Is my Room Treatment doing anything.

[daverich4]

For years I've had a pair of GIK Bass Traps in the front corners of my listening room as well as a set of RoomTune panels on either side. The panels on the side were placed using a mirror. I've recently contacted GIK to discuss additional room treatment and they've suggested several additions to what I have. Before ordering anything from them I decided to measure my room with and without my current treatments. I expected to see some difference in the measurements but there doesn't seem to be much. I'm still learning REW so it's possible I've done something wrong. I have both E-Books by Keith_W as well as a number of other sources of information but I am still a newbie. Would it be possible for someone to take a look at this .mdat to see if I've made a mistake or just as likely, am misinterpreting the graphs? Thanks. (If I'm presenting this wrong in some way please let me know so I can correct it.)

 

[ddude003]

Two bass traps and two wide band absorbers in your room won't measure as much... Basic rule of thumb is that one quarter to one third of the entire surface area of the room needs traps, absorbers and diffusers... You can get away with less if your use some form of Digital Room Correction DSP... I always suggest Physical Room Correction first then add DRC...

 

[daverich4]

Two bass traps and two wide band absorbers in your room won't measure as much... Basic rule of thumb is that one quarter to one third of the entire surface area of the room needs traps, absorbers and diffusers... You can get away with less if your use some form of Digital Room Correction DSP... I always suggest Physical Room Correction first then add DRC...

Thanks for the response. GIK has suggested quite a bit more treatment for my room so perhaps that will make more of a difference. I use Focus Fidelity to make my convolution filters and the room measurements look quite a bit better with those in use. I just had never made before and after measurements with my limited room treatments.

 

[ddude003]

It looks like you have a very nice stereo kit as well as a dedicated music listening room... It is always a toss up as to how much acoustic treatment verses how much DSP... Every room and ears/brain are unique and individual... Go with what sounds best to you... Add a little treatment at a time and add a little DSP at a time... Measurement charts only get you so far... Its not about what your eyes see... It is about what you hear and your minds eye...

If you don't mind me asking, what player software are you using?
It will be fun to see where you go with your journey to your own Audio Nirvana...

 

[daverich4]

It looks like you have a very nice stereo kit as well as a dedicated music listening room... It is always a toss up as to how much acoustic treatment verses how much DSP... Every room and ears/brain are unique and individual... Go with what sounds best to you... Add a little treatment at a time and add a little DSP at a time... Measurement charts only get you so far... Its not about what your eyes see... It is about what you hear and your minds eye...

If you don't mind me asking, what player software are you using?
It will be fun to see where you go with your journey to your own Audio Nirvana...

Thanks for the response. I’m a long time user of Roon.