Constantly amazed by the ability of those setting up the systems and the stunning accomplishments made by some by the last day of the show.
What makes a good hotel speaker?
Good morning friends. I've been thinking about my limited experience at audio shows and about what makes a speaker perform really well in them.
I've always followed the standard ideals that controlled directivity is very important in an untreated, or acoustically bad room, but thinking back some of the best sounding speakers I've heard were in cramped rooms with just a little room treatment and they were rather traditional.
So, with the understanding that a hotel room is not a living room, and that they are notoriously bad environments, what are your best at-show sounds? Is there a pattern you've noticed to getting excellent performance in a room with a calico rug?