi couple.
The light in here is always soft and diffused!
Great work! I just finished 9 months of basement renovation and home theater building. Mine is a slightly asymmetrical room roughly 14' x 30' x 8'. 6.1.4 Atmos /w virtual center channel. Almost the entire front wall consists of a 138" diagonal ultra-short-throw projection screen (Formovie for the win). There's about 3 feet to either side for curtains, absorbtion etc. Pretty much straight drywall on all sides. Front speakers are Eminent Tech LFT8b planars, so side reflection isn't too bad. They are dipoles so they are supposed to reflect off of the front wall to some degree, which is good because there's little room for difraction / absorbtion. I might have to be satisfied with velvet curtains on either side. The floor is cork, which is a decent absorber, but the floor slats are moderately reflective so I think an area rug at the first floor reflection will be good. The front, center and rear of the room have tray ceilings so they might act as slight diffusers but maybe a little absorption would be in order. The rear wall needs absorption. The corners might need bass traps.
Love the fact every thing you did factored in costs in the decision making AND the design/final appearance took priority over acoustic numbers . Very thoughtful and beautiful design. You guys nailed it!
Thank you so much, Jay! We appreciate you watching.
Looks beautiful, definitely inspired! The wood slats are next level! I share your values of beautiful design + function, so your content really appeals to me and results look amazing!
The insights from Kristi were a great inclusion too.
If I can meekly offer some unsolicited wisdom- you are unbelievably fortunate that a nightmare month consists in setting up an immaculate new listening/ viewing room. I do encourage you to 'stop and smell the roses', as it were.
Amazing journey into a new space and a new aural space. Congratulations. Had no idea you were in Austin all that time before this move... lived there for 10 years. In Sacramento area now. Beautiful job. Great video!!
Nice vid!!!! I did a lot of work in a restaurant. Many customers visiting that place , where complaining about the “hollow” acoustics of the restaurant. The best tip ever: get some glue and carpet/fabric and put that underneath the table’s and chairs. It did wonders!
With that in mind, I did the same thing at my home. All the big area’s not noticeable (table, chairs, dressoir etc) I put linnen beneath.
And that was a big bingo for me. Mayby this info will help you or others.
Kind regards from the Netherlands.
Wow Andrew let me first say wow I absolutely love the look. What makes it even more exciting for me is to know that it isn't just for esthetics but function as well. When you can make function to look beautiful that is where convergence lives and more so the women in or lives tend to push our creativity even further and into discovering our true potential. Things we would live with and stop at point X we do the extra mile when they are around. Well my room is a small one but open to one side so for the windows I use blackout drapes, a 7x9 area rug on the tile flooring a cd and DVD shelving unit in the corner to provide dispersion and large painting that is done on a some what poruse material which I proceeded filled with back with some soft spongy material, among others to cut some of the high reflections that is reflected off the back wall as I sit somewhat close to it. The idea seem to have worked as I am sensitive to high frequencies and have found myself bumping up the highs a little now and then.I also have shelving behind me that I place decorative items to break up the sound. A large bookshelf decorated with books and picture frames creating some Reflections and dispersion to even out the sound is placed to the open side of my listening space and adds to breaking up the space by giving some separation. I have come to realize that books are a good source of room treatment and as I do love them works well with me and my love for music. Also hanging portraits on the wall works to some degree as well. It's a pleasure sharing on your Chanel. Nuff love and respect to you and Kristie one ❤
You sir, are inspiring. The new space looks gorg by the way. love the whole contempo look. Beautiful.
I was thinking that the rug pad actually looked really good on the wall, I like the dark grey textured accent. But then I saw the wood slats and decided you made the right decision.
I appreciate your taking the time and trouble to show what you did and how you did it. Clearly a labor of love and some well thought out solutions. I like your carpet pad idea. One thing I am going to try as I put my theater room back together is change the orientation of the system. Part of the reasons why include the fact that we have a heavily sloped ceiling which to my way of thinking means the main speakers and tv should go on the long dimension in the room which is the area with the lowest ceiling. If I position speakers on the short wall then we have an asymetrical ceiling height from left to right which obviously isnt ideal. Using the long wall for the speakers means the ceiling height is the same for the 3 mains and expands towards the opposite wall, hopefully adding space and natural reverb for the surrounds they would not get otherwise. Room will have theater seating and a daybed along with heavy carpeting and very likely heavy curtains on the one window in the room. Room dimensions are 15x18 with ceiling slope from 10 ft to 20 ft, all drywall walls. Thinking of using three 20 amp circuits. Amplification is 1200 wpc for front LR 500 wpc for center and surrounds, all class D. Marantz AV10 processor and likely a Sony 85" TV. Ohm F5 mains with Legacy Audio center channel speaker and Legacy Signatures for surrounds. Sub duties to be handled by 2 SVS subs, likely the new 17" sub they just came out with. Not sure about other supporting equipment like turntable, Blu Ray player or CD player, that those things will depend partly on how the streaming industry moves with regard to forcing us to watch commercials when we are paying a subscription for the service. If current trends continue, I may well go back to physical media for entertainment just to avoid the maddening advertising.
As a recording and mixing enthusiast I admire the appearance of high-end acoustic treatment, like yours.
Thank you!
Looks absolutely spectacular guys! Well done!
Thanks a ton!
My grandfather built his family room around a full size cathedral pipe organ, which was purchased from an old cathedral. The pipes (and connected instruments), resided behind slats that opened and closed depending on how loud he wanted the sound to flow into the room, which were positioned on the left/right sides of the organ. It was a grand setup to behold.
That sounds very cool!
As someone who bought a house around the same time you two announced the move, this has been the video I've been waiting for.
I hope you find it useful. Thanks so much for watching!
Loved the video! Impressed with how good the results look. BTW, Kristi’s comments were the best! Soo resonate with her statements
I like very much your wall treatment ,overall it looks fantastic and you will never guess there is sound treatment material behind those stack wood walls. it looks like a regulars living room not a studio. Well done Andrew and Kristi ! congratulations on your new house and looking forward to hear your new reviews
Looks amazing, and importantly very livable.
Being livable was very important so your comment means a lot!
The room looks great and I love the look of the wooden slats on top of the panels😊.
we have a carpeted cement slab floor in our room. treatment is mainly furniture- 4 Ikea bookshelves for books as well as vinyl , mixed with one additional smaller shaker style bookshelf, two small end tables on either side of the leather loveseat. A few discretely hidden 2x2 sound absorbing panels - one behind each equipment rack on the front wall. While this is all temporary, the room is scheduled for a makeover which will further improve the sound and appearance, hopefully later this year. The room sounds surprisingly good for both music and movies.
we love the front wall treatment you did - inspiring!
You guys did a great job.
And remember
Nothing good comes easy.
Love the DIY inspiration that you guys bring to the acoustic discussion. As a beginner audiophile and a college student, my DIY experience has been making acoustic panels using jute coffee bags bc my new Fives are too much speaker for such a reflective room. I love the fact that you are tackling acoustics without sacrificing design!
Cool idea!
The absorption defusion behind your speakers look amazing!
Great work!
Thanks!
Noticed the Model 40N on the console! Preordered mine in Feb off your review. Can’t wait to hear it in my room!
Room treatment turned out amazing BTW. Love your channel!
That room turned out amazing! Good job guys. I've always seen those wood slat walls, and thought it looked great, but never had the balls to do it myself. This video is going in my favorites folder for when I do decide to tackle this project. Looking forward to the review on those funky looking tower speakers. Again good job guys, and congrats on the new house!
wow loving this content.. hearing your story of addressing "the room" makes the GR Research / Danny post even all that more eye opening. I could only imagine you seeing that video after spending a month going through room hell having a cocktail at night and here this guy starts going off on untreated room and inviting you down to so and so to see how it's done. You don't have to comment on this but I can only imagine what was going through your mind ;-)
Well after watching his latest pushing acoustic treatment and hearing all the echo in the video, I was like, oh really? 😂 😈
I thank you for watching. While I have no comment on the video in question (apart from what I've said already), some creators biggest fails with respect to me or us is that they assume based on our esthetics and/or approach to the hobby that we don't know about or use the same techniques they do to achieve "better" sound. It's easier to make a "calling out video" than it is to actually reach out to people such as myself for an actual comment/conversation or whatnot. But then again, creating "calling out" videos is good for views on other channels, so what's the incentive for them to change?
Great work so far !
I have looked at a similar solution with woodpanels they look great, much better than the regular acustic foam panels.
I am living in an appartment in an old building from 1947 and the floordeck and walls between the appartments move low frequencies as easy as "high end" acustic treament moves money from bankaccounts.
I came up with a solution and used cork (2 inch) as base with glass panels (Stone slabs, marble slabs or any hard material can be used) on top of the cork for foundations for my frontspeakers and subwoofer. The solution did not only reduce the transfer of low frequencies to my neighbours but also improve the low and midrange sound in my livingspace :)
The cork I used is the same used for wall soundtreaments in the construction field and is way cheaper to buy than hobby cork. I ordered 5 peaces 40 x 20 inch x 1 inch in thickness for about 70 dollars. The more the cheaper. I even used one panel of cork at my backwall.
Im doing my living room at the same as you by coincidence, and the fatigue is definitely kicking in. Almost done though! Yours looks grand! Good inspiration to me
QOTD: I used bookshelves and old textbooks from college to dampen sound reflection when I first got my own place. I double majored in Chemistry and English Literature, so I had a bunch of books. Good for an "intellectual" decor as well.
I used to work in a small venue that we hosted jazz and acoustic music mostly. The drum kit was a bit much for the room . One of our local audio engineers helped me build some bass traps. 18" x18" x 8' made out of 2"x2" , wrapped in chicken wire, then wrapped in a black burlap fabric. Then filled with recycled poly foam. We placed these in the corners and top of the back wall on the stage. It did help a ton.
The slats if random heights would have been a much more effective diffusion fir decay time and could look less rigid but good intro to acoustics.
Great video. I’ve been thinking of doing room treatments and have watched countless videos on DIY absorbers and reflectors. I work in a furniture store and have been walking back to our rug rack filled with wool and nylon rugs and pads. The difference in sound deadening is amazing behind the rack in a store where sound echos like crazy. You beat me to it. I was thinking of using rug pads and maybe a nice wool rug as decoration and sound treatment. LOL
Keep going guys! You have the community's support!
Great looking room. Kudos for getting it tamed on a pretty decent budget.
Thanks!
Based on what I believe is your design taste, there was no doubt it was going to look amazing but I have to admit this far exceeded my expectation!! Looks AMAZING!!! Hope you guys don’t mind that I “steal” the look once I rebuild my attic as a entertainment room
Go for it!
Really nicely designed and integrated. The front wall adds greatly to the appeal of the room's look and it is functional at the same time. That is quite a trick.
Well done you two, and congratulations on settling into your new home.
Your rooms and videos are waaaay more professional than most reviewers, and I certainly appreciate your real-world approach to audio. A couple of things though. If I’m not mistaken, RT60 is a “large room” metric, whereas RT30 is what should be used in a typical home. The second thing is if you review any dipole speakers, the large absorption panels on the front wall may negatively affect the sound.
I have a similar room layout like yours. It’s a large open area…
I was happy with the acoustics of my setup ( each of the many components bought after your review) until i went to the audio store the other day… and i went to be their listening room. I listened to speakers and amps that i knew were ok but not as good as my setup at home..
But the sound i heard from their setup was much superior.
I’m no acoustics expert… but i’m pretty sure i have a issue..
this video helped me… for i’m in the same boat as you… thank you… i think i’ll rewatch this video a few times over.. and get some more tips.
Room looks incredible you guys. Congrats on the place. Looks like your effort will be well worth it in the end.
Thanks, Jamie! We're actually ENJOYING the room right now listening to some good tunes while responding to comments. It sounds amazing!
@@KristiWright That is the best! Enjoy away!
Great Job guys!! I just moved recently too. My great/family room is rather large with high ceilings too. Getting the wife factor correct is a big challenge. I envy you having Kristi who obviously understands some of the tech reasons why this is important.
Keep the hits coming!!
Not sure if your content or your articulation is better, an instant subscription for me, thanks!
Thanks for the sub!
The room looks great! And thanks for the technical walkthrough!
Sorry for all the trouble but absolutely fabulous results both sonically and aesthetically
Would love to see you get a pair of schiit tyr amps….. I’m glad the project is coming together. Always the best to both of you guys and the husky 😁
When i decided to have a dedicated room for listening to music back in 1983, there was not much available to treat a room to improve the sound. Then i remembered when i travelled to Melbourne in 1969 to visit a friend there was a movie playing at one of the cinemas which i wanted to see. This theatre had curtains all up the side walls which tamed the sound to be more enjoyable. So, i bought heavy wollen curtains for my side walls and the wall behind the speakers. I have thick carpet covering the floor. The ceiling and the back wall behind where i sit have not been treated. I listen to music with cross talk cancellation and the result is simply amazing.
Almost forgot, the room looks great. "Happy listening"!
Thanks so much for sharing your challenges, progress and effective updates to your room. I look forward to videos and reviews from your new space. Congratulations!
Beautiful work! My wife and I are about to close on a newer house with an large upstairs room that I'll use as a home studio/office/listening room. Your and Kristi's work has inspired me and given me more great ideas to consider regarding room treatment.
I, too, have never liked the look of multiple panels and diffusers but surrendered to the idea as that's how rooms are traditionally done. Being able to better control the acoustics without making the room dead is important to me too. It makes a difference to me as a musician.
Thank you both for a great channel!
im moving out in mid 2024. will definitely follow your footsteps since i love the way you incorporate the interior and/but still achieving/maximizing the hi-fi quality experience to made it your so called 'home'. absolutely quality content.
considering how stressful moving is, I cannot imagine how the acoustic treatment was! Congrats on going through this for the pleasure of your viewers!