[Dream] Recommend Me Some Monitors

Doofus McFluoro doofus.mcfluoro at gmail.com
Fri Jan 12 01:13:09 PST 2007


>>>A square footprint is just about the worst possible thing for a
studio room, especially when it is only a few (8) feet across. A long
and narrow (tunnel-like) room is also really bad.

Not like the average nightclub then...


On 1/11/07, Vladimir Mu <vm at maxf.net> wrote:
>
> A square footprint is just about the worst possible thing for a
> studio room, especially when it is only a few (8) feet across. A long
> and narrow (tunnel-like) room is also really bad - I had this with my
> previous setup: it was like a textbook case of a low-frequency
> standing wave.  Ideally, the room should have no parallel walls,
> unequal obtuse angles in the corners, and a slanted ceiling. An
> irregular pentagon shape usually works.
>
>
> On Jan 11, 2007, at 10:17 AM, Phrank Harris wrote:
>
> > Well, it was an arbitrary size, I'm vaguely aware of the importance
> > of dimensions in a room, regarding sound reflections, but I don't
> > know the specifics (if I built a RWAW, be sure that I would :)).
> > The reason I said 8x8x7 was I figured it would be a comfortable
> > enough space to make music, while being small enough that you have
> > a good chance of being able to set it up in ones apartment and not
> > have to toss it when one might move because it wouldn't fit in
> > another.  The point of this semi-portable RWAW is to make it
> > possible to easily soundproof a room in a leased apartment; you
> > don't own the place, you really can't get away with a major
> > construction project like that.  It doesn't have to be portable,
> > just disassembl-able enough to move between houses when you do.  Of
> > course, if you've lived in the same apartment for 10 years and
> > don't plan on moving for another 10, it's a bit of a moot point, I
> > guess.  :)&nbs! p;
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