Category

Archive for the 'Home Theatre' Category

A more detailed look at room treatments

Following on from my layman’s guide to room treatment options, I thought I’d include some links with more detail:

Ethan Winer’s guide is a great one, albeit pretty technical.  Still, it has all the information you could possibly need. 
Unless you’re building a recording studio, in which case I recommend John Slayer’s forums.  A great resource.
The SAE […]

Practical solutions to home theatre acoustics problems

Following on from my beginner’s guide to setting up your home theatre and the basic problems involved with tuning your room I thought I’d write up a bit more of a practical guide to solving various acoustical issues.
If reflections or standing waves are an issue and / or you’re just keen to get the best […]

Tuning your room - fixing acoustical issues

So you’ve bought your system, you’ve positioned your speakers, and you’ve calibrated your levels.  That’s it, right?  Everything’s hunky-dory now?
Not quite - the unfortunate reality of acoustics is that it’s real.  As in, it isn’t a abstract model - the environment we’re in is affected by and affects the exact thing we’re interested in.  How […]

Home Theatre Setup: An introduction

A friend’s recently asked me how I made my home theatre sound so good. I’ve spent quite a bit of time setting up my home theatre system. Some would call it an obsession, I call it getting the most out of my system.
A surprising number of people are happy to drop […]