Should Room Acoustics be an Audiogon ‘topic’?


The available topics on Audiogon do not include Room Acoustics. This area is as important as any other, and has a far greater impact on what we hear than amps, preamps, and cables put together, IMO. Does anyone know how to lobby to include it? Do I need to start a petition? ; )

tcutter

 If it is acceptable for topics on other audio components to include unique and subjective advice, judgement, etc.

It may be acceptable but I'm not a proponent of anyone judging SQ based on their personal biases on someone else's system and preferences.

Absolutely it should be a topic, and it's frankly ridiculous that it isn't already. I've been a long time visitor and contributor, and I am just about finished with a custom media/audio room. Getting good information from Audiogon was not nearly as easy as say help with a speaker request. It required countless visits to hundreds of disparate sites, with information I had no clue was accurate or not.

Proper room ratios, soundproofing, reflections types/importance/locations, diffusion vs. absorption (too much/too little), size/location/thickness/shape of diffusers/absorbers, carpet types (I did not know some carpet is actually reflective), carpet pad types, pad and carpet thickness, window treatments, problems with windows and TV in audio room, coupling/decoupling, damping, Green Glue/Mass Loaded Vinyl, multi layer drywall, insulation types/amounts, bass management, passive vs. active, how different frequencies react to all of the above, where and how to place all of the above, STC rating, most cost effective way of reaching better STC levels, Room EQ Wizard (REW) software/use, digital signal processing (DSP), how all of the above works differently with floor standing or stand mounted sealed or ported box/open baffle/horns/, proper speaker placement......and much more.

The build has taken two years (longer due to a fired lazy contractor and lack of  concise information), and should be completed before the beginning of June. I'd love to have a place to share and discuss what works and what doesn't, and equally importantly cost effectiveness. Maybe more people would use treatment if the information was readily available and easy to understand.

I have reached out to the moderators and will keep you all apprised.

Should I try to get this on Polymarket (https://polymarket.com)?

In my experience it is  not optimal to just focus at room acoustic. We must focus on acoustics concepts first and last (including psycho-acoustics applied and theoretical) to understand what we do ... If not we will stay consumers and we will buy acoustics  panels...

For many it is enough, and it is OK for their needs but for those who want to understand and experiment it is not enough...