You can do all that, and more. If it was me though I would first try Townshend Pods under those speakers. They tightened up bass and removed a lot of resonance I used to think was room related. May not be enough to completely eliminate your problem but for sure it will be much less and with great improvement in detail and dynamics across the board in the process.
Acoustic treatment
I need some advice on how to proceed with acoustic treatment in my listening room. Setup is Wharfedale Jade 3, Cambridge CXA-81, Bluesound Node 2i, SVS sub. Stands are damped with pea gravel and sit on needles on metal disks. Speakers sit on dense foam isolation pads. They are 30" from the front wall and 40" from the side wall. Room is about 15x13x8. On certain music (Hawaiian slack guitar, some soft piano jazz) I seem to get resonance around the bass/mid crossover at 350 hz, perhaps a little higher. Otherwise I am very pleased with the sound. I have acoustic panels on the front wall behind the speakers and two DIY tube traps that I've moved to various locations. Here is my question: assuming that the room is the problem, should I look in the direction of absorbtion (i.e., a resonator tuned to the 300-500hz range) or dispersion? Thanks.
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Here is my question: assuming that the room is the problem,You are correct it is. If you want a starting point go to a couple of sites where you can input your room dimensions etc and get a calculated response. If you chose to use a manufactured product or build it yourself you can decide just how far you want to proceed. Realizing the room is the starting place and everything thereafter will be influenced by it will make your journey far more satisfying. |
I have a thick oriental carpet on the floor. Following geof3's recommendation, I put my tube traps at the side first reflection points with the foil half toward the speakers, thus acting as a diffuser for mid and higher frequencies. It definitely helped, so as I suspected I have a reflection problem. Chipping away at the problem, which is part of the fun. I'm sure that Townshend isolation pods are great products, but before I spend $1300 on a set I'm going to spend a few hundred more on taming the reflections in my room. Thanks for the good advice. |
Watch this video ...it should get you going in the right direction. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo5fDGGmAyw&t=2s |
To update everyone on this thread, I went over the SVS sub set up, lowered the crossover frequency and played a lot with the phase setting. Incorrect sub setup was the cause of most of the mid-range resonance. I did order some IsoAcoustic pucks to put between the speakers and the stands. We'll see how much they add, but the real issue was sub set-up. Thanks again for the advice. |