Of course it makes perfect sense that it would change the sound, especially in the bass. Kind of makes me think of bass reflex cabinet vs a sealed cabinet.
What sounds better is up to you and the details.
“You have to open a door or window to let the pressure out of the room.”
“It needs somewhere to go.” I read this advice about optimizing a listening room on another forum. I’m an admitted neophyte but this sounded like a bit of silliness to me. He said otherwise there’s nowhere for the sound waves to go and they will just bounce all over the room. Perhaps he’s entirely correct. What say ye? Where does the sound go?
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@signaforce Glad to hear that! I was curious a while back and got the REW software and a mic, and in addition, acquired some technical books to help me better understand concepts like decay, sound wave dynamics and resulting things like room nodes, etc. I've had a lot of fun listening to, and then testing with the software, things like opening/closing blinds/drapes, doors, moving furniture and of course speaker placement. Most all of it makes a measurable difference with the software. Not all of Iit made differences I could notice with my own ears, however. Or if I did, maybe not always positive differences. But opening the rear doors to my room (which creates a 7-8 foot "hole" in the back or my room) makes an incredible difference, especially in the bass. And importantly, I understand why that is given my measurements and study. Good luck!
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I have a custom listening room that is nearly airtight. I understand the post, and when manufacturers with bigger speakers have been setting them up in my room, they often run them at very high levels with the door shut. It can get uncomfortable on the ears. I used to listen with the door shut exclusively, but the past year or two I have taken to opening the door. It just seems to be a bit different experience, even though I am not trying to pressurize the room greatly. |
@curiousjim You have a nice system… bought into all the potential “snake oil” add on’s… cabling… isolation.. acoustic treatments etc.., (I did also) yet you don’t understand how a 20 sq ft door can effect the acoustic properties of a room…Interesting. |
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