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Thread: Floorboards in home theatre room |
    
New member Username: Spasiba
Post Number: 1
Registered: Apr-06
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| Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 11:22 pm: |
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Hi guys,
I am planning to convert a large storage area under my house to a dedicated home theatre room.
my question is whether placing floorboards in there will make a bad impact on accoustics?
i am planning on some sound panels on the walls.
The room is about 25 square meters and is L shaped
any other reccomendations in regards to accoustics would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Fabian |
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Bronze Member Username: Hogwild
Post Number: 39
Registered: Aug-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 09:16 am: |
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I'm pretty sure that wood is superior to concrete (or dirt) acoustically.
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Silver Member Username: John_s
Columbus,
Ohio
US
Post Number: 915
Registered: Feb-04
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| Posted on Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 11:08 am: |
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http://www.goodwinshighend.com/roomdesi.htm |
Silver Member Username: Chitown
Post Number: 981
Registered: Apr-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 12:54 pm: |
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Wood floor is fine as long as you temper it with at least a rug in the middle so it is not entirely bare. Bare wood still reflects sound.
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Bronze Member Username: Westcott
League City,
Texas
Post Number: 97
Registered: Oct-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 03:19 pm: |
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Wood floors are not as detrimental to room acoustics as many would have you believe. In fact, almost every live performance or sound studio I have ever been in use wood floors.
Carpeted floors really do not offer much more sound absorbtion\diffusion because most carpets have a fairly short fiber length. Carpets with 3 or 4" fibers would work well but who wants that in their HT?
Since I was unable to use much acoustical treatment in our "His and Her Room", I chose to float and isolate the wood floor. This can be very labor intensive and add a great deal of cost to the project, but it can substantially improve the sound quality. |
Silver Member Username: Chitown
Post Number: 984
Registered: Apr-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 03:30 pm: |
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Interesting. The recording studio's I've been too not only had carpet on the ground, they had it on the walls and selected panels on the ceiling. Live performance is different because stages are built to be multip-purpose and and that they can material that can look good and work for various types of performances.
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Bronze Member Username: Nfminstaller
Post Number: 15
Registered: Apr-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - 04:15 pm: |
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You should make the entire room out of styrofoam with little spikey things on it. Think egg-crate style stapled to all of your walls and floor, it'll be AWESOME! |
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