While many people focus first on the size of the screen, the surround sound system, the theater seating, or the popcorn machine, they overlook one of the parts that can make a huge difference in the ultimate sound in the room: the home theater acoustics.
A room may look like a theater, but if you can’t comfortably sit down and immerse yourself in a film for hours — if you can’t pick up on the subtle emotional qualities in the actor’s voices while at the same time fully appreciating that big action scene, you’re not really getting the experience you’re looking for.
Achieving this kind of great sound really comes down to two primary things:
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A well thought out speaker plan for your room
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Making sure the acoustic signature of your room enhances the experience instead of totally destroying the sound your great speakers are reproducing.
Our vision at TheAudiophilesCompany is to help you and guide you how to get best out of your sound system. No matter how good the speakers are, if placed in a wrong environment or positioned at a wrong angle, they will sound horrible. Sound waves when bounce of hard surfaces like walls, glass panels color the tone of the speakers
Different setups of rooms
A lightly treated 2-channel mixing room with basic absorption and diffusion (typical in a project or home recording studio). You could use the same arrangement for a hi-fi listening room. This room shows only the minimum treatments required. It’s a good starting point but additional acoustic panels should be added to tame excessive liveliness and prevent potential flutter echo in the rear half of the room.
A surround sound mixing room using commercially available acoustic panels and bass traps. You could use a similar arrangement for a home theater, but you would likely incorporate more diffusion and place the listening position and speakers closer to the back of the room.
A surround sound control room setup for critical listening. It uses broadband bass absorption systems build into the walls (giant DIY bass traps). You’ll see two versions of this setup: one with a purely absorptive rear wall (best for critical listening), one with a rear wall diffuser (to add a bit more liveliness to the space).