My understanding from reading the paper and Toole's book is that reflections from the front and back walls may not be beneficial for giving the illusion of spaciousness because the reflected components of the sounds in the left and right ears caused by them are highly correlated, while the opposite is true for side wall reflections.
My home that I moved into a few years ago is one of those "open-plan" homes that seem to be popular nowadays. Also, it has hard tile floors on all but the bedrooms and study. So kitchen, dining room, living room and hallway running all the way from front door to back are all hard tile. Floors and ceiling are drywall. When I first moved in, it sounded like a cave, with all sorts of late echoes. In the listening area, I put a large area rug, big squishy leather couches and chair forming a U shape, and hanging decorative rugs on front and back walls (but not the side). This seems to have completely tamed the cave effect in the living room where my system is, but it is still prevalent in the kitchen and dining room, which are dominated by hard surfaces. Next project is multiple subwoofers! That's an interesting aspect of the paper too. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ andy_c's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3128 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101723 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
