Acoustics

Dirac Live Active Room Treatment – Coming Soon All Image Credit: DIRAC Just announced at CES 2023 the Swedish digital audio pioneer Dirac continues to push the boundaries of sound with the introduction of Dirac Live Active Room Treatment. This latest feature processes home theater audio as a unified system, […]

Dirac Live Active Room Treatment – Coming Soon

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Acoustics 101-Sound Basics 1
Acoustics 101-Sound Basics Introduction This is the first of three posts that will look at: Sound, what it is and some important parameters. The room, how to absorb sound and the correct placement of absorption and subs. How to design and make sound absorbers. You don’t need to have amazing […]

Acoustics 101-Sound Basics

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My Home Theater: The Acoustic Discoveries, Changes and Upgrades.
Let’s recap where I was at this point. Overall I was sort of pleased with the rooms performance, but definitely not thrilled, and several issues had to be resolved. There was too much HVAC air and it cooled the room far too fast. This was a result of installing an […]

My Home Theater: The Acoustic Discoveries, Changes and Upgrades.

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My Home Theater: The Original Acoustic Measurements
    My last post reviewed My A/V Rooms equipment and the cabling. Lets see how the room originally measured using some basic and easy to use Studio Six Digital iPhone and iPad applications. Introduction During my early days of testing the rooms acoustics I used a suite of tools […]

My Home Theater: The Original Acoustic Measurements

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My Home Theater: Initial Acoustic Tests, Design and Acoustic Treatments
Now we have seen how the room was built, let’s review my home theater initial acoustic tests, design and acoustic treatments. Once the shell was complete and the doors installed and sealed I decided to see how the isolation performed, and what the rooms decay characteristics were like in its […]

My Home Theater: Initial Acoustic Tests, Design and Acoustic Treatments

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My Home Theater: Installing the doors, HVAC and electrical systems
  The next challenge for my home theater was installing the doors, HVAC and electrical systems. I mentioned in my second post in this series that any small holes or significant air leaks from either the inside or outside walls will significantly reduce its ability to reduce sound transmission. The […]

My Home Theater: Installing the Doors, HVAC and Electrical Systems

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My Home Theater Room Construction Techniques
  This second post in my quest for audio nirvana presents my home theater room construction techniques, and the acoustic absorption materials selected for the room. I thought that it may be more interesting to see how the room was built before reviewing my thought process for its design. Introduction The […]

My Home Theater Room Construction Techniques or My Quest For Audio Nirvana

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