Should Room Acoustics be an Audiogon ‘topic’?

I firmly think Acoustics is an excellent topic. More information is nearly always better than less. Even if one chooses to not treat a room (passively or actively), better information will help one to listen critically and to position speakers and  furnishings in more optimal locations for good sound.

And it is not rocket science. 

I have a recording studio and when starting out an acoustically  treated room is the first issue to solve. You can be using the best mics in the world, the best mic pres and speakers and it’s pretty much all irrelevant  and  a waste of money without first treating the room.

If you want to know what the mixing and mastering engineer were hearing  and intended in any recording,  then your room must be treated. 

On the other hand, I’ve met people who listen to music who don’t care about that and actually prefer plenty of close reflections and reverb in the listening environement.

But one thing is for certain: all the money spent on expensive equipment is, in many  cases, a waste without addressing the room because you’re not hearing the equipment nearly as much as the sound of what it’s sitting in. 

Yes- Room Acoustics is important.

Topics can include first reflections points, corner bass controls, acoustic room treatment types and sources, room measurement softwares, room acoustic measuring companies, window/tv/floor treatments…. 

Not that hard. Tens minutes to set up and put away. Christmas tree not included.

Throw two of those panels on the ceiling and see what happens. There’s a lot of reflection dancing on the ceiling.