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@zachariahadams

2 жыл бұрын

I watched cheap audio man's video the other day and yes, I also use the house plants to help with correction.

@powerguymark

2 жыл бұрын

Acoustically what did the wood slats do to your overall sound? It looks great by the way.

@vicXsan

2 жыл бұрын

Used some vevlet curtains on a empty wall to remove reflection, looked horrible but worked perfectly. Could have been nicely done if I could bother at the time tho.

@PetraKann

2 жыл бұрын

PowerGuy: I believe the main reason for installing wooden slats in a listening area is to reduce reverberant noise. Not sure how effective this acoustic treatment is as a bass trap. But it would certainly dampen reflections snd reverberating noise. Design is critical. Slat spacing, thickness, shape, location, spacing from rear wall or ceiling and type of wood used will determine how effective this acoustic treatment is. Just installing slats without design considerations can make the acoustics in a room worse

@charleshuguley9903

2 жыл бұрын

@@powerguymark It adds some diffusion to offset the absorption of high frequencies.

Evening everyone! Just wanted to say thank you so much for joining us for this ride and for tuning in the way you have to these home reno videos. I swear we've got a review coming for you all very soon. It means the world to me that you've stuck with us through this crazy process. I did want to say one thing, I noticed an error in the video. Nothing major. But the second frequency response graph shown in the video, the bass hump looks to be about the same on both graphs. Not sure why or what caused that to be because on my pre-rendered file it is definitely NOT that way. Suffice to say, the bass bump should look higher in the background than the foreground response curve. Sorry about that. Again, not sure what happened. Anyway, the "after" graph is accurate so that's all that matters. Thanks again for watching the video and know that we appreciate you all! Have a great rest of your evening (or morning) wherever you are! -Andrew

We put on an acoustic painting. Meaning the canvas is sound transparent, the frame offers space behind the canvas and that space contains acoustic absorption material.

@chinmeysway

11 ай бұрын

They don’t work much bc paint and canvas is not absorptive

I have to say it you are the only video that talks about living room . Everything else is listening rooms or mixing-recording rooms . And I thank you a lot you gave a little more insight on the topic since I wil be building little house soon

I just love how you two handle acoustic problems with a good visual/interior design. This is a rare thing and the house looks stunning. Your new content is so good and something that people will watch years later when they try to solve the same things. I'm all about making the interior design as good/functional as possible and creating DIY solutions for the audio that also goes together with the interior elements. For example, custom acoustic panels with smooth design art fabric on the top can make an ugly thing into something people always compliment. Not even a single person has ever guessed two of my massive elements are diffusers/absorbers... They think it's just art.

@audiophil5042

2 жыл бұрын

True. Design is also one thing that this hobby kind of lacks. It would be easier for an average younger person to get into if speakers and equipment were designed to go together with (modern) decoration. Most audiophile equipments are designed and sold by older men. There's a massive market for the younger generation with money to spend. I have seen zero big streamers with sponsored hi-fi speakers or headphones and they use audio devices 8h+ every day.

Dude, the craftsmanship of tuning that room acoustically, visually and maintaining your relationship with your SO... well done sir!

I love how open and willing you are to share not only your experience but also posting links on how to get/buy anything you used too. Keep up the great work!

Just passing along a tip on that 8x10 felt carpet pad: I’ve discovered that if you roll it up it will stand on its end and make a pretty darn good bass trap. So, if you want to experiment with how a base trap will change the sound in a corner of your room you can have a mobile 8’ tall bass trap to move from corner to corner before you cut it up for installation in your wall.

So pleased you 2 marched through this shoulder to shoulder. You're skills are master level but you're marriage and support for each other is the real treasure. Blessings at y'all.

The wood slats over the rug bottom pad was a brilliant idea and looks awesome.

I absolutely LOVE the wood slat treatment! For relatively little money, it really lends a high end, elegant look. You've really given me some great ideas about what can be accomplished with a well planned strategy. I'm guilty of typically just putting my AV equipment in the room and not doing much of anything to the room itself. You're making me want to completely redo my listening space now. I'm impressed by how you've made a space that will sound amazing, but also be a beautiful space to live in even when not listening to anything. That balance is so often overlooked.

First of all... thank you! Thank you for all the attention to detail. As I am a hifi newb, or "wannabe" if you will, I greatly appreciate everything from your materials used, to their sources, to the amount of work and effort it takes to obtain your desired results. This is one of the few channels that I've found that not only breaks down the equipment being reviewed, but the space and how you've measured, AND what you used to measure. Additionally, you have it all identified and linked in your video description as well. I've finally pulled the trigger and started ordering equipment yesterday and have understood that treating the room would need to be next, but had no idea where to start. By pure chance this video popped up on my list this morning and here we are. I feel I am better prepared for the next phase in my home setup because of your efforts. For all the ass-pain this caused in your life, I would like to simply say thank you. Your video's are worth it to me.

Great job guys. We just finished our own acoustic treatments (8 homemade “box springs”) and while no, not nearly as attractive, they have done wonders for the room. My wife likes to come into the room to talk and make calls. The difference is just stunning. Thanks for the room measurement tip. I am going to try that. Yes! - the slats look amazing and we’re worth the cut eat, etc. You’ll heal. 😂

@sarahalex5645

2 жыл бұрын

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@sarahalex5645

2 жыл бұрын

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I can already tell based on your audio in this video compared to your older videos how much of an improvement has been made. Congrats to the both of you. Hopefully you can start getting settled and start feeling more “at home” soon!

Fantastic job guys! I love that you didn’t skimp on the aesthetics to achieve what is a very honest and cost effective solution, in fact I personally feel that visually you have enhanced the character of the space ten fold! Plus kudos to you both for doing it yourselves, from experience the final feeling is so much more rewarding knowing that you got the job done, bravo! 👏 As a side note, I bought my Naim Uniti Atom in no small part in response to your review and I need to say that it’s one of the best purchases I have made in my life, I can not rate it high enough, it has literally transformed the way we listen to music in our home!

You Guys!!! Looks so great!!! Love the vibe/feel of your new room and the fact that it sounds great it also a plus....!!! I knew you would come through with making a great looking/sounding room! Congrats on the new home!!!

That wall Andrew is a credit to your ability to persevere. It's absolutely stunning. Well done sir I tip my hat to you.

@andrewrobinsonreviews

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much!

@GamezGuru1

Жыл бұрын

Other than the fact it's painted white... How do you appreciate any shadow detail on this amazing TV with such high ambient lighting?

I am glad to finally see great content about acoustic treatment from someone as obsessed about interior design :) 🙌🙌🙌 thanks!!!

It’s great to hear your support for each other. Wish you both the best.

Omg, I can totally hear the difference! LOVE YOUR ROOM. Fixed our room with insulated canvas artwork, throw rugs (but a pad is not a bad idea), and a very, very large sectional. Room is damned near perfect. A suggestion for lighting: maybe move your key light to the other side of the camera so it isn't fighting with the window light from your left? Sort of the inverse of your previous lighting setup in Austin? Only use the window for a kicker instead of a light? I know how hard it is to keep posting in the midst of moving and furnishing. Bravo to the two of you for soldiering on. Good luck!

The wall slats look amazing! Awesome job and idea. Thank you for sharing! I have an enormous loft space with 25' ceilings. I have hung multiple 5x8 rugs around like art. Big rugs on the floor, too. And while the space is still "live" and reverberant, it sounds natural to the large volume and gives audio a nice sense of space.

@andrewrobinsonreviews

2 жыл бұрын

Nice! You hit upon a good point. You want your sound to seem appropriate for the space it's residing in, so good on you!

Keep going guys! You have the community's support!

Such a beautiful result. Congratulations! Great design/taste as always

Congratulations! A great job in making your room both acoustically balanced but your solution looks terrific!

The room looks incredible! I love, love, love the wood slats. Ingenious design all around. Waaay better than commercial room treatments.

This level of obsession for perfection buys you a first class ticket to an anxiety problem. That being said, effort, transparency and result are A*. Love it. Must be quite the thing showing this off to the ruthless world that is the internet. Appreciate you did. Just take care and enjoy it.

Really nicely designed and integrated. The front wall adds greatly to the appeal of the room's look and it is functional at the same time. That is quite a trick. Well done you two, and congratulations on settling into your new home.

The wood slats were an awesome aesthetically pleasing solution design wise. It frames the t.v.nicely and adds so much more visual interest. I designed 1 of my clients room similarly with the only difference being, was my adding accent lighting un-uniformly between several slats.

Absolutely gorgeous! Love the aesthetic of the room. A job well done 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

@KristiWright

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Angie!

Very nice Andrew. I'm so happy for you and the Mrs ! I wish you all the best in your new home. My best to you both !

@KristiWright

2 жыл бұрын

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Thanks so much for sharing your challenges, progress and effective updates to your room. I look forward to videos and reviews from your new space. Congratulations!

Looks STUNNING !!! Construction projects are usually very stressful... Glad y'all are almost done.

That room turned out amazing! Good job guys. I've always seen those wood slat walls, and thought it looked great, but never had the balls to do it myself. This video is going in my favorites folder for when I do decide to tackle this project. Looking forward to the review on those funky looking tower speakers. Again good job guys, and congrats on the new house!

Love the DIY inspiration that you guys bring to the acoustic discussion. As a beginner audiophile and a college student, my DIY experience has been making acoustic panels using jute coffee bags bc my new Fives are too much speaker for such a reflective room. I love the fact that you are tackling acoustics without sacrificing design!

@KristiWright

2 жыл бұрын

Cool idea!

Wow! Love what you guys did both acoustically AND aesthetics! So beautifully done! 👍👌

im moving out in mid 2024. will definitely follow your footsteps since i love the way you incorporate the interior and/but still achieving/maximizing the hi-fi quality experience to made it your so called 'home'. absolutely quality content.

omg I hate how good you are at just absolutely killing it with aesthetics and making in functional too!! I'm a handy guy and I love the clean aesthetic but I have absolutely NO vision for it at all. Luckily my home is a new build so the contractor took care of most of it but man you really made this look amazing!

Congrats on the new room progress. It looks amazing! I love it.

I love your channel. Not always agree but like you always clarify … I am the one who have to like the sound of my “room” - you are well articulated - and the comparisons you make are fair and transparent- thank you for the wealth of information and work you put on each and every video - I shared your channel with friends and family - Merry Christmas !!!!! Cheers! 🎉❤😊

Amazing journey into a new space and a new aural space. Congratulations. Had no idea you were in Austin all that time before this move... lived there for 10 years. In Sacramento area now. Beautiful job. Great video!!

Love your channel. I build a house north of Austin almost 5 years ago but selling and moving. However alway wanted a Media room and this house had a 24 by 20 that I turned into one. Behind the acoustic 140 increments I place 2 inches of Rockwell wool and insulated the sub, towers a center from a stage I built. Made acoustic panels two along each wall a large one on the back wall using the wool made a frame covered them with cotton material that I had printed with movie posters. It is a 11.2 system and sound great. I had the room professionally calibrated by a guy from MO, he said it right on acoustically. Now will be faced with the same problem you had. Moving into a smaller house, smaller rooms and you approach is fantastic. Thanks.

Great progress! Looks Amazing! As far as room treatments go in my new house. I did tile the floors throughout so I added large area rugs. I have a 12' long floor to ceiling glass sliding door on one side of the room so I added floor to ceiling thick drapes on that side wall. I also added a large sectional couch with pillows and blankets. I got all these ideas from you so thank you. That was enough treatment to make me very happy with the sound, just treating my room with interior design.

Likewise! I appreciate y'all taking us along on your journey. Glad it is working out. I'm sure it was somewhat a leap of faith to know if the new house was going to conducive to your work!

Super impressive...definitely blown away at how good this look.

Fantastic job both of you! The slats look really nice and I can only imagine how good your system sounds now.

The room looks amazing... Great idea on the acoustic treatment... The slates are a gorgeous look...

Love the fact every thing you did factored in costs in the decision making AND the design/final appearance took priority over acoustic numbers . Very thoughtful and beautiful design. You guys nailed it!

@andrewrobinsonreviews

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Jay! We appreciate you watching.

Looks phenomenal! Nice work! Thanks for sharing what you did and allowing us along for the ride on the journey. I love the way the wood slats turned out over the wall treatment!

@andrewrobinsonreviews

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jason!

Looks amazing and I love the functionality + the creativity in avoiding cost! I'm inspired to do something similar to my fireplace wall

Looks great. Hope your happy with the results and the sound you want. Keep up the great work.

Good job. Did my room treatment a year ago. I'm more happy then I never dreamed off. Even budget gear sound so good in that room. Aqoustic is the most important of all hifi stuff.

Im doing my living room at the same as you by coincidence, and the fatigue is definitely kicking in. Almost done though! Yours looks grand! Good inspiration to me

Awesome video! I love seeing the DIY acoustic treatments that just blend seamlessly into the room. I'd have loved to see how you measured your room with REW initially to determine where the issues were though and how you determine decay time.

Noticed the Model 40N on the console! Preordered mine in Feb off your review. Can’t wait to hear it in my room! Room treatment turned out amazing BTW. Love your channel!

Great look to the end result. Nice teamwork. Achieving both the sound quality and aesthetic is not easy. My wife and I used shiplap for a large wall in our listing room and are happy with the results.

I really enjoyed this. Being an owner of a UMIK-1 and a user of the REQ software I had a blast following how you corrected your room. Fantastic guys. Enjoyed this as much as any review you have done. Lots of fun!

@andrewrobinsonreviews

2 жыл бұрын

So happy to hear that, Harry. While the project was definitely painstaking at times, we are so pleased with the results and even happier to be able to get back to simply listening and enjoying our living space!

Looks great! Getting ideas of how to treat my industrial loft with 16’+ ceilings without it looking purpose built.

You sir, are inspiring. The new space looks gorg by the way. love the whole contempo look. Beautiful.

Congratulations, the room treatment went really well, especially because you disguised the absorbers that smart.

Great video. So happy that the stress of this is starting to wind down for you guys. Never really thought about acoustic treatments in a room or their benefits. Finally got a uniform setup in the last few months for what my budget could afford but I really liked what you guys did with the wood slats. Hope that finger keeps healing. Cheers.

I love the look. You can hear the difference since your first video in your new home. The DYI panels are awesome. Sooooo Kristi, your handyman husband Andrew is really a good handyman. I love how you guys think outside the box. I will also be on the lookout how you Kristi will furnish the rest of your space.

@KristiWright

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Brian! He's quite resourceful and skilled it turns out :)!! We're going to have to wait a minute before spending any more money!! Holy moly it's expensive to redecorate!

considering how stressful moving is, I cannot imagine how the acoustic treatment was! Congrats on going through this for the pleasure of your viewers!

Your new home is lovely. I have an old Victorian terrace with an open plan ground floor which I'm currently renovating, you have given me some good ideas, particularly with the wood slats.

Well done and it gives some color with some contrast that really brings focus to the bump out for the television; looks nice and functional

Those slats compliment the room so much. Very high waf factor 😊. They look wonderful. Wish my room would have been treated that way.

The absorption defusion behind your speakers look amazing! Great work!

@andrewrobinsonreviews

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I have been watching the channel since Feb 2020 and I've been a fan ever since. I'm looking forward to see you guys get back to normal. Much love from Kansas City.

@andrewrobinsonreviews

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

Loved the video! Impressed with how good the results look. BTW, Kristi’s comments were the best! Soo resonate with her statements

Guys, this looks so beautiful. Heads up, this will be another level for the future. You did an amazing job. Super, and your taste for the colors is great. It looks like the sun shines inside your room. Would love to hear the last result. So great that you are a hifi couple.

@KristiWright

2 жыл бұрын

The light in here is always soft and diffused!

we have a carpeted cement slab floor in our room. treatment is mainly furniture- 4 Ikea bookshelves for books as well as vinyl , mixed with one additional smaller shaker style bookshelf, two small end tables on either side of the leather loveseat. A few discretely hidden 2x2 sound absorbing panels - one behind each equipment rack on the front wall. While this is all temporary, the room is scheduled for a makeover which will further improve the sound and appearance, hopefully later this year. The room sounds surprisingly good for both music and movies. we love the front wall treatment you did - inspiring!

It looks like right out of a magazine! Great job. ❤️

Very useful video! Very clever in the process, thank you! People don't realize how much room treatment can also make a room more pleasant even to have conversation in it, a specially for more than 4 peoples.

Looks great! Definitely has me inspired. I picked up some ideas, and good info from you so thank you for that

Beautiful work! My wife and I are about to close on a newer house with an large upstairs room that I'll use as a home studio/office/listening room. Your and Kristi's work has inspired me and given me more great ideas to consider regarding room treatment. I, too, have never liked the look of multiple panels and diffusers but surrendered to the idea as that's how rooms are traditionally done. Being able to better control the acoustics without making the room dead is important to me too. It makes a difference to me as a musician. Thank you both for a great channel!

gorgeous space! love how the wood slats behind the speakers turned out! I personally haven't tried anything in terms of room treatment as I'm just in a small apartment, so I mostly have just relied on my furniture and a large area rug. my set up is in front of a large window so I would probably be best to put something like curtains up vs the plastic vertical blinds I have to see how that would change the sound.

Looks beautiful, definitely inspired! The wood slats are next level! I share your values of beautiful design + function, so your content really appeals to me and results look amazing! The insights from Kristi were a great inclusion too. If I can meekly offer some unsolicited wisdom- you are unbelievably fortunate that a nightmare month consists in setting up an immaculate new listening/ viewing room. I do encourage you to 'stop and smell the roses', as it were.

The room looks great! And thanks for the technical walkthrough!

I’ve enjoyed watching the journey. It looks amazing. I’ve seen so many photos of listening spaces with the ugly “box springs” all over the walls that I know personally I would have a hard time enjoying the space. Even if it was a dedicated listening space. Well done.

@KristiWright

2 жыл бұрын

Hey! Thanks for sticking around to the end. :)

Great work! I just finished 9 months of basement renovation and home theater building. Mine is a slightly asymmetrical room roughly 14' x 30' x 8'. 6.1.4 Atmos /w virtual center channel. Almost the entire front wall consists of a 138" diagonal ultra-short-throw projection screen (Formovie for the win). There's about 3 feet to either side for curtains, absorbtion etc. Pretty much straight drywall on all sides. Front speakers are Eminent Tech LFT8b planars, so side reflection isn't too bad. They are dipoles so they are supposed to reflect off of the front wall to some degree, which is good because there's little room for difraction / absorbtion. I might have to be satisfied with velvet curtains on either side. The floor is cork, which is a decent absorber, but the floor slats are moderately reflective so I think an area rug at the first floor reflection will be good. The front, center and rear of the room have tray ceilings so they might act as slight diffusers but maybe a little absorption would be in order. The rear wall needs absorption. The corners might need bass traps.

Looks great & the db results you got nice ! work ! Can't wait for the outdoor patio stuff

I like very much your wall treatment ,overall it looks fantastic and you will never guess there is sound treatment material behind those stack wood walls. it looks like a regulars living room not a studio. Well done Andrew and Kristi ! congratulations on your new house and looking forward to hear your new reviews

Andrew, this is a great topic and one of the most overlooked. As I keep saying, the room is the most important component in an audio system. Bad room, bad sound no matter how expensive the equipment. Good room and even modest equipment will sound great.

@greenbeginner3353

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. I wish I had a proper sized room and enough bucks to have Dennis Foley of Acoustic Fields engineer the treatment.

Wow Andrew let me first say wow I absolutely love the look. What makes it even more exciting for me is to know that it isn't just for esthetics but function as well. When you can make function to look beautiful that is where convergence lives and more so the women in or lives tend to push our creativity even further and into discovering our true potential. Things we would live with and stop at point X we do the extra mile when they are around. Well my room is a small one but open to one side so for the windows I use blackout drapes, a 7x9 area rug on the tile flooring a cd and DVD shelving unit in the corner to provide dispersion and large painting that is done on a some what poruse material which I proceeded filled with back with some soft spongy material, among others to cut some of the high reflections that is reflected off the back wall as I sit somewhat close to it. The idea seem to have worked as I am sensitive to high frequencies and have found myself bumping up the highs a little now and then.I also have shelving behind me that I place decorative items to break up the sound. A large bookshelf decorated with books and picture frames creating some Reflections and dispersion to even out the sound is placed to the open side of my listening space and adds to breaking up the space by giving some separation. I have come to realize that books are a good source of room treatment and as I do love them works well with me and my love for music. Also hanging portraits on the wall works to some degree as well. It's a pleasure sharing on your Chanel. Nuff love and respect to you and Kristie one ❤

The room looks great and I love the look of the wooden slats on top of the panels😊.

Nice job. The wood slate improves the appeal massively

Very Nice 👍🏼 I like how everything came together. Looking forward to seeing some speaker reviews in your New room.

Hi Andrew, I used the record racks as room treatment. Covering front and rear walls with record racks... the approx 8K records provide superb room treatment with very balanced sound. (And easy access to music; ). Congratulations to your new room, you and Kristi put in a lot of creative and practical ideas & good amount of healthy elbow grease! Cheers, Janos

Great video. I’ve been thinking of doing room treatments and have watched countless videos on DIY absorbers and reflectors. I work in a furniture store and have been walking back to our rug rack filled with wool and nylon rugs and pads. The difference in sound deadening is amazing behind the rack in a store where sound echos like crazy. You beat me to it. I was thinking of using rug pads and maybe a nice wool rug as decoration and sound treatment. LOL

What a great looking space. Way to tackle a project like this. Giving me some ideas now. Thank you.

That is a very nice space you have , thank for sharing your ideas with us .

Well done! I really enjoyed your approach to room treatment.

Looks fantastic! I never would have thought about using wooden slats, but I love the cosmetics. All of the great room speakers in my new house are wall-mounted (or log-mounted in the case of my Atmos height speakers) with two subs on the floor. I have a vaulted ceiling to the second floor (yeah echo) but haven't had the time to measure the acoustics and consider room treatments yet. I have a bit of an aversion to mounting room treatments on my walls, but this video has provided me with some great ideas. If nothing else, I can start with the area rug cushion and work from there. Thanks!

Gorgeous! Great job guys!

I love your realistic approach to audio/HT. I’ve been considering upgrading my 25+ year old equipment and became so overwhelmed by all the new technologies and it made me feel like I needed to add so much more equipment. After watching all you reviews and video I feel more comfortable just sticking with5.1 or 5.2 and just updating to modern equipment. I don’t need all the atmos bells and whistles and there’s no shame in that.

I loved the room, guys! I can only imagine the amount of work, but it’s beautiful! Also, thank you so much for the detailed description, it will help me on future projects!

@andrewrobinsonreviews

2 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure! Thanks for watching!

I love it! I'm an advocate for 'invisible' acoustic treatment. I was already hiding bas traps behind drapes, hiding acoustic panels behind furnitures or fitting wool in footstool :D

Great job. Looks like this challenging room pushed you to come up with a very imaginative and elegant solution to acoustic treatment. The room looks like you wanted it to look that way out of just because it looks good. Very impressive. I too would love to play with cork in a listening room. There is an old Jazz bar in Los Angeles that is covered in cork cubes and it sounds incredible.

You guys did a great job. And remember Nothing good comes easy.

Looks great!! I recently installed wood slat panels on top of 4 inches of rock wool on the wall behind my system. It has transformed my system and the only treatment my significant other has been able to even consider (she loves it) 🙏🤗

I definitely like the look of the wood slats. I showed my wife the video of the bump out. I might have just unwittingly set something into motion at my house. Great DIY series, fun to watch.

@andrewrobinsonreviews

2 жыл бұрын

Go for it!