audiowarrior Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 I have a couple 8000 towers as surrounds and they’re placed in the corners of my room. This room is poorly treated. Hard wood floor, hard walls and ceiling. certain instruments in classical music and jazz sound great. But once I test out rock, electronic, or hip hop, certain instruments sound really harsh… like scraping a chalk board. Do you think it’s the room’s acoustic that’s causing this issue? Reflections? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khornukopia Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Room surface reflections can cause problems. An easy way to check is to aim your speakers at an open doorway, turn the volume up and then walk several feet into the other room. Turn and face directly line of sight at your speaker(s) and listen to the difference compared to the in-room sound. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiowarrior Posted July 4, 2022 Author Share Posted July 4, 2022 I do notice the sound is better in the other room! Great test, thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter P. Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Absolutely. In fact, in my opinion, the room's acoustics are more important than speaker choice. Room dimensions, reflection, diffraction, slap echo, and whatever else I forgot; they all make for crappy sounding rooms no matter how much you spend on your speakers. Rooms with predominantly hard surfaces are the worst. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiowarrior Posted July 4, 2022 Author Share Posted July 4, 2022 Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wuzzzer Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Rugs, curtains, etc all will help. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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