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I rent therefore I cannot change but it is sound flooring nevertheless.

acoustic tile on the ceiling.

Teency, Weency 2nd story room but at least I have my own room. It works for now.

Sad to say, the room with the wood floor was the only one my wife would let me have for a dedicated listening room.

Whatever the apartment managers deemed worthy.

Cheap, crappy, flat red carpet that came with the house. With the lights out, the carpet is no longer an issue until I have to get up and flip the LP (yes) and refresh my drink.

8'hx16'w x 21'L speakers on long dimension

I also use area rugs appropriately placed on the walls for acoustics.

The carpet is a Persian over hardwood flooring. Other info: 20' x 14'; vaulted ceiling; lots of large glass; vented to hallways in the rear. Good Bass (articulate).

STANDING WAVE CENTRAL Geez, at 50hz, my system sounds like a bull moose in heat. Time for some Tube Traps...

The new carpet sounds better than the old carpet. I believe the tweak is in the twist of the fibers. Also place a fifty-cent piece in each corner for better imaging.

After years of effort to acquire the right combination of audio equipment, I came to the conclusion that the only other thing I would need to make it work is a new house.

UNpadded carpet on concrete

A room is defined by its four walls. I removed the walls, and now what do I have? A listening space!

Linoleum on suspended plywood.

Arched iceblock walls and arched ceiling with sealskin carpet and glacial floor. A very revealing and immediate sound bordering on that of a dental drill. But, I like it.

Room has dry walls and ceiling. plenty of well cushioned furniture (except two glass tables). Aproximate room size, 21ft. by 16ft. Works well with my Kef c55 speakers about 3 feet from sides and 2.5 feet form front wall on 18 inch stands.

Bruce self-adhesive parquet on concrete slab, with synthetic area rug. Wool rug dulls the sound.

With my electrostatics the room is a little "live," but wall treatment helps considerably. The sound with a wood floor is much better than with a carpeted floor.

Not much choice if you live in a relatively new home in the Houston area. I have added an area rug between the "chair" and speakers, but only because it looks nice. I have experimented a bit with RoomTunes, etc., and found that, at least in my room, they did more harm than good.

I also hung a 7' 10" by 10' cheapo rug ($120) on the wall behind the listening position to very good sonic effect. Unfortunately, the floors in my rented loft are uneven in spots, and I had to do some serious adjustments on my equipment rack to get it even near level. When I moved in the landlord graciously built the walls for my music/listening room but didn't put insulation inside of them. I think this makes the room a bit boomy at certain bass freguencies, but I still get a lot of enjoyment listening in it. Also, it doesn't help that it is 10' H x 10' W x 21' L. I originally asked for 11' W and 23' L, but someone screwed up. I really couldn't complain, though, because the landlord did it at no charge, since it was the first time the space was used as a residence. Next up: treating the wall behind the speakers. I'm going to look for some curtains to drape from the wall---I want better sound, while at the same time retaining some semblance of cosmetic warmth.

I have a typical Santa Fe house with brick floor, a 12' ceiling, and speakers on the long wall because the kiva fireplace screws up a corner. The poor rug just isn't big enough to damp all the reflections you get from Maggies. So what? I live in Santa Fe. People actually pay a lot of money to visit here for a week out of the year. ( I won't go into leaky flat roofs.)

I sit on old STEREOPHILE magazines...stacked in opposing sides to eliminate standing waves, the mags have become useless for any useful information. The recent issues are getting more and more useless....so I just sit on em'....what ever happened to good reviews that have information, and products that mere mortals can buy?

They haven't introduced the concept of a basement to California yet.

ORIENTAL HAND KNOTTED WOOL CARPET ON A GLUED DOWN COMMERCIAL RUG ON A CONCRETE FLOOR

Plus a 10x10 rug on top of that

Previous listening experiences include padded carpet on both wood and concrete. Although a carpeted room sounds sweet, I find the sharp sound of my wood floor accentuates my current listening trend (blues, big bands, swing, and other brassy sounds).

We had our listeningroom remodelled. It is now a slate (Kotah Stone) floor over infloor heating. The walls and ceiling (concrete) are plastered with coarse dispersion plaster. The room is sparsely furnished and there are meters of bookchests around this 7.50 x 5.35 meter room. Very important are large acoustic deadened window panes by GalverBel behind the Magnepans

Gabled roof in attic room, has superb acoustics