24-Apr-2019, 20:53
(24-Apr-2019, 14:00)audio_engr Wrote: Haha ! this is indeed an interesting thread ... I am torn whether or not to call Jim Smith who wrote the book 'Get better Sound' as he offers a personal setup & calibration for US$ 1,500 approx. for east coast US residents.
Jim's setup and calibration service does not extend to acoustic treatment as far as I know. I believe it concentrates on getting the speakers and listening position placed in the room for optimal effect and that should always be the starting point. Acoustic treatment can't work miracles. It can improve what you already have but the better your starting point the less you have to "correct" and the better the result will be so getting the room setup as good as possible should always be your first priority. I've seen people amazed at what something as simple as changing speaker toe in a little can do to the sound they hear.
Since you mentioned Jim Smith however, take a look at the final item in his Quarter Notes Volume 2 Issue 1 from early 2010. That recommendation is a shameless personal plug and some of my ideas have changed since then but it does discuss things you can do to treat a room without going out and buying acoustic treatments.
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