Speaker Wire for Popular Budget System

…”Size of room, your distance from speakers, where are speakers located?”…

14’ x 24’ dry walled metal barn art studio/workshop. Speakers are 8’ apart on short wall, equidistant from front & side walls (20”-24”-ish depending…approx. 40” off floor on a modified workbench with short, DIY risers which roughly emulate rake degree of Heresy IVs. Usual listening spot is approx 8-9 ft away from speakers.  The room treatment I’ve improvised is a couple of old tapestry things with some extra terry cloth towels tacked on the wall behind each speaker (Does the “real stuff” actually make that much of a difference?). I can’t go long wall……The space is a mix of different degrees of sound reflectivity and fairly crowded with a couple of cloth chairs and the usual studio clutter of easels and plywood drawing boards/drafting table, etc.

AQ Type 4 but don't expect miracles. 

Whatever you do, do not use that sound absorbing foam.

How high is the ceiling, is it metal or dryer?

Also, you need to remove the vibration from the speakers sitting on the bench. The speakers need proper coupling to the stand. What substance are the risers made of?

I use a large tapestry on the wall behind me, works well. I think you can do better than hanging some towels.

You may need absorbion or diffusion panels on the ceiling and side walls.

…”How high is the ceiling,…..”…

11’ at its peak…typical, barn style vaulted ceiling (both walls and ceiling are fitted with fiberglass insulation and dry walled).  However, the system on this particular short wall is situated directly underneath a storage loft which is of 3/4” plywood construction with 2”x6” exposed beams.  This, effectively functions as an 82” high ceiling (77”ish high at the beams) above the speakers and out 5’ from the front wall.The risers are wooden and the speakers sit on rubber pads (supplied w/the speakers) atop the risers.  The risers sit atop felt furniture pads atop the workbench somewhat “out on diving board-like structures” ( 26”x 17”x 3/4” plywood) which were affixed to the workbench with silicone caulk and drywall screws such that optimum distance from the front wall could be achieved.

The towels are hidden by the tapestries…lol.  Just experimenting with extra sound absorption material I had on hand.  Luckily, WAF is a nonissue in this particular space!  The main house would be another story altogether but, out here, I can tack up any SQ remedy regardless of visual appeal.