Doesn't matter Digital or Analog, you're dealing with sound waves in your room. Just read this
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@mijostyn First i don’t care about digital, i use analog only, no digital crap, i am a record collector, so vinyl only. I use what people are using in production room aka studios around the world. And i proceed with complete room analysis with Vicoustic, which is the manufacturer of the acoustic panels in Portugal (just like Gik or RPG in the USA). I also watched a lot from Acoustic Fields on youtube and i think Dennis did a great job to explain nearly everything in his videos, there are many interesting topics in his channel. However, i don’t want to transform my room into something ugly, so i’m using acoustic panels (absorbers, diffusers) that looks cool. I took some pictures when a first bunch of acoustic panels appeared on my ceiling and wall, now i have much more. I got panels for side walls too, but not mounted them yet. It is an interesting process and improvement is noticeable. Actually vicoustic charge only $50 for room analysis and everyone can apply online, but precise measurement of the room with all the furniture is necessary along with the images to get a 3D model. It was stupid to ignore it, i got 3D model and recommendations about exact placement of the different panels in my room, also all the acoustic measurements to compare (before and after). They are using special software to do that. It was very cheap and very helpful! I recently find a huge manufacturer in China, wooden QRD diffusers can be ordered from them and the price is so cheap compared to similar products from American companies. Maybe i will order from them, it’s just natural wood. I think some US manufacturers order their panels from China. The manufacturer in China can do whatever i like, custom size is not a problem. |
Digital processors can't do anything about standing waves, first reflections, flutter echo etc. This is a physics of sound waves produced by the speakers in a certain room. Every specialist will advice you to use bass traps, absorbers, diffusers ... just like in any recording studios and mastering rooms. The size of the room is important, some rooms are too bad to be a listening room (especially a small room), some are much better. Watch Acoustic Fields channel on youtube and you will find the answers much quicker than on audiogon. |