Some common misconceptions regarding room acoustics

You have invested a pretty amount of money in an excellent hi-fidelity system, but something still doesn’t sound right to you. Sadly, even the costliest system on its own won’t automatically create excellent sound.

This is where room acoustics come in. Room acoustics are a frequently misunderstood field and the one where you can conveniently be duped into spending money on solutions that don’t deliver what they promise.

Here is a look at some of the common misconceptions about room acoustics:

1. Just add carpets and curtains for excellent sound

Curtains and carpets don’t translate to complete acoustic solutions. They only address the high frequencies, and they just can’t provide the defined performance of lab tested acoustic panels. The worst scenario is it doesn’t harnesses the critical issues of speaker boundary interference and boom bass.

2. Soundproofing implies good acoustics

Soundproofing isn’t the same as acoustic treatment. Soundproofing just stops sound from entering or leaving a space. It doesn’t address the internal sound reflections of the space. As a matter of fact, the more you soundproof using floating ceilings, the more severe the bass issues will be, as low frequencies are trapped within.

3. We can fine tune that boom bass

The wavelength of bass frequencies implies that tweaks can’t solve the uneven decay time of bass in a room. Generally, tweaks change the balance of mid to high frequencies relative to the bass, reducing your bass boom, but the issue is still there.

4. Room treatment makes you lifeless and dead

Professional HVAC noise control creates living spaces. There is upright misuse of this acoustical material, such as egg crate foam, that over absorbs high frequencies and deadens the sound in a room. Smart solutions aim for flat absorption across the audible spectrum.

5. Room treatment is unsightly

These days, acoustic panels mix conveniently with your interior design and add beauty to your space. The trick is to incorporate room treatment when you design and construct your room, rather than adding it later.

6. Room treatment is costly

You will get a wide range of price options in room acoustics. An expert consultant can assist you be a savvy shopper and create a reasonable room where you can really bask the media equipment you have already bought.

7. I can get the solutions online

Every space is unique, and the internet can’t address the intricacies of your unique acoustic challenges. An expert consultant with first-hand experience can save you money and time, specifically when brought onto the project early.

The other way to treat extreme echo is to absorb the wave. Acoustic panels comprise of acoustic substrate finished in fabric. This is possibly the most realistic way to enhance the sound in your room and the finishing fabric can be almost any design, enhancing aesthetics simultaneously as the sound is emitted.

Since 1998, O’Neill Engineered Systems has been specializing in the custom design and installation of noise control products and systems to help you control noise. We can provide on-site acoustic analysis,