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My room 12'x 9' with 8' ceilings will it sound OK?

Hello,
I am building a new house and have an extra room I don't know what to do with! The room dimensions are 12'x 9' with 8' ceilings. I was hoping I can make a listening room that will only be used for 2 channel SACD & CD listening. I am very worried with these small dimensions the sound will be totally wrong. I did not purchase any electronics for this room yet. I am currently into home theater more than 2 channel audio but always wanted a room for critically listening to my favorite music. I will have a dedicated home theater/family room also. If anyone has a room like mine please let me know how it sounds! Any information you give me is GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanx A. Lot
Eddie
runna4406
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rhyno
642 posts
 
i'm in 12*11*8, and it sounded terrible.

added 3 room lenses, and it sounds great.

just find a dealer who'll let you test out various room treatments, as they're hit or miss. but yes, it can / will sound very very good if you do the work.

rhyno
karls
332 posts
 
It will take some effort, but should work fine. Recommend setting up for "nearfield", ie, couch or chair against one wall and speakers more or less in the middle of the room, or even closer to you than middle of the room. You will probably want absorptive coverings on the walls at all the first-reflection points since the walls are so close, and a few diffusors as well.
opiv1
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I have an unusual listening room in that no walls are of equal length. The longest wall of which my equipment sits in front of is 14' the back wall behind my chair is 12' The one side wall is straight for 4' then angles inward towards the wall behind my chair. The ceiling is angled also, a long angle behind my equipment and a short angle behind my chair with a 4' flat section in the center. This is the best sounding room I have ever had must be because of all the angles.
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toddwj
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I had a room that was 10x12 with 8 foot ceilings and I'll I can say is it's tuff. The problem is you can't get sufficient room behind the listing position or the speakers. I ended up with major problems in the lower frequencies (standing waves). I also had a bunch of ASC traps, etc.
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