I've done this now in two different houses. It doesn't ruin the sound - but it changes it. To what extent will depend on many factors...solid vs suspended underfloor is important. Also, you should use the best quality underlay you can get - the thicker the better. Finally, a rug - any rug - will help to dampen flutter echo across the surface. Laminate is more reflective of high frequencies than real wood. In either case, the thinker trhe wood the better.
Room correction is very useful when making these sort of changes. Indeed, you may even prefer the sound without a wall-to-wall carpet damping the sound. Finally, think about the speakers or their stands...you don't want to spike into laminate or wood. Use small coins under the spikes to protect the floor surface. If using stands, the ones that can be filled with sand or lead shot are best... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods)- Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Kimber & Chord cables Outdoors: Boombox+Creative Sub (If I remember to turn it on...) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53436 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
