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I rent therefore I cannot change but it is sound flooring nevertheless.
Now that we know a little about what you sit in while listening, how about the room you listen in?
U taught me alot about stereos still have the speakers
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.
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?
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