The ideal is far from noncontroversial, unlike what several comments above suggest. Just work out the main resonant modes for various dimensions: the "golden ratio" is good but not obviously (or really) better than some other choices. I recommend (once again) F. Alton Everest's books, "Sound Studio Construction on a Budget" and "The Master Handbook of Acoustics, 4th edition", to learn how to analyze a room's acoustics. In "Sound Studio" he proposes a set of room dimensions that differ from "golden ratio" ones, and tells you why they're good, while granting that others can be good too. This book has many other worthwhile features as well, and no one planning a listening room should fail to read it, IMHO.
Perfect room size...
I need help from you acoustics gurus. Assume I have a space that is 22' x 20' x 8.5' (yeah, a garage a friend wants to convert). She wants to trim it down so that (1) she retains some storage space and (2) has the most acoustically "perfect" dimensions she can achieve. The second criterion is more important than the first and, all things considered, she wants the room to be as big as possible.
Can anyone be good enough to apply whatever arcane formulae apply here and give us some ideal dimensions?
If people are interested, we could probably turn this into an a'gon group project...surface treatments, wiring, etc., as she has pretty much put this into my hands.
Many thanks!
will
Can anyone be good enough to apply whatever arcane formulae apply here and give us some ideal dimensions?
If people are interested, we could probably turn this into an a'gon group project...surface treatments, wiring, etc., as she has pretty much put this into my hands.
Many thanks!
will